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Yoga is one of the six classical schools of Hindu philosophy, collectively known as the Ṣaḍ-Darśanas. Like all other orthodox schools, Yoga upholds the authority of the Vedas. It is closely allied with Sāṅkhya philosophy and may, in many ways, be regarded as its practical counterpart. While Sāṅkhya presents a systematic metaphysical framework through theoretical exposition, Yoga guides the... more...

CHAPTER I. YULE-TIDE OF THE ANCIENTS"There in the Temple, carved in wood,The image of great Odin stood,And other gods, with Thor supreme among them." As early as two thousand years before Christ Yule-tide was celebrated by the Aryans. They were sun-worshipers and believed the sun was born each morning, rode across the upper world, and sank into his grave at night. Day after day, as the... more...

ZUÑI PHILOSOPHY. The Á-shi-wi, or Zuñis, suppose the sun, moon, and stars, the sky, earth, and sea, in all their phenomena and elements; and all inanimate objects, as well as plants, animals, and men, to belong to one great system of all-conscious and interrelated life, in which the degrees of relationship seem to be determined largely, if not wholly, by the degrees of resemblance. In this system of... more...