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Raja means royal or kingly. Yoga is translated Union-union between man and Deity, which means
between man and his divine Self. Yoga is Discipline. ...
Raja Yoga means the Kingly Science or Royal Discipline. Raja Yoga elevates the human Soul to a
royal state. ...
Analyze the Path
Raja Yoga is the path of meditation. Raja yoga meditation is based on directing one’s life force to
bring the mind and emotions into balance so that attention may be easily focused on the object of
meditation or the Lord directly. ... ” According to the article; Raja Yoga: The Royal
Path, in Raja Yoga, mental powers are used for psychological control to remove the disturbances of the
mind. ... That is why there are 4 different paths to obtain God-realization
Raja Yoga is important to Hinduism because Hindus believe that it is in this higher state of
awareness that all prophets come face to face with God. ... The goal of raja yoga is to develop one pointed
concentration and thus achieve union with the ultimate reality - God. ...
History
Raja Yoga was first developed and documented by Patanjali in 200 BC in the Yoga sutras. The
first written form was the publication of Swami Vivekananda’s seminal Raja Yoga in 1896.
Approximate Word count = 959 Approximate Pages = 3.8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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