《瑜伽英语》系列：

第二课、什么是王瑜伽？What is Raja Yoga?

瑜伽大圣哲帕坦加利的塑像

摄于2017年1月

课文
What is Raja Yoga?
什么是王瑜伽？
“Raja Yoga” also called “King Yoga”, means the King of Yoga, the highest Yoga.
“王瑜伽”又称“帝王瑜伽”，顾名思义是“瑜伽”中的“帝王”，是最高等级的瑜伽。
Yoga from India, with thousands of history. About the second century, Maharish Patanjali created the Yoga Sutra, and since then Yoga became one of the six mean Darsanas. And Patanjali himself became the father of Yoga.
瑜伽源自印度，有着数千年的历史。大约于公元2世纪，大圣哲帕坦伽利（Patanjali）编纂了《瑜伽经》，使瑜伽跻身印度六派正统哲学，帕坦伽利也成为“瑜伽之父”。
According to Yoga Sutra, the definition of Yoga is “Controlling the wave of the mind.”
在《瑜伽经》中，瑜伽的定义是“控制内心中思维的波动”。
Yoga Sutra not only give the definition to yoga, but also the method of practice, which is Astangha Yoga.
《瑜伽经》不但定义了瑜伽，而且给出了修行瑜伽的方法，这个方法就是瑜伽八支，也称八支行法。
Astangha Yoga means “Eight Limbs”, which are as following:
八支行法指的是“八种修行方法”，分别是：
YAMAS 戒律
NIYAMAS 规则
ASANA 调身
PRANAYAMA 调息
PRATYAHARA 收摄
DHARANA 集中
DHYANA 冥想
SAMADHI 三摩地
The Astangha Yoga is the mean method of Yoga Practice, thus Yoga Sutra was called Raja Yoga.
由于八支行法在瑜伽实践中具有相当重要的地位，所以《瑜伽经》被尊为“王瑜伽”。

基础词汇
Raja/（梵语）帝王
Maharishi/（梵语）大师
Sutra/（梵语）经
Darshana/（梵语）哲学门派
Mind/意识
Ashtanga/（梵语）八支、八肢
Limb/肢体

注意：不要将“八支瑜伽”（Ashtanga Yoga）与印度的著名哈他瑜伽流派“阿斯汤嘎瑜伽”混淆。