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Author : Swami Svātmārāma
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Hatha yoga
ISBN : UOM:39015052168872
On the fundamentals of Hatḥa Yoga; critical edition with English translation.
Author : Les B. Morgan
Publisher : Les Morgan
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781463725624
Includes: "Poetic elements in Sanskrit literature " explains the extensive use of verse in Indian texts. "Introduction to Metrics " gives a clear overview of Sanskrit prosody. "A Treasury of Common Meters" includes fully-worked examples of verses drawn from many sources. "Figures of Speech" explains similies, metaphors, and other poetic uses of language. "Figures of Sound" explains techniques that affect sound, such as rhyme and alliteration. A metrical analysis of the Hathapradipika, the best-known work on Hatha Yoga, is included. An Introduction to the Hathapradipika by Anthony Biduck summarizes key spiritual and philosophical ideas of Hatha Yoga.
Author : Theodor Aufrecht
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Manuscripts
ISBN : NYPL:33433081854907
Author : Dick van der Meij
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 711 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136821073
First published in 1997. The International Institute for Asian Studies (lIAS) is pleased to introduce a new series 'Studies from the International Institute for Asian Studies'. This present volume, India and Beyond; Aspects of Literature Meaning, Ritual and Thought, contains more than 30 contributions from well-established scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds. These essays are in honour of one of the founding fathers of the lIAS, Frits Staal, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and South Asian Languages, University of California at Berkeley. This volume is edited by Dick van der Meij, editor of the Indonesian-Netherlands Cooperation in Islamic Studies Programme at Leiden University.
Author : Daniel Simpson
Publisher : North Point Press
Page : 169 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780374722685
A succinct, approachable guide to the origins, development, key texts, concepts, and practices of yoga. Yoga is practiced by many millions of people worldwide and is celebrated for its mental, physical, and spiritual benefits. And yet, as Daniel Simpson reveals in The Truth of Yoga, much of what is said about yoga is misleading. For example, the word “yoga” does not always mean union. In fact, in perhaps the discipline’s most famous text—the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali—its aim is described as separation: isolating consciousness from everything else. And yoga is not five thousand years old, as is commonly claimed; the earliest evidence of practice dates back about twenty-five hundred years. (Yoga may well be older, but no one can prove it.) The Truth of Yoga is a clear, concise, and accessible handbook for the lay reader that draws upon abundant recent scholarship. It outlines these new findings with practitioners in mind, highlighting ways to keep traditions alive in the twenty-first century.
Author : James Mallinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781134166428
Describing one of the most important practices of hathayoga (khecarimudra), the Khecarividya of Adinatha is presented here to an English-speaking readership for the first time. The author, James Mallinson, draws on thirty Sanskrit works, as well as original fieldwork amongst yogins in India who use the practice, to demonstrate how earlier tantric yogic techniques developed and mutated into the practices of hathayoga. Accompanied by an introduction and an extensively annotated translation, the work sheds light on the development of hathayoga and its practices.
Author : Sinu Joseph
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9798892335294
Did women in ancient Bh?rat recite the Veda-s, perform agnihotra and wear the yajñopav?ta? Who were R?s?ika-s, Brahmav?dini-s and Yogin?’s, and how did they attain that state? Why are the rules of religious practices similar for women and the ??dra var?a? Can women and the ??dra var?a officiate as temple arcaka-s, and how would this impact them and the temple? Var?a Vidy? provides answers to all those who wish to know the science behind the dharma?a?stra rules for women and the ??dra var?a. Going beyond the sociological understanding of var?a based on j?ti-gu?a-karma, this book takes a deep dive into the biological basis of var?a dharma to answer questions about women and the ??dra var?a, especially in the context of religious practices. More than 100 sa?sk?tam verses from smr?ti-s (Manu, Y?jñavalkya, Par??ara, etc.), the Bhagvad G?t?, ?r?mad Bh?gavatam, Upanis?ad-s and Tantra texts have been covered in this work, revealing their subtle meaning. Several published studies and modern scientific theories have also been included to ease the understanding of the present generation. The book not only answers burning questions of the present time but also explains the science behind the spiritual path prescribed for women and the ??dra var?a. In the process of decoding the rules for women and the ??dra var?a, the science of var?a dharma itself stands revealed as an unintended consequence.
Author : Nili Alon Amit
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781527587373
This volume brings together researchers to analyse and describe the concept of happiness in its various appearances in the history of thought. They trace its journey from the very first writings in Greek literature and historiography, through early Greek philosophy, Classical, Hellenistic and Neoplatonic philosophers, 10th century Christian manuscript writings, early and late medieval mysticism to the medieval Hindu philosophy of liberation, early modern philosophy and contemporary positive psychology. As the volume shows, happiness appears in many forms, all connected with the human sense of approaching oneness with the world or with the divine.
Author : Suzanne Newcombe,Karen O’Brien-Kop
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 718 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-28
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781351050739
The Routledge Handbook of Yoga and Meditation Studies is a comprehensive and interdisciplinary resource, which frames and contextualises the rapidly expanding fields that explore yoga and meditative techniques. The book analyses yoga and meditation studies in a variety of religious, historical and geographical settings. The chapters, authored by an international set of experts, are laid out across five sections: Introduction to yoga and meditation studies History of yoga and meditation in South Asia Doctrinal perspectives: technique and praxis Global and regional transmissions Disciplinary framings In addition to up-to-date explorations of the history of yoga and meditation in the Indian subcontinent, new contexts include a case study of yoga and meditation in the contemporary Tibetan diaspora, and unique summaries of historical developments in Japan and Latin America as well as an introduction to the growing academic study of yoga in Korea. Underpinned by critical and theoretical engagement, the volume provides an in-depth guide to the history of yoga and meditation studies and combines the best of established research with attention to emerging directions for future investigation. This handbook will be of interest to multidisciplinary academic audiences from across the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Chapters 1, 4, 9, 12, and 27 of this book are freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004432802
Academic study of the tantric traditions has blossomed in recent decades, in no small measure thanks to the magisterial contributions of Alexis G. J. S. Sanderson, until 2015 Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University. This collection of essays honours him and touches several fields of Indology that he has helped to shape (or, in the case of the Śaiva religions, revolutionised): the history, ritual, and philosophies of tantric Buddhism, Śaivism and Vaiṣṇavism; religious art and architecture; and Sanskrit belles lettres. Grateful former students, joined by other experts influenced by his scholarship, here offer papers that make significant contributions to our understanding of the cultural, religious, political, and intellectual histories of premodern South and Southeast Asia. Contributors are: Peter Bisschop, Judit Törzsök, Alex Watson, Isabelle Ratié, Christopher Wallis, Péter-Dániel Szántó, Srilata Raman, Csaba Dezső, Gergely Hidas, Nina Mirnig, John Nemec, Bihani Sarkar, Jürgen Hanneder, Diwakar Acharya, James Mallinson, Csaba Kiss, Jason Birch, Elizabeth Mills, Ryugen Tanemura, Anthony Tribe, and Parul Dave-Mukherji.
Author : Bjarne Wernicke Olesen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317585213
Hinduism cannot be understood without the Great Goddess and the goddess-orientated Śākta traditions. The Goddess pervades Hinduism at all levels, from aniconic village deities to high-caste pan-Hindu goddesses to esoteric, tantric goddesses. Nevertheless, the highly influential tantric forms of South Asian goddess worship have only recently begun to draw scholarly attention. This book addresses the increasing interest in the Great Goddess and the tantric traditions of India by exploring the history, doctrine and practices of the Śākta tantric traditions. The highly influential tantric forms of South Asian goddess worship form a major part of what is known as ‘Śāktism’, and is often considered one of the major branches of Hinduism next to Śaivism, Vaiṣṇavism and Smārtism. Śāktism is, however, less clearly defined than the other major branches, and the book looks at the texts of the Śākta traditions that constitute the primary sources for gaining insights into the Śākta religious imaginative, ritual practices and history. It provides an historical exploration of distinctive Indian ways of imagining God as Goddess, and surveys the important origins and developments within Śākta history, practice and doctrine in its diversity. Bringing together contributions from some of the foremost scholars in the field of tantric studies, the book provides a platform for the continued research into Hindu goddesses, yoga, and tantra for those interested in understanding the religion and culture in South Asia.
Author : Swami Swatmarama
Publisher : David De Angelis
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-29
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9791220894845
Hatha Yoga Pradipika is among the most influential surviving texts on hatha yoga. The text describes asanas, purifying practices, shatkarma, mudras, finger and hand positions, bandhas, locks, and pranayama, breath exercises. The book explains the purpose of Hatha Yoga, the awakening of subtle energy kundalini, advancement to Raja Yoga, and the experience of deep meditative absorption known as samadhi.
Author : Mark Singleton,Jean Byrne
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008-06-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781134055203
This book is the first study to engage directly with the transformations and adaptations of yoga in the modern world. It addresses the dialectic and ideological exchange between yoga's ancient precursors and modern praxis, and the development and consolidation of yoga in global settings.
Author : Pradeep P. Gokhale
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-31
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781000041637
This book offers a systematic and radical introduction to the Buddhist roots of Pātañjala-yoga, or the Yoga system of Patañjali. By examining each of 195 aphorisms (sūtras) of the Yogasūtra and discussing the Yogabhāṣya, it shows that traditional and popular views on Pātañjala-yoga obscure its true nature. The book argues that Patañjali’s Yoga contains elements rooted in both orthodox and heterodox philosophical traditions, including Sāṅkhya, Jaina and Buddhist thought. With a fresh translation and a detailed commentary on the Yogasūtra, the author unearths how several of the terms, concepts and doctrines in Patañjali’s Yoga can be traced to Buddhism, particularly the Abhidharma Buddhism of Vasubandhu and the early Yogācāra of Asaṅga. The work presents the Yogasūtra of Patañjali as a synthesis of two perspectives: the metaphysical perspective of Sāṅkhya and the empirical–psychological perspective of Buddhism. Based on a holistic understanding of Yoga, the study explores key themes of the text, such as meditative absorption, means, supernormal powers, isolation, Buddhist conceptions of meditation and the interplay between Sāṅkhya and Buddhist approaches to suffering and emancipation. It further highlights several new findings and clarifications on textual interpretation and discrepancies. An important intervention in Indian and Buddhist philosophy, this book opens up a new way of looking at the Yoga of Patañjali in the light of Buddhism beyond standard approaches and will greatly interest scholars and researchers of Buddhist studies, Yoga studies, Indian philosophy, philosophy in general, literature, religion and comparative studies, Indian and South Asian Studies and the history of ideas.
Author : Swami Svātmarāma
Publisher : Sky Foundation
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1996-01-01
Category : Hatha yoga
ISBN : 0944731023