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| "As to me pleasure is desired, so to all being with breath pleasure is agreeable...The one who is in this way an ahimsika, firmly settled in a vision of equality, is deemed the very best yogin, preeminent among all." |
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| non-violence as the true doctrine; identification of pleasure and pain as criteria |
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| emphasis on letting go of desires, calm mind, realization of the self, Samkhya disidentification theme, sense withdrawal |
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| Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom |
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| conversation of Purna and Sariputa; discusses the six perfections of a bodhisattva |
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| hymn to circle of divinities emphasizing rasas, praising all emotions as divine play; self as the witness rather than the subject |
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| Abhinava Gupta's commentary on the Natya Shastra |
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| samadhi separate from everyday experience but leads to tranquility, everyday emotions=tools to realize last rasa, knowledge of the self-- selflessness naturally follows |
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| tantric practice, direct yogic perception superior to Vedas, exclusivism via initiation of secrets, inclusivism of diversity unified in the Kaula Dharma; right way to do 5 Ms; world as divine play of Shiva and Shakti |
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| describes beauty, protection of the gods |
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| adresses World Parliament of Religions, message of inclusivism of Hinduism, explains 'idolatry', all religions sacred (though exclusivity, dogmatism =misguided) |
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| tree of yoga, each part sustaining the other (not chronological) |
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| on pranayama, discusses the brain, offers codes for reprogramming the mind |
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| modern tantric neovedantin philosophy, subliminal mind as above everyday ego mind, contact of individual with Brahman |
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| handbook of physical yoga practice; discusses mastery of psychic locks (bandhas), meditation, attitudes made manifest in posture sequence/bandha engagement (mudras), pranayama |
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