It is the devotional approach of yoga, the one of pure love.
This path involves surrendering oneself to God in order to realise the highest Truth. Aspirants channel their emotions into devotion, developing humility, self-surrender and the feeling of being an instrument in the hands of the Divine.
Bhakti Yoga can be practiced in many ways - praying, chanting, japa (repeating a mantra or name of the Divine), and by participating in ceremonies and rituals.
Aspirants choose a medium to express their devotion to develop a relationship with the Divine.
In the tradition of our Gurus, based on Hindu culture, Bhakti Yoga is practiced at our centres by way of kirtan (chanting the names of the Divine), ceremonies, prayers, rituals, celebrating festivals and service to the Gurus.
At our centres and ashrams, we follow the principle of “Names are many but God is one. Religions are many but the Truth is one”, honouring all religions and all forms of the Divine.
Yoga manifests itself as four major paths, namely Karma Yoga
Karma Yoga
Karma yoga is a path to reach moksha (spiritual liberation) through work. It is rightful action without being attached to fruits or being manipulated by what the results might be, a dedication to one's duty, and trying one's best while being neutral to rewards or outcomes such as success or failure.
, Bhakti Yoga, Rāja Yoga and Jñāna Yoga. These four paths are like the branches of a tree or tributaries of a river. They all have the same source and resting place.
In Hinduism, there are four main paths by which a follower can reach moksha, or liberation. These paths are bhakti, the path of devotion; gnana, the path of knowledge; karma, the path of selfless service; and raja, the royal path of meditation.
Every individual has unique thoughts, feelings, and goals for their practice. Yoga in its true form has the goal of seeking true and lasting bliss—ananda. There are four paths of yoga that are meant to work toward this unifying goal: jnana, karma, bhakti, and raja yoga.
Essentially, however, current practice involves four primary types of yoga: karma, bhakti, jnana, and raja. Karma [KAR-muh] yoga isthe path of service through selfless action for the good of others - for example, Mother Teresa's works to serve poor people as a way to connect the compassion of God with humanity.
ISSA's Yoga 200 course is a Yoga Alliance Registered Yoga School (RYS), which meets the elevated standards of the Yoga Alliance. Students who complete ISSA's Yoga 200-Hour Teacher Training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200).
In the yogic understanding, there are 16 dimensions to the human mind. These 16 dimensions fall into four categories. These four categories are known as buddhi, manas, ahankara, and chitta.
The Four States of Consciousness—Beyond the Waking State
Mandukya Upanishad is the source of the Hindu revelations about the Four States of Consciousness and defines these states as waking, dreaming, deep sleep, and turya (the fourth state, which is the state of enlightenment).
Q: What are the four stages of yoga? A: They are the quintessential four “ashrams” of life, designed by the rishis of Vedic India from the higher ages. They include the Student Stage (age 0-24); the Householder (24-48); The Forest Dweller (48-72); and the Sannyasin (72-120).
Yoga works on the level of one's body, mind, emotion and energy. This has given rise to four broad classifications of Yoga: karma yoga, where we use the body; bhakti yoga, where we use the emotions; gyana yoga, where we use the mind and intellect; and kriya yoga, where we use the energy.
He says that if we always keep these 4 keys with us, when we come across any of these four locks, we will have the proper key to open it. The four keys are: maitri (friendliness or loving-kindness), karuna (compassion), mudita (delight), and upeksha (disregard or equanimity).
The yoga tradition offers a paradigm for such deep self-examination: the purusharthas, or four aims of life. They are dharma (duty, ethics), artha (prosperity, wealth), kama (pleasure, sensual gratification), and moksha (the pursuit of liberation).
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