Encyclopedia - The Synthesis Of Yoga: Encyclopedia - The Synthesis Of Yoga
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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 Sutras Of Patanjali: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali - Philosophical Roots And Influences
The Yoga Sutras are built on a foundation of Samkhya philosophy and the Bhagavad Gita. In the Yoga Sutras, Patanjali prescribes adherence...   » 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 - Chakra: Encyclopedia - Chakra
In Hinduism and its spiritual systems of yoga and in some related eastern cultures, as well as in some segments of the New Age movement -...   » Read the article

Article - Kundalini: Prayer To Mother Kundalini
A prayer to mother kundalini. Excerpt from the book Kundalini Yoga by Sri Swami Sivananda   » Read the article

Article - Kundalini: Tantra Yoga And Kundalini
Kundalini Yoga actually belongs to Tantrik Sadhana, which gives a detailed description about this serpent-power and the Chakras. Excerp...   » 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 - Kapalabhati: Kapalabhati And Kundalini Yoga
Kapalabhati is an exercise for the purification of skull and lungs. Though this is one of the Shat-Karmas (six purificatory exercises), y...   » Read the article

Article - Kundalini And Yoga: Kundalini In Different Yoga Philosophies
The word Kundalini is a familiar one to all students of Yoga, as it is well known as the power, in the form of a coiled serpent, residing...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Systems: Gyana Yoga - Path Of Knowledge
Gyana Yoga is the spiritual path of 'knowledge'. It aims at realising the Supreme Spirit through deep enquiry and constant contemplati...   » Read the article

Article - Pranayama: Instructions On Pranayama
. Early morning, answer the calls of nature and sit for the Yogic practices. Practise Pranayama in a dry, welt-ventilated room. Pranayama...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Yoga: The Four Paths Of Hindu Yoga
The four main spiritual paths for God-realisation are Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and Jnana Yoga. Karma Yoga is suitable for a man...   » Read the article

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

Article - Pranayama: Importance Of Pranayama
Tamas and Rajas constitute the covering or veil. This veil is removed by the practice of Pranayama. After the veil is removed, the real n...   » Read the article

Article - Dhauti: Dhauti And Kundalini Yoga
Purification is of two kinds: Antar-Dhauti (internal cleaning) and Bahir-Dhauti (external cleaning). There are some other Dhautis, viz., ...   » Read the article

Article - Nauli Kriya: Nauli Kriya And Kundalini Yoga
Nauli Kriya is intended for regenerating, invigorating and stimulating the abdominal viscera and the gastro-intestinal or alimentary syst...   » Read the article

Article - Pranic Healing: Pranic Healing And Pranayama
Those who practise Pranayama, can impart their Prana for pranic healing of morbid diseases. They can also recharge themselves with Prana ...   » Read the article

Article - Conquest Of Death: How Yoga Is A Way Of Conquering Death
All are terribly afraid of death. No one wants to die. Even intellectual persons who have grasped the idea that the Soul is Immortal and ...   » Read the article

Article - Purity: Purity Of Body And Mind
Purity comprises both external purity and internal purity. Purity implies both purity of body and purity of mind. Purity of body is only ...   » Read the article

Article - Kundalini Faq: What Is Kundalini? Signs Of Awakened Kundalini (part Iii Of Iii)
This FAQ gives a background on the phenomenon of kundalini. Part III of III.   In Part II: 1) What are the signs of an awakened kun...   » Read the article

Article - Kriya Yoga: Kriya Yoga An Enlightening Experience
Kriya Yoga An Enlightening Experience It all began when a friend of mine gave me a copy of Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogana...   » Read the article

Article - Pranayama: Benefits Of Pranayama
This body becomes lean, strong and healthy. Too much fat is reduced. There is lustre in the face. Eyes sparkle like diamonds. The practit...   » Read the article

Article - Pranayama Exercises: Pranayama Exercises For Awakening The Kundalini
To suit the different constitutions, temperament and purpose, in Pranayama there are many varieties of exercises, viz., deep breathing ex...   » Read the article

