Categorized into four main branches, these Yogas need
to be practiced in a balanced way to reach the elevated stage of
realizing one's self. These Yogas include Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga, Karma
Yoga, and the Raja Yoga.
The Bhakti Yoga under Hinduism stresses upon the cultivation of a
dedicated relationship with God. This can be achieved through prayer,
sacrament and reverence. This means utilizing one's energy to search for
the God within giving their emotions a "God ward turn".
A bigotry less and rationale approach to God is the essence of the
Jnana Yoga under Hinduism. The practitioners of this Yoga try to break
the delusion of considering individual differences as the major cause of
miseries. They consider freedom to be the ultimate goal of a human soul.
The third form of the Yoga, the Karma Yoga, is a way to achieve the
Supreme through selfless service to others. It is believed that by doing
so we will be worshipping the Brahman present in every atman or soul.
Popularly referred to as the Yoga of meditation, the Raja Yoga is
regarded the soul of all Yogas. Concentration and meditation as the
means are employed to attune one's mind to God and truth under this
Yoga.
