Today’s thought during the contemplation was that ‘Paths unto the self are seven.’ Second thought is: ‘They are known to saints and sages who are ascending’ and the third aspect of the same thought is that ‘the path unto God is known to the Masters alone’.
Let us deal with the first aspect. That itself is a very comprehensive thought. This thought indicates that there are seven known paths leading to the Divine Self within us and many permutations and combinations of these seven paths made into systems by subsequent teachers and Masters for the benefit of their followers and they have been given different names. In our ‘Hindu Shastras’ we call these paths ‘yogas’. Yoga means linking. Yoga is to link. Link the human mind with the Divine Mind and ultimately through the linking; integrate the human mind with the Divine Mind. So, according to the known scriptures that have come down to us in our country, as well as from outside the country, all these paths of different types can be classified into seven main paths, which may be called seven yogas.