The ultimate goal of Yoga is moksha
(liberation) though the exact definition of what form this takes
depends on the philosophical or theological system with which it is
conjugated.
According to Jacobsen, "Yoga has five principal meanings:[26]
yoga as a disciplined method for attaining a goal;
yoga as techniques of controlling the body and the mind;
yoga as a name of one of the schools or systems of philosophy (darśana);
yoga in connection with other words, such as "hatha-, mantra-, and
laya-," referring to traditions specialising in particular techniques of
yoga;
yoga as the goal of yoga practice."[26]
According to David Gordon White, from the 5th century CE onward, the
meanings of the term "yoga" became more or less fixed, but having
various meanings:
Yoga as an analysis of perception and cognition;
Yoga as the rising and expansion of consciousness;
Yoga as a path to omniscience;
Yoga as a technique for entering into other bodies, generating
multiple bodies, and the attainment of other supernatural
accomplishments;
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