Ram Vakkalanka

I often get asked the question as to what are the most ancient texts where Yoga was propounded. The simple answer is what are called “Upanishads’, which form part of Vedas. At one time there were as many as 1080 Upanishads but currently only 108 of these are available. Out of the 108, 20 Upanishads deal directly with Yoga. Some of these Upanishads are: Darshana Upanishat, Yoga Tattva Upanishat, Yoga Shikha Upanishat and Yoga Kundali Upanishat.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are the essence of the principles contained in these Upanishats and Bhagavadgita.