Raja Yoga Quotes

“Raja Yoga deals primarily with the mind and its control. But this control cannot be attained without leading a pure life, full of loving concern for all, and reflecting rather than reacting to negative thoughts or circumstances.”
― Swami Sarvagatananda

“Una mente correttamente disciplinata, quando questo è possibile, consente di comprendere il senso della vita, che sta al di là delle infinite forme attraverso le quali l'esistenza si manifesta.”
― Massimo Rodolfi, La Psicologia dello Yoga: Corso pratico di Meditazione. La salute attraverso lo yoga. Volume II

“The unification or “yog” of all humans in the psyche of the humans, that rises through simple human action or karma, with pure nonconflicted devotion or bhakti to the action and the self, while learning through healthy, effort-less effort or hatha and knowledge or gyana, is the king of all yoga, that is, raja yoga. This unification among humans is the real samadhi or nirvana in the civilized society of thinking humanity.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Saint of The Sapiens

“If you try to make something other than iron from a piece of iron, it must be melted in a furnace, or it must be red hot in the fire and then be beaten to shape. The mind is no different. Unless it passes through the furnace of awareness and disciplined practice, it will never transform.”
― A R SARKAR, RAJA YOGA Simplified: From Stress and Anger to Inner Peace and Samadhi