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The Art and Science of Raja Yoga

by Swami Kriyananda is a comprehensive 450-page manual designed as a 14-step home-study course on yoga and meditation. Written by a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, it integrates ancient spiritual principles with practical, modern-day applications. Core Structural Features

Raja Yoga offers numerous benefits for the body, mind, and spirit. Some of the benefits include: The Art And Science Of Raja Yoga By Swami Kriyananda Pdf

1. The Energy First Approach: He argues you cannot control the mind by fighting the mind. You must control the life force (Prana). The first half of the book is the best layperson’s guide to Pranayama (energy control) ever written. He gives you the "science" of how breath locks the mind, and the "art" of how to feel that energy rising up the spine.
2. The Will vs. Desire: His chapter on Vairagya (dispassion) is a masterpiece. He doesn't tell you to hate the world. He tells you to redirect desire toward Bliss. It’s the only yoga book that makes renunciation feel like an upgrade, not a sacrifice.

The book began by explaining that Raja Yoga was not just a physical practice, but a science of the mind and spirit. Swami Kriyananda wrote that the goal of Raja Yoga was to help the individual consciousness merge with the universal consciousness, a state of oneness and bliss. I was intrigued and eager to learn more. The Art and Science of Raja Yoga by