Three Yogas
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The Three Yogas or Trimārga are three
- Karma Yoga or the Path of Action (Karma-mārga)
- Ishvar(God)
- Jñāna-mārga)
A "fourth yoga" is sometimes added:
- Raja Yoga or the Path of Meditation (Rajas-mārga), making "Four Yogas", also known as the " Four paths to realization"
Discussion
Hindu philosophers of the medieval period have tried to explain the nature of these three paths and the relation between them.
The 12th-century philosopher Ramanuja considered the three yogas by interpreting his predecessor Yamunacharya. In Ramanujam's interpretation, Bhakti yoga appears to be the direct path to moksha, which is however available only to those whose inner faculties have already been trained by both Karma yoga and Jnana yoga.[2]
A "fourth yoga" is sometimes added,
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.[5]
References
- ISBN 978-0-521-43878-0, page 96
- ISBN 978-81-208-2468-3, 645-668
- ^ Jason Birch (2013), "Rajayoga: The Reincarnations of the King of All Yogas", International Journal of Hindu Studies, Volume 17, Issue 3, pages 401–444
- ISBN 978-1500746940
- ^ Vivekananda, Swami. "The Ideal of Universal Religion". Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda - Volume 9 - Indian Newspaper Reports. Ramakrishna Mission. Retrieved 22 May 2022.