one of several Hindu systems of thought that developed from the ancient philosophical concepts contained in the Vedic writing of the first millennium B.C. Yoga attempts to seek an ultimate union of the individual personality with the infinite. Contents: apparent complexity of Indian culture; Prakriti or nature; Purusha or soul; evolution and its stages; yoga psychology; rebirth; yoga and psychoanalysis and psychic research; postures; varieties of breathing; exercises in concentration.

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