Yoga

Raja Yoga – The Yoga of Meditation

Generally speaking, raja-yoga is considered the yoga of meditation. However, dhyana is the essence of all types of yoga, as well as of religion, and not the exclusive property of just one of the many branches of Sanatana-dharma. Without meditation, true and authentic spirituality cannot exist.

Yoga is communion with existence

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more than assembling disconnected fragments or reuniting separated pieces, yoga is to open our eyes and pay attention, so as to see that we are, always have been, and always will be, an integral part of the Whole…Yoga is to unite the inseparable, to reconnect that which was never disconnected. Yoga is the reencounter of what we believe ourselves to be, with what we really are…

Kriya Yoga: Tapasya, Svadhyaya and Isvara Pranidhana

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Swami Ramakrishnananda kriya yoga tapasya video

Kriya Yoga includes three essential steps as described by Patanjali Maharishi. The first step is tapasya or austerity, the second is svadhyaya or the study of the self, and third, isvara pranidhana, surrender to God, to the whole, that is enlightenment.

Purna Yoga – The Complete and Integral Yoga

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The Sanskrit word purna means “complete”, “total” or “integral”…The different aspects of the human being can be harmonized, unified, and ultimately, transcended, through purna yoga – integral yoga, which comprises many paths; the path of action with karma—yoga, the emotional through bhakti—yoga, the mental through raja—yoga, the way of self—inquiry, to which jnana—yoga invites us, and many more…