![]() Yama, Niyama, Âsana, Prânâyâma, Pratyâhâra, Dhârâna, Dhyâna, and Samâdhi are the steps in Raja-Yoga, of which non-injury, truthfulness, non-covetousness, chastity, not receiving anything from another are called Yama. The other Yogas that we read and hear of, do not deserve to be ranked with the excellent Mahayoga in which the Yogi finds himself and the whole universe as God. The Yogi, by each one, realises his Self. That in which one sees the self as full of bliss and bereft of all impurities, and one with God, is called Mahayoga. Where one's self is meditated upon as zero, and bereft of quality, that is called Abhava. ![]() One is called Abhâva, and the other, Mahayoga. Those that practice Mahâyoga, either once a day, or twice a day, or thrice, or always, know them to be gods. ![]() He who combines in himself both Yoga and knowledge, with him the Lord is pleased. From Yoga comes knowledge knowledge again helps the Yogi. Knowledge becomes purified and Nirvâna is directly obtained. The fire of Yoga burns the cage of sin that is around a man. The following is a summary of Râja-Yoga freely translated from the Kurma-Purâna.
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