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thus discovers the real side of Life, and reaches the same point of indifference to the objects of senses as does the follower on the path of Hatha Yoga. Then comes Raja Yoga, the science of God-realization by the control of the mind itself. The most important one of all these methods, however, is what is known as Jnana. Yoga, that is, the Path of union through knowledge, which deals with the great questions regarding Life and what lies at the back of all manifested existence. It is the science of the Real, which, by showing the hollow nature of the objects of senses, enables one to renounce them with ease.
YOGA,
Of all the four systems of Yoga enumerated above, the aspirant should select the one which is the most suitable to his inclination and surroundings.
It is Jnana Yoga alone, however, which is the real path of God-realization; for knowledge of the Reality alone can destroy the germ of doubt and engender overwhelming faith in the heart. In a general sort of way, however, it has been said that the educated classes would find the Jnana and the Raja Yoga paths more suitable to their needs than the other two. The nonscientific, or the less educated people, who cannot find time enough for the severe austerities of Hatha Yoga, on the one hand, and whose pursuits in life, leave them with but little inclination and time to proceed along the paths of the Jnana, or the Bhakti Yoga, on the other, will find the path of Raja Yoga, the best means of progressing towards the goal. Bhakti Yoga is the most suitable method for the average men and women of the world; while all the rest, who can afford to bear and
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