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In Sanskrit texts, Rāja yoga ( / ˈrɑːdʒə ˈjoʊɡə /) was both the goal of yoga and a method to attain it. The term also became a modern name for the practice of yoga [1] [2] in the 19th-century when Swami Vivekananda gave his interpretation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in his book Raja Yoga. [3] Since then, Rāja yoga has variously ...
Rajas. Rajas ( Sanskrit: रजस्) is one of the three guṇas (tendencies, qualities, attributes), a philosophical and psychological concept developed by the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy. [1] [2] The other two qualities are sattva (goodness, balance) and tamas (lethargy, violence, disorder). Rajas is innate tendency or quality that ...
Imperial, royal, noble, gentry and chivalric ranks in West, Central, South Asia and North Africa. Raja ( / ˈrɑːdʒɑː /; from Sanskrit: राजन्, IAST rājan-) is a royal Sanskrit title that was historically used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The title was used by Indian sovereign monarchs, vassal rulers and highest ...
A rajarshi may be described to be a king (raja) who adopted a path of devotion, thereby becoming a royal sage (rishi). A rajarshi does not have to leave the kingship to become rishi, as in the example of Vishvamitra (who later becomes a Brahmarishi ), but could attain the status of a sage through self-realisation during his reign. A rajarshi ...
The systematic presentation of Hindu monotheism as divided into these four paths or "Yogas" is modern, advocated by Swami Vivekananda from the 1890s in his book Raja Yoga. [3] [4] They are presented as four paths to God suitable for four human temperaments, viz. the active, the emotional, the philosophical and the mystic.
Raja Yoga at Wikisource. Raja Yoga is a book by Swami Vivekananda about "Raja Yoga", his interpretation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras adapted for a Western audience. [ 1] The book was published in July 1896. [ 2] It became an instant success and was highly influential in the Western understanding of yoga. [ 3]
Sattva. Sattva ( Sanskrit: सत्त्व, meaning goodness) is one of the three guṇas or "modes of existence" (tendencies, qualities, attributes), a philosophical and psychological concept understood by the Samkhya school of Hindu philosophy. [1] [2] The other two qualities are rajas (passion and activity) and tamas (destruction, chaos).
The god of new beginnings, wisdom, and luck, commonly identified for his elephant head. Ganga. A holy river in Northern India, believed to be a goddess by Hindus (see Ganga in Hinduism ). Gayatri Mantra. A revered mantra in Hinduism, found in the Yajur Veda. Ghanta. Metal bell used during Hindu worship ritual.