Sixty Four Yoginis

Download Sixty Four Yoginis full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online Sixty Four Yoginis ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!

Sixty-four Yoginis

Author : Anamika Roy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789384082123
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (821 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Sixty-four Yoginis by : Anamika Roy

Download or read book Sixty-four Yoginis written by Anamika Roy and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sixty-Four Yoginis are the lesser known forms of the Goddess Shakti in art and religion. Variously portrayed as malevolent goddesses, deities of tantric rituals, and yoginis of flesh and blood, they are seen as the sixty-four forms of the goddess and the sixty four embraces of Shiva and Shakti. Abandoned temples, stretching from Banda in Uttar Pradesh to Bolangir in Odisha, were once witness to the evolution of the mysterious cult of these goddesses. Shrouded in secrecy, knowledge about them is, till date, closely guarded by the tantric Acaryas. Sixty-Four Yoginis: Cult, Icons and Goddesses deciphers the complex forms of the Yoginis by engaging with the subject historically, aesthetically, theologically and anthropologically; identifies the Yoginis of the temple, of the Puranas, of the tantric texts, of folklore and finally of the Yogini Kaula; and examines the different layers of the complex phenomena based on rigorous fieldwork in the hitherto untraversed terrains where the Yoginis have their abode. The book offers valuable insights for researchers in the fields of religion, myth, culture, history and gender studies. The text of this handsomely produced volume is supplemented with a rich collection of photographs.

A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance

Author : Roxanne Kamayani Gupta
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594775273
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance by : Roxanne Kamayani Gupta

Download or read book A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance written by Roxanne Kamayani Gupta and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000-03-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The yoga and classical dance traditions of India have been inextricably entwined for millennia. The exacting hand gestures, postures and movements of Indian classical dance can only be achieved through yogic concentration. Conversely, the esthetics, symmetry, and dynamism of dance enhance the practice of yoga. These two traditions, so complementary and essential to one another, are united and explicated for the first time in A Yoga of Indian Classical Dance. Twenty-five years ago Roxanne Kamayani Gupta embarked on a journey of dance and yoga, yearning to unlock their mysteries and discover their common origins. As a twenty-year-old student from America she was miraculously and mysteriously absorbed into Indian culture, became a Hindu, and began an odyssey so unusual and unique that the reader will be enchanted by its telling. Choosing the path of the dancer, Roxanne Gupta accomplished what no Western woman had done before: being accepted and trained by Indian masters and then performing in the Indian classical traditions--from the palaces of maharajas to the arts festivals of Europe and America--while at the same time achieving a doctorate in the anthropology of religion and being initiated into a number of yogic traditions. Having mastered the classical form of Kuchipudi dance and studied with teachers of the hatha and kriya yoga traditions, she brings together these two great streams of consciousness and practice. In this tantric approach to yoga and dance, expressed through the body and through a yoga of emotions, we see the traditions embodied in a manner that embraces the totality of the human experience. The result is the dance of the yogini, the sacred feminine initiatress who dances with one foot in nature and the other in the realm of the gods. With extensive photographs of innovative yoga routines, Roxanne Kamayani Gupta distills her experience into techniques for yogic study certain to assist students of all levels to achieve a dynamic, beautiful, and graceful practice.

Experiencing the Goddess

Author : Janet Chawla
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788173056345
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (563 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Experiencing the Goddess by : Janet Chawla

Download or read book Experiencing the Goddess written by Janet Chawla and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Chausathi Yoginis of Hirapur

Author : Adyasha Das
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781645600121
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (1 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Chausathi Yoginis of Hirapur by : Adyasha Das

Download or read book The Chausathi Yoginis of Hirapur written by Adyasha Das and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-06 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of research and readings on the Chausathi Yogini temple at Hirapur (near Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India). This book was motivated by the desire to delve deeply into the tantric roots in which the Yogini cult is embedded and to link it to the significance of this site as a potential cultural tourism destination.

Yoginī, Cult and Temples

Author : Vidya Dehejia
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Yoginī, Cult and Temples by : Vidya Dehejia

Download or read book Yoginī, Cult and Temples written by Vidya Dehejia and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On yoginīs, minor form of Hindu goddesses belonging to tantric tradition.

