Izingcweti eziyishumi ze-yoga ezinethonya zishiye umthelela ohlala njalo ku-yoga yesimanje, zibumba umkhuba ube yilokho oyikho namuhla. Phakathi kwalezi zibalo ezihlonishwayo kukhona uPatanjali, umbhali wamaHindu, ongaqondakali, nesazi sefilosofi owaphila cishe ngo-300 BC. Eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Gonardiya noma i-Gonikaputra, uPatanjali uthathwa njengomsunguli we-yoga futhi unesikhundla esibalulekile emlandweni wayo. Uchaze inhloso ye-yoga njengokufundisa ukulawula ingqondo, noma i-"CHITTA," okuhlala kuyisimiso esibalulekile ku-yoga yesimanje.
Izimfundiso zikaPatanjali zibe nomthelela omkhulu endleleni i-yoga eqhutshwa ngayo futhi eqondwa ngayo namuhla. Ukugcizelela kwakhe ekulawuleni ingqondo sekuphenduke isisekelo sefilosofi yesimanje ye-yoga, eqondisa odokotela ukuba bathole ukucaca kwengqondo nokuthula kwangaphakathi ngokwenza i-yoga. Ukuqonda kwakhe okujulile ngomqondo womuntu kanye nokuxhumana kwawo nomzimba kuye kwabeka isisekelo sendlela ephelele ye-yoga eyamukelwa kabanzi emhlabeni wanamuhla. Ngokungeziwe kuPatanjali, kukhona ezinye izingcweti eziyisishiyagalolunye ze-yoga ezilolonge ngokuphawulekayo isimo sesimanje se-yoga. Ngayinye yalezi zingcweti zinikele ngemibono nezimfundiso ezihlukile ezicebise umkhuba we-yoga. Kusukela ekuhlakanipheni okungokomoya kuka-Swami Sivananda kuya emsebenzini wokuphayona we-BKS Iyengar ekuthuthukiseni isitayela esisekelwe ekuqondaneni kwe-yoga, laba ongcweti bashiye uphawu olungenakucimeka ekuziphendukeleni kwemvelo kwe-yoga. Umthelela walaba ongcweti be-yoga abayishumi udlulela ngale kwezikhathi zabo, njengoba izimfundiso zabo ziqhubeka nokukhuthaza nokuqondisa abantu abaningi ohambweni lwabo lwe-yoga. Ukuhlakanipha kwabo okuhlangene kube nomthelela ekwahlukeni nasekucebeni kwe-yoga yesimanje, enikeza odokotela izinhlobonhlobo zezindlela nezindlela zokuhlola. Ngenxa yalokho, i-yoga isiphenduke isiyalo esinezici eziningi esibhekana nezidingo ezahlukahlukene kanye nokuthandwa ngabasebenzi emhlabeni jikelele. Sengiphetha, ifa likaPatanjali kanye nabanye ongcweti be-yoga abanethonya liyakhuthazeka ekusebenzeni kwe-yoga yesimanje. Izimfundiso zabo zinikeze isisekelo esiqinile sokuqonda i-yoga njengomkhuba ophelele ohlanganisa ingqondo, umzimba nomoya. Njengoba ochwepheshe beqhubeka nokuthola ugqozi kulaba ongcweti, isiko le-yoga lihlala linamandla futhi lishintsha njalo, libonisa ukuhlakanipha okungapheli kanye nemibono ejulile yabasunguli bayo abahlonishwayo.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Mar-27-2024
