#75, Four Yogas discussion
While writing a comment at a blogpost by name "Thomases Road to Realisation" at blogspot.com, I thought that it is necessary to review the whole concept of God and Self-realisation for the benefit of my Vivekananda Yb readers. Readers will please recall that Swami Vivekananda through his books introduced the Yogas a) Raja Yoga (Path of a king) b) Bhakti Yoga (Path of Devotion) c) Karma Yoga (Path of Action). The Path of Devotion is common both to Hinduism and Christianity. The names of the Godhead may be different. Jehova in Christianity and Paramatma (Supreme Spirit/soul) in Hinduism. Hinduism has some flexibility in the sense that it allows any number of names and forms. For example, in Bhagavad Gita, the Supreme spirit may be depicted as Krishna. In Ramayana, he may be Rama. For Vivekananda it may be the Mother Goddess Kali. Others may call himher S`iva. Whatever name is used, essentially in the path of devotion, a person prays God; wants to be proximate to himher...