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The Hindu
God
Patanjali, the Father of Yoga
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Pantanjali's life story is somewhat unknown, leaving many details
unexplained and disputed. Pantanjali
was born to Atri and Anusuya; both masters of Ashtanga yoga. The
details surrounding his birth have assumed mythical dimensions. It is
said that in order to teach
yoga,
Pantanjali fell from the heavens in the form of a little snake, and
fell into his virginal mother's open palms. His most known
accomplishment is the compilation of the Yoga Sutras, a major work which
contains aphorisms on the philosophical aspects of mind and
consciousness, and is the assumed writer of work on the ancient Indian
medicine system. Recently Yoga Sutra has become popular worldwide for
the precepts of Raja Yoga, and also the philosophical basis of the Yoga
movement, which aids in the health of harmonizing of the bodymind.
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