A History of Sanskrit Literature c18.26

c18.26

Many of the later Upanishads are largely concerned with the Yoga doctrine. The lawbook of Manu in Book VI. refers to various details of Yoga practice. Indeed, it seems likely, owing to the theistic point of view of that work, that its Sāṅkhya notions were derived from the Yoga system. The *Mahābhārata* treats of Yoga in considerable detail, especially in Book XII. It is particularly prominent in the *Bhagavadgītā*, which is even designated a *yoga-çāstra*. Belief in the efficacy of Yoga still prevails in India, and its practice survives. But its adherents, the Yogīs, are at the present day often nothing more than conjurers and jugglers.