| 释义 |
yoga|ˈjəʊgə|
[a. Hind., Skr. yoga lit. union: see yoke n.1]
In Hindu religious philosophy, Union with the Supreme Spirit; a system of ascetic practice, abstract meditation, and mental concentration, used as a method of attaining this; now a widespread cult in many countries outside India. Also attrib.
1820W. Ward View Hindoos (ed. 3) IV. 125 Clear knowledge of spirit arises from yogŭ, or abstraction of mind. 1832H. H. Wilson in Asiatic Researches XVII. 184 The Yoga, or Pátanjala school of philosophy. 1843Penny Cycl. XXVII. 657/2 Yoga..chiefly consists in a continual meditation on the sacred monosyllable Om.., profound contemplation of the divine excellence, and various acts of self-denial... The Yoga is often practised for the purpose of obtaining the eight magical properties of power... In the Purân'as and other works, Yoga very often means magic. 1881Contemp. Rev. Oct. 583 The yoga faculty, or the power of spiritual communion and absorption, is specially claimed for the Hindu race. 1886‘F. Anstey’ Fallen Idol viii, A yogi performing his japa in the yoga posture. 1934A. Huxley Let. 22 July (1969) 382 Some modification of this yoga technique may provide what's needed..since it is as..independent of religion..as Freudism—many Indian yogis being in fact atheists. 1937‘G. Orwell’ Road to Wigan Pier xiii. 254 If only..every..creeping Jesus [could be] sent home..to do his yoga exercises quietly! 1967Daily Tel. 1 Feb. 13/1 All kinds of yoga (the word means ‘union’ or ‘joining’) are practised, including yoga of action, wisdom, knowledge, devotion, sounds and higher faculties, but far the most common in Britain is hatha yoga, the philosophy of physical well⁓being. 1977‘M. Yorke’ Cost of Silence iv. 31 She had managed..to enrol..in a weekly yoga class. 1977J. A. Kotarba in Douglas & Johnson Existential Sociol. ix. 266 Osteopaths, naturopaths, yoga instructors, acupuncturists, and anyone else who offers hope. 1979R. Jaffe Class Reunion (1980) iii. i. 308 She took all sorts of lessons: gourmet cooking,..macramé, origami, yoga. 1982‘A. J. Quinnell’ Snap Shot i. 27 She had immersed herself in the expatriate social routine... Ikebana classes on Tuesdays and Yoga on Thursdays. 1984Times 17 Mar. 15/3 Yoga postures..are demonstrated by a small group. |