Raj Yoga

Every mortal creature is fraught with the fear of death. Even man thinks he shall disappear into the abyss of nothingness. But the Godheads all beg to differ: Krishna, Jesus, Buddha et all. They unequivocally declared death as the staircase to heaven. Raj yoga though confers upon man an even higher state of being: the consummate path of moksha or oneness with the Creator, which is what this sui generis or unprecedented text is all about.

WE ARE ON THE CUSP OF A SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH HERE

Evidently, the Western world is familiar with only hatha yoga: a series of dexterous postures and breathing exercises designed to promote mens sana in corpore sano—a sound mind in a healthy body.

However, there are other more laudable streams of yoga. Among them is raj or the kingly mega yoga, which espouses not only how one may win the heavens, but also be in sync and harmony with the Creator at the exigency or verge of death.

In medical parlance, we see a rather striking similarity between birth and death. In birth, scientists have determined that two specialized germ cells fuse to give rise to life. As it happens at the beginning of life, why not at the end also—a process whereby the micro and macro souls precipitously merge and become one?

In that case then, what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his own soul? The author introduces here testimonials, evidences and plausible yogic techniques that a devout practitioner may employ not only to save his soul but also transform fearsome death to an enlivened spiritual experience.