Holding the breath, Restraint of the Breath: 1 definition
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchHolding the Breath (as a Yogic practice) is denoted by the Sanskrit term Prāṇāyāma, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] What is to be gained by [manipulating] the vital winds, [even when] practised for a long time? [What gained] by the hundreds of [ways] of holding the breath (prāṇāyāma), which cause sickness and are arduous, and by the many Mudrās, which are painful and difficult to master? You [should] serve continually the one and only guru to obtain that [no-mind state] whose nature is innate, on the arising of which, the breath, mighty [though it is], instantly disappears by itself. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Partial matches: Holding, Restrained, The, The, Breath, Te.
Full-text (+22): Pranayama, Dhami, Pranyam, Kumbakambay, Ayamam, Dharana, Cuvacamvankal, Chardi, Pranayamashata, Sickness, Dravida, Visualization, Uddiyanabandha, Self-identification, Baddha, Pradana, Khadgapuja, Narashiras, Astrapuja, Shastrapuja.
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Markandeya Purana (by Frederick Eden Pargiter)
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Yogatattva Upanishad (translation and study) (by Sujata Jena)
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Part 1.6 - Dharana (fixed attention) < [Chapter 4 - Ashtanga-yoga and Practice in Yogatattva Upanishad]
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Shiva Purana (by J. L. Shastri)
Chapter 37 - The Goal of Yoga < [Section 7.2 - Vāyavīya-saṃhitā (2)]
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The Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda (by Srila Narayana Maharaja)
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Six Lessons on Raja-Yoga: II < [Six Lessons on Raja-Yoga]
Sunday, July 21 < [Inspired Talks (1895)]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
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