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Raja Yog — the royal or highest path of Yog, immortalized by Lord Shree Krishna in the Bhagwad Geeta and formally systematized in the second century B.C. by the Indian Sage Patanjali, which combines the essence of all the other paths.

Sage Patanjali prescribes adherence to eight “limbs” or steps (the sum of which constitute “Ashtanga (Eight-part) Yog“) to quiet one’s mind and achieve “kaivalya” which literally means “isolation“, but as used in the Sutras, stands for emancipation, liberation and used interchangeably with moksha (liberation), which is the goal of Yog. These Sutras not only provide Yog with a thorough and consistent philosophical basis, they also clarify many important esoteric concepts which are common to all traditions of Indian thought, such as karma.

Sage Patanjali’s eight steps to achieve this experience are called “Ashtanga Yog”.

The Ashtanga Yog consists of the following eight limbs:

The first five are called external aids to Yog (bahiranga sadhana), which one has to do, using his body or the five sensual organs.