Lingaanga yoga
Lingaanga-yoga Lingaanga yoga : Shivayoga which combines all the yogas preached by Shiva to Saptarshis like Jnanayoga, Karmayoga, Bhaktiyoga, Kriyayoga, Hathayoga, Mantrayoga and Kundalini yoga is a process requiring great responsibility and it is beyond most people. Even to keep the energy at Ajna chakra is very difficult. 12th century Sharanas under the leadership of Guru Basavanna found out a shorter version of Shivayoga using trataka yoga and Ishtalinga. They called it Lingaanga yoga. Sharanas preached and practiced this. Shivyogi goes to Ajñā chakra directly. Hence it is known as Rajayoga as the path is shorter and is a better path. (Vivekaananda calls Astanga yoga as Rajayoga). (Brahmakumaris also use trataka yoga and call it Rajayoga. They use a light source to fix their gaze.) In olden days it was prohibited for a seeker to share and reveal his experiences. But Shivsharanas have shared their esoteric experiences through Vachanas. It is also known as Ishtalinga ...