Description

Rāja Yoga ("royal yoga", "royal union", also known as Classical Yoga) is concerned principally with the cultivation of the mind using meditation (dhyana) to further one's acquaintance with reality and finally achieve liberation.

Raja yoga was first described in the Yoga Sutras of
Patanjali, and is part of the Samkhya tradition.

In the context of Indian philosophy Raja Yoga is known simply as yoga. Yoga is one of the six orthodox (astika) schools of Indian philosophy.
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