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Kriya Blog #2 - Sanskrit Origins & Its Place in Yogic Text, Classical Yoga & Ayurveda
Kriya Blog #2 - Sanskrit Origins & Its Place in Yogic Text, Classical Yoga & Ayurveda
Section 2 - Kriyā & Shastra
What is Shastra?
The teachings of Yoga, Hinduism, Buddhism, Ayurveda, and all of the Vedic schools have an in-depth tradition of scriptures or text. Shastra is the word in Sanskrit that translates as scriptures. Yogic Shastra or Yogic Scriptures are loaded with amazing information about Yoga. For some, the word scripture might bring up unpleasant memories of Bible school. Yogic Shastra is based out of profound realizations. Shastra is an attempt to point towards the enlightened state in writing, which can not be expressed in any words or language. Yogic texts offer us a view into Self Revlead Knowledge of higher states of consciousness. This is different than ordinary dogmatic religions.
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