Yoga 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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