Yoga came to the attention of an educated western public in the
mid-19th century along with other topics of Indian philosophy. In the
context of this budding interest, N. C. Paul published his Treatise on
Yoga Philosophy in 1851. According to Jacobsen, “Yoga has five principal
meanings:
- Yoga as a disciplined method for attaining a goal
- Yoga as techniques of controlling the body and the mind
- Yoga as a name of one of the schools or systems of philosophy (darśana)
- Yoga in connection with other words, such as “hatha-, mantra-, and
laya-,” referring to traditions specialising in particular techniques of
yoga
- Yoga as the goal of Yoga practice
- Yoga as a disciplined method for attaining a goal;
- Yoga as techniques of controlling the body and the mind;
- Yoga as a name of one of the schools or systems of philosophy (darśana);
- Yoga in connection with other words, such as “hatha-, mantra-, and
laya-,” referring to traditions specialising in particular techniques of
yoga;
- Yoga as the goal of Yoga practice
