This volume discusses the three next steps of Yoga known as Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi. They represent the crux of the process of Yogic Sadhana. In view of the extreme subtlety of these steps, this volume indicates to the ways and means leading to successful coverage of these steps through relevant texts dealing with this part of the Sadhana. With this end in view, selections have been made from such Yogic texts bearing as the Upanisads, Bhagavadgita, Vijnanabhairava, Malinivijayottaratantra, etc. which have been adduced here along with their English translation and necessary notes wherever required for clarification.
It also includes and discusses the epistemology of Yoga as well as a digest of the entire process and method of the Sadhana put together succinctly and in a graded manner under A tractatus of Yoga. The formulations made here are for summarising the entire range of the Sadhana in as brief a form as possible. These formulations have been made somewhat on the pattern of the classical authors of the sutra-form of literature dealing with subjects of utmost technical bearing requiring close attention of the reader. A significant difference in the process of formulation of the tractatus here from that of the ancient Sanskrit authors of the sutras lies in the fact that while sutra preceded their expositions made sometimes by the sutrakaras themselves and mostly by other exponents of them quite subsequently, here the formulations only follow the detailed exposition meant particularly to serve as a digest of the entire stuff along with all the difficulties involved in its coverage, understanding and practical application.
All these ingredients of Yoga as well its basic postulates have been discussed clearly and authentically having based on the textual verity on the one hand and scientific possibility on the other. All these ingredients of Yoga as well its basic postulates have been discussed clearly and authentically having based on the textual verity on the one hand and scientific possibility on the other.
The book is designed to confirm to the course contents of Yoga and we hope that it will be of great use to graduates, post graduates, diploma, research students, teachers of Yoga an general practitioners alike.
Contents: Vol. I. Foundation of Yoga: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. 1. Glimpses of Yoga in the Vedic Samhitas. 2. Yogic motifs in Indus seals. 3. Yogic Sadhana of Vedic Seers. 4. Yoga as the cradle of the Vedic system of education. 5. Consciousness and Yogic Sadhana in Saivism. 6. A critique of Patanjali. 7. Vedic vision of Bondage and liberation. Index.
Vol. II. Psychology of Yoga: Preface. Introduction. 1. Consciousness, states and grades. 2. Consciousness as a metaphysical force. 3. Existential value of consciousness. 4. Concentricity and universal creativity of consciousness. 5. Consciousness of the unconscious. 6. Ordeals of the unconscious in the quest for consciousness. 7. Contribution of Angiras, Ayasya, Bhrgu and Dadhyan to the discovery of the way to consciousness. 8. Consciousness and immortality. 9. Yoga and Vak. 10. Aesthetics and Yoga. 11. Maha Mrtyunjaya Mantra as a way to immortality. Index.
Vol. III. Asana: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. I. Asanas for beginners: i. Jivana Tattva Sadhana. ii. Yogic Suksma Vyayama. 1. Pharynx, intellect, memory hearing power and neck exercises. 2. Shoulders, arms and wrists exercises. 3. Strengthening of chest, back and abdomen muscles. 4. Strengthening of thighs, knees, legs, ankles and toes. II. Asanas for advanced practitioners: i. Sitting postures. ii. Supine postures. iii. Prone postures. iv. Standing postures. v. Inverted postures. Index.
Vol. IV. Sat Karma, Mudra, Pranayama and Pratyahara: Table of transliteration. Foreword. Preface. Introduction. 1. Satkarma. 2. Mudras: i. Bandhas. ii. Adhara Mudras. iii. Mudras with combination of Bandhas. iv. Postural Mudras. v. Meditation Mudras. 3. Pranayama: i. Prana and consciousness. ii. Pranayama. iii. Pranayama for beginners. iv. Pranayama for advanced practitioners. 4. Unclassified pranayamas from the Upanisads. 5. Kumbhaka Paddhati of Raghuvira. 6. Pratyahara. Index.
Vol. V. Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. 1. Dharana. 2. Dhyana and Samadhi. 3. Samadhi. 4. Meditation on the sacred syllable Om as an aid to Samadhi. 5. Role of the Kundalini in the attainment of Samadhi. 6. Role of the nervous system and centres in it in the task of inculcation of the spiritual consciousness. 7. Introverted perusal of light, sound and taste as ways to Samadhi. 8. Fundamentals of the epistemology of Yoga. Appendices. i. Methods of meditation from Vijnana Bhairava. ii. Methods of meditation in Sri Malinivijayottara Tantra. iii. Meditation methods by Abhinavagupta’s Gitartha Sangraha. iv. A Tractatus of Yoga. Index.
There are no reviews yet.