Swami Vivekananda · Philosophy

The Four Yogas: Four Paths, One Goal

Vivekananda&rsquo;s map of the spiritual life: four disciplines - <em>karma</em> (work), <em>bhakti</em> (love), <em>raja</em> (meditation), and <em>jnana</em> (knowledge) - suited to four temperaments, all leading to the one goal of freedom, because religion is realisation, not doctrine.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Vivekananda mapped four paths to the one goal - karma (work), bhakti (love), raja (meditation), and jnana (knowledge) - each suited to a different temperament, and insisted that religion is realisation , not talk or doctrine. Explain the four yogas and why he offered four rather than one.

Leads to The Bhagavad Gita.

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