By
[http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Arun_Kumar_Suri/37073] Arun Kumar Suri
The Indian scriptures unequivocally declare that every
soul is divine and the ultimate purpose of human life is to experience that
state of divinity. They advocate four different paths, which are not mutually
exclusive for attaining this goal-the path of devotion (Bhakthi Yoga) the path
of selfless service (karma Yoga), the path of intellectual inquiry (Jnana yoga)
and the path of meditation (Raja Yoga).
Raja yoga takes us to this goal faster than other
methods. This involves stilling the mind and the senses so that we cease to
identity ourselves with the body mind complex and experience our true nature.
We communicate with the external world through the five senses. The mind interprets
the impulses from these senses. Mind is a bundle of thoughts and desires. It is
an abstract entity. We cannot catch hold of the mind. How then do we still the
mind?
