Ancient Indian sage named Patanjali is believed to have composed the Yoga Sutra, a collection of 196 aphorisms in the Sanskrit language. The Yoga Sutra describes the theories and practices of yoga. And this method of physical and mental training helps in disciplining the mind as well as the body. Nonetheless, yoga is also a spiritual process that helps people in controlling their thoughts. Moreover, it helps in generating a feeling of unison with the universe at large by getting detached and yet remaining attached to this world.
Before the 20th century, history indicates that the medieval Indian yoga scene was dominated by the various other texts such as the Bhagavad Gita and the Yoga Vasistha, texts attributed to Yajnavalkya and Hiranyagarbha, as well as literature on hatha yoga, tantric yoga and Pashupata Shaivism yoga rather than the Yoga S?tras of Patañjali.
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