The emblem
The yoga master Swami Vivekananda was Sri Ramakrishna’s beloved student. From Sri Ramakrishna, Vivekananda gained the knowledge of yoga and spread it around the world.
To propagate the spiritual teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and the holistic vision of Yoga & Vedanta, Swami Vivekananda established Ramakrishna Ashram and designed its emblem👆 , capturing the entire message of spirituality.
Swami Vivekananda designed this 👆 emblem, not only to describe the four paths of Yoga, but also to send the message that any of the four paths of yoga we choose, the element of other yoga is present as well.
Explanation of emblem:
“The wavy waters in the picture are symbolic of Karma Yoga; the lotus of Bhakti Yoga and the rising sun of Jnana Yoga. The encircling serpent is indicative of Raja Yoga and the awakened Kundalini Shakti, while the swan in the picture stands for Paramatman (Supreme Self). Therefore, the idea of the picture is that by union of karma, jnana, Bhakti and Yoga, the vision of the Paramatman is obtained.”
In our subsequent postings there will be analysis of the paths of yoga. Do not miss them!