Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Tantra
An approach to yoga which embraces all experience as divine and inherently capable of expanding one’s awareness into a state of liberation, free from the limitations of the mind and body. A spiritual path for deifying the body, utilising all the senses. Successfully practised, this results in being carried across to the other side of…
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Sthira
Steadiness.
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Smriti
The quality of mind related to one’s memories and past experiences.
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Sivananda, swami
Prominent twentieth-century yoga teacher instrumental in spreading the knowledge of yoga to the West.
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Shusumna nadi
The central energy channel in one’s being, located within the spinal cord.
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Sanskrit
The classical language of India, a language based on sound vibration whose initial purpose was to transmit spiritual concepts; it is the original language of yoga.
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Samana
The quality of energy related to digestion and one’s internal fire. In Ayurvedic philosophy, the smaller intestine is considered the source of vital energy that sustains life. This energy is referred to as the fourth of the five airs or vital forces known as “Praana Vayu.” According to Ayurveda, Praana Vayu is responsible for governing…
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Samadhi
The state of bliss, where all disturbances in the mind field are neutralized and one experiences pure universal consciousness. The term in the Hindu religion that refers to an intense meditative state in which one’s awareness is yoked or fused with Divine Consciousness.
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Raja yoga
The so-called “royal path,” it concerns itself with the meditation practices one may employ to feel the state of oneness of yoga at one’s core. A type of yoga that is believed to be the foundation for the other yoga systems.
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Pratyahara
The withdrawal of the senses away from the outside world.
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