What is the Purpose of Raja Yoga?
In raja yoga, meditation is based on directing one’s life force into balance so that the person’s attention can be easily focused on the subject of meditation. The life force is made to move up and down the spine until it is balanced, and the mind and the emotions reach a state of supreme contentment. Once this is achieved, the awareness is then brought forward into a point in the centre of the lower forehead. This meditation point is called the ajna or the third eye. Once energy is balanced in both the brain and the body, and able to be easily moved into the third eye, the mind reaches a state of calm. This does not mean that the mind is passive. Rather, it is free of the meaningless thoughts, worries, and other things that occupy the subconscious mind. This state of calm creates a wonderful sense of wellbeing in a person.
