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Six Yogas of Naropa Six Yogas of Naropa
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Hatha yoga Hatha yoga
Hatha yoga Definition Hatha yoga is the most widely practiced form of yoga in America. It is the branch of yoga that concentrates on physical health and mental well-being. Hatha yoga uses bodily postures (asanas ), breathing techniques (pranayama ), and meditation (dyana ) with the goal of... Read more
yoga yoga
yoga [Skt.,=union], general term for spiritual disciplines in Hinduism , Buddhism , and throughout S Asia that are directed toward attaining higher consciousness and liberation from ignorance, suffering, and rebirth. More specifically it is also the name of one of the six orthodox systems of ... Read more
Patanjali Patanjali
Patanjali Patanjali was an Indian teacher traditionally thought of as the person who gathered and systematized the teachings of meditation and yoga. He is believed to have lived between 200B.C.E. and 450 C.E. However, he is credited with composing the small Sanskrit volume of Yoga Sutras from... Read more
Pratyahara Pratyahara
Pratyahara One of the advanced stages of the Hindu system of yoga practice. According to the Indian teacher Patanjali (ca. 200B.C.E.), the following stages are prescribed: yama and niyama (ethical restraints and moral observances), asanas (the physical positions of hatha yoga ), pranayama... Read more
Bhagavad-Gita Bhagavad-Gita
Bhagavad-Gita [Skt.,=song of the Lord], Sanskrit poem incorporated into the Mahabharata , one of the greatest religious classics of Hinduism. The Gita (as it is often called) consists of a dialogue between Lord Krishna and Prince Arjuna on the eve of the great battle of Kurukshetra. Arjuna is... Read more
samadhi samadhi
samadhi , a state of deep absorption in the object of meditation, and the goal of many kinds of yoga . In Buddhism the term refers to any state of one-pointed concentration. In Hinduism it signifies the highest levels of mystical contemplation, in which the individual consciousness becomes... Read more
Kapila Kapila
Kapila (ca. sixth century B.C.E.) Celebrated Hindu sage and founder of the Sankya school of philosophy. He is believed by some Hindus to be the god Vishnu in the fifth of his 24 incarnations. The Sankya system seeks to explain the creation of the phenomenal universe and the part played by spirit... Read more
karma karma
karma or karman , [Skt.,=action, work, or ritual], basic concept common to Hinduism , Buddhism , and Jainism . The doctrine of karma states that one's state in this life is a result of actions (both physical and mental) in past incarnations, and action in this life can determine one's destiny... Read more
Happy Holy Organization Healthy Happy Holy Organization Healthy
3HO Foundation Educational branch of the Sikh Dharma, a Sikh religious group founded by Shri Singh Bhai Sahib Harbhajan Singh Khalsa Yogiji, popularly known as Yogi Bhajan in Los Angeles in the late 1960s. "3HO" means "Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization," and is based on the idea that it is... Read more

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