Yoga Withdrawing
The Philosophy, Psychology and Practice of Yoga
or they go away to some place where no one comes to them. They keep alone by themselves. That is one method of withdrawal?withdrawing oneself from the external objects. But that is not possible for all. You have to live and move among external....
Rama's Lectures on the Gita - 5
nor pained by good or evil, because he is not attached to anything anywhere. 2. He has now mastered the art of withdrawing his organs at will from the sense objects, just like a tortoise. The tortoise is endowed with a strong shell....
The History of Yoga
purity, studiousness, contentment, discipline Pranayama - controlling the breath Pratyahara - going inward and withdrawing attention from the outside world Dharana - concentration Dhyana - meditation Samadhi - merging with the....
Meditation - Part II
Dhyana let us digress from here. In Dhyana, the first thing that is achieved is complete relaxation. Then, practice withdrawing the senses from outside, which is called Pratyahara. Then comes Dharana which is an effort to concentrate.....
The Last Forty-
The patterns that precede a major spiritual change are usually inconsistent with everyday reality because our energy is withdrawing to support a higher evolvement. I have lived through a continual string of such experiences. Sometimes, several....
A "Class" after a Class (Section 17)
to the next hierarchy -you can still withdraw the effort yet not lose the pose. This is one way. So go all out and start withdrawing superfluous muscular forces - you might be using your jaws, your teeth, in several poses. Maybe there are....
Yoga Glossary
or prasadam - Food or drink that has been offered to the Deity; also the leavings of a superior's meal. Pratyahara - withdrawing the senses from objects. Pratyakshatva - Direct perception. Pravrajika - Pronounced prav-ra-jika. Title of....
Marma Points and the Practice of Yoga - yoga
inner factors of Yoga that allows us to turn our energy inward. Pratyahara literally means ‘withdrawal’, like a turtle withdrawing into its shell. It refers to various ‘internalization’ exercises designed to control the senses and motor....
Creating Inner Focus with Pratyahara
withdrawal? and is the fifth limb or branch of an eight-staged yogic approach to the unification of body-mind-spirit. By withdrawing our attention from the external environment and by focusing inwards on the breath and sensations, we still the....
IChing, Book of Changes
those beneath him; he is as firm as a rock. When the first sign of discord appears, he knows the right moment for withdrawing and does not delay even for a day. Perseverance in such conduct will bring good fortune. Confucius says about....
Yoga Movement's Yoga Vocabulary
Pranayama. Method of controlling prana or life force through the regulation of breathing. See article on Pratyahara. withdrawing the senses in order to still the mind as in meditation. See article on Raja yoga. The path of physical and....
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