| "Yogitar" A "String Yogi" or musician using a stringed instrument as a vehicle for Yoga. Yogi is a term for one who practices yoga. The word Yoga , from the Sanskrit root yuj "to yoke", is translated as "union" or "integration", and may be understood as union with the Divine, or as "exertion, endeavor, concentration" in the sense of meditation. The word "Tar" means "string" in Persian and also in Hindi. This is claimed to be the root of the names of the Persian Setar and the Guitar as well as the Indian Sitar. |