When did yoga first come into being?

Answer 1

According to the historians, yoga was invented more than 5000 years ago.

According to the ancient scriptures of India such as Vedas, Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita, yoga has been a part and parcel of the lives of the sages, hermits and even common people who were considered to be the practitioners of Sanathana Dharma from time immemorial.

Answer 2

The origins of Yoga predate recorded history. Yoga is an ancient spiritual tradition of God-Communion. Because we have our origins in God it can be said that yoga, in its broadest sense, has always been. However, from a human perspective, our conception of yoga is bound to the realm of finite begininnings in which we find those methods to such realization.

From the infinite came this most ancient tradition. In the process of involution, referred to as the great outbreathing of God, we became apparently individualised particles of the infinite intelligence. Now, from this great outbreathing we must reascend to our heavely father by transmuting all matter and mind to the highest possible level to become conscious Gods. This transmutation of base matter into the gold of spirituality is termed the great Inbreathing of God, and consitutes the actual process of Yoga, itself.

Through involution yoga became, for a time, manifest in its positive phase - the process was Creation as we know it. Now, we are living in the negative polarity phase of yoga in which all creation will become transmuted into something higher, through successive stages of spiritual unfoldment and realization of this inherent potential of infinite Godness or goodness!

Now, just as Creation itself has infinite variety so too does the yoga manifest itself in many forms of specialisation, although the greatest part of yoga is a changeless principle which exists behind all names and forms.

If we were to study the many different forms or branches of yoga we would be able to find specific founders or points of origin of these many branches as they have come from the main trunk of universality. But I will leave that for another question!

Answer 3

At least 5000 Years. The first records depicting Yoga postures goes as far back as circa 3300 BC.

Answer 4

official recording / evidence for yoga is found in Patanjali Yoga sutram (book written by Patanjali maharishi) 4000 BC india.

Answer 5

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