Swami Vishnuswaroop

Gheranda Samhita (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

It is said that Gheraṇ?a Samhita was composed in the Seventeenth Century by Sage Gheraṇ?a. Not so much is known regarding his time and place of birth. His system of yoga is called 'Saptaṅga Yoga' i.e. the yoga of seven limbs or parts. We know 'A??aṅga Yoga' (i.e. the eight limbs of yoga) by Sage Patañjali and '?a?aṅga Yoga' (i.e. the six limbs of yoga) by Guru Gorakhanath. All these systems of yoga with their specific limbs/parts are equally respected and followed in the yogic tradition.

The first aspect of yogic practice described in Gheraṇ?a Samhita is ?a?karma, the six yogic cleansing practices. Their practice is important to get rid of diseases from the body and purify it properly. The second aspect of yogic practice discussed is the asana. The importance of asana practice is that they help create firmness and stability in the body. The third aspect of practice described is the mudra which is used to control the flow of praṇa and retain and circulate it within the body. The fourth aspect of practice he talked is pratyahara.

According to Sage Gheraṇ?a, when body is purified through ?a?karma, it is made firm and stable by asana and praṇa is controlled and retained by mudra, then one can naturally do the practice of pratyahara. The fifth aspect of practice he taught is pranayama. In most of the pranayama practices he included mantras with them. Practice of pranayama with specific mantras creates direct impact on energy field within the body and mind through the vibrations of the mantras which eventually contribute for the expansion of awareness.

The sixth aspect of discourse in Gheraṇ?a Samhita is dhyana. The state of dhyana arises naturally when the body is pure, firm and stable, praṇa is controlled and the mind is withdrawn within itself. It describes three types of dhyana for developing awareness and one-pointedness of the mind. The seventh and final aspect described in Gheraṇ?a Samhita is samadhi. Its achievement is the final goal of yoga.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Divine Yoga Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781519941121
• Artikelnr.: 44396387

Autorenporträt

Swami Vishnuswaroop (Thakur Krishna Uprety), B. A. (Majored in English & Economics), M. A. in Theravada Buddhism, received his Diploma in Yogic Studies (First Class) from Bihar Yoga Bharati, Munger, Bihar, India. He was formally trained under the direct guidance and supervision of Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati in the Guru Kula tradition of the Bihar School of Yoga. His guru gave his spiritual name 'Vishnuswaroop' when he was initiated into the sannyasa tradition.

Divine Yoga Institute has published nine books on classical yoga, meditation, and tantra. He has taught Nepalese and foreign nationals the theory and practice of traditional yoga and the yogic way of life for more than twenty-five years.