What is Yoga? The word "Yoga" is derived from the Sanskrit root "yuj" meaning "to bind", join, attach & yoke. It also means union or communion. It is the true union of our individual consciousness with cosmic consciousness. Yoga is one of the six orthodox systems of Indian philosophy. It was collated, co-ordinated & systematized by Patanjali in his classical Yoga Sutras consisting of 195 aphorisms.
One who follows the Path of Yoga is a Yogi or Yogin. In the Bhagavadgita it is said,
"When his mind, intellect and self (ahamkara) are under control, freed from restless desire, so that they rest in the spirit within, a man becomes a Yukta - one in communion with God. A lamp does not flicker in a place where no winds blow; so it is with a yogi, who controls his mind, intellect & self, being absorbed in the spirit within."
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