Tantric Kali

Author : Daniel Odier
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1620555603
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (25 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tantric Kali by : Daniel Odier

Download or read book Tantric Kali written by Daniel Odier and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mythology, rituals, meditations, and practices used in Tantric worship of the goddess Kali in the tradition of Kashmiri Shaivism • Reveals the practices of Vamachara, known as the Left-hand Path but more accurately translated as the Path of Shakti • Includes a Kali ritual from the Nirrutara Tantra, translated here for the first time • Presents devotional chants, meditations, and mudras specific to Tantric worship of Kali According to traditions going back to pre-Vedic times, Kali sprang from the third eye of the Goddess Durga as a destructive and terrifying manifestation of feminine power sent to lay waste to the forces of evil. Throughout India to this day, Kali is worshipped as the destroyer of bondage, capable of liberating her devotee from all rules and subjugation. In Tantric Kali, Daniel Odier presents the mythology, practices, and rituals of Kali worship in the Tantric Kaula tradition within Kashmiri Shaivism. He reveals the practices of Vamachara, commonly known as the Left-hand Path but more accurately translated as the Path of Shakti. In this tradition the body itself is Kali’s temple, and it is therefore unnecessary to reject or deny the body to know union with the divine. Instead, nothing is regarded as pure or impure and there is complete freedom from rules. Focused on working directly with forbidden emotions and behaviors, this path allows the seeker to transcend obstacles to liberation through sexual union. According to the Kaula Upanishad, “In your behavior do the opposite to what the norms dictate but remain in consciousness.” This is the essence of Tantra. Kali is absolute reality: manifested as woman intoxicated by desire, she frees the tantric practitioner from all desire except union with the divine. The author includes an evocative ritual from the Nirrutara Tantra--never before translated into any Western language--containing devotions to the 64 yoginis according to Matsyendranath, founder of the Kaula path. Offering devotional chants, meditations, and mudras specific to Tantric worship of Kali, this empowering book provides practices and teachings for those on the Tantric path to liberation.

Tribal Roots of Hinduism

Author : Shiv Kumar Tiwari
Publisher : Sarup & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9788176252997
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (529 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Tribal Roots of Hinduism by : Shiv Kumar Tiwari

Download or read book Tribal Roots of Hinduism written by Shiv Kumar Tiwari and published by Sarup & Sons. This book was released on 2002 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Yogini

Author : Shambhavi L. Chopra
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 8183281672
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (832 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Yogini by : Shambhavi L. Chopra

Download or read book Yogini written by Shambhavi L. Chopra and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yogini: Unfolding the Goddess Within is a unique record of personal experiences that portray in its various fascinating episode the secrets of the magical world of Tantra. It shows how the gods and goddesses can manifest themselves within our daily lives, taking us from the mundane to the sublime and making our days and nights a dance of wonder and delight.

The Triadic Heart of Śiva

Author : Paul E. Muller-Ortega
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438413858
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Triadic Heart of Śiva by : Paul E. Muller-Ortega

Download or read book The Triadic Heart of Śiva written by Paul E. Muller-Ortega and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2010-03-31 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores one of the most explicit and sophisticated theoretical formulations of tantric yoga. It explains Abhinavagupta's teaching about the nature of ultimate reality, about the methods for experiencing this ultimate reality, and about the nature of the state of realization, a condition of embodied enlightenment. The author uncovers the conceptual matrix surrounding the practices of the Kaula lineage of Kashmir Shaivism. The primary textual basis for the book is provided by Abhinavagupta's Parātrīśikā-laghuvṛtti, a short meditation manual that centers on the symbolism of the Heart-mantra, SAUḤ.

The Heart of the Yogini

Author : Andre Padoux
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199982325
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (999 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Heart of the Yogini by : Andre Padoux

Download or read book The Heart of the Yogini written by Andre Padoux and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: André Padoux offers the first English translation of the Yoginihrdaya, a seminal Hindu tantric text dating back to the 10th or 11th century CE.

Kiss of the Yogini

Author : David Gordon White
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022602783X
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (26 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Kiss of the Yogini by : David Gordon White

Download or read book Kiss of the Yogini written by David Gordon White and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2006-07-07 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For those who wonder what relation actual Tantric practices bear to the "Tantric sex" currently being marketed so successfully in the West, David Gordon White has a simple answer: there is none. Sweeping away centuries of misunderstandings and misrepresentations, White returns to original texts, images, and ritual practices to reconstruct the history of South Asian Tantra from the medieval period to the present day. Kiss of the Yogini focuses on what White identifies as the sole truly distinctive feature of South Asian Tantra: sexualized ritual practices, especially as expressed in the medieval Kaula rites. Such practices centered on the exchange of powerful, transformative sexual fluids between male practitioners and wild female bird and animal spirits known as Yoginis. It was only by "drinking" the sexual fluids of the Yoginis that men could enter the family of the supreme godhead and thereby obtain supernatural powers and transform themselves into gods. By focusing on sexual rituals, White resituates South Asian Tantra, in its precolonial form, at the center of religious, social, and political life, arguing that Tantra was the mainstream, and that in many ways it continues to influence contemporary Hinduism, even if reformist misunderstandings relegate it to a marginal position. Kiss of the Yogini contains White's own translations from over a dozen Tantras that have never before been translated into any European language. It will prove to be the definitive work for persons seeking to understand Tantra and the crucial role it has played in South Asian history, society, culture, and religion.

