| From The River Of Heaven |
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| Books By David Frawley |
| THE PATHS OF YOGA : YOGA | |
| The Yogas of devotion and
knowledge often do better with the support of various techniques. This
is particularly true in the modern world wherein we seldom have the physical presence of great
teachers or the atmosphere of ashrams to give a good environment for our meditation. To
proceed without techniques may be to neglect what is usually a helpful
aid, even though it may be overemphasized or abused by the immature. It is hard for us to go directly to the Divine but we can always do some action on body or mind to improve or advance our condition. We may not be able to silence the mind or surrender to God but we can always do a chant, asana or pranayama. We may not be able to do pure or formless meditation but we can meditate upon a form or idea. The Yogas of technique are the most diverse in nature, as technique always tends towards differentiation. They are the most complex, though not all are difficult. As many involve the arousing or manipulation of subtle psychic forces they can be the most dangerous. By this same reason they require more direct guidance, often a living teacher who has mastered the particular technique, the more complicated they are.
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