The Encyclopedia of Indian Philosophies: India's Philosophy of MeditationKarl H. Potter, Gerald James Larson Discusses the philosophy of classical Yoga. This book focuses on the meaning of concentration, Samadhi, engrossment, saapatti, and extraordinary cognitive capacities, vibhutis, siddhis. |
Contents
IN MEMORIAMDR RAM SHANKAR | 13 |
THE PHILOSOPHY OF YOGA | 21 |
Hathayogapradīpikā of Svātmarāma Yogin c 13501400 489 | 37 |
The Philosophy of Patañjala Yoga | 70 |
The Hatha Yoga System and Other SatelliteSectarian | 136 |
Contemporary Yoga Movements by Autumn Jacobsen | 148 |
SUMMARIES OF WORKS | 159 |
bhāsyavivaraņa attributed to Śamkara | 239 |
Some additional texts | 587 |
Yogavāsistha author unknown c 10th century | 589 |
Yoga Upaniṣads 12001600 | 590 |
Advayatāraka | 591 |
Amrtanāda | 592 |
Amrtabindu | 593 |
Ksurikā | 595 |
Triśikhi | 597 |
c 20th century | 367 |
Kaulajñānanirnaya attributed | 436 |
Gorakṣaśataka attributed to Goraksanātha | 464 |
Gorakṣasiddhāntasamgraha author unknown | 470 |
Yogayājñavalkya author unknown | 506 |
Şatcakranirūpaņa 6th chapter of Purņānandas Śrītattvacintāmaņi c 16001700 | 516 |
Vasisisthasamhitā author unknown c 1601700 | 521 |
Hatharatnāvalī of Śrīnivāsabhatta c 16001700 | 522 |
Hathasamketacandrikā of Sundaradeva c 1850 | 526 |
Hathatattvakaumudī of Sundaradeva c 1850 | 531 |
Yogacintāmaņi of Śivānanda c 1850 | 535 |
Yogataranga of Devatīrthasvāmin c 1855 | 543 |
Jyotsnā of Brahmānanda c 18501900 | 547 |
Yogakarņikā of Aghorānandanātha c 1905 | 560 |
Yogarahasya of Satyadeva c 1920 | 561 |
Brhadyogiyājñavalkya author unknown 20th century | 574 |
c 20th century | 576 |
Uttaragītā author unknown c 20th century | 583 |
Darśana | 599 |
Dhyānabindu | 600 |
Nādabindu | 604 |
Pāśupatabrahma | 606 |
Brahmavidyā | 609 |
Mandalabrāhmaṇa | 611 |
Mahāvākya | 613 |
Yogakundalī | 615 |
Yogacūdāmani | 616 |
Yogatattva | 618 |
Yogaśikhā | 620 |
Varāha | 623 |
Śāndilya | 626 |
Hamsa | 628 |
END NOTES | 631 |
LIST OF WORKS CITED | 641 |
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Common terms and phrases
actions afflictions appears arises āsanas asmitā aspirant attained avidyā becomes beginningless Bhairava Bhiksu Bhoja birth body Book Brahmā brahman breath breath-control buddhi Buddhist cakra called cause century cessation channels citta cognitive commentary comprehensive reflection consciousness content-filled concentration content-less dhyāna discriminative discernment discriminative knowledge discussion dispassion egoity engrossment existence experience external five fluctuations of awareness Goraksanātha gross gunas Hatha Yoga ignorance insight intellect karma kinds known kriyāyoga kundalinī liberation limbs mahābhūtas manifest means meditation mind Miśra mudrā namely nature notion object one-pointed one's ordinary awareness organs pain Patañjali postures practice prajñā prakrti purusa Rāja Yoga Ram Shankar Bhattacharya realization result sādhanā śakti samādhi samāpatti Samkhya samsāra Sanskrit sattva seer sense sense-organs siddha Śiva sphota spiritual stage subconscious impressions subtle supreme susumņā sūtra syllables tanmātras thing traces tradition Vācaspatimiśra Vedānta verses vicāra vital centers Vyāsa Bhāsya word Yoga philosophy Yogasūtras yogic yogin