Raja Yoga (book) a practical means to realize the divine force within which is central to modern western esotericism. The other three yogas are the classical Karma Yoga ("Karma Yoga"), Bhakti Yoga, and Jnana Yoga ("Jnana Yoga"). Vivekananda's interpretation of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras is mostly based on the part on "astanga yoga", the eight limbs of yoga described in the "Sadhana Pada" or practice part. According to De Michelis, Vivekananda's ideas on "Raja Yoga" mainly consists of two different models, with sometimes a third "mode of thought": "Raja Yoga" became an instant success and was highly influential in the western understanding of Yoga.
Bhagavad Gita that "when one sees the entire universe as pervaded by the single Universal Spirit [Krishna], one contemplates, marvels, and falls in love with its amazing glory. [...] Having experienced that Truth oneself, all doubts are dispelled. This is how the flower of devotion evolves into the fruit of knowledge." The "Gita" teaches several spiritual paths – jnana, bhakti and karma – to the divine. However, states Fowler, it "does not raise any of these to a status that excludes the others". The theme that unites these paths in the "Gita" is "inner renunciation" where one is unattached to personal rewards