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Power, Supreme, 78–80, 320
Powergraph, 25
Prakriti, 35. 70, 72–4, 80, 81,90, 109, 118 -24, 173, 233, 251, 269, 275, 327
Prana, 20, 21, 32, 33, 36–8, 49, 50, 78 82, 89, 90, 96, 103–5, 112, 114, 119–22, 124, 125, 136, 144–6, 155, 157, 160, 167, 198, 204. 211, 224, 225, 272, 273; -concentration, 275; creator of mind, life, matter, 34; different forms of, 107, 156, 210; as dynamism, 35, 299; withdrawal of, 34
Pranana, 82, 300
Prananation,
see
Pranic radiations
Pranawa, 47, 50, 51, 53, 61, 63, 81, 92, 96, 102, 104, 105, 109, 110, 114, 121, 122, 128, 145, 146, 198, 243, 249, 272, 312; defined, 35
Pranayama 18, 23, 25–8, 30, 31, 34, 37, 38, 43, 44, 48–54, 59, 61, 72, 88, 89, 92–6, 114, 115, 127–30, 132–9. 145, 153, 204–6, 211, 217, 225, 297, 298, 321; sahita, 12, 89, 90, 133–9
Pranic: creativity, 113; forces, 25, 30, 72, 90, 101, 102, 104, 150, 153, 157, 167, 172, 224, 234; functions, 96; operation, 32; withdrawal, 37, 38, 319, 321;
see also
Dynamism
Pratyahara. 37, 38, 43. 44, 48, 54–6, 63, 65, 74, 99, 156, 206, 251, 321, 326; practice, 312–14; and sexual control, 303; Tantrika forms of, 56; Waidika forms of, 54–6, 157
Prayer, deep and silent, 45
Primus,
see
Prakriti
Procreation, 82, 83
Protoplasm, 229
Purification: of the alimentary canal, 304; of the blood, 204, 297, 298; of the body, 8, 9, 47, 48, 96, 138, 194, 297, 298, 302; internal, 133, 136, 137, 147, 181, 225; of the mind, 8, 9, 45, 52, 96, 309, 310, 321; pranayamic, 324, 325; spiritual, 150
Purusha(s), 70, 118, 120, 121, 123–5, 275
Radiations, pranic, 34, 311
Rajayoga, 10–12, 38, 43, 46 130; in relation to Layayoga, I
Ramakrishna, 28, 302
Reality, non-material, non-mental, 4; Supreme, 5, 273; unknown mental, 309
Relaxation, 30, 83, 196; muscular 204, 306, 307, 312, 323,
Religion, 28; defined, 5; as a means to search for God, 3, 4
Rishis, 43, 46, 78, 95, 102, 149, 190
Rudra. 81, 104, 107, ¡25, 132, 148, 155, 161, 163, 173, 174, 177–80, 188, 208, 211, 314, 315, 324, 325
Samadhi, 10, 26, 28, 34, 37, 43, 44, 46, 68–70, 74, 76, 77, 79, 81, 87, 91, 92, 102, 155, 158, 174, 199, 211, 225, 263; ananda, 130; (a)samprajñata, 10–13, 35, 37, 38, 130–2, 199, 251, 264, 270, 273–5, 319, 321, 325–7; defined, 25, 62–5; its stages, 255; Tantrika, 64, 65; Waidika, 63, 64
Samanana, 82
Sangskaras, 101, 251
Sanskrit, language, 185
Seers,
see
Rishis
Senses, 23, 120, 122–4, 126, 194, 251; control of the, 38, 48, 54, 68, 75, 78, 88, 96, 110, 128, 132, 147; their creation, 104, 113; inoperative, 155; limitations of, 2, 99, 100; seal of the, 275; withdrawal of,
see
Pratyahara
Sexual: control,
see
Brahmacharya; desire, 36, 130, 301–3; energy, 9, 311; enjoyment, 83; functions, 129, 320; vigour, 204, 210, 304, 305
Shakti(s), 18, 102, 108, 145, 146, 151, 188, 211, 327; Supreme, 80, 81, 95, 119, 122
Shaṅkara, 4, 26–8, 144, 184, 190, 197, 220, 256, 302
Shawasana, 12
Shiwa, 80–2, 85, 88, 91–3, 96, 108, 109, 112, 117, 118, 120, 122, 125, 126, 130, 131, 136, 148, 150, 156, 159, 160, 169, 173–6, 181, 188, 191, 211, 221, 264, 273, 274, 317, 319, 326; Nishkala, 78–80; 1000 names of, 146; Sakala, 79, 80, 122, 321, 324
