Religious Experience and Yoga
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3372679 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Constance Chapple (0000-0002-7536-4429, Loyola Marymount University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 237 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel10040237 |
| OpenAlex | W2932174782 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Yoga practice provides access to religious experience, which has been defined by William James as "immediate luminousness, philosophical reasonableness, and moral helpfulness." In this paper the processes of Yoga will be summarized as found in the Bhagavad Gῑtā and the Yoga Sūtra. This article concludes with instructions on how to perform a practice that integrates Yoga breathing and movement with reflections on the Sāṃkhya descriptions of physical and emotional realities (tattvas and bhāvas
Aesthetics · Breathing · Breathing exercises · Helpfulness · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Medicine · Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |