Article - Yoga Schools: The Six Branches Of Yoga
Yoga Schools: The Six Branches of Yoga Of the six branches of yoga, only one is concerned with Prana and physical body. The rest can be ...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Branches: Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga - The Yoga of Self Control Raja means �royal' and Raja Yoga is said to be the �king' of Yogas. It is the path of yoga which is...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Branches: Jnana Yoga
Jnana Yoga - The Yoga of wisdom or knowledge Jnana means wisdom or discernment. Commonly known as Yoga of the knowledge, Jnana focuses o...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Branches: Karma Yoga
Karma Yoga - The Yoga of Action Karma yoga joins both the physical and mental aspects of Hindu philosophy to produce a single concept. I...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Branches: Tantra Yoga
Tantra Yoga Tantra Yoga is probably the most misconstrued of all yogas. Most people perceive it as purely sexual, and although sex is a ...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Branches: Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga Physical Yoga or the Yoga of postures is known as Hatha Yoga. It is the most popular form of yoga practiced in the West. This...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Branches: Bhakti Yoga
Bhakti Yoga - The Yoga of Devotion The Yoga of devotion is known as Bhakti Yoga. Practicing this form of yoga trains the heart to seek t...   » Read the article

Article - Hatha Yoga: Hatha Yoga Styles
Hatha Yoga: Hatha Yoga Styles Hatha Yoga is the branch of Yoga that focuses on the physical well-being of a person and sees the body as ...   » Read the article

Article - Patanjali: Yoga Philosophy And The Patanjali Yoga Sutras
Yoga Philosophy explained thru the Patanjali Yoga Sutras. The roots of Yoga can be traced back roughly 5,000 years to the Indus Valley ci...   » Read the article

Article - Kriya Yoga: Introduction To Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga is a scientific art of perfect God Truth union and Self-Realization. It was revived by a great Master of India, Babaji Nag...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Hindu Philosophy - The Yoga
The word Yoga comes from the root Yuj which means to join. Yoga is restraint of the activities of the mind, and is the union of the indiv...   » Read the article

Article - Sadachara:yoga Of Right Conduct - Sadachara
Ethics or ethical science treats about Sadachara or right conduct, morality or duty. Ethics is the science of morals, that branch of phil...   » Read the article

Article - Yogis: Yogi Bhusunda
Yogi Bhusunda Yogi Bhusunda is one of the Chiranjivis amongst the Yogins. He was the master in the science of Pranayama. It is said that...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Philosophy
Buddhist philosophy is the branch of Eastern philosophy based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha (c. 563 BC - c. 483 BC). Buddhist philos...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Systems: Basic Types Of Yoga
All techniques that bring about union of the soul and Spirit can be called Yoga. There are various indirect and direct methods of dire...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga: Serve, Love, Meditate, Realize - The Inner Teachings Of Yoga
 The word "yoga" often brings to mind a classroom of students attired in exercise clothing attempting to stretch their bod...   » Read the article

Article - Patanjali Yoga Sutras: Supreme Union Of Body, Mind, Soul With The Patanjali Yoga Sutras
The Sanskrit word 'yoga' is derived from the root verb yuj, which means union. The supreme union of individual mind and cosmic mind is yo...   » 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 - 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 - Kabir Panthis: Hindu Sects And Cults - Kabir Panthis
Kabir Panthis: Kabir Panthis are the followers of saint Kabir. They are numerous in all the provinces of Upper and Central India. There a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedanta Society: Encyclopedia - Vedanta Society
The Vedanta Society is a branch of the Ramakrishna Mission. The Vedanta Society of Southern California maintains a comprehensive list of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedanta: Encyclopedia - Vedanta
Vedanta (Vedānta, वेदान्त, pronounced as //vé: dα:n tə//) means the anta or culmination or essence of the Vedas. It is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dayananda Saraswati: Encyclopedia - Dayananda Saraswati
Swami Dayananda Saraswati (दयानन्‍द सरस्‍वती) was born in Tamil Nadu. He became a swami as a young man an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gorakhnath: Encyclopedia - Gorakhnath
Gorakhnath (also called Goraksanatha) was an 11th Century Hindu yogi who founded the Kanphata yogis. The legend states that Guru Gorakhna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buddhist Philosophy: Encyclopedia - Buddhist Philosophy
Buddhist philosophy is the branch of Eastern philosophy based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha (c. 563 BC - c. 483 BC). Buddhist philos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surat Shabd Yoga: Encyclopedia - Surat Shabd Yoga
Surat Shabd Yoga or Surat Shabda Yoga is a form of spiritual practice that is followed in the Sant Mat and many other related spiritual t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baba Sawan Singh: Encyclopedia - Baba Sawan Singh
Baba Sawan Singh (1858 - 1948), also know as "The Great Master," was the second Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB) from the death...   » 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 - Geluk: Encyclopedia - Geluk
The Geluk or Gelug (Wylie transliteration: Dge-lugs, Tibetan: དགེ་ལུགས་པ་) school of Buddhism was founded by Tsongk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paramahansa Yogananda: Encyclopedia - Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda परमहंस योगानन्‍द (January 5, 1893 – March 7, 1952), was an Indian yogi and guru. He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aum Shinrikyo: Encyclopedia - Aum Shinrikyo
Aum Shinrikyo (also spelled Om Shin Rikyo) was a religious group which mixed Buddhist and Hindu beliefs and was based in Japan. It gained...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Raja Yoga: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Raja Yoga
Raja Yoga: Royal Yoga. The Yoga path of meditation.  Hatha Yoga is actually a branch of Raja Yoga.   (See also: Raja Yoga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhakti Yoga: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Bhakti Yoga
Bhakti Yoga:   Bhakti Yoga ("Yoga of devotion"): a major branch of the yoga tradition, utilizing the feeling capacity...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hatha Yoga: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga: A branch of Yoga, perhaps the most practiced style of Yoga, emphasizing the physical aspects of the spiritual path, with p...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hatha Yoga: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Hatha Yoga
Hatha Yoga:   Hatha Yoga ("Forceful Yoga"): a major branch of yoga, developed by Goraksha and other adepts c. 1000 C....   » 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 - Polarity Energy Balancing Massage: Alternative Health Dictionary On Polarity Energy Balancing Massage
Polarity energy balancing massage: System based on the work of Randolph Stone (see Polarity Therapy). It has four branches: (1) energy...   » 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 - Tantra: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Tantra
Tantra:   Tantra ("Loom"): a type of Sanskrit work containing Tantric teachings; the tradition of Tantrism, which foc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mimamsa-sastra: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Mimamsa-sastra
Mimamsa-sastra - (1) a sastra which ascertains fundamental philosophical truths through analytical examination. (2) sastra dealing w...   » 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 - Yogi: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Yogi
A Theosophical definition of Yogi :   Yogi (Yogin, Sanskrit) A yogi is a devotee, one who practices the Yoga system or one or m...   » 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

Encyclopedia - Moksha: Encyclopedia Ii - Moksha - Means To Achieve Moksha
There are believed to be four yogas (unions) or margs (paths) for the attainment of Moksha. They are the ways of selfless work, of self-d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yoga
Yoga (Sanskrit) Union; one of the six Darsanas or schools of philosophy of India, founded by Patanjali, but said to have existed as a ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yogacharya, Yogacarya: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yogacharya, Yogacarya
Yogacharya yogacarya (Sanskrit) [from yoga union + acharya teacher]   A teacher of yoga; a mystic and highly esoteric school foun...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tantras: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Tantras
Tantras - the verbal root tan means "to expand”, so tantra is that which expands the meaning of the Vedas. A class of Vedic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Niobe: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Niobe
Niobe In Greek mythology, daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She arrogantly compared herself, with 14 children, to L...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kashmir Shaivism: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Kashmir Shaivism
Kashmir shaivism: A branch of the Shaivite philosophical tradition, propounded by Kashmiri sages, that explains how the formless supr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yogi, Yogin: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Yogi, Yogin
Yogi yogin (Sanskrit) Feminine yogini. A devotee who practices a full yoga system; the yogi state is that which, "when reached, m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Abhayagiri: Theosophy Dictionary On Abhayagiri
Abhayagiri (Sanskrit) (from a not + bhaya fear + giri mountain, hill)   Mount Fearless; a mountain in Sri Lanka. According to Fa-...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mind-born: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Mind-born
Mind-born Born of imagination and will -- through kriyasakti, the power of thought and mind -- not begotten or produced by any physica...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bakula: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Bakula
bakula Mimusops elengi, an evergreen tree of the Indian subcontinent, with small, shiny, thick, narrow, pointed leaves, straight trunk...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Peepal Tree: Indian Hindu Dictionary Ii On Peepal Tree
Peepal tree Botanical name or the Latin name: Ficus religious Name in "Sanskrit" language: Ashvattha   The "Peepal...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhakti Yoga: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Bhakti Yoga
A Theosophical definition of Bhakti Yoga :   Bhakti Yoga (Sanskrit) A word derived from the verbal root bhaj. In connection wit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bottlebrush Branching: Oceanography Dictionary - Bottlebrush Branching
  Definition and meaning of bottlebrush branching:   bottlebrush branching - describes a branch with compact radial sub-b...   » 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

Dictionary - Branching Colony: Oceanography Dictionary - Branching Colony
  Definition and meaning of branching colony:   branching colony - a coral growth pattern where branches are formed (S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Compact Branching: Oceanography Dictionary - Compact Branching
  Definition and meaning of compact branching:   compact branching - a growth pattern where the coral branches are close ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Three Branches Of Government: Social Studies Dictionary - Three Branches Of Government
Definition and meaning of Three Branches of Government   Three Branches of Government Baron de Montesquieu first outlined the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Three Branches Of Government: Social Studies Dictionary - Three Branches Of Government
Definition and meaning of Three Branches of Government   Three Branches of Government Baron de Montesquieu first outlined the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharana: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Dharana
A Theosophical definition of Dharana :   Dharana (Sanskrit) A state in the practice of yoga as taught in Hindustan when the min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vedanta: Encyclopedia Ii - Vedanta - Roots Of Vedanta
All forms of Vedanta are drawn primarily from the Upanishads, a set of philosophical and instructive Vedic scriptures which deal mainly w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bifurcate: Oceanography Dictionary - Bifurcate
  Definition and meaning of bifurcate:   bifurcate - a coral branch that divides into two equal branches (Source: US N...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Corymbose: Oceanography Dictionary - Corymbose
  Definition and meaning of corymbose:   corymbose - describes coral colonies with horizontal interlocking branches and s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Radial Corallite: Oceanography Dictionary - Radial Corallite
  Definition and meaning of radial corallite:   radial corallite - a corallite on a side of a branch as opposed to an ax...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Separation Of Powers: Social Studies Dictionary - Separation Of Powers
Definition and meaning of Separation of Powers   Separation of Powers - [World History] The separation of powers between indep...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Separation Of Powers: Social Studies Dictionary - Separation Of Powers
Definition and meaning of Separation of Powers   Separation of Powers - [World History] The separation of powers between indep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paramahansa Yogananda: Encyclopedia Ii - Paramahansa Yogananda - Life
Yogananda was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India into a devout Bengali family. His autobiography claims that from ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biramous Appendage: Oceanography Dictionary - Biramous Appendage
  Definition and meaning of biramous appendage:   biramous appendage - a type of appendage that is characteristic of crus...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Phylogenetic Tree: Oceanography Dictionary - Phylogenetic Tree
  Definition and meaning of phylogenetic tree:   phylogenetic tree - a branching tree-like diagram (dendrogram) used to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vipassana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vipassanā Today
Today, the term "Vipassanā" also refers to the meditation technique used by many branches of modern Theravada Buddhism, for example in m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vipassana: Encyclopedia Ii - Vipassana - Vipassanā Today
Today, the term "Vipassanā" also refers to the meditation technique used by many branches of modern Theravada Buddhism, for example in m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kumbhaka: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Kumbhaka
A Theosophical definition of Kumbhaka :   Kumbhaka (Sanskrit) An extremely dangerous practice belonging to the hatha yoga syste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hindu Scripture: Encyclopedia Ii - Hindu Scripture - The Upanishads
While the Upanishads are indeed classed within the fold of the "Vedas," their actual importance to Hindu thought has far exceeded that of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Science And Technology In Ancient India: Encyclopedia Ii - Science And Technology In Ancient India - Medicine & Surgery
Ayurveda as a science of medicine owes its origins in ancient India. Ayurveda consists of two Sanskrit words – ‘ayur’ meaning age o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spirituality-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spirituality-related Topics - Eastern
List of spirituality-related topics - Esotericism and mysticism. Eckankar Harold Klemp Quan Yin Method Suma Ching Hai Sant Mat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Surat Shabd Yoga: Encyclopedia Ii - Surat Shabd Yoga - Movements And Masters
