Dalit is the name given to the lowest caste of people in Indian society, who were formally referred to as “the untouchables.” In Sanskrit, dalit means “divided,” “broken” and “oppressed.” Those born into this life were traditionally limited to jobs that were considered too… View Full Term
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The Yoga Sutras came about as a code of conduct for how to practice yoga during a time when there were a lot of different rituals and rules regarding the attainment of enlightenment. We know it was comprised thousands of years ago by Patanjali.