Article - Kundalini: The Mysterious Kundalini
Kundalini is the cosmic power in individual bodies. It is not a material force like electricity, magnetism, centripetal or centrifugal fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bihar School Of Yoga: Encyclopedia - Bihar School Of Yoga
The Bihar School of Yoga is an entity founded by Swami Satyananda Saraswati in 1964 and is located in Munger (Bihar, India). It publishes...   » 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 - 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 - Pavitra: Encyclopedia - Pavitra
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Encyclopedia - Savitri: Encyclopedia - Savitri
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Encyclopedia - Supermind: Encyclopedia - Supermind
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Encyclopedia - Auroconf: Encyclopedia - Auroconf
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Encyclopedia - Champaklal: Encyclopedia - Champaklal
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Encyclopedia - Central Being: Encyclopedia - Central Being
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Encyclopedia - Collaboration Journal: Encyclopedia - Collaboration Journal
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Encyclopedia - Vital Sri Aurobindo: Encyclopedia - Vital Sri Aurobindo
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Encyclopedia - Amal Kiran: Encyclopedia - Amal Kiran
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Encyclopedia - Psychic Being: Encyclopedia - Psychic Being
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Encyclopedia - Adi Da: Encyclopedia - Adi Da
Adi Da Samraj (born Franklin Albert Jones, November 3, 1939 in Jamaica, New York) is a highly controversial modern spiritual teacher and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrew Cohen: Encyclopedia - Andrew Cohen
Andrew Cohen is an American guru, spiritual teacher, and author who has contributed to the subject of what he calls "evolutionary spiritu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swami Sivananda: Encyclopedia - Swami Sivananda
Swami Sivananda Saraswati (स्वामी सीवानन्द सरस्वती) (Sep 8, 1887—Jul 14, 1963), as he is kno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali - The Eight Limbs Of Raja Yoga
The eight "limbs" or steps are: Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayama, Pratyahara, Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi. A number of commentators break t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali: Encyclopedia Ii - Yoga Sutras Of Patanjali - Authorship
There is some confusion as to which Patanjali was the author of this book. Some have identified him with a grammarian by the same name, b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chakra: Encyclopedia Ii - Chakra - Introduction
In Hinduism and its spiritual systems of yoga and in some related eastern cultures, as well as in some segments of the New Age movement -...   » 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 - Agni Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Agni Yoga - Teachings
The theology described in the Agni Yoga books can be understood as a special variation on Theosophy. After Madame Blavatsky's passing, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evolution Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Evolution Philosophy - Sri Aurobindo
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Encyclopedia - Involution Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Involution Philosophy - Involution According To Sri Aurobindo
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Encyclopedia - Asana: Encyclopedia Ii - Asana - Yoga Asana Poses Or Postures
"There are an infinite number of Yoga asana." (Sri Dharma Mittra). In 1975, as a offering of devotion to his guru, Swami Kailashananda Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chakra: Encyclopedia Ii - Chakra - The Seven Basic Chakras
The following table sets forth some of the concepts associated with each chakra: For a discussion on chakra petals see Petal (chakra) Add...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chakra: Encyclopedia Ii - Chakra - Origins And Development
The earliest known mention of chakras is found in the later Upanishads, including specifically the Brahma Upanishad and the Yogatattva Up...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chakra: Encyclopedia Ii - Chakra - Chakras And The Endocrine System
Parallels have often been drawn, by supporters of the existence of chakras, between the positions and functions of the chakras, and of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chakra: Encyclopedia Ii - Chakra - Various Models
Chakrology is a neologism sometimes employed by Alternative Medicine practitioners or esoteric philosophers for the study of chakras. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chakra: Encyclopedia Ii - Chakra - Scientific Basis
The idea of chakras as understood in Eastern philosophy does not exist in Western medical science. In Eastern thought, the chakras are th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chakra: Encyclopedia Ii - Chakra - References In Fiction
Monks in the videogames Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XI can use chakra for healing and restoring HP or MP. In the manga/anime ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bal Gangadhar Tilak: Encyclopedia Ii - Bal Gangadhar Tilak - Philosophical And Social Contribution
Although he was basically a proponent of Advaita Vedanta, he differed from the classical Advaitin view that jnana (knowledge) alone bring...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sri Aurobindo: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Aurobindo - Early Experiences
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Encyclopedia - The Mother: Encyclopedia Ii - The Mother - Early Life
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Encyclopedia - Adi Da: Encyclopedia Ii - Adi Da - Teaching
While Adi Da's teaching bears strong affinities with Hinduism and Buddhism, Adi Da describes his "Way of the Heart " or "Way of Adidam" a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adi Da: Encyclopedia Ii - Adi Da - Life
Adi Da was born and raised in Queens, New York. He attended Columbia College, where he received a degree in philosophy, and Stanford Univ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adi Da: Encyclopedia Ii - Adi Da - Response
Adi Da's formal devotees number close to two thousand worldwide. There are a number of Adidam communities around the world. In order to s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adi Da: Encyclopedia Ii - Adi Da - Complete Teaching Literature
Although Adi Da has authored over 70 books on spirituality and the process of God-Realization over the last 35 years, his full and comple...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sri Aurobindo: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's Integral Yoga
The metaphysical teaching is balanced by a practical method, called Integral Yoga. Integral Yoga is so-called because it involves the syn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sri Aurobindo: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Aurobindo - Aurobindo's Integral Yoga
The metaphysical teaching is balanced by a practical method, called Integral Yoga. Integral Yoga is so-called because it involves the syn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gregorian Bivolaru: Encyclopedia Ii - Gregorian Bivolaru - Misa
After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, practicing yoga was again legal and Gregorian Bivolaru founded the Movement for Spiritual Integrat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sri Aurobindo: Encyclopedia Ii - Sri Aurobindo - Early Experiences
Books: Life Divine, Synthesis of Yoga, Savitri, The Mother, Letters, Agenda Teachings: Involution, Evolution Integral yoga, Triple t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleister Crowley: Encyclopedia Ii - Aleister Crowley - Writings
Within the subject of occultism Crowley wrote widely, penning commentaries on the Tarot (The Book of Thoth), yoga (Book Four), the Kabbal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great White Brotherhood: Encyclopedia Ii - Great White Brotherhood - Eastern Esotericism And Theosophy
Nicholas Roerich and his wife, Helena Roerich, inspired by the Theosophical writings of H.P. Blavatsky published the "Agni Yoga" series o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga Nutrition: Alternative Health Dictionary On Yoga Nutrition
Yoga Nutrition: Dietary method endorsed by Richard Hittleman, author of several books on yoga.   According to Yoga Nutrition the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharma Sastra: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Dharma Sastra
Dharma Sastra: Law Books forming part of the scriptures of Hinduism.   (See also: Dharma Sastra ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Purana
Purana: eighteen ancient books consisting of legends and mythological narrations dealing with creation, recreation and the genealogie...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavad Gita: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita:   Bhagavad Gita ("Lord's Song"): the oldest full-fledged yoga book found embedded in the Mahabharata a...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Svadyaya: Spiritual Sanskrit Dictionary On Svadyaya
Svadyaya: A Niyama. Self study which includes the study of spiritual books   (See also: Svadyaya , Hinduism, Yoga, Sanskrit Di...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Alankara-sastra: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Alankara-sastra
Alankara-sastra - books concerning the literary embellishment of worldly poetry, etc.   (See also: Alankara-sastra , Bhakti, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bbt: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Bbt
BBT The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust; the publishing house solely and exclusively authorized to publish Srila Prabhupada’s books. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vedas: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Vedas
Vedas: four ancient texts- Rig, Yajur, Sama, Atharva, which are further divided into Samhita, Brahmana, Aranayaka and Upanishads. The...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Yoga
A Theosophical definition of Yoga :   Yoga (Sanskrit) Literally "union," "conjunction," etc. In India it is...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Six Goswamis: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Six Goswamis
Six Goswamis six great disciples of Lord Chaitanya who wrote many books on devotional service and who established the major temples in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Namamrita: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Namamrita
