Yoga, the method of re-integration.
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| Edition: | [1st U.S. ed.]. |
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New York,
University Books
[1955]
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Acquisition Notes: | From the library of Stella Kramrisch |
Table of Contents:
- The word "yoga"
- The place of yoga in Hindu philosophy
- The different forms of yoga
- Hatha yoga (re-integration through strength)
- The eight steps (anga-s) of Hath yoga
- The five abstinences, or Yama-s
- The five observances, or Niyama-s
- The bodily postures or Âsana-s
- Breath-control or Prânâyâma
- The withdrawal of senses from external objects (Pratyâhâra)
- The sixth step, concentration (Dhârana)
- The seventh step, contemplation (Dhyâna)
- The eighth step, identification (Samâdhi)
- Mantra yoga, or re-integration through hermetic formulae
- Laya yoga, or re-integration by mergence
- Shiva yoga, or re-integration into the Lord of sleep
- Karma yoga, or re-integration through action
- Jnâna yoga, or re-integration through knowledge
- Bhakti yoga, or re-integration through love
- Kundalini yoga and Asparsha yoga
- The obstacles to yoga.