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Yoga (Sanscrit yug, “to join;” hence, junction, and figuratively, contemplation, religious or abstract) is the name of one of the two divisions of the Sankhya (q.v.) philosophy of the Hindius. The main object of the Yoga is to establish the doctrine of a supreme being, and to teach the means by which the human soul … Continue reading “Yoga”

Yodh yod (): The 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; transliterated in this Encyclopedia as y. It came also to be used for the number 10. See JOB, and for name, etc., see ALPHABET. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Yo Music, or the social and cosmic principle of harmony. Seeli (propriety). — W.T.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Ymer in Norse mythology, is the giant from the separate parts of whose body the world was created. The heat at Muspelheim made the ice in Niflheim melt, which caused the creation of the great giant Ymer and the cow Audumbla, from whose milk the former was nourished. The cow satisfied her hunger by licking … Continue reading “Ymer”

Yin yang Passive and active principles, respectively, of the universe, or the female, negative force and the male, positive force, always contrasting but complimentary. Yang and yin are expressed in heaven and earth, man and woman, father and son, shine and rain, hardness and softness, good and evil, white and black, upper and lower, great … Continue reading “Yin yang”

Yih-king “the book of changes,” is the oldest of the sacred books of the Chinese. It was written by Fohi, the reputed founder of Chinese civilization, and is described as a very mysterious and almost unintelligible work, treating chiefly of the nature of the universe in general, the harmonious action of the elements, and periodic … Continue reading “Yih-king”

Yield “to give,” is translated “to yield,” i.e., “to produce,” in Mat 13:8, RV (AV, “brought forth”); Mar 4:7-8. See GIVE. “to give up or back,” is translated “to yield” in Heb 12:11; Rev 22:2 (in each case, of bearing fruit). See DELIVER, A, No. 3, etc. “to present,” is translated “to yield” in Rom … Continue reading “Yield”

Yi Change. Seei. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Ygdrasil in Norse mythology, is the tree of the world, an enormous ash, whose branches touch the sky and stretch out over the entire surface of the earth. Three roots feed it: one extends to the assembling place of the gods, Asgard; another into the giant country, Jotunheim; and the third reaches down to Niflheim … Continue reading “Ygdrasil”

Yezidis an ancient sect of unknown origin, forming a tribe with a distinct nationality, in the neighbor hood of Mosul, in Asiatic Turkey. This obscure race appears to be a relic of the ancient Chaldaeans, and their religion seems to be a confused mixture of Gnostic Christianity, grafted upon the Chaldsean superstitions, including Magianism, and … Continue reading “Yezidis”