Adherents believe Surat Shabda Yoga has been expressed through the movements of many different masters. However, because a basic principl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Judicial Branch Of Government: Social Studies Dictionary - Judicial Branch Of Government
Definition and meaning of Judicial Branch of Government   Judicial Branch of Government - [Government] The judicial branch of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Judicial Branch Of Government: Social Studies Dictionary - Judicial Branch Of Government
Definition and meaning of Judicial Branch of Government   Judicial Branch of Government - [Government] The judicial branch of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Spirituality-related Topics: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Spirituality-related Topics - Spiritual And Occult Practices
List of spirituality-related topics - Concentration. Astral projection Dhikr Meditation Muraqaba Prayer Remote viewing Yoga List of ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Rechaka: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Rechaka
A Theosophical definition of Rechaka :   Rechaka (Recaka, Sanskrit) One of the practices used in the hatha yoga system for the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divine Life Society: Encyclopedia Ii - Divine Life Society - Activities
Divine Life Society - Religion & spirituality. Spiritual counselling, Yoga training, Retreat centre, Libraries, meditation calsses ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: Encyclopedia Ii - Chaitanya Mahaprabhu - Chaitanya's Tradition
Despite having been initiated in the Shri Madhvacharya tradition, Sri Chaitanya founded a tradition of his own, having some marked differ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cladogram: Oceanography Dictionary - Cladogram
  Definition and meaning of cladogram:   cladogram - a tree-like diagram, resulting from a cladistic analysis, which depi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fragmentation: Oceanography Dictionary - Fragmentation
  Definition and meaning of fragmentation:   fragmentation - a type of asexual reproduction common in branching corals. B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - White-band Disease: Oceanography Dictionary - White-band Disease
  Definition and meaning of white-band disease:   white-band disease - a coral disease characterized by complete coral t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh: Encyclopedia Ii - Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh - Shakha
"Shakha" in Sanskrit means branch, similarly the organization refers its branches as "Shakhas". These shakhas are usually operated in pla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hinduism: Encyclopedia Ii - Hinduism - Hindu Sacred Texts
The overwhelming majority of Hindu sacred texts are composed in the Sanskrit language. Indeed, much of the morphology and linguistic phil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Smartism: Encyclopedia Ii - Smartism - Prominent Communities
Prominent Smarta communities of South India include Sirinadu community who have their origins from Mysore in Karnataka, the Iyer communit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anastomose: Oceanography Dictionary - Anastomose
  Definition and meaning of anastomose:   anastomose - a term that refers to coral branches which grow back together afte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anastomosis: Oceanography Dictionary - Anastomosis
  Definition and meaning of anastomosis:   anastomosis - the union or connecting of branches forming a meshwork or a netw...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amylopectin: Oceanography Dictionary - Amylopectin
  Definition and meaning of amylopectin:   amylopectin - a highly branched polymer of glucose found in plants (Source:...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Axial Corallite: Oceanography Dictionary - Axial Corallite
  Definition and meaning of axial corallite:   axial corallite - a corallite which forms the tip of a branch (Source: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Biogeography: Oceanography Dictionary - Biogeography
  Definition and meaning of biogeography:   biogeography - a branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribut...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Canopy: Oceanography Dictionary - Canopy
  Definition and meaning of canopy:   canopy - the more or less continuous cover of branches and foliage formed collectiv...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dendrite: Oceanography Dictionary - Dendrite
  Definition and meaning of dendrite:   dendrite - a sensory branch of a neuron that carries a nervous inpulse to the cel...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dendritic: Oceanography Dictionary - Dendritic
  Definition and meaning of dendritic:   dendritic - branched like a tree (Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dendrogram: Oceanography Dictionary - Dendrogram
  Definition and meaning of dendrogram:   dendrogram - a branching tree-like diagram used to represent phylogenetic paths...   » Read the article

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