Yoga ( pronounced) is a group of physical,
mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in
ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing
a detached witness-consciousness untouched by the mind (Chitta) and
mundane suffering (Duḥkha).There is a wide variety of schools of yoga,
practices, and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism and traditional
and modern yoga is practiced worldwide.
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