Amakhosi we-yoga ayishumi anethonya ashiye umthelela ohlala njalo kwi-yoga yesimanje, abumba umkhuba ukuthi kuyini namhlanje. Phakathi kwalezi zibalo ezihlonishwayo yiPatanjali, umbhali wamaHindu, imfihlakalo, nesazi sefilosofi esasihlala cishe nama-300 BC. Yaziwa nangokuthi i-Gonardiya noma iGonikaputra, iPatanjali ibhekwa njengomsunguli we-Yoga futhi aphethe isikhundla esibalulekile emlandweni wayo. Uchaze inhloso ye-yoga njengokufundisa ukuthi ungayilawula kanjani ingqondo, noma "uChitta," osele umgomo oyisisekelo ku-yoga wanamuhla.

Izimfundiso zikaPatanjali zithonye kakhulu indlela i-Yoga eyenziwa ngayo futhi yaqondakala ngayo namuhla. Ukugcizelelwa kwakhe ekulawulweni kwengqondo sekuyitshe lefilosofi yesimanje ye-yoga, abaqeqeshi abaqondisayo ukufezekisa ukucaciswa kwengqondo nokuthula kwangaphakathi ngomkhuba we-yoga. Ukuqonda kwakhe okukhulu emqondweni womuntu nokuxhumana kwalo emzimbeni kubeke isisekelo sendlela ephelele yendlela eyakhiwe kabanzi emhlabeni wanamuhla. Ngaphezu kwePatanjali, kunamanye ama-Yoga amakhosi we-yoga ahlele kakhulu isimo se-yoga sanamuhla. Ngamunye walawa makhosi unikele ngemibono ehlukile nezimfundiso eziye zacebisa umkhuba we-yoga. Ukusuka ekuhlakanipheni okungokomoya kweSwami Sivananda kuya emsebenzini wokuphayona weBKS Iyengar ekuthuthukiseni isitayela esisuselwa ku-yoga, la makhosi ashiye uphawu olungenakuqhathaniswa ngokuvela kwe-yoga. Ithonya lalezi zingcweti eziyishumi ze-yoga lifinyelela ngaphezu kwezikhathi zalo, njengoba izimfundiso zazo ziyaqhubeka zigqugquzela futhi ziqondise abantu abaningi ohambweni lwabo lwe-yoga. Ukuhlakanipha kwabo okuhlangene kube nomthelela ekuhlukahlukaneni nasekucebeni kwe-yoga yesimanje, kunikeza ochwepheshe izindlela eziningi eziningi izindlela namasu okuhlola. Ngenxa yalokhu, uYoga uvele waba yisiyalo esihlangene esibonisa izidingo ezahlukahlukene kanye nezintandokazi zalabo abasebenza emhlabeni jikelele. Ekuphetheni, ifa lePatanjali kanye namanye ama-yoga amathonya akhuthazela emkhakheni we-yoga wanamuhla. Izimfundiso zabo zinikeze isisekelo esiqinile sokuqonda i-yoga njengokwenza umkhuba ophelele okuhlanganisa ingqondo, umzimba nomoya. Njengoba odokotela beqhubeka nokuphefumulelwa kula makhosi, isiko le-yoga lihlala liyabonakala futhi lihlala livela, libonisa ubuhlakani obungaphelelwa isikhathi nokuqonda okujulile kwabasunguli bawo abahlonishwayo.

Isikhathi Sokuthumela: Mar-27-2024