Introduction to Tantra Sastra - Aghori
Introduction to Tantra Sastra - Aghori
Introduction to Tantra Sastra - Aghori
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YOGA 127<br />
sadhaka and his śakti in latāsādhana. This is a process<br />
which is expressly forbidden <strong>to</strong> Paśus by the same <strong>Tantra</strong>s<br />
which prescribe it for the Vīra. The union of Śiva<br />
and Śakti in the higher sādhana is different in form,<br />
being the union of the Kuṇ ḍ alinī-Śakti of the Mūlādhāra<br />
with the Bindu which is upon the Sahasrāra. This process,<br />
called the piercing of the six cakras, is described<br />
later on in a separate paragraph. Though, however, all<br />
Haṭ hayoga processes are not necessary, some, at least,<br />
are generally considered <strong>to</strong> be so. Thus, in the wellknown<br />
aṣṭ āṇgayoga (eightlimbed yoga), of which samādhi<br />
is the highest end, the physical conditions and<br />
processes known as āsana and prāṇ āyāma (vide post)<br />
are prescribed.<br />
This yoga prescribes five exterior (bahiraṇga)<br />
methods for the subjugation of the body—namely (1)<br />
Yama, forbearance or self-control, such as sexual continence,<br />
avoidance of harm <strong>to</strong> others (ahiṃsā), kindness,<br />
forgiveness, the doing of good without desire for reward,<br />
absence of conve<strong>to</strong>usness, temperance, purity of mind<br />
and body, etc. 1 (2) Niyama, religious observances, charity,<br />
austerities, reading of the Śāstra and Īśvara Praṇ ī-<br />
dhāna, persevering devotion <strong>to</strong> the Lord. 2 (3) Āsana,<br />
seated positions or postures (vide post). (4) Prāṇ āyāma,<br />
regulation of the breath. A yogī renders the vital airs<br />
equable, and consciously produces the state of respiration<br />
which is favourable for mental concentration, as<br />
others do it occasionally and unconsciously (uide post).<br />
(5) Pratyāhāra, restraint of the senses, which follows in<br />
1 Yogī-Yāgnavalkya (chap. i), where as <strong>to</strong> food it is said: “32 mouthfuls for<br />
an householder, 16 for a forest recluse, and 8 for a muni (saint and sage).”<br />
2 Ibid.