Hatha Yoga Pradipika
B. K. S. Iyengar, Yoga Swami Svatmarama, Elsy Becherer
Language: English
Pages: 102
ISBN: 2:00075963
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
Translated in to English with commentary from Hans-Ulrich Rieker and introduction by BKS Iyengar.
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conditions. The spinal column was straightened and the "bow of the nadis" was drawn (as my guru termed it), so that the real yoga could now begin. But even when we have achieved this posture it is like an empty pot, for what is essential here, the prana, will be developed only in the second stage. This section introduces a part of the anatomy that has not yet been mentioned, as indeed it is not often mentioned: the sphincter muscle of the anus. We should also know that in addition to the prana
also control prana. [For] the two causes that activate the mind are prana [respiration] and the sources of karma [vasanas, latent tendencies]. Death of one [of these] is the death of the other. When mind is absorbed, breathing subsides: when prana is absorbed in the sushumna [not available to the body] then mind also is absorbed. The deepest sense of this yoga will be understood only by one who is convinced that from physical process to psychological experience and religious phenomena there is
beyond doubt. −−When the prana current enters the sushumna between ida and pingala then khecari mudra begins to become meaningful. −−Between ida and pingala there is an unsupplied [i.e., with prana] space. It is there where the tongue performs khecari mudra. −−The khechari mudra in which the nectar from the "moon" is collected stands in high esteem with Siva [who is kala, nada and bindu]. The incomparable, divine sushumna is blocked off by the inverted tongue. −−The sushumna will also be closed
the body. In Bhramari kumbhaka the yogi's ears may ring. In shambhavi mudra his physical ears are deaf, but the ear in the heart hears the fortissimo of inner prayer. So Lao−tzu says: The multiple colors blind the eyes The multiple sounds deafen the ear NADA, THE INNER SOUND 96 Yoga Swami Svatmarama. Hatha yoga pradipika Therefore the sage cultivates his person And does not crave to see. Too Te Ching. 12 (87−89) Even as the loud sounds [still] ring out, one should concentrate on the subtle
thus have not reached anything really decisive. The real yoga only begins where such yogis (and their books) end. No one has as yet reached any stage of enlightenment through physical exercises. But we should talk about real gurus. Every human being yearns for the fulfillment of his most secret desires. Some, in order to be happy, seek nothing further than to learn the ABCs, while others will be happy with no less than the wisdom of God. Naturally, for the former the search for a teacher is