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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Expansion (of one’s sensory knowledge) can be denoted by the Sanskrit term Vistāra, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] By means of an absorption for just the day, the highest reality of [the Yogin’s] own self becomes manifest. An expansion (vistāra) of his sensory knowledge arises for him, even to [the limits of] the universe. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Full-text (+2617): Vikasita, Vikasa, Vikasana, Vikasin, Vistrita, Praphulla, Vijrimbhana, Phata, Savikasha, Prasphuta, Sphutana, Vikasvara, Prasarana, Phulla, Smita, Unmilana, Higgalike, Vistara, Prasphotana, Nishkasita.
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Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.4.190 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Verse 2.2.95 < [Chapter 2 - Jñāna (knowledge)]
Verse 2.4.32-33 < [Chapter 4 - Vaikuṇṭha (the spiritual world)]
Shri Gaudiya Kanthahara (by Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati)
Sushruta Samhita, volume 1: Sutrasthana (by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna)
Chapter XXI - Questions concerning wounds
Chapter XXVI - Knowledge of foreign bodies
Dhyana in the Buddhist Literature (by Truong Thi Thuy La)
4.3 (b): The Concentration Technique on the Breath < [Chapter 4 - The Practice of Dhyāna]
3.2 (c): The Dhyāna in the Avataṃsaka-sūtra (Hua-Yen) < [Chapter 3 - The Dhyāna in Mahāyāna Literature]
1.2: Survey of Researches already Conducted on the Topic < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa VIII, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Eight Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa X, adhyāya 2, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Tenth Kāṇḍa]
Kanda I, adhyaya 4, brahmana 1 < [First Kanda]
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) (by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat)
Verse 13.17 < [Chapter 13 - Kshetra and Kshetrajna Yoga]
Verse 15.4 < [Chapter 15 - Purusottama-yoga]
Verse 14.4 < [Chapter 14 - Gunatraya-vibhaga-yoga]
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