The word "Yoga" simply means "Union" or "Connection", and the word "Raja" means "Supreme", "King" or "Master". Raja Yoga is the king of all yogas` because through it one can become self-governing. Raja Yoga gives the power to control ones own mind, because it is the mind that is responsible for creating sorrow and distress.

The mental connection between the soul and the Supreme Soul or the remembrance of the Supreme Soul by the soul is called meditation or Raja Yoga Meditation.The aim of meditation is to become the master of your mind, your personality, and of course the master of the physical costume- the body. This is achieved through soul-consciousness, which comes through the practice of Raja Yoga Meditation.

Raja Yoga and the Soul
Through the teachings and practice of Raja Yoga, the soul is able to achieve its natural state of peace very easily.

Raja Yoga meditation is the process whereby the practitioner concentrates upon one point in order to integrate discontinuous, diffused attention, thus holding ones attention steady. All distractions are thus effectively closed out, and meditation proceeds. Generally, life force is directed to move up and down the spine until it is balanced and the mind and emotions are serenely content. Then awareness is generally directed to move forward into a point in the center of the lower forehead. This meditation point, which is about half an inch above where the eyebrows meet, is called Ajna, or the third eye. When the energy is balanced throughout the brain and body and energy is easily moving forward in the area of the third eye, the practitioner`s mind becomes very calm. While your mind is not passive, it is free of meaningless thoughts, worries, and the bric-a-brac of the subconscious mind. This state usually gives you a very pleasant sense of well-being and eternal bliss.

Raja yoga, particularly, requires a teacher because it is easy to strain yourself, and it is also easy to mislead yourself into high level of hallucinations rather than actually experiencing the state of higher consciousness.

However, the genuine raja yogi lives in bliss, with his or her will surrendered to God. Through Raja Yoga Meditation, the soul gets immense joy of an extraordinary kind from its link with the Supreme Soul.

Relationship with the Soul and God
Knowledge of the relationship between the soul and the supreme soul is very essential. In his dealings in life, man remembers every now and then only those who are bound to him by ties of one kind or another. The closer the relationship, the more easily one is reminded of it without any effort. It is very important to realize and feel that God indeed is our Supreme Father-Mother, Teacher, true Friend and Guide, and the real Protector. Relationship is the lever that can lift us to the state of Yoga. So if we have clearly before us, our relationship with God, we shall every now and then be reminded of Him and only this true link redeems all human beings.

God is the most beautiful being. Beauty is a something that bewitches man. But physical beauty is only temporary and subject to gradual decline and decay. On the contrary, it is the Supreme Soul, the Supreme Father, who is absolutely and truly beautiful. The beauty of the Soul is spotless; it never suffers change or decline. Remembering Him (God) will make a soul clean and beautiful.

Eight Powers of Raja Yoga Meditation
1. The Power To Co-operate
2. The Power To Pack-Up
3. Power To Tolerate
4. The Power To Accommodate
5. The Power Of Judgment
6. The Power to Withdraw
7. The Power Of Discrimination
8. The Power To Face

Steps of Raja Yoga Meditation
Certain steps are there to follow before doing practising Raja Yoga Meditation.