The Path is Chosen
Out of the yearning and restlessness, the seeker searches the world
for a way to proceed, a way to satisfy the heart’s deepest hope. A way of spiritual
practice and development is found. Sometimes it seems that the Path chooses the devotee
because of its availability and wonderful satisfaction. At the point
when the Path is chosen, effort and dedication truly begin. The propelled devotee realizes
which form of yoga is most appropriate and helpful. He dedicates himself to it —
usually practicing an hour a day. He, or she, chooses that combination of yoga techniques
and meditations which most rapidly enable contact with the Lord of one’s true self.
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Those who are dominantly emotional choose bhakti yoga |
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Those who are dominantly intellectual choose jnana yoga |
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Those who seek to attune their will with the higher
self, with their Creator, choose raja and karma
yoga, for example. |
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At first the devotees practice the...
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