5. Is Yoga Atheistic, Non-theistic, or Theistic?
Yoga Studies in Five Minutes - Theodora Wildcroft
Corinna May Lhoir [+]
Universität Hamburg
Corinna May Lhoir is a contract lecturer for Sanskrit and for the history of yoga at
Universität Hamburg. Her PhD research focuses on yoga and meditation in Jainism, and she is currently preparing a critical edition of a mediaeval Jain text on yoga called the Yogapradīpa.
Description
Yoga is a system of complex philosophies that offers differing perspectives on the question of the existence of a God, and originates from contrasting philosophical traditions. The spiritual practices it includes can be understood in a variety of ways and are not necessarily tied to any specific deity. In this way, the development of yoga epitomises the historically diverse intellectual history of India.