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Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190935103
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Sayings of Gorakhnath presents a translation of late-medieval texts in Old Hindi, traditionally attributed to one of the founders of the Order of Nath Yogis. The Naths are associated with the creation and development of hatha yoga, with important historical and ideological links to Hindu tantra and alchemy. The texts gathered in this collection on the one hand provide a criticism of religious authority based on external knowledge lacking personal experience, while on the other hand they celebrate the path of yoga and its methods of engagement with the subtle body and its centres of occult energy and miraculous powers. The ultimate goal of the style of yoga described in the Sayings of Gorakhnath concerns the attainment of immortality and divinization of its adepts. This is achieved by redirecting the trajectory of the seminal fluid, which in the process transforms into the elixir, the amrt. In order to accomplish that goal, a regime of yogic practices is suggested, consisting of the assumption of a steady posture, breathing exercises, mantra chanting, and meditation. Djudjevic and Singh's translations are preceded by an introduction and accompanied by notes, which contextualize and elucidate the subject matter.
Sayings of Gorakhnath
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190935103
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Sayings of Gorakhnath presents a translation of late-medieval texts in Old Hindi, traditionally attributed to one of the founders of the Order of Nath Yogis. The Naths are associated with the creation and development of hatha yoga, with important historical and ideological links to Hindu tantra and alchemy. The texts gathered in this collection on the one hand provide a criticism of religious authority based on external knowledge lacking personal experience, while on the other hand they celebrate the path of yoga and its methods of engagement with the subtle body and its centres of occult energy and miraculous powers. The ultimate goal of the style of yoga described in the Sayings of Gorakhnath concerns the attainment of immortality and divinization of its adepts. This is achieved by redirecting the trajectory of the seminal fluid, which in the process transforms into the elixir, the amrt. In order to accomplish that goal, a regime of yogic practices is suggested, consisting of the assumption of a steady posture, breathing exercises, mantra chanting, and meditation. Djudjevic and Singh's translations are preceded by an introduction and accompanied by notes, which contextualize and elucidate the subject matter.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190935103
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Sayings of Gorakhnath presents a translation of late-medieval texts in Old Hindi, traditionally attributed to one of the founders of the Order of Nath Yogis. The Naths are associated with the creation and development of hatha yoga, with important historical and ideological links to Hindu tantra and alchemy. The texts gathered in this collection on the one hand provide a criticism of religious authority based on external knowledge lacking personal experience, while on the other hand they celebrate the path of yoga and its methods of engagement with the subtle body and its centres of occult energy and miraculous powers. The ultimate goal of the style of yoga described in the Sayings of Gorakhnath concerns the attainment of immortality and divinization of its adepts. This is achieved by redirecting the trajectory of the seminal fluid, which in the process transforms into the elixir, the amrt. In order to accomplish that goal, a regime of yogic practices is suggested, consisting of the assumption of a steady posture, breathing exercises, mantra chanting, and meditation. Djudjevic and Singh's translations are preceded by an introduction and accompanied by notes, which contextualize and elucidate the subject matter.
The Sants
Author: Karine Schomer
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120802773
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
ISBN: 9788120802773
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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The Dabistan, Or, School of Manners
Author: Muḥsin Fānī
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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The Dabistan, Or School of Manners, Translated ... by David Shea ... and Anthony Troyer ... Edited, with a Preliminary Discourse, by the Latter
Author: Muhammad Muhsin Fani
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Languages : en
Pages : 480
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Languages : en
Pages : 480
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The Dabistán, Or School of Manners
Author: David Shea
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Category : Iran
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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Category : Iran
Languages : en
Pages : 872
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The Dabistan, Or, School of Manners
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 478
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The Dabistán, Or School of Manners
Author: Mīrzā Muḥammad Fānī
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Languages : en
Pages : 478
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Languages : en
Pages : 478
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Oriental Translation Fund
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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Category : Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 476
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The Teachings of Gorakhnath
Author: Charles Esmond Pain
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Languages : en
Pages : 748
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Pages : 748
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Kashmiri Literature
Author: Braj B. Kachru
Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN: 9783447021296
Category : Kashmiri literature
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Publisher: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN: 9783447021296
Category : Kashmiri literature
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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