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Most of the Hindus do not know what is Yoga but they live according to the spiritual ideas prescribed by Patanjali.
Probably to relax
Hindus beleived yoga exersises help free the soul from the cares of the world in this way, the soul may unite with Brahman
Followers of Hinduism practice yoga to attain better health & mental status. Also they practice yoga to attain Moksha (liberation) .
Yoga is not only Aasans to improve health or fitness. Yoga in Sanskrit means 'to add' 'to unite' meaning thereby to unite yourself with God. For that in Hinduism, the yoga is explained by Rishi Patanjali as having two parts : Yama and Niyyams. By adopting religiously .the Yama and Niyyams one can attain Moksha That is how Hindus believe Yoga as a means for moksha
Ahimsa is really a concept of Yoga in Hinduism. Yoga, in its most true form, is a form of Hindu spiritual practice. Ahimsa is the practice of non-harming. it is one of the 5 Yamas (restraints or limbs) of Yoga. Buddhism has a similar practice found in the Noble Eightfold Path, which is not to kill any sentient being. BTW, many Buddhists, like myself, also practice Yoga because there is a lot of commonality between practices, us Buddhists just don't worry about the Hindu God aspect of the practice.
Jnana (Knowledge), Bhakti (Devotion), Karma (Action), and Yoga (Meditation).
Hindus share Prasadam after Puja. Eating prasadam is a fundamental practice of bhakti yoga. In other forms of yoga one must artificially repress the senses, but the bhakti-yogi can engage his or her senses in a variety of pleasing spiritual activities, such as tasting delicious food offered to God.
they try to meditate or pray to Supreme God. Also they try to do yoga to get Moksha (liberation).
Hindus believe that spiritual perfection can be achieved through Karma Yoga. Simply stated, Karma Yoga is dedicating all work to God whileworking selflessly in the service of humanity without the expectation of reward.According to the BhagavadGita- the equivalent of the Hindu Bible - there are other pathways to spiritual perfection, but this is the simplest.
The development of yoga can be traced back to over 5,000 years ago, but some researchers think that yoga may be up to 10,000 years old old.The beginnings of Yoga were developed by the Indus-Sarasvati civilization in Northern India over 5,000 years ago. The word yoga was first mentioned in the oldest sacred texts, the Rig Veda.
The ISHTA Yoga was created and founded by one Yogiraj Alan Finge.