Vijnanabhairava, Or Divine Consciousness: A Treasury of 112 Types of YogaVijnanabhairava is a very ancient book on Yoga. It studiously eschews mechanical worship, external rites and ceremonies and goes directly to the heart of the problem of the union of human consciousness with the Divine. There is no theoretical discussion in the book. It describes 112 types of yoga each of which is a precious gem delineating the mystic approach to the Divine. for this purpose, it makes full use of all the aspects of human life--prana, manas, imagination and intuition. The book has for the first time been translated into English. The translation of each verse is followed by copious expository notes which contain not only all that is of any value in the Sanskrit commentaries but also many practical suggestions made by Svami Laksmana Joo on the basis of his personal experience of these Yogas. In order to understand the philosophical background of these Yogas, the reader is advised to go through the introductory portion of the author`s Pratyabhijnahrdayam or the Siva-sutras. Dr. Jaideva singh has an admirable command over both Sanskrit and English and has presented an exposition of this book with remarkable success. |
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12 fingers Abhinavagupta absolute absorbed activity Anava anusvāra ardhacandra aspirant attains becomes bhāvanā bhavet bindu bliss body Brahman Brahmarandhra breath buddhi cakra centre citta commentary concentrate consists contemplation creative devi dhāraṇā dhyāna dissolved divine consciousness dvādaśānta empirical individual energy essential nature exhalation experience external eye-brows goddess gross hamsaḥ Highest Reality I-consciousness inhalation japa Jayaratha jiva jñāna kalā knowledge known Kṣemarāja kundalini Lakṣmaṇa Joo letter madhya manas manasā manifestation mantra mātrā Māyā means meditation mental mind mudrā mūlādhāra mystic nāda nature of Bhairava nirvikalpa NOTES object one's pară Parama prakāśa Prakṛti prāṇa and apāna prāṇaśakti praṇava present verse realization recitation Saiva sakala śakti Sāktopāya samādhi samanā sarvam sense Śiva Śivopadhyaya sound space spiritual subtle suddha sunya supreme suşumna Tantraloka tattva thought-constructs tion transcendent TRANSLATION Trika Universal Consciousness unmanā upāya upto vācya vibration vijñāna Vijñānabhairava vikalpas vimarśa visarga void word yoga yogi भवेत् वा
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Page xvi - There is one varna in the form of nada (sound vibration) in which lie all the varnas (letters) latently in an undivided form. As it is ceaseless, it is called anahata ie unstruck, natural, spontaneous, uncaused. As all the varnas (letters) originate from this nada, therefore, is it called varna proleptically. Vide verse 38 of the text. (Tantraloka V. 132) "The srffi blja and samhara blja are its main forms".