JNANA YOGA (CALLED RAJA YOGA) PRAKARANA

ACTUALLY JNANA YOGA PRAKARANA

SWAMI VIVEKANANDA HAS CALLED PATHANJALI'S 
ASTANGA YOGA AS 'RAJA YOGA'. HOWEVER THIS
POSTING IS NOT THAT RAJA YOGA.

THIS RAJA YOGA SHOULD BE ACTUALLY CALLED
AS 'JNANA YOGA' IN OUR OPINION WHICH IS 'RAJA'
AMONG 'YOGA'S !

AS PER BHAGAVATHPADA SHANKARACHARYA
WHICH EVER PATH OF YOGA -- LIKE BHAKTHI YOGA,
KARMA YOGA,HATA YOGA YOU FOLLOW FINAL GOAL
IS ACHIEVED THROUGH 'JNANA' ONLY.HENCE
FOLLOWING JNANA YOGA DIRECTLY IS THE BEST 
WAY TO FOLLOW. A COMBINATION OF VARIOUS 
YOGAS CALLED 'SHRI VIDYA' IS ALSO THERE !

Ishwara teaching Shanmuga

This RAJA YOGA is capable of destroying all sorrows of the 
world. Even those who have done lot of good deeds will also 
find it difficult to achieve this yoga.Who follows this yoga is 
like a KING among yogis, materialists & renounceies  hence 
the name RAJA  YOGA .This should not be told to those who 
are not following DHARMA. Just as cow's milk is superior 
among different types of milk, among different types of yogas, 
this yoga accepted by Shruthies is JNANA YOGA--called 
RAJA YOGA is the greatest.Other types of yogas only place 
arguments leading to lower levels & none of them can be 
compared to RAJA YOGA,hence this yoga should be 
understood properly.  

         Yogas result & lead to abidance in Athma(sakshathkara).
When you analyse & contemplate yoga methods,steps we find 
that all these are illusions like dream because we know that 
Athma is all inclusive,one & whole which is me. With 
dispassion & complete renunciation, living alone,practicing 
yoga,what are we achieving ? Athma is Brahman & that is 
myself,knowing this how does it help practicing yoga? Doing 
all this is a waste of time.Knowing there is only ONE & nothing
else exists other than me, what other yoga you need to 
practice & if you do, it is IGNORANCE !

         After knowing everything is Brahman only --
-- who is doing dhyana ?
-- who is doing dharana ?
-- who is taking limited food ?
-- who is bearing cold & rain ?
-- who is staying in forest in thatched hut ?   
-- who is renouncing everything ?
-- who is doing meditation ? 
Doing all the above actions in the name of Yoga is meaningless

          Following Astanga Yoga, Saptha Bhumika, Raja yoga  
practice ,trying to get established in concentration,meditation,
thinking that I have to stay alone to achieve, are all entrapment
in the clutches of MAYA, please note !! I shall join an ashram,
i'll get rid of all vasanas from my mind,I'll follow control of 
breath(pranayama), posture,concentration etc. are all mind 
play in the ritualistic line of thinking ! Wishing for MOKSHA,
upasana,dharana,living alone,shravana,manana,nidhidyasana 
etc. are all Bandha(entrapment,lack of freedom) of mind !

          Without any thought of differences, I am everywhere in 
everything,I am SAT-CHIT-ANANDA is Raja Yoga. I am the 
light in all worlds, I am the Athma which is the prime mover of
all living beings,I am the visible world of Maya, this thinking is 
Raja Yoga. Without thinking about sensual pleasures,
discarding dream like mental projection & being in Bliss of 
Athma is Raja yoga.Discarding wish to possess anything,not 
thinking about success & failure, not fearing anything, being 
happy all the time,eating whatever God provides is Raja Yoga.  


          Not feeling bad for insult nor feeling happy for praise, 
level headed yogi(STITA PRAJNA) without any mental 
distortions(VIKARAS), bearing hot or cold situations, not 
bothering to look left or right,being in a happy state is Raja 
Yoga.Giving attention to knowledge of yoga,always thinking 
about Athma & Anathma in a happy state is Raja Yoga.This 
Maya world filled with names & forms is Brahman only & 
getting established in Brahma dhyana is Raja Yoga. Even 
when immersed in sorrow,thinking that,it is due to Maya alone
as every thing is Brahman is Raja Yoga. I am the witness to
what is happening in the three states, whether I do action
or I am action-less,whether I take food or don't take food 
with everybody, but believing that I am Brahman only is Raja 
Yoga. This yoga should not be told to bad people, who tell 
lies & to those who do not believe in GOD.