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Hinduism: Expression of Religious Identity

The Four Paths of Yoga

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Recall questions on the meaning of yoga, the four paths and who each suits, why they are not mutually exclusive, the Gita and Sivananda's yoga of synthesis, and criticism of Western practice.

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Key term

Name the four main paths of yoga.

Key term

Which kind of person is jnana yoga said to suit?

Key term

Which kind of person is bhakti yoga said to suit?

Process

Which temperaments suit jnana, karma and bhakti yoga, and how does the Bhagavad Gita link the paths?

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  1. 1

    What does the word yoga mean?

    Model answer

    It means yoking or union, and refers to the disciplines that join the individual self to ultimate reality.

  2. 2

    Name the four main paths of yoga.

    Model answer

    Jnana yoga, karma yoga, bhakti yoga and raja yoga.

  3. 3

    Define jnana yoga.

    Model answer

    It is the path of knowledge, which seeks liberation through study, reasoning and direct insight into the nature of the self.

  4. 4

    Describe the practice of jnana yoga.

    Model answer

    The seeker hears the Vedanta teaching from a qualified teacher, reflects on it until doubts are removed, and meditates on it until it becomes realisation.

  5. 5

    Which kind of person is jnana yoga said to suit?

    Model answer

    Someone of a reflective and philosophical temperament who is drawn to analysis rather than to ritual or emotion.

  6. 6

    Which kind of person is karma yoga said to suit?

    Model answer

    The active and practical person who is happiest working, and who can turn that work into an offering.

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