In Hinduism, Yoga is primarily a way to connect with which reality?

• A. Moksha
• B. Brahman
• C. Samsara
• D. Atman

Answer: (B)

Yoga in Hinduism is a set of practices aimed at realizing the nature of the ultimate reality that underlies all of existence. That reality is Brahman, the all-encompassing, eternal principle that pervades everything. Through discipline of the body and mind, ethical living, and practices like meditation or devotion, yoga helps reveal that the individual self (Atman) is not separate from this universal reality. The end result of that realization is moksha, liberation from the cycle of birth and death, but the direct aim of yoga is to connect with Brahman—the supreme reality itself. Samsara is the cycle one seeks to transcend, and Atman is the inner self whose true unity with Brahman is disclosed through yogic practice; the core connection forged by yoga is with Brahman.