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Tratak has many potential uses, but the word may simply be translated as (intense) concentration. Actually it means an unbroken gaze or attention fixed on an object, a steady gazing at a particular point or object without winking - looking at or into it. Read more »

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As might be expected the Indian systems are all agreed upon the general principles of ethical conduct which must be followed for the attainment of salvation. Read more »

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The Yogi Philosophy may be divided into several great branches, or fields. What is known as “Hatha Yoga” deals with the physical body and its control; its welfare; its health; its preservation; its laws, etc. What is known as “Raja Yoga” deals with the Mind; its control; its development; its unfoldment, etc. What is known as “Bhakti Yoga” deals with the Love of the Absolute–God. What is known as “Gnani Yoga” deals with the scientific and intellectual knowing of the great questions regarding Life and what lies back of Life–the Riddle of the Universe. Read more »

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There are seven, or, as some say, nine, divisions of worshippers. The extra divisions are bracketed in the following quotation. The Kularnava-Tantra mentions seven, which are given in their order of superiority, the first being the lowest: Vedacara, Vaisnavacara, Saivacara, Daksinacara, Vamacara, Siddhantacara, (Aghoracara,(1) Yogacara), and Kaulacara, the highest of all.(2) Read more »

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The Anusara Immersion program is intended to give power to yoga practice through attentive study, practice and dialogue. The Anusara Immersion is a flight into the lessons of Anusara Yoga (Asana, Pranayama, Meditation). The Anusara Immersion is perfect for those that desire to research the mystery and deep practices of Anusara yoga. Read more »

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Lastly, through samadhi the quality of nirliptatva, or detachment, and thereafter mukti (liberation) is attained. Samadhi considered as a process is intense mental concentration, with freedom from all samkalpa, and attachment to the world, and all sense of “mineness,” or self-interest (mamata). Considered as the result of such process it is the union of Jiva with the Paramatrna.(1) Read more »

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This Yoga breathing site is devoted to presenting the many faces of Yoga. The goal of Yoga breathing is to illustrate the classical approaches of Raja Yoga, Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti Yoga, as well as Hatha Yoga, Kriya, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra, and the modern approaches of Ashtanga, Bikram and Anusara Yoga. Concentration, meditation, contemplation, mantra join into a unified force directed towards a complete understanding of Yoga.

The Yoga breathing site provides valuable and helpful information for those seeking to make yoga a part of their everyday routine. There is no promotion of any one belief system, only solid information about yoga, and not unbiased promotion of some yoga class. The hundreds of pages are packed with useful information: articles about yoga in general, yoga schools, yoga and health; and step-by-step yoga postures, concentration and meditation. The yoga beginner will get concise and easy-to-understand information about yoga basic principles and more advanced yoga techniques.

Yoga postures are catalogued in a supportive guide and offer step-by-step instructions, yoga video lessons, and yoga photos to better understand the practical side. This site also features essays on Yoga sutras of Patanjali.

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