Agni Yoga disciplines which originated in ancient India. The term "Yoga" has been applied to a variety of practices and methods. In Hinduism these include Jnana Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Laya Yoga and Hatha Yoga. The term "Rāja yoga" originally referred to the ultimate goal of yoga, which is Samadhi (Sanskrit: , ), but was popularised by Swami Vivekananda as the common name for "Ashtanga Yoga". In the Ashtanga Yoga tradition, "Samadhi" is the eighth and final limb identified in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. "Aum" or "Oṃ" (Devanagari: ), , is a sacred sound and a spiritual symbol in Hinduism,
Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth (JDV) is a Pontifical institute for philosophy and religion located at Pune, India. Established in 1893, it caters primarily to the formation of future Catholic priests in India JDV is the degree granting "athenaeum" of the Papal Seminary which was founded in 1893 at Kandy, Sri Lanka, which was considered a part of occupied India, to look after the formation of Catholic priests for the whole of India. After Indian Independence, it became difficult for Indians to go to Sri Lanka for studies. In 1955, Papal Seminary along with its Athenaeum moved to Pune. The Athenaeum