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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchImmortality refers to one of the boons (granted by Aghorī), forming part of the powers granted to one following certain Yoga practices, according to the Brahmayāmala-tantra (or Picumata), an early 7th century Śaiva text consisting of twelve-thousand verses.—Accordingly, [while describing a haṭha-sādhana (foreceful practice)]: “[When the Sādhaka] remains [in the hole] for up to one day, he is freed from all sins. [...] On the eighth day, the Sādhaka sees the shadow of Aghorī. Thus content, she gives [a boon, saying to the Sādhaka], ‘Good, my dear! Choose a boon: either lord of the earth, immortality (amaratva), levitation, [entry into the] netherworlds, coming and going through the sky, invisibility, the elixir of mercury, the wish-fulfilling gem, the [magical] sword, the [seven-league] sandals or the [occult] eye collyrium [...]’ [...]”
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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Full-text (+226): Amarata, Amrityu, Anantya, Amritata, Amrita, Amritatva, Amaratva, Amartyatva, Amata, Amarta, Amaraniyata, Mrityunashana, Sudhapani, Amritanadopanishad, Samudranavanita, Amritaciti, Amritagarbha, Samraksha, Amritasamraksha, Sudha.
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Two Poems < [October 1951]
Evil and Karma in 'Contemporary Indian Philosophy' < [June 1937]
Triple Stream - Long Life and Immortality < [April – June, 1998]
Kena upanishad (Madhva commentary) (by Srisa Chandra Vasu)
Manusmriti with the Commentary of Medhatithi (by Ganganatha Jha)
Verse 9.137 < [Section XVII - Property of one who has no Male Issue: the ‘Appointed Daughter’]
Verse 12.84-85 < [Section X - The Highest Good]
Verse 12.104 < [Section XI - Supremacy of the Veda]
Brahma Sutras (Nimbarka commentary) (by Roma Bose)
Brahma-Sūtra 4.2.7 < [Adhikaraṇa 5 - Sūtras 7-13]
Brahma-Sūtra 4.3.9 (first opponent’s view, continued) < [Adhikaraṇa 5 - Sūtras 6-15]
Brahma-Sūtra 4.2.10 < [Adhikaraṇa 5 - Sūtras 7-13]
Brahma Sutras (Shankaracharya) (by George Thibaut)
IV, 2, 7 < [Fourth Adhyāya, Second Pāda]
IV, 3, 13 < [Fourth Adhyāya, Third Pāda]
I, 2, 17 < [First Adhyāya, Second Pāda]
Taittiriya Upanishad Bhashya Vartika (by R. Balasubramanian)
Verse 3.85 < [Book 3 - Bhṛguvallī]
Verse 3.56 < [Book 3 - Bhṛguvallī]
Verse 1.72 < [Book 1 - Śīkṣāvallī]
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