Yoga Mythology

Author : Devdutt Pattanaik
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738771686
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Yoga Mythology by : Devdutt Pattanaik

Download or read book Yoga Mythology written by Devdutt Pattanaik and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2022-07-08 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deepen Your Yoga Experience with the Origin Stories of 64 Common Asanas Explore the stories from Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain mythology that nurtured the idea of yoga and shaped the development of its most iconic asanas. Learn how svana-asana (dog pose) is connected to Shiva, bhujanga-asana (cobra pose) was inspired by shape-shifting beings who live below the earth, and much more. Many practitioners are unaware of yoga's underlying philosophy, symbols, and rituals because modern teachers often emphasize the physical over the mental and spiritual components. Yoga Mythology brings this overlooked wisdom to light by recounting the lore behind more than sixty asanas, drawing attention to an Indic worldview based on the concepts of eternity, rebirth, liberation, and empathy. With hundreds of photos and playful illustrations, this book makes it easy and enjoyable to connect with yogic principles and expand the mental and spiritual aspects of your practice.

Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess

Author : Shambhavi L. Chopra
Publisher : SCB Distributors
ISBN 13 : 8183281648
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (832 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess by : Shambhavi L. Chopra

Download or read book Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess written by Shambhavi L. Chopra and published by SCB Distributors. This book was released on 2010-04-28 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yogic Secrets of the Dark Goddess unfolds the mystic beauty of Kali, the most powerful but misunderstood of the great goddesses of India. Probably the most comprehensive and innovative examination of Ma Kali in recent decades, the book reveals all dimensions of life and consciousness in Kali’s tranformative dance.

Kulārṇava Tantra

Author : Madhav Pundalik Pandit
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
ISBN 13 : 9788120809734
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (97 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Kulārṇava Tantra by : Madhav Pundalik Pandit

Download or read book Kulārṇava Tantra written by Madhav Pundalik Pandit and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 1999 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kularnava Tantra is perhaps the foremost Tantra of the Kaula School and is constantly cited as an authority in Tantric literature. It is worthy of close study by those who would understand the tenets and practice of the tradition of which it is a Sastra. It calls upon man to wake up to the rare privilege that has been given to him, e.g., human birth in which the being becomes conscious of himself and is offered a choice, a choice between stagnation and rapid progression towards his Godhead. He is asked to purify himself and told how to do it. In unambiguous terms he is told that a wine-drinker is different from the drinkers of ecstasy; the union of delight is between the ascending Shakti and the presiding Lord above, and not between man and woman. The Introduction by Arthur Avalon (Sir John Woodroffe) gives a concise outline of the work. Sri M.P. Pandit, who is a keen student of the Tantras and Vedas, has rendered the work in English in eleven chapters. The Readings are free transla-tions with annotations where necessary, omitting technical details but preserving the spirit and essential import of the original in his characteristically lucid style. The complete text is given in Devanagari after being duly edited by Taranatha Vidyaranya for those who wish to study the book in the original Sanskrit..

Pregnancy Health Yoga

Author : Tara Lee
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
ISBN 13 : 1848991266
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (489 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Pregnancy Health Yoga by : Tara Lee

Download or read book Pregnancy Health Yoga written by Tara Lee and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two leaders in pregnancy yoga share useful yoga techniques to guide expectant mothers from bump to birth and beyond Authoritative yet thoroughly accessible, this user-friendly book provides yoga techniques for pregnancy and beyond, helping expectant mothers to deal with all the physical and emotional changes you experience along the way. Authors Tara Lee and Mary Attwood—both leaders in the field—explain the important fundamentals of pregnancy yoga, such as: • Using breathwork to relax your body and reduce stress • Guided meditations and visualizations to help you feel calm and positive • Illustrated step-by-step routines to energize you and relieve muscle tension and pain • Beneficial postures for a range of common pregnancy-related conditions, including back pain, breathlessness, and swollen ankles • Advice on preparing for labor and childbirth • Post-natal exercises to get you back in shape and energized as a new mother Most importantly, Tara and Mary emphasize how every woman can take charge of her whole self to ensure a happy and healthy pregnancy and birth. The foreword by internationally celebrated Dr Gowri Motha, creator of the Gentle Birth Method, reinforces the message that pregnancy and childbirth is a positive experience to cherish and enjoy.

The Kaulajñānanirṇaya

Author : Macchaghnapāda
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788177421231
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (212 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis The Kaulajñānanirṇaya by : Macchaghnapāda

Download or read book The Kaulajñānanirṇaya written by Macchaghnapāda and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sanskrit treatise on the fundamentals of Nātha Sect in Hinduism.

Yoginī

Author : Guido Zanderigo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788124608463
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Book Synopsis Yoginī by : Guido Zanderigo

Download or read book Yoginī written by Guido Zanderigo and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: