Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Hatha Yoga Pradipika 1350 - 1400 Ce
Main article: Hatha Yoga Pradipika In the West, outside of Hindu culture, "yoga" is usually understood to refer to "hatha yoga." Hatha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Today
In the West, hatha yoga has become wildly popular as a purely physical exercise regimen divorced of its original purpose. Currently, it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Bhagavad Gita
The protracted discussions of the ultimate, infinite Self, or Atman, and realization of Brahman, are the true legacy of the Upanishads, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga
The history of Yoga spans from four to eight thousand years ago to the current day. From hints of it's practice in pre-vedic times, the f...   » Read the article

Article - Kundalini Yoga: Kundalini Yogas Faq (part Iii Of Iii)
This FAQ gives an overview of those kundalini yoga practices which require conscious effort. Part I of III.   In Part III: 1) But e...   » Read the article

Article - Siddha Mahayoga: The Lineage Of Swami Shivom Tirth
There are numerous ways to awaken kundalini but generally these approaches may divided into two groups. In the first group are paths such...   » Read the article

Article - Laya Yoga: The Essence Of All Religion - Laya Yoga
 Laya Yoga - The Essence Of All Religion Yoga is the essence of every religion and is that what all religions have in common. If a ...   » Read the article

Article - The Vedas: Divine Scriptures Of Ancient India - The Vedas
The Vedas  The Vedas are the Divine scriptures of ancient India and in modern times can be traced as least as far back as 12,OOO B....   » Read the article

Article - Postgenital Stirrings: A Spiritual Prepubescence
The long-developing, prepubescence ramping toward the kundalini spinal puberty is known as pranotthana ("intensified, uplifted life ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Nidra: Encyclopedia - Yoga Nidra
Yoga Nidra, which literally means "sleep of the yogis", is used to prepare both mentally and physically prior to seeking deeper levels of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kriya Yoga: Encyclopedia - Kriya Yoga
Kriya yoga is a system of Indian yoga that was first popularized in the West by Paramahansa Yogananda. The system consists of a number of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia - Yoga
Yoga is a family of ancient spiritual practices that originated in India, where it remains a vibrant living tradition and is seen as a me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siddha Yoga: Encyclopedia - Siddha Yoga
Siddha Yoga is a spiritual group teaching traditional Hindu or yogic practices both in India and in the West. The group has an organizati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brahmastra: Encyclopedia - Brahmastra
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vivasvat: Encyclopedia - Vivasvat
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Itihasa: Encyclopedia - Itihasa
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tvashtri: Encyclopedia - Tvashtri
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yami: Encyclopedia - Yami
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yama: Encyclopedia - Yama
Yama (Sanskrit: यम) is the lord of death, whose first recorded appearance is in the Vedas. He is one of the most ancient beings in th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pushan: Encyclopedia - Pushan
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shruti: Encyclopedia - Shruti
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ushas: Encyclopedia - Ushas
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tantras: Encyclopedia - Tantras
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prajapati: Encyclopedia - Prajapati
In Hinduism, Prajapati is Lord of Creatures, thought to be depicted on ancient Harappan seals, sitting in yogic posture, with an erection...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Svaha: Encyclopedia - Svaha
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagavata Purana: Encyclopedia - Bhagavata Purana
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agni Yoga: Encyclopedia - Agni Yoga
Agni Yoga, also called the "Teaching of Living Ethics" or (in Russian) the Zhivaya Etica, is an esoteric teaching founded by the Russian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali: Encyclopedia - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Puranas: Encyclopedia - Puranas
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahavidya: Encyclopedia - Mahavidya
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagavad Gita: Encyclopedia - Bhagavad Gita
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yajurveda: Encyclopedia - Yajurveda
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism: Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism
Please remove this notice after the article has been expanded. Details are on this talk page or at Wikipedia:Requests for expansion. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harivamsa: Encyclopedia - Harivamsa
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Encyclopedia - Bhakti Yoga: Encyclopedia - Bhakti Yoga
Bhakti yoga is the Hindu term for the spiritual practice of fostering of loving devotion to God, called bhakti. Traditionally there are 9...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vahana: Encyclopedia - Vahana
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ajivika: Encyclopedia - Ajivika
Ajivika is an anti-Brahminical philosophy, which literally translates to "following an ascetic way of life". The Ajivikas were contempora...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mandir: Encyclopedia - Mandir
A Mandir is a Hindu temple. It is usually dedicated to a primary deity, called the presiding deity, and other deities associated with the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jyotirling: Encyclopedia - Jyotirling
A Jyotirling or Jyotirlinga or Jyotirlingam is a shrine where the Hindu God Shiva is worshipped in the form of a Jyotirlingam or "Linga o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rishi: Encyclopedia - Rishi
In Hinduism, a Rishi (ṛṣi) is a sage and/or seer who "heard" (cf. shruti) the hymns of the Vedas from the Supreme Being Brahman while...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prasad: Encyclopedia - Prasad
Prasãd (Hindi) or prasãda (Sanskrit)or Prasadam is both a mental condition of generosity, as well as a material substance that is first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashram: Encyclopedia - Ashram
An Ashram (Pronounced 'aashram') in ancient India was a Hindu hermitage where sages (See Rishi) lived in peace and tranquility amidst nat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chattampi Swamikal: Encyclopedia - Chattampi Swamikal
Chattampi Swamikal (b:1853 - d:1925) was one of Kerala’s famed social reform activists and learned men. Chattampi Swamikal worked in pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tantra: Encyclopedia - Tantra
Tantra (Sanskrit: loom), tantric yoga or tantrism is any of several esoteric traditions rooted in the religions of India. It exists in Hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedic Religion: Encyclopedia - Vedic Religion
The religion of the Vedic civilization is the predecessor of classical Hinduism, usually included in the term. Its liturgy is reflected i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia - Vedas
Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas Mahābhārata Bhagavad G�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Vedic Ca. 2000-1500 Bce
Yoga was first clearly expounded in the Vedic shastras (Hindu religious texts). Those that estimate Yoga's age to be four thousand years ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Yoga-bhasya 450 - 850 Ce
The Yoga-bhasya, Veda Vyasa's commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali could have been written as early as 450 CE. Professor J. H. Wood...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Classical - Patanjali's 'yoga Sutras' Ca. 200 Ce
{main|Yoga Sutras of Patanjali} After the Bhagavad Gita, the next seminal work on Yoga is the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. The Yoga Sutras a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Upanishadic Ca. 800-100 Bce
Explicit examples of the concept and terminology of yoga appear in the Upanishads (primarily thirteen principal texts of the Vedanta, tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Yoga - Pre-vedic Ca. 6000 - 3000 Bce [?]
Older findings are believed by some to show that "yoga" existed in some form well before the establishment of vedas in the Indian subcont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Diversity Of Yoga
Over the long history of yoga, different schools have emerged, and there are numerous examples of subdivisions and synthesis. It is commo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Notable Yogis
History is replete with Yogis that have inspired people for many generations. Yogini Meera from the Bhakti tradition, Shankaracharya from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali - Introduction
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali are one of the six darshanas of Hindu or Vedic schools and, alongside the Bhagavad Gita and Hatha Yoga Pradi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Hindu Yoga
Yoga - Bhagavad Gita. Main article: Bhagavad Gita The Bhagavad Gita famously distinguishes several types of "yoga", corresponding to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Yoga And Religion
In the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and Jain traditions, the spiritual goals of yoga are seen as inseparable from the religions of which yoga f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Buddhist Yoga
Within the various schools of Tibetan Buddhism yoga likewise holds a central place, though not in the form presented by Patanjali or the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Origins
Images of a meditating yogi from the Indus Valley Civilization are thought to be 6 to 7 thousand years old. The earliest written accounts...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - The Word Yoga
The word "yoga" - from the Sanskrit root yuj ("to yoke") - is generally translated as "union" or "integration." This may be understood as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Yoga And Tantra
Yoga is often mentioned in company with Tantra. While the two have deep similarities, most traditions distinguish them from one another. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Yoga Practice And Intention
Modern yoga practice often includes traditional elements inherited from Hinduism, such as moral and ethical principles, postures designed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga - Common Themes
Samkhya Nyaya Vaisheshika Yoga Purva Mimamsa Advaita Vedanta Vishishtadvaita Dvaita Carvaka Jain Buddhist Logic Common to most forms of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Early Hinduism - Composition Of The Vedas
See Also: Vedas, Shruti Shruti Vedas Rig Veda Sama Veda Yajur Veda Atharva Veda Brahmanas Aranyakas Upanishads Smriti Itihāsas M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yama: Encyclopedia Ii - Yama - Yamas As Codes Of Conduct
In a related usage, a yama is a "restraint" or rule for living virtuously. Ten yamas are codified in numerous scriptures, including the S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tantra: Encyclopedia Ii - Tantra - History Of Tantra
Legend ascribes the origin of Tantra to Dattatreya, a semi-mythical Hindu yogi and the assumed author of the Jivanmukta Gita ("Song of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Early Hinduism - Analyzing The History
Assessing the history of early Hinduism, involving the birth of its most sacred and fundamental tenets is extremely difficult, as the his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hinduism-related Articles: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hinduism-related Articles - Science Medicine And Cosmology
List of Hinduism-related articles - Time. Hindu Calendar Vedic timekeeping ... See also:List of Hinduism-related articles, List of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hinduism-related Articles: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hinduism-related Articles - Denominations And Regional Festivals
List of Hinduism-related articles - Smartism. Harihara Ishta-deva List of Hinduism-related articles - Shaivism. Shaivism List of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yajurveda: Encyclopedia Ii - Yajurveda - Large Numbers
The Yajurveda documents the earliest known use of numbers up to a trillion (parardha). It even discusses the concept of numeric infinity ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagavad Gita: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhagavad Gita - Overview
In many ways seemingly a heterogeneous text, the Gita is a reconciliation of many facets and schools of Hindu philosophy of both Brahmani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tattva: Encyclopedia Ii - Tattva - A Brief History Of The Tattvas
There are six main schools of thought on Tattvic philosophy. The original Tattva system was developed by the Indian Maharshi Kapila as pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hinduism-related Articles: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hinduism-related Articles - Animals People Places And Things In Hindu Mythology
List of Hinduism-related articles - Places. Alakapuri Ganges River List of Hinduism-related articles - Animals. Vahana List of H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yama: Encyclopedia Ii - Yama - Subordination To Shiva And Vishnu
Yama, although a controller, is still subordinate to the ultimate controllers Shiva and Vishnu. A story of Yama's subordinance to Shiva i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagavad Gita: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhagavad Gita - Overview
In many ways seemingly a heterogeneous text, the Gita is a reconciliation of many facets and schools of Hindu philosophy of both Brahmani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagavad Gita: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhagavad Gita - Bhagavad Gita As A Yoga Scripture
The Gita describes the best yogi as one who constantly thinks of God. The Gita addresses the discord between the senses and the intuition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhagavad Gita: Encyclopedia Ii - Bhagavad Gita - Bhagavad Gita As A Yoga Scripture
The Gita describes the best Yogi as one who constantly thinks of God. The Gita addresses the discord between the senses and the intuition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yama: Encyclopedia Ii - Yama - Characteristics Of Yama
He is a Lokapala and an Aditya. In art, he is depicted with green or red skin, red clothes, and riding a buffalo. He holds a loop of rope...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahavidya: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahavidya - Birth Of Das Mahavidyas
Once during their numerous love games, things got out of hand between Shiva and Parvati. What had started in jest turned into a serious m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahavidya: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahavidya - Worship Of Das Mahavidyas
In their strong associations with death, violence, pollution, and despised marginal social roles, they call into question such normative ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yajurveda: Encyclopedia Ii - Yajurveda - Versions
There are two primary versions of the Yajurveda: Shukla (white) and Krishna (black). The Shukla Yajurveda consists of vedic hymns, while ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Mythology - The Wars
Main article: Wars of Hindu Mythology Hindu mythology - The weapons. There are several weapons used by the Gods of the Hindu mythology,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Mythology - The Deluge
The story of a great flood is mentioned in ancient Hindu texts, particularly the Satapatha Brahmana. It is compared to the accounts of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Mythology - Bharatavarsha
The first king to conquer all of the world was Bharata, son of Dushyanta and Shakuntala. All of this world, Vishwa, is named Bharatavarsh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Mythology - Vedic Mythology
See Also: Indo-Iranian mythology, Vedic mythology, Indian mythology The roots of mythology that evolved from classical Hinduism come from...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Mythology: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Mythology - Epics
The most important of these are a voluminous group of works known as the Puranas, of which there are eighteen main. The two great Hindu E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabharata - Primary Purport
With its vast philosophical depth and sheer magnitude, a consummate embodiment of the ethos of not only grand India but of Hinduism and V...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Criticism
Hinduism is criticized based on current or past regressive social customs such as Dowry, Sati and casteism. Many also criticize it by lin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedas: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedas - Study
In the dharmashastras the study of the Vedas was regarded as a religious duty of the three upper varnas (Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishya...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Agni Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Agni Yoga - History
The Roerichs were involved in the creation of several institutions, most of them in New York City. These included Cor Ardens ["Flaming He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahabharata: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahabharata - Background And History
The epic is told by Vyasa, who is one of the major dynastic characters within the epic. The first section of the Mahabharata states that ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hinduism - Hindu Mythology
Apart from religious philosophy, mysticism and spiritualism and tales of superhuman heroes and events, Hindu mythology has a strong histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hinduism - Early Hinduism
Main Article: History of Early Hinduism The base of Hinduism consisted not only of Vedic religion, but the religious systems of the Dravi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vahana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vahana - Symbolism
In iconography, the vahana is both the symbol and the emblem of the deity that it carries. Nandi the bull, vahana of Shiva, represents st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vahana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vahana - Origins
The vahana of a deity can vary according to the source, the time, and the place. In popular tradition, the origin of each vahana is told ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Early Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Early Hinduism - At The Birth Of Hinduism
Hinduism was born out of the very complex, controversial, humane and violent dynamics of the ancient peoples of India. It involved spirit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hinduism - Origins
From a Hindu perspective, Sanatana Dharma is composed of eternal principles and had no beginning and will have no end. There are two cont...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Publications In Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Publications In Philosophy - Historical Texts
List of publications in philosophy - Western philosophy. Plato, Charmides Plato, Lysis Plato, Laches Plato, Protagoras Plato, Euthyde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hinduism - Analyzing The History
Early Hinduism is a term used to designate the religious development of India before the historical period. Two kinds of evidence are ava...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Hindu Philosophy: The Six Vedic Schools Of Thought
The six Āstika or orthodox (accepting the authority of the Vedas) schools of Hindu philosophy are Nyāya, Vaisheshika, Sāmkhya, Yoga, P...   » Read the article

Article - Popular Pages Sitemap Vii - H
This is a sitemap for Popular Pages VII - H . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word. ...   » Read the article