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Haṭha-Yoga: its context, theory, and practice/ Mikel Burley

By: Burley, Mikel Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Delhi : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 2000Description: 321p. : ill. ; 23cmISBN: 8120817052Subject(s): YogaDDC classification: 181.45

Contents:

Introduction What is hatha-yoga? Purpose and structure of the study Textual sources Part One: CONTEXTUAL ASPECTS OF HATHA-YOGA 1 Early Sources Vedas The 'Aryan invasion' myth Yoga in the Upanisads 2 Yoga and the Indian Darsanas The dstika darsanas Sarnkhya and Yoga Patafijala-yoga and hatha-yoga 3 The Guru-Sisya Relationship 4 The Symbology of Siva The myth of hatha-yoga's origin Symbolism in yoga The meanings of Siva Part Two: THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF HATHA-YOGA 5 Hatha-Yoga and Raja-Yoga The various yogas Raja-yoga The goal of yoga Degrees of samadhi 6 The 'Body' in Hatha-Yoga Unwarranted prejudice against hatha-yoga Kaya-sadhana The notion of jTvanmukti The human being as 'multilayered' Microcosm and macrocosm 7 The Subtle Bodily Matrix Prana Nadls Cakras KundaiinI The nerve-nadl identity theory Part Three: PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF HATHA-YOGA 8 Hatha Techniques Abhyasa and vairagya Preliminary requirements The central techniques 9 Effects of Hatha-Yoga Siddhis Scientific data 10 Conclusion

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Introduction
What is hatha-yoga?
Purpose and structure of the study
Textual sources
Part One:
CONTEXTUAL ASPECTS OF HATHA-YOGA
1 Early Sources
Vedas
The 'Aryan invasion' myth
Yoga in the Upanisads
2 Yoga and the Indian Darsanas
The dstika darsanas
Sarnkhya and Yoga
Patafijala-yoga and hatha-yoga
3 The Guru-Sisya Relationship
4 The Symbology of Siva
The myth of hatha-yoga's origin
Symbolism in yoga
The meanings of Siva
Part Two:
THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF HATHA-YOGA
5 Hatha-Yoga and Raja-Yoga
The various yogas
Raja-yoga
The goal of yoga
Degrees of samadhi
6 The 'Body' in Hatha-Yoga
Unwarranted prejudice against hatha-yoga
Kaya-sadhana
The notion of jTvanmukti
The human being as 'multilayered'
Microcosm and macrocosm
7 The Subtle Bodily Matrix
Prana
Nadls
Cakras
KundaiinI
The nerve-nadl identity theory
Part Three:
PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF HATHA-YOGA
8 Hatha Techniques
Abhyasa and vairagya
Preliminary requirements
The central techniques
9 Effects of Hatha-Yoga
Siddhis
Scientific data
10 Conclusion

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