THE FOUR MAJOR PATHWAYS

• Karma Yoga or “The Way of Work” — the path of selfless deed and service. Actions and work help the individual attain union with Brahman.
• Bhakti Yoga or “The Way of Love” — vocally expressing one’s love and devotion towards the gods. The Bhakti Yoga is taken primarily through chanting of mantras and hymns.
• Jnana Yoga or “The Way of Knowledge” — path of learning more about one’s true self by studying and reflecting on the sacred Hindu texts.
• Raja Yoga “The Way of Meditation” — This is the path of spiritual psychology. An important principle of the Raja Yoga is silencing the mind during meditation, through which one can reach the deepest center of one’s being and experience union with God. The path of the Raja Yoga is physicalized through the HATHA Yoga, which refers to the form of exercise that is widely practiced at present.
• The path of meditating through Hatha Yoga. What is this?

  Raja Yoga or The way of Meditation
• The sound “Om” is uttered at the beginning and end of all prayers, mantras, and meditation exercise in Hinduism. It is regarded as the most sacred sound in religion.
• The Yogas are the four pathways that can be taken to attain Moksha, or the ultimate goal according to Hinduism. They believe that the yogas help achieve union with Brahman by providing the individual purity of mind, body, and spirit.