Râja Yoga

Being Lectures by the Swâmi Vivekananda, with Patanjali's Aphorisms, Commentaries and a Glossary of Terms

Swâmi Vivekananda

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• ISBN:
  9780429674860
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Philosophy History & Theory

This book, first published in 1922, examines the science of Râja Yoga. All the orthodox systems of Indian philosophy point to one goal, the liberation of the soul through perfection – and the method to attain this is through Yoga. This book presents lectures on Yoga, delivered to a western audience view to explaining Indian philosophy; the lectures are accompanied by the Sutras (aphorisms) of Patanjali, along with an explanatory commentary.

GLOSSARY

A FEW SIMPLE HELPS TO PRONUNCIATION

â like a in far;

a almost like u in but;

e like a in name ;

i like a? in see ;

Û like oo in too;

á like sh in ship;

ch like ch in rich;

at like i in fine.

No attempt is made to give the finer distinctions of Sanskrit pronunciation, asa thorough knowledge of the language would be needed to grasp them.

In this glossary are to be found words commonly used in books and pamphlets on Vedânta, as well as those that are employed in this volume.

GLOSSARY

Abhaya	Fearlessness.
Abhâva	Bereft of quality.
Abheda	Non-separateness; sameness; without distinction.
Abhidhyâ.	Not coveting others’ goods, not thinking vain thoughts^ not brooding over injuries received from others.
Abhighâta	Impediment.
Abhimâna.	Pride.
Ahhtnivêsa .	Attachment to life.
Abkyâsa	Practice.
Âchãrya	Great spiritual teacher.
Âdarsa	A mirror — a term sometimes used to denote the finer power of vision developed by the Yogî.
Âdhidaivika	Supernatural,
Adhikâri	One qualified as a seeker of wisdom.
Aditi	The infinite, the goddess of the sky.
Âdiiya,	The Sun.
Ádityas	Twelve planetary spirits.
Adharma	Absence of virtue; unright-eousness.
Adrogha	Not injuring.
Adrogha- Vâk	One who does not harm others even by words.
Advaita	{.â-dvaiià) Non-dualism, The monistic system of Vedânta philosophy.
Advaitin	A follower of Advaita.
Adhyâsa	Reflection, as the crystal reflects the color of the object before it. Superimposition of qualities of one object over another, as of the snake on the rope.
Agni	The god of fire. Later, the Supreme God of the Vedas.
Aham	“I.”
Aham-Brahmâsmi	“I am Brahman.”
Ahamkâra	Egoism. Self-consciousness.
Ãhâra	Gathering in,— as food to sup-port the body or the mind.
Ahimsâ	Non-injuring in thought, word, or deed.
Ahimsaka	One who practises ...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Preface
• Contents
• Râja Yoga
• Patanjali’s Yoga Aphorisms
• Appendix
• Glossary