Shiwa-Shakti, 78–80, 91, 95, 122, 124, 125, 180, J92, 234, 264. 269, 270, 272, 274, 275, 321, 324, 325; in form, 28
Sleep, 23, 32. 71, 251, 302, 322; yoga-, 83, 87, 274
Sound (s), 98, 99, 102, 105 8, 115, 312, 319; non-sensory, 150. 194, 195, 272, 275; -units, 104. 106, 116, 155,
Space, 100
Spear, see Trident
Spirit, Supreme, 61, 64–8, 70–2, 74
Spirituality, defined, 5
Study, spiritual, 45
Superconcentration,
see
Samadhi
Superlight, 24, 125; of samadhi, 78
Superpowers, 34, 47, 58, 86, 110–15, 144, 145, 325
Sushumna, 15, 17–21, 26, 28, 33–6, 49, 80, 90, 91, 93–6, 105, 108, 110, 114–16, 126, 138, 143–5, 152–5, 158, 160, 164, 166–72, 177, 179, 183 ff, 216, 239, 245, 247, 258, 285, 286, 290, 291, 310
Swastika, 133, 174
Tailanga, Swami, 27, 302
Tanmatra(s), 25, 28, 70, 72, 101, 102, 104, 107, 109, 113, 114, 123, 125, 126, 128, 130, 131, 143–5, 156, 157, 193, 194, 204, 210, 255, 275, 314, 321; -concentration, 203
Tantrikas, 28;
see also
Yogis
Tapasya, 310;
see also
Ascesis
Thought(s), 309, 313, 324, 327; control process of, 310, 321
Time, 82, 100
Tongue-lock, 127
Trident, 197, 206, 211, 233
Truth, revealed, 78
Udanana, 82
Unconsciousness,
see
Consciousness
Uddiyana, 83, 205
Universe: its appearance, 81, 125; its evolution, 120; its maintenance, 204
Urethra, 92
Vibrations, from sound, 99
Volition, 123, 251
Waikhari, 10
Wajroli, 46, 194, 197, 210, 303
Wayu, 92, 135, 136, 145, 153, 154, 157, 167, 224; -energy, 99, 122, 135, 144, 285, 299, 319; -nadis, 19, 137, 138; prana-, 20, 36, 81, 121, 152, 155, 234
Weda, 48, 104, 109, 111, 174; -sounds, 114
Will, -principle, 57
Wishnu, 81, 104, 107, 125, 132, 146, 148, 155, 161, 163, 174, 175, 177–9, 188, 201, 202, 204, 205, 314, 315, 325
Wiwekananda, 18, 33
Worship, 92; mental, 150, 151, 217; ritualistic, 45, 114, 130
Writti(s), 100, 101
Wyanan, 82
Yama, 8, 11, 37, 43 ff, 74, 87, 129, 130, 138
Yantra, 34, 92
Yoga, defined, 43, 44, 65–7; different systems of, 38, 43 ; posture,
see
Asana; and religion, 5; spiritual, 112, 113; supreme, 80, 326, 327; Tantrika, 6, 43, 44, 46, 48
Yogis, 15, 18, 21, 23, 24, 26–8, 31, 33, 47, 48, 51, 52, 55; 56, 61, 63, 66, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 87, 91, 94, 95, 98, 126–8, 144, 147, 302; Christian, Muslim, 4; hatha-, 29, 30; laya-, 165, 166, 291
Yoni, 320
Yonimudra, 75, 76, 197, 320, 321, 326
Shyam Sundar Goswami (1891–1978) was the founder of the Goswami Institute of Yoga in Sweden, the first Indian institution of its kind in that country. He was a disciple of the great yoga master Balak Bharati and also wrote
Hatha Yoga: An Advanced Method of Physical Education and Concentration
.
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Goswami, Shyam Sundar.
Layayoga : the definitive guide to the chakras and kundalini / Shyam Sundar Goswami.
p. cm.
Originally published: Boston : Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1980.
Includes index.
ebook ISBN 978-1-59477-634-2
print ISBN 978-0-89281-766-5
1. Yoga, Laya. 2. Chakras. 3. Kundalini. I. Title.
BL1238.56.L38G67 1999
294.5’436—dc21 99–10266
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