Under Raja Yoga, you have Hata Yoga (YOGA) by Patanjali. What are the 10 major original yoga types?

Question

Yoga is a word which is marketed very well in the world for physical excercise.

However there are 10 major yogas as per the verses.

Among these 10 one of the major yoga is Raja Yoga.

Withing Raja Yoga is Hata Yoga which is commonly called as yoga in today's world.

I want someone to list down all the 10 major yogas in order.

Also explain the meaning of Yoga.

Aum ... Naad yoga comes under Laya yoga

Laya Yoga is fine arts

Naada Yoga is Music ... which is one of the fine arts.

Buddhi yoga is not nother

You missed two important yogas...

Answer 1

Yoga means union of the individual soul with God/supreme consciousness

Main yogas are :-

1-Raja yoga/Hathh yoga
2-kriya yoga
3-buddhi yoga
4-naad yoga
5-karma yoga
6-bhakti yoga
7-gyaan yoga
8-Kundalini Yoga
9-Laya Yoga
10 Sahaj yoga/surat yoga/dhyan yoga (all are same with diff names)

EDIT: Laya yoga and Naad yoga are two entirely different things and do not make one group like raj and haathh.
The techniques for both are entirely different and both work on different principles.

Buddhi yoga, i agree can be grouped with Gyan yoga.

Which one is missed? do u mean Japa yoga... but that makes part of Bhakti yoga

Answer 2

Patanjali is the author of the Yoga Sutra, all forms of Yoga's including Kundalini comes under the authorship of Patanjali.So, you are asking; are babies distinctly different from adults, yes.But are they all human, yes.You cannot put these two terms together.This "Kundalini" hoopla is just western commercial garbage.All Yogas are designed to awaken your Kundalini - Inner energies. The awakening of these energies can be achieved through, Hatha, Pranayama etc.All this finds its root in the human author of Patanjali, who in turn finds his knowledge in the spiritual master of the universe, Lord Shiva.

Answer 3

Yoga means union between Separated Consciousness (Atama/Soul) and Cosmic Consciousness (Ishwar/God), where in Soul has been separated by wrong-kniowledge (Avidya), known an illusion (Maya).

Raj Yoga is also known as Ashtang (eight limbed) yoga. Raj yoga is combination of surrender/devotion (Upasana/Bhakti) yoga, Right-Knowledge (Gyan) Yoga and right-action (karma) yoga. Fyi, there are only 2 sutra (out of 195 sutras) as far as Hatah Yoga is concerned.

In our body we have five sheath, which has one to one correspondence to different types of yoga, which is given below. Separated Consciousness is after bliss sheath. And beyond Separated Consciousness is the Cosmic Consciousness – the Source. Yogi transcend all these sheaths one by one and finally discover Separate Consciousness, which is the fraction of Cosmic Consciousness.

1. Food sheath (annamaya kosha), is made up of the essence of food, and finally it returns to food i.e. earth or matter. It belongs to gross material body. Hatha Yoga is meant for food sheath.

2. Subtle life force sheath (pranmay kosha) is made of Prana and the five organs of action. This sheath controls hunger, thirst, heat and cold. The gross subtle life force does the functions of breathing, digestion, excretion, circulation etc., and subtle life force generates thoughts. Pranayam is meant for pranmay kosha.

3. The mind sheath (manomay kosha) consists of the emotional mind, the chitta and the the sense organs of knowledge. This sheath controls thinking and doubting, anger, lust, exhilaration, depression and delusion. Raj Yoga is meant for manomay kosha.

4. The intellectual sheath (vijjanamaya kosha) consist of the intellectual and the ego working with the help of the five sense organs of knowledge. Discrimination and decision or determination, agency of doer-ship and enjoyer-ship are the functions of this sheath. Raj Yoga is meant for vijjanamaya kosha.

5. The bliss sheath (Anandamaya kosha) gives bliss during deep sleep state and at the time of experiencing the effect of a sattva deeds. It is a modification of Nature and consists of the thought ripple in the lake of mind. This happens as result to above yoga.

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