1. THE TOPMOST YOGA SYSTEM
THE SCIENCE OF YOGA
THE TOPMOST YOGA SYSTEM

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In B.G Krishna says,
Austere person
Tapasvi bhyo ‘dhiko yogi
Knowledgeable person
Jnanibhyo ‘pi mata dhika
A working person
Karmabhyas ca ‘dhiko yogi
Tasmad yogi bhavarjuna

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Yoga – What it Is Not !
It is not mere
physical exercise for
shapely body, good
health & long life
Emaciated Renunciate in meditation
Man with some extra-ordinary mystic powers

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Yoga – What it Actually Is ?
“Union” in love between the individual
consciousness & Supreme
consciousness I.e. between Soul & God
Yogi is a person whose life & activities are
oriented towards re-establishing his
relationship with God

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Different Types of Human Beings
Human Beings
Law Abiders
Law Breakers
Karmis
Jnanis
Dhyanis
Bhaktas
Sakama
Niskama

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Law Breakers
Hard working materialists
Sophisticated animals conditioned to the bodily concept of life
Don’t believe in soul, rebirth, God & Spiritual world
Don’t discriminate between sinful & pious activities
eg Charvak (sweet for ear) philosophy

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Law Breakers …..contd
Make futile attempts at being controller & Enjoyer ……… Eg. Sand Castles
Jesus Said, “Don’t built your castles on sand built them on hard rock”
Krishna Said, “Keep focus on the soul, whatever you do for the soul is eternal
B.G. 3.27
prakrateh Kriyamanani
gunaih karmani sarvasah ahankarah vimudhatma Kartaham iti manyate
B.G. 9.21
Moghasa mogha karmano
mogha jnana vicetasah rakshasim asurim caiva prakritim mohinim sritah

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Law Abiders
Sakama Karmis
Kama – material desires
sakama- with material desires
Perform pious activities with a fruitive intent
Don’t know that both good and bad karma are binding
In the madness, forget the goal of life.
eg. Indra as a pig
It is meant for gradual elevation & not an end in itself
Mostly worship demigods, with material desires.

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Different Types of Yoga
According to Bhagavad-Gita there are four types of Yoga:
- Karma Yoga,
- Jnana Yoga,
- Astanga Yoga &
- Bhakti Yoga.
Bhakti
Dhyana
Jnana
Karma
These are not different paths but are
different rungs of the same ladder.
“All other yoga's are subsets of these four yoga's”

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Niskama Karma Yoga
B.G. 3.30
Mayi sarvani karmani
sannyasyadhyatma cetasah
Nirasir nirmamo bhutva
yudhyasva vigata jvarah
O Arjuna,
surrendering all your works unto
me with full knowledge of Me,
Without desires of profit,
With no claims to proprietorship &
Free from lethargy,……… fight

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Niskama Karma Yoga …..contd
Process of performing work without selfish desire for personal gain
Art of working without entaglement
B.G…. “Karmanyevadhikaraste……..”

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Jnana Yoga
Impersonal, Transcendentalist
Eg. Frog in the well
Elevation process to spiritual
consciousness through the
cultivation of philosophical
knowledge
Troublesome path
Promoted to bhakti-yoga only through association of devotees
eg. Four kumaras & Sukhdev Gosvami

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Astanga Yoga
Mechanical meditative process meant to
control the mind & senses to focus one’s
concentration on the supreme
Ashta – Eight anga - limbs
Yama, niyam, asana , pranayam,
Pratyahara, Dharana, dhyana & Samadhi

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Astanga Yoga
Strict rules and regulations which are
impractical in Kali-Yuga
Arjuna rejects Astanga Yoga
“Cancalam hi manah Krsna….”
Dangers of falling in the trap of siddhis
eg. Saubhari muni
Perfection of Astanga Yoga is to focus on
the paramatma within our heart.

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Three levels in understanding God
1 – Brahmajyoti – Jnana Yoga
2 – Paramatma realization – Astanga Yoga
3 – Personal form of the Lord – Bhakti Yoga
Eg. Seeing a mountain from various distances

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Bhakti Yoga
Yoga for selfless, ecstatic love for God
through transcendental devotional service
to the Lord
Easiest means to derive our dormant,
inherent constitutional position
Includes three terms – servitor, served &
service

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Bhakti Yoga
Nine processes of Devotional service
1. Sravanam (Hearing)
2. Kirtanam (chanting)
3. Smaranam (remembering)
4. Pada-sevanam (serving the lotus feet)
5. archanam(worship)
6. Vandanam (Offering Prayers)
7. Dasyam (servant)
8. Sakhyam(friendship)
9. Atma-nivedanam (surrendering)
The most powerful of the nine process of
bhakti is the Hearing & Chanting of the
Lord’s holy name
“Culmination of all yogas”

18. Bhakti Yoga …..contd Lord Krishna Says in B.G. 3.30
The Science of Yoga - Topmost Yoga system
Bhakti Yoga …..contd
Lord Krishna Says in B.G. 3.30
Yoginam api sarvesam
Mad-gatenantaratmana
Sradhhavan bhajate yo mam
Sa me yuktatamo matah
Translation: “Of all the yogis , the one with great faith who always abides in Me, thinks of Me within himself, and renders transcendental loving service to Me is the most intimately united with Me in yoga and is the highest of all. That is My opinion.

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Methods of attaining Bhakti Yoga
Gradual Method
STEP 0 : Astanga Yoga + Loving devotional service to the lord (Bhakti Yoga)
STEP 3 : Renouncing fruits + Knowledge + Control of mind & Senses by eight fold path + Meditation on Paramatma(Supersoul in the heart
(Astanga Yoga)
STEP 2 : Renouncing fruits + Speculative Knowledge about Brahman + Austerity
(Jnana Yoga)
STEP 1 : Renouncing the fruits of ones labor
(Karma Yoga/Niskama Karma)
STEP 0 : Fruitive worker performing rituals(Karma Kanda)

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Direct Method
Devotional service in Krishna consciousness
is the Direct Method
Two Stages involved :
- Vaidhi Bhakti
- Raganuga bhakti
The direct method is like taking an elevator
for going up, instead of walking up all the
steps.