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Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga is the old system or science followed by the great rishis and saints to help them in realizing Self or God. It was prevalent in India long before the time of Ramayan. It was first introduced by a great rishi who lived seventy-two generations prior to Raja Dashrath of the Suryavamsh (surya or Sun dynasty). He devoted much of his time pondering a good deal to find out the real method of achieving freedom by which problems of life could easily be solved. He was swimming in the central region (as described in the book), being mostly attached to the Centre itself. His state was akin to that of the present Personality now working for the Change, as required by Nature. After pondering long over the subject, the great sage at last discovered the method which ultimately developed into what is known as Raja Yoga. When he was in close touch with the Centre he discovered the reality of the world with its cause or force in existence. He found out that the motion or stir of some power from beneath the Centre brought the present world into existence. That stirring thought is in other words called upaadaan kaaran or Kshobh. At last he arrived at the conclusion that it is the outcome of the power which is similar to, or identical with the thought power of
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