This document provides an overview of yoga philosophy and its implications for education. It introduces yoga philosophy, noting it aims to link individual consciousness to supreme consciousness. It describes the four parts of Patanjali's yoga sutras, the five stages of citta or mind, and the eight limbs of Ashtanga yoga practice. The document states that yoga philosophy emphasizes character building, personality development, training the senses and faculties of the mind, and achieving a well-controlled mental state. It concludes that practicing the eight limbs of yoga can help control passions and craving for worldly pleasures by conquering the sense organs, mind, and bodily actions in order to remove suffering and ignorance.

1. Yoga Philosophy of Education
Dr. N. ANANDAKUMAR Ph.D.,Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor in Philosophy of Education-Contract Basis,
Department of Education,
The Gandhigram Rural Institute,
Gandhigram. Dindigul-Dt. Mobile: 9443120955.

2. Learning Objectives:
1. Introduction to yoga philosophy
2. Four parts of yoga-sutras
3. Five stages of citta
4. Ashtanga yoga
5. Educational implications
6. Conclusion.

3. 1. Introduction to yoga philosophy
• It is a way of methodology for linking up “Individual Consciousness to
Supreme Consciousness”.
• Sage Patanjali founder of yoga system.
• Another definition, in Vedanta yoga, “Union of the individual soul
with the Supreme soul”.
• Bhakti yoga
• Jnana yoga
• Karma yoga
• Kundalini yoga

4. • Like yoga, Sankhya also emphasis, acknowledging the existence of a
supreme being (Ishvara).
• Here, Sankhya have mind, intelligence and false ego.
• In yoga, mind have five categories:
• Disturbed
• Stupefied
• Restless
• One pointed
• Well-controlled

5. 2. Four parts of yoga-sutras
• Samadhipada – Various internal organs modifications
• Sadhanapada – Law of karma (causes of suffering)
• Vibhutipada – How to achieve the supra power
• Kaivalyapada – Spiritual union

6. 3. Five stages of citta
• Restless (Distributed and attached with world objects)
• Torpid (Tamas)
• Distracted (Temporary ceasing of citta)
• Concentrated (Some objects due to the sattva)
• Restricted (Cession of modification of citta)

7. 4. Ashtanga Yoga
• Yamas- Social conduct
• Niyamas- Self displine
• Asana- Postures
• Pranayama- Breathing
• Pratyahara- Senses not attracted by worldly objects
• Dharaha- Concentration
• Dhyana- Meditation
• Samadhi- Self aware state

8. 5. Educational implications
• It emphases character building and personality development
• Training to sense organs and faculties of mind
• Well controlled mental state

9. 6. Conclusion
• We the human beings have body, sense organs, and mind, hence, it is
obvious to have sensual attachment and passion towards worldly
objects.
• As a result, we have drawn in the river of bondage and worldly
sufferings. To get rid of earthly suffering and to remove the ignorance
that find within us, we have to conquer our sense organs, mind and
even our bodily act.
• To do so the citta needs to be controlled. In this respect, yoga
philosophy prescribes eight-fold path which helps to control our
passions and craving for worldly pleasures.

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