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Yama. Control of inner senses. See also pranayama.

Yantra yoga. The path of union with God through geometric visualisation. A Yantra is a geometric design.

Yoga. Union of the individual self, or Atma, with the Supreme Being, or Universal Self. There are many forms of Yoga, all of which are spiritual disciplines aimed at attaining union with God.

Yogi. One who practises Yoga.

Yuga. A sanskrit term meaning Era or Age. There is a cycle of four yugas: Kritha, Thretha, Dhvapara and Kali. Together the four yugas comprise 4,320,000 years. The present age is the Kali-yuga.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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