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SRI RAMCHANDRA’S RAJA YOGA – THE NEW DARSANA
There is no mention of the Yama and Niyama in the traditional sense but Sri Ramchandra makes it clear that discipline and following certain basic tenets are absolutely necessary. As a founder of a new system of spiritual life to be followed by humanity he considered, perhaps, there is no necessity to repeat the age old and well established norms of moral and ethical life. The great saints of the past have made it clear that unless a sadhaka makes a definite commitment to reach the ultimate goal of human life and follow such means as are conducive to realising such a goal and avoid all distracting matters there is little scope for realisation. In order that such a commitment is possible they even advocated strict celibacy and even advocated a philosophy that a person in grhasta ashrama cannot reach the goal and it is a must that one takes to ascetic order. Sri Ramchandra does not accept this position and makes a categorical statement lthat the grahasthashrama is the best under the present circumstances to lead a person to the ultimate goal. All the principles of ethical and religious life are well dwelt
by him in his book “The commentary on Ten 291