Volume-I, Issue-III, March 2025
Volume-I, Issue-III, January, 2025 |
মহর্ষি পতঞ্জল ও শ্রীঅরবিন্দের দৃষ্টিতে
‘যোগ’: একটি তুলনামূলক পর্যালোচনা
রাজকুমার পণ্ডিত, শিক্ষক, দর্শন বিভাগ,
বাঁকুড়া খ্রীষ্টান কলেজ, বাঁকুড়া, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Received: 18.01.2025 | Accepted: 21.01.2025 | Published Online: 30.01.2025 | Page No: 786-796 |
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.1.issue.03W.068 | |||
Yoga in the Perspectives of Maharshi Patanjali and Sri Aurobindo: A
Comparative Review
Rajkumar Pandit, Teacher, Dept. of Philosophy, Bankura Christian
College, Bankura, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
Bhāratavarṣa is primarily a spiritual land with a distinct and rich cultural heritage. It has given birth to countless saints, sages, and philosophers who have continuously worked to restore and renew its spiritual traditions. These traditions, rooted in the Vedic age, have remained vibrant despite external invasions and internal upheavals. Maharṣi Patanjali and Ṛṣi Aurobindo represent two ends of this unbroken and ever-evolving spiritual tradition. The concept of yoga holds significant importance in the history of Bhāratīya Darśana (Indian philosophy). Although widely discussed, different philosophical schools and thinkers have yet to reach a consensus on the fundamental nature of yoga and its methods of practice (Yoga-Sādhana). This article presents a comparative analysis of Maharṣi Patanjali’s and Ṛṣi Aurobindo’s descriptions of yoga. In Patanjali’s yoga, the concept of Cittavṛtti is introduced while defining the characteristics (Lakṣaṇa) of yoga. The five types of vṛttis (mental fluctuations) of citta (mind) are well elaborated, along with how Aṣṭāṅga-Yoga (Eightfold Yoga) leads to Kaivalya, the state of absolute liberation attained by restraining Cittavṛttis. On the other hand, Shri Aurobindo discusses Pūrṇayoga (Integral Yoga) by integrating the concepts of Cit (Consciousness) and Acit (Inconscience). He envisions the realization of Divine Life through an integral evolution based on the processes of descent and ascent. This article further provides a coherent analysis of the differences between Maharṣi Patanjali’s Samādhi-Yoga and Shri Aurobindo’s Integral-Yoga, highlighting their unique perspectives on spiritual realization. | ||
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