Yoga Types

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.