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Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Google Books: The Khecarividya of Adinatha

The Mālinīvijayottaratantra describes the practice, “the introspection of taste” as Rasarūpādhāraṇā (रसरूपाधारणा): “Now I will teach the taste-introspection, which is revered by Yogins, whereby the attainment of all flavours arises for the Yogin. One should contemplate, with a focussed internal faculty, the Sensory Medium of taste as resembling a water-bubble on the tip of the tongue. It is located at the end of [the] royal nerve (rājanāḍī), it is cool, six-flavoured and smooth. Then, within a month one savours flavours. Rejecting the salty [flavours] etc., when he reaches sweetness, the Yogin, swallowing that, bewcomse the vanquisher of death after six months. [He is] freed from agin and disease, black-haired, undiminished is [the splendour of] his complexion. He livesa as long as the moon, the stars and the sun, practising now and again.”

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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).

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Dharana, Tarana.

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