Beginning Lessons in Pranayama
“Bahya-abhyantar-stambha-vritti-desaa-kala Sankhyabhih patidtishto deergha-sukshmah.” – Yoga...
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Author: Swami Sivananda
Mystical Experiences in Meditation
Astral Journey and the Astral Body You first separate yourself from the body; then you identify...
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Prana and Pranayama
Pranayama is an exact science. It is the fourth Anga or limb of Ashtanga Yoga. “Tasmin Sati Svasa...
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A Discourse on Shivaratri
This falls on the 13th (or 14th) day of the dark half of Phalgun (February-March). The name means...
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What is Pranayama?
Tasmin sati svasaprasvasayor-gativicchedah pranayamah—“Regulation of breath or the control of...
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Importance and Benefits of Pranayama
“The illusory Samsaric Vasana that has arisen through the practice of many lives, never perishes...
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Ida, Pingala, Sushumna and the Shat-Chakras
Ida and Pingala There are the two nerve-currents one on either side of the spinal column. The left...
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Dazzling Mystical Lights and the Astral Plane
Sometimes, during meditation, you will get very powerful and dazzling lights, bigger than the sun....
Read MoreThe Five Essentials for Practising Pranayama
Five things are necessary for practising Pranayama. First a good place; second, a suitable time; third, moderate, substantial, light and nutritious food; fourth, patient and persistent practice with zeal, ease and earnestness...
Read MoreShat-Karma: The Six Purificatory Processes
Those who are of a flabby and phlegmatic constitution only, should practise at first these six Kriyas to prepare themselves for the practice of Pranayama and their success comes in easily. These six Kriyas are: 1. Dhauti, 2....
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