Become Raja Yogis. Raja Yoga implies doing your duty without concern for the results and dedicating yourself to the service of society and welfare of humanity: This is the penance, which Emperor Janaka did. (SSS Vol.21, p. 79)
Students should first of all realise the supreme value of spirituality. To pursue the spiritual quest with real understanding is yoga. People refer to Raja yoga and associate it with Emperor Janaka. How did Janaka practice yoga? He reigned over the empire as a ruler. He led the life of a householder. He experienced the spirit of a tyagi (renunciant). He merged his entire being in the Atma. To merge the body, the mind, the intellect, the will and the ego in the awareness of Aham (the "I" or the Self) is Raja yoga. The goal of life should be to become a Raja Yogi. This is the means to get rid of all worries. (SSS Vol.25, p. 106)
Emperor Janaka s transformation as a Raja Yogi took place after he learnt from Yajnavalkya that his present queen was in his previous birth his mother. This knowledge immediately made Janaka renounce everything and become a seeker of the Divine. While Yajnavalkya hesitated to reply to the King s persistent query about his previous birth, once he revealed the truth, the king considered it a blessing and became a yogi. (SSS Vol.29, p. 172)
The path of Yoga is designated differently in Sanskrit under different contexts, but those who are able to conceive and execute the Union are revered as Yogis. Those who strive through activities and achievements to establish the Union are the Karma yogis. Those who follow the Prema path, are the Bhakti yogis. Those who strive to manifest their latent powers and canalise them are the Raja yogis. Those who stick to logical analysis and rational interpretations and attain intuitive perception are the Jnana Yogis. In the Bharatiya spiritual history, these four types recur again and again. (SSVahini, p. 74)