The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary)
author: T.N. Ganapathy
edition: 2013, Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Trust
pages: 3832
ISBN-10: 1895383617
ISBN-13: 9781895383614
Topic: Shaivism
The conquest of Bindu and the device of controlling the Life Breath at the time of Enjoyment
This chapter describes The conquest of Bindu and the device of controlling the Life Breath at the time of Enjoyment located on page 2128 in the English translation of the The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary) [also: Tirumantiram, Tirumandiram etc.]. This book by Siddha Tirumular (Thirumoolar) deals with Shaiva literature (such as the Agamas) and, being encyclopedic in form, also deals with topics such as spiritual wisdom, Yoga, Indian philosophy and Tantra. This is Chapter 21 part of "Tandiram (Thandhiram) 7"
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Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) [by Arthur Avalon]
—Glad in mind in the enjoyment of the blissful union with Atma. (Atmanandena hrishta-cittah. ) “Bhagavan=Parama-Shiva (see previous Shloka). “Here” (Iha sthane—in the Bindu in the Ajna-Cakra spoken of above). “Places the Prana here” (Iha sthane pranam samaropya)—he places it on the Bindu already spoken of. He describes Purusha as Eternal. “Eternal” (Nitya [nityam]). —Indestructible (Vinasharahita [vinasharahitam]). “Birthless” (Aja). “Primeval” (Purana)....
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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita [by Narayana Gosvami]
Others, who are steadfast in controlling the life force (pranayama), offer the up-going breath (prana) into the down-going breath (apana) and conversely offer the down-going breath into the up-going breath. Having stopped both the up-going breath and the down-going breath, they dedicate themselves to controlling the various life-airs. Others, while checking the eating process, offer their up-going breath into down-going breath itself, as a sacrifice....
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Yoga-sutras (with Vyasa and Vachaspati Mishra) [by Rama Prasada]
Others say that inasmuch as the enjoyment of unprohibited objects is proper, it should be said that contact with sound, &c. , subject to one s wishes, is the conquest of the senses. Others again say that the conquest of the senses is the obtaining of knowledge of sound, &c. , without their causing pleasure and pain, in the absence of attachment and aversion. Jaugishavya says that it is only the want of action of the senses, on account of the one-pointedness of the mind....
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[The Thirumanthiram (Translation and Commentary): index]
[Foreword]
[Preface]