THE PHILOSOPHY OF YOGA OUR JOURNEY TO SELF REALIZATION
Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Raja Yoga
Raja, translated, means 'the royal path' and Yoga Sutras translates to 'threads (or verses) on Yoga'. Like beads on a necklace, the Sutra verses string together an underlying continuous thought ultimately forming a complete philosophy, making The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali the philosophical study of ourselves.
Contained within 4 chapters, 196 short verses lead us down the unique path of our own spiritual journey to self-awakening. Coming face-to-face with our destructive patterns and painful tendencies, created by the confusions and misconceptions we have collected over the years, we gain deeper wisdom by learning practical methods to understanding our thoughts, emotions and habits, teaching us how to let go of those self-imposed chains and live a happier, more fulfilled life through various methods of meditation and concentrations of the mind.
So, instead of exploring the outer world like other sciences, Sutra is solely focused on the enlightening adventure into the inner world of ourselves. The wonderful thing about “the Yoga Sutras” is that they are as relevant today as they were over 2000 years ago when Patanjali compiled them.