Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Some of the classic texts of Hatha Yoga are Hatha Yoga Pradipika, Gheranda Samhita, Siva Samhita. These describe certain practices which would be considered highly unusual. Patanjali's yoga sutras is important in Hatha Yoga as well. As John pointed out Hatha Yoga and Raja yoga are connected. The higher practices of Hatha Yoga involve mudras, pranayama with bhandas, and various kriyas to stimulate the kundalini shakti. Many of these practices are physically and mentally demanding and are not suitable for everyone. An experienced teacher or a guide is critical in advanced practices of Hatha Yoga. In the Jnana path, where the goal is Self-Realization, there is no requirement or encouragement to engage in any of these physical practices. Love to all Harsha John Logan wrote: Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga are closely related with Raja Yoga as an extension of Hatha Yoga. The classic text is THE YOGA SUTRAS OF PATANJALI. Most instructive is the little book by Vivekananda, RAJA YOGA. Some interesting material can be found in his book KARMA YOGA. These books can be found on the websites for the Vedanta Society and Amazon, etc. This material is accessible but not to be approached naively and maturity in both physical and spiritual pathwork is strongly recommended for going into these areas. , "jkollingnl" <frog3@f...> wrote: > > Hi, does anyone know more about the deeper powers of hatha yoga? for > example going without food, drink and sleep for a long time, > developing great nightvision, and so on? > what more is there? and how is this studied? > i have done yoga for some time, but the teachers here do not know > about this, i am in the netherlands, and i would like to study more > about all of the deeper things of hatha yoga too, any help? > > Mango /join "Love itself is the actual form of God." Sri Ramana In "Letters from Sri Ramanasramam" by Suri Nagamma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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