Question: Is Yoga considered a religion or a philosophy?
Sri Chinmoy: Yoga is neither a philosophy nor a religion. Yoga transcends both philosophy and religion; at the same time, it houses both religion and philosophy. Religion and philosophy can lead a human being up to God’s Palace, while Yoga, which means union with God, man’s conscious union with God, leads an aspirant right up to God’s Throne.
Sri Chinmoy, Earth’s Cry Meets Heaven’s Smile, part 1, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974