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role of physicality. Cosmic energy, sakti ́ , takes the form ofkuÓÓnÓdalin ̄ı en- ergy in the human body, and sexual energy is a ...

abolishes normal consciousness and inaugurates the nirv ̄aÓnic state, samsÓ ̄ara,the paradoxical experience of unity.”^23 An alt ...

KuÓnÓdalin ̄i Yoga Yoga’s universality shines beautifully in its many forms throughout countless Indian schools and sects, Hindu ...

burnt, Mishra says, the analogy breaks down when applied to human de- sires. Human desires are part of the Lord’s sportive creat ...

subtle state, lustrous like lightning and fine like the lotus fibre, she goes to the flame-like Íiva, the Supreme bliss and, of ...

are applied to a particular region of the body, such as the mul ̄ adh ̄ ̄araor ‘root’ cakra, that region is contracted to concen ...

I bring forth the Father, at the summit of this (cosmos). My womb (ori- gin) is within the waters, in the ocean. Thence I extend ...

sound, the world proceeds.”^49 L. P. Singh writes that each letter of m ̄atÓrka ̄ varÓnais living energy: “They are the acoustic ...

The Mahanirv ̄ a ̄Óna Tantra gives instructions for use of the mantra Om Saccidekam Brahma: Ó “O, the One-Being-Consciousness Br ...

The commentary invokes the Vedic assertion of the coexistence and eter- nal relation of a word and its meaning, and implies that ...

Therapeutic Elements of Tantra Tantra’s impetus as a religious therapeutic is evident in the Mahanirv ̄ a ̄Óna Tantrawhen Íakti ...

determine one’s state of health. Finally, the varÓnamay ̄ıaspect concerns pronunciation of the varÓnas, the sounds of the Sanskr ...

This appellation reflects the T ̄antric conception of constant motion within the cosmos. A dancer, through ritual gestures (mudr ...

R ̄agas, or melodic frameworks, cultivate meditative awareness in both musicians and listeners. The verbal root of raga ̄ is √ra ...

hold of that strength, their powers to perform their functions, be they of a superior order (such as the imparting) of initiatio ...

music. The word sadhana ̄ —devoted practice of a discipline for the purpose of spiritual self-healing and enlightenment—can appl ...

Breath, Music, and Healing A fundamental inspiration for inquiry into music as medicine is Yoga’s prescription of control of the ...

Singing and sound can change the way you think or how you feel. We use healing songs to strengthen people and to help them disco ...

played on instruments extends song from the human performer so that it resonates, not in the musician’s voice-box, but in an obj ...

Elements of Healing in Sanskrit Chant Among forms of sacred speech and song, sublimity is wonderfully mani- fest in Sanskrit cha ...