• Nagappa Gowda K

Samkhya and Yoga are considered to be two of the many schools of philosophy that originated over the centuries. They had common roots in the non-Vedic cultures and traditions of India. The orthodox Hindu philosophies of Samkhya, Yoga, Vedanta, Nyaya as well as the non-orthodox, nastika systems of Lokayata, Jainism and Buddhism can all be seen as representing one stream of spiritual exercise in ancient India, in contrast to the bhakti traditions and Vedic ritualism which were also prevalent at the same time. The Upanishadic Jnana traditions and Vedic rituals can be seen assimilated in the philosophy of jnanamarg, bhaktimarga and karmamarga outlined in the Bhagavadgita. The common aims of all the six orthodox schools of Indian philosophy are to describe the nature of the external world and its relationship to the individual, to discuss the ultimate reality or brahman and the goal of life and means for attaining this goal. In this attempt, they divide the study into two categories- the study of manifest reality and unmanifest reality. Yoga philosophy is one of the six major orthodox schools of Hinduism. Sanskrit literature often refers to the Yoga school of Hinduism simply as Yoga. It is closely related to the Samkhya school. The works of the Yoga school with the aim of physical, mental and spiritual betterment have greatly influenced all other subsequent schools of Indian philosophy. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is one of the key texts of the Yoga school.

Samkhya, Yoga, moksha, Yoga Sutras, Patanjali, Astanga Yoga, Raja Yoga, Kriya Yoga, Karma Yoga, Asana, Posture, Metaphysics, knowledge, mind, liberation.

"The Concept of Yoga in Ancient Indian Philosophical Thought", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 7, page no.635-643, July-2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1707106.pdf

"The Concept of Yoga in Ancient Indian Philosophical Thought", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 7, page no. pp635-643, July-2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1707106.pdf