ROLE OF GOD IN YOGA

Role of God in Yoga : The question of determining the relation of Ishvara to the souls was one of the main problems of the Yoga philosophy.In Yoga the subject of Ishvara is of secondary interest,whereas to the main interest is to remove the afflictions of the citta by the cultivation of dispassion and habits of concentration for the release of the purusha;Ishvara is described only as being one of the many objects of concentration:by fixing the attention on Him the yoga goal may be achieved in a more convenient manner,as He may be pleased to remove the obstacles of the yogi and thereby make the way smoother for the yogin;there is also a general belief in Him that He is the Father of us all and the dedication of the fruits of all actions to Him has been described as being one of the principal ways of purifying the mind.Flint,rightly says that in order to think of God as a cause,to apprehend the universe as an effect,we must have some direct experience of causation.And such experience...