RÄja yoga
The Raja Yoga (Sanskrit, male, राजयोग, Rajayoga, [ ɽɑ ː ː ʤʌjo gʌ ], raja = king) is one of the four classical paths of yoga. In Raja Yoga, the gradual development and mastery of the mind is sought. Raja Yoga is also known under the names of Ashtanga Yoga, literally means " eight limbs ". A specific form of Raja Yoga Kriya Yoga and the spiritual yoga of Brahma Kumaris.
- 3.1 About the classical Raja Yoga
- 3.2 About the Raja Yoga Brahma Kumaris
- 4.1 to classical Raja Yoga
- 4.2 Back to the Brahma Kumaris Raja Yoga
History and Development
This system of philosophy and practical exercises was initially closely associated with the Samkhya philosophy and has long been orally transmitted from teacher to student ( Gurukula system). The first authoritative yet still surviving written record of this tradition comes from Patanjali, probably from the period between 200 BC - 200 AD Patanjali in Yogasutra the old knowledge, in which he himself was practically inaugurated in short aphorisms resigned. The genre of sutras accordingly ( sutra = Guide ), provides this font is not much more than a memory aid and is without comment and without the traditionally transmitted parallel practice difficult to understand. Nevertheless, it is still one of the most important yoga scriptures, and many modern yoga masters have written a review of her. Patanjali himself spoke in his sutras are not from the now " classic " applicable than four paths of yoga - Jnana Yoga ( path of knowledge ), Raja Yoga ( path of mind control ), Bhakti Yoga (path of devotion to God ) and Karma Yoga (path of selfless actions ) - but always " eight-limbed " only from Yoga ( Ashtanga ). The term Raja Yoga comes from the Hathapradipika, a yoga scripture from the 15th century. There he was used to delineate the spiritual yoga (Raja Yoga) from the more physical Yoga ( Hatha Yoga). Hatha Yoga is referred to here as a step on the way to Raja Yoga.
The eight steps of Raja Yoga
The Raja Yoga consists of " eight steps " or " eight limbs " ( Ashtanga ), which build on each other:
The combined simultaneous pursuit of three higher aspects of Raja Yoga - Dharana (concentration), dhyana ( contemplation, contemplation ), and samadhi (unity, enlightenment) - was called Samyama.
The Raja Yoga of Brahma Kumaris
A special form of the Raja Yoga is the spiritual yoga of Brahma Kumaris. The Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University ( BKWSU ) is a spiritual movement with several hundred thousand members, with headquarters in Mount Abu ( Rajasthan, North India ), built around 1937. The teaching of the subject BKWSU is the organization 's Raja Yoga. He is not to be confused with the above definition.
According to the literal translation of " Raja Yoga" is meant the " royal connection" between man and God. The One is after the movement 's view, the Supreme Soul ( Param Atma ), called Shiva, referred to affectionately as ShivBaba by the members. The royal connection is due to their quality, ie because of the love and openness between man and God. Shiva is not to be confused with the homonymous Hindu God.
The Raja Yoga of Brahma Kumaris is ultimately a form of meditation, a meditation of silence and Zwiegesprächs between man and God.