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== Theosophical view ==


Mme. Blavatsky defines the word Yoga in reference to rāja yoga, as follows:


<blockquote>(1) One of the six Darshanas or schools of India; a school of philosophy founded by Patanjali, though the real Yoga doctrine, the one that is said to have helped to prepare the world for the preaching of [[Gautama Buddha|Buddha]] is attributed with good reasons to the more ancient sage Yâjnawalkya, the writer of the Shatapatha Brâhmana, of Yajur Veda,the Brihad Âranyaka,and other famous works. (2) The practice of meditations as a means of leading to spiritual liberalition. Psyscho-spiritual powers are obtained thereby, and induced escstatic states lead to the clear and correct perception of the eternal thruths, in both the visible and invisible universe.<ref>Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, ''The Theosophical Glossary'' (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 380-381.</ref></blockquote>


== See also ==
*[[Yoga Sutras of Patanjali]]
*[[Patañjali]]
*[[Yoga]]
*[[Meditation]]


==Online resources==


=== Study courses ===
* [https://theosophy.world/resource/study-guides/simplified-course-raja-yoga "A Simplified Course of Raja Yoga"] by Wallace Slater. Theosophical Society in America, 2012. Available from Theosophy World.


== Articles ==
* [https://www.theosophy.world/encyclopedia/raja-yoga Raja Yoga] in Theosophy World


===Books===
*[http://www.anandgholap.net/Introduction_To_Yoga-AB.htm# An Introduction To Yoga] by Annie Besant
*[http://www.phx-ult-lodge.org/yoga.htm# The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali] An Interpretation by W. Q. Judge
*[http://sun-gazing.com/pdf/misc/Science-of-Yoga.pdf# The Science of Yoga] by I. K. Taimni


== Additional resources ==
===Audio===
===Audio===
*[https://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/hoskins/The%20Yoga%20of%20Patanjali.mp3# The Yoga of Patanjali] by Ianthe Hoskins
*[https://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/hoskins/The%20Yoga%20of%20Patanjali.mp3# The Yoga of Patanjali] by Ianthe Hoskins
*[https://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/mehta/Yoga%20and%20the%20Path%20of%20Self%20Realization.mp3# Yoga and the Path of Self Realization] by Rohit Mehta
*[https://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/mehta/Yoga%20and%20the%20Path%20of%20Self%20Realization.mp3# Yoga and the Path of Self Realization] by Rohit Mehta
*[https://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/ross/The%20Path%20to%20Yoga.mp3# The Path to Yoga] by William Ross
*[https://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/ross/The%20Path%20to%20Yoga.mp3# The Path to Yoga] by William Ross
*[https://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/Downloads/mp3/weber/The%20Yoga%20Sutras%20of%20Patanjali.mp3# The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali] Renee Weber
== Notes ==
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[[Category:Hindu concepts]]
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[[Category:Sanskrit terms]]

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Theosophical view

Mme. Blavatsky defines the word Yoga in reference to rāja yoga, as follows:

(1) One of the six Darshanas or schools of India; a school of philosophy founded by Patanjali, though the real Yoga doctrine, the one that is said to have helped to prepare the world for the preaching of Buddha is attributed with good reasons to the more ancient sage Yâjnawalkya, the writer of the Shatapatha Brâhmana, of Yajur Veda,the Brihad Âranyaka,and other famous works. (2) The practice of meditations as a means of leading to spiritual liberalition. Psyscho-spiritual powers are obtained thereby, and induced escstatic states lead to the clear and correct perception of the eternal thruths, in both the visible and invisible universe.[1]

See also

Online resources

Study courses

Articles

Books

Audio

Notes

  1. Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 380-381.