Rajadhiraja Yoga

Since the beginning of human civilization people have been aspiring towards that, and it is this human yearning for supreme expansion that eventually led people to discover the techniques of yoga.

These were originally systematized by Shiva 7000 years ago. Although Shiva has now become a "god" of Hinduism, he did actually live as a great guru at that time. And he taught many things that we have since come to take for granted: the system of marriage, medicine, music and science, not to mention the subtle science of yoga and spiritual fulfillment.

Over time, the original systematization of yoga was distorted, and some aspects were misunderstood or lost. An attempt was made by Patanjali about 2100 years ago to reclassify the techniques – into what he called Ashtanga ("eight-limbed") Yoga. Swami Vivekananda more recently called it Raja Yoga ("the yoga of kings"), raja meaning "royal", implying that the yogi never feels subjugated by anyone.

There is, however, a more extensive and comprehensive form of Ashtanga Yoga called Rajadhiraja Yoga ("the yoga of the king of kings").

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