Honestly I do not claim to have read or studied Sanskrit texts
Experience is more important 1/n
Unfortunately Yoga is synonymous with Hatha Yoga or a collection of postures that help physically, emotionally as well as spiritually
This is one of the paths for spiritual progress that leads to the ultimate aim of Self Realisation 2/n
There are essentially 4 types of Yoga
Bhakti Yoga
Raja Yoga
Karma Yoga
Jnana Yoga
I will attempt to explain the differences and how they actually compliment each other
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This is so great that once we get used to chanting the name we feel like doing it all the time and start enjoying that every moment
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Hence we are one with the divine or State of Samadhi
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Raja Yoga is called as such because like a King, it involves lot of physical activity but one has to keep calm
This has practices like Hatha Yoga (what we normally refer to as Yoga), Pranayaam, Kriyas, Mudras etc
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If we observe our performance is always best when we are always in the present moment. We concentrate better, we are able to give our 100% as our mind is not vacillating
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This itself is the reality or state of samadhi 11/n
Loosely translated it means focus on your efforts and the result will take care of itself
Awareness about the desire of result in the mind is central 12/n
So if i am actually nothing else then i am the divinity
This is the essential philosophy behind advaita ( will try to explain these in another thread soon) 15/n
He believes in analysing every night all the incidents that we have gone through the day and decide who was responsible for that
Its a beautiful way of reasoning out the reality 16/n
So chanting helps in bringing the mind to the present moment. Similarly breathing techniques
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Jnana Yog is about self questioning and leads us to deep within and again we reach the same state
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Most Gurus will prescribe a combination of these paths
Because they aid each other in achieving the desired result
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These processes encourage us to go within and explore our being and realise the ultimate reality of the divinity
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