Raja Yoga - Free books in pdf format
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RAJA YOGAtachment, and the anxiety which accompanies attachment, are -obstacles to knowledge. Freedom from attachmentwill result inknowledge of the whole course of our journey. "Who was l?How was l? What is this? What sha!! I be? How shall I be?" lnthis shape comes to him the knowledge of his own experiencein the past, present and future. He becomes independent andfree. His mind becomes pure. Everything becomes quite clearto him. He gets a memory of past life also.
CHAPTERIVNIYAMA1. What ls Niyama{ffirdq: rqrqr}srsFrqmrfr ftqqr' I l-32{l[q i nte rn a I a n d extern al pu rity, It*rt contentnent, ilT: mortification,FIT?zIf{ study of scriptures, ffitttHrfr worship of Godor self-surrender, ft{+r, observances.The observances are (the practice oQ internal and externalpurity, contentment, mortilication, study of scriptures and worshipof God or self-surrenderNOTESNiyama is the second accessory of Yoga. lt is the practiceof purity, contentment, mortiflcation, study and worship.Patanjali Maharshi mentions these five observances underNiyama. According to Sandilya Rishi, Tapas, Santosha,Astikya, Dana, lsvara Pujana, Siddhanta Sravana, Hrih, Mati,Japa and Vrata come under Niyama. Through the practice ofKrichara and Chandrayana Vratas, in accordance with Sastricinjunctions, one purifies himself. His body gets emancipated.The sins are destroyed. The lndriyas are controlled. The passion-natureof the mind gets subdued. This is Tapas. Contentmentwith whatsoever one obtains of its own accord withouteffort is Santosha. Astikya is firm, unshakable belief in the existenceof God, in the words of the Guru, in the truths inculcatedin the Vedas and the merits or demerits of actions stated in theVedas. Dana is the distribution of money, cloth, food, grains,etc., earned lawfully at the sweat of the brow, with faith, to deservingpersons without expectation of fruits and without theidea of agency. lsvara Pujana is the worshipping of Lord Hari,Siva, Krishna or Rama with pure love, intense faith and single-mindeddevotion. Siddhanta Sravana is the enquiry into theright significance of Vedanta. lt is the study and reflection of the(55)
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