▁been ▁said ▁that ▁Richard ▁H ittle man ▁introduced ▁Y oga ▁to ▁literally ▁millions ▁of ▁people ▁via ▁the ▁medium ▁of ▁television . ▁His ▁method ▁was ▁to ▁start ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁elementary ▁H ath a ▁Y oga ▁post ures ▁and ▁gradually ▁bring ▁the ▁student ▁into ▁more ▁advanced ▁physical ▁as anas ▁and ▁the ▁more ▁prof ound ▁Y oga ▁philosophy ▁of ▁Adv ait a ▁V ed anta . ▁So ▁popular ▁did ▁his ▁Y oga ▁For ▁Health ▁TV ▁program mes ▁become ▁that ▁"... ▁the ▁programs ▁were ▁repeated ▁again ▁and ▁again ▁- ▁indeed , ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁' Y oga ▁for ▁Health ' ▁was ▁screen ed ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁four - and - a - half ▁years ▁without ▁a ▁break ". ▁ ▁H ittle man ▁stated ▁his ▁philosophy ▁as ▁follows : ▁" In ▁the ▁Y oga ▁script ures , ▁it ▁is ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁word ▁" Self " ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁indicate ▁that ▁the ▁Ab solute ▁we ▁are ▁attempting ▁to ▁describe ▁is ▁Self - l umin ous . ▁It ▁sh ines ▁by ▁its ▁own ▁light ▁that ▁has ▁no ▁beginning ▁and ▁no ▁end . ▁It ▁is ▁dependent ▁upon ▁nothing ▁and ▁is ▁not ▁affected ▁by , ▁nor ▁does ▁it ▁react ▁to , ▁any ▁occurrence ▁in ▁the ▁phenomen al ▁world . ▁It ▁is ▁further ▁character ized ▁as ▁having ▁the ▁qual ities ▁of ▁Bl iss ▁and ▁Know ledge . ▁That ▁is , ▁when ▁you ▁manifest ▁as ▁that ▁which ▁you ▁truly ▁Are , ▁the ▁experience ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁un qual ified ▁Joy ▁and ▁direct ▁( not ▁relative ) ▁Know ledge ." ▁ ▁He ▁wrote