Namamrita A book of Srila Prabhupada’s written instructions on the chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.   (See also:...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sadhaka: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Sadhaka
Sadhaka - one who follows a spiritual discipline to achieve a specific goal. In this book this especially refers to a practitioner of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brihad-mridanga: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Brihad-mridanga
brihad-mridanga lit., “the great drum.” A phrase coined by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati Thakura; refers to the power of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bilvamangala Thakura: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Bilvamangala Thakura
Bilvamangala Thakura A great Vaishnava poet, also known as Lilashuka. He was the author of Krishna-karnamrita, a book rediscovered and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mangalacarana: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Mangalacarana
mangalacarana Verses an author composes as an invocation with which to begin a book. The three aims of such an invocation are to offer...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hatha Yoga: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga (Sanskrit) A lower form of yoga practice which uses physical means for purposes of self-development, teaching that it is po...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hasoth: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hasoth
Hatha Yoga (Sanskrit) A lower form of yoga practice which uses physical means for purposes of self-development, teaching that it is po...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Taimni: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary On Taimni, I. K.
Taimni, I. K.: A professor of chemistry in India. He wrote many excellent books on philosophy and spiritual practice, including The Sc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vishvanatha Cakravarti: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Vishvanatha Cakravarti
Vishvanatha Cakravarti A prominent Gaudiya Vaishnava acharya in the line of Srila Narottama dasa Thakura. In the mid seventeenth centu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yamuna: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Yamuna (-acharya)
Yamuna (-acharya) A prominent teacher in the Sri Vaishnava sampradaya. He was the guru of the initiating guru of Ramanujacharya. Sri Y...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upanishads: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Upanishads
Upanishads The philosophical chapters of the Vedas, organized into 108 books. They are also called Vedanta, meaning “the culmina...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brahma: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Brahma
Brahma (n) Sutras: one of the three authoritative books of Hinduism in which Sri Vyasa encapsulated the principles of Vedanta in 551 t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shankaracharya, Adi: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Shankaracharya, Adi
Shankaracharya, Adi (730-820 AD): the great master of Advaita Vedanta who synthesized the Vedantic teaching with clear commentaries, w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Devi-bhagavata And Devi-gita: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Devi-bhagavata And Devi-gita
Devi-bhagavata and Devi-gita -  are two books that the saktas promote as proving that Devi is the supreme personality. However, t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Swami Sivananda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Swami Sivananda
Swami Sivananda: (Sanskrit) One of Hinduism's most influential modern-day saints (1887-1963). He was born in South India, practiced me...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jnana: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Jnana
jnana: (Sanskrit) "Knowledge; wisdom."   The matured state of the soul. It is the wisdom that comes as an aftermath of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - S'rimad Bhagavatam: Sai Baba Dictionary On S'rimad Bhagavatam
S'rimad Bhagavatam: S'rimad Bhagavatam: [see also Vedas] (Bhagavata Purana), 'The Story of the Fortunate One'. The Krishna-Bible, s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tantra: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Tantra
TANTRA - 1. ‘action; the woof and warp’. 2. set of books and methods utilizing the senses to go beyond the senses quickl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavad Gita: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita: n (Sanskrit) "Song of the Lord." One of the most popular of Hindu writings, a conversation between Lord Krish...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Three Phase Workout: Alternative Health Dictionary On Three Phase Workout
Three Phase Workout: Routine recommended by chiropractor John Douillard, author of Body, Mind, and Sport (Harmony Books, 1994). It con...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhagavad Gita: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita: n (Sanskrit) "Song of the Lord." One of the most popular of Hindu writings, a conversation between Lord Krish...   » Read the article

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This is a sitemap for popular topic pages at Global Oneness. Click on a link and you will find multiple articles related to the topic: ...   » Read the article