raja yogan.
/ˌrɑːdʒə ˈjəʊɡə/, U.S. /ˌrɑ(d)ʒə ˈjoʊɡə/ A form of yoga, as described in Patanjali's Yogasutra, intended to achieve control over the mind and emotions.
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1818 W. Ward View Hindoos (ed. 2) I. v. 349 I now briefly relate the method of celebrating rajŭ-yogŭ... In the celebration of the rajŭ-yogŭ, the exercise of the understanding is required.
1885 M. N. Dvivedi Rája Yoga i. 44 The Vedántic process..of attaining to this state of Brahma generally described as Rájayoga is purely mental, and deals entirely with rules for restraining the mind.
1911 Encycl. Brit. XXVI. 791/1 The physical methods and spiritual exercises recommended by theosophists are those inculcated in the systems known in Hindu philosophy as Râjā Yoga.
1930 S. N. Dasgupta Yoga Philos. 50 The Yogatattva Upanishad says that there are four kinds of yoga, Mantra Yoga, Laya Yoga, Haṭha Yoga and Rāja Yoga.
1960 J. Hewitt Yoga 15 Raja Yoga is designed to..put our mental house in order and concentrate our scattered energies.
1990 R. Graham God's Dominion iii. 69 There were twelve people sitting around a woman in white for a free, ten-minute lesson in raja yoga meditation.
2004 E. De Michelis Hist. Mod. Yoga v. 149 Modern Yoga,..and more specifically rājayoga as defined by Vivekananda, is the keystone of its [sc. Neo-Vedānta's] orthopraxis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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