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The body in early Hatha Yoga

by Ruth Westoby | 2024 | 112,229 words

Hinduism Hindu Philosophy Yoga

Summary: The study examines the depiction of the body in early Hatha Yoga Sanskrit texts, highlighting how these texts describe physical practices for achieving liberation and bodily sovereignty with limited metaphysical understanding. Three bodily models are focused on: the ascetic model of 'baking' in Yoga, conception and embryology, and Kundalini鈥檚 affective processes. The present research further connects physical Yoga practices with broader sovereignty and cosmic power themes, enriching understandings in Indology and Religious Studies.

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Acknowledgements

Note on translation

+ Introduction: Female:body

. Introduction to the Thesis

. Bodies both subtle and yogic

. Theory and concepts

. Regarding the word 鈥渁ffect鈥�

. Method: bodies of text and bodies of flesh

. Praxis floats free

. Progress and decline

. Defining a corpus

. The Am峁泃asiddhi and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The Amaraugha and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The Vasi峁ａ弓hasa峁僪it膩 and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The Datt膩treyayoga艣膩stra and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The Gorak峁艣ataka and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The Vivekam膩rta峁囜笉a and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The Yogab墨ja and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The Khecar墨vidy膩 and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The 艢ivasa峁僪it膩 and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The Ha峁環aprad墨pik膩 and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The Jyotsn膩 commentary and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The Amanaska and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The Yogay膩j帽avalkya and Ha峁環a Yoga

. The Yogat膩r膩val墨 and Ha峁環a Yoga

. Thesis overview

+ Chapter 1 - The matter of the body

. Introduction to chapter 1

. Bodies that matter

. Orienting to the sa峁僺膩ric body

. Non-material bodies

. Esoteric locales

. Bound by karma, k膩ma and k膩la

. Elemental and earthy

. More ja岣峚 than ja岣峚

. Cosmos as elemental and ja岣峚

. J墨vanmukti (freedom from the Sa峁僺膩ric constraints of causality and time)

. Micro-macrocosmic correlation

. Downward depletion

. Summary of the body in the sources

. Conclusion: the matter of the body

+ Chapter 2 - Begin by cooking yourself

. Introduction to chapter 2

. The Concept of p膩ka and pakva

. The Yogab墨ja鈥檚 analysis of the body

. The mighty Body of Yoga (yogadeha mah膩bala)

. Technique: cooking by the fire of Yoga

. Paradox: dead and alive

. Paradox: material and ethereal

. The language of consumption and victory

. Baking across the early corpus

. Mah膩bh膩rata: p膩ka and sovereignty

. M膩navadharma艣膩stra and Breath control

. Mok峁p膩ya and Yoga

. Aparok峁Ｄ乶ubh奴ti and Yoga

. Tapas in the longue dur茅e: gestative or terminative

. Gestative heat in the Vedas

. Terminative heat in P膩ta帽jalayoga and Buddhism

. Conclusion of chapter 2

+ Chapter 3 - Tracing blood

. Introduction to chapter 3

. Red blood: the procreative potential of Rajas

. Rajas as Rasa of the body in 膧yurveda

. Rajas as Gu峁嘺

. Rajas as R膩jayoga, the Yoga of kings?

. Am峁泃asiddhi: unite Bindu and Rajas inside

. Vivekam膩rta峁囜笉a: impel Rajas by moving the Goddess

. Datt膩treyayoga艣膩stra: K峁Ｄ玶a, 膧峁単irasa and Nava Rajas

. K峁Ｄ玶a: milky semen

. Nava Rajas: fresh blood

. Blood, sweat and semen

. Ha峁環aprad墨pik膩 and the Yoga practice of Vajrol墨

. Gorak峁艣ataka and Rajas

. Vasi峁ａ弓hasa峁僪it膩 and Rajas

. 艢ivasa峁僪it膩 and Vajrol墨

. Rajas in later corpus

. Impurity and power

. Conclusion: single sex

. Rajas, Ku峁囜笉alin墨 and P膩ka

. Is rajas procreative?

+ Chapter 4 - 鈥業 will slay your red dragon鈥�

. Introduction to chapter 4

. Conceptions of conception: Not (just) misogyny but embryology

. The concept of Embryology in Yoga

. Sex without conception and abortion

. Celibacy: avoid women in the early stages of practice

. Prosaics of sex: no sex, no rules, some sex, some rules again

. Raising rajas: menstruation as voluntary

. Datt膩treyayoga艣膩stra: vessel, agent and beyond gender?

. Vajrol墨mudr膩 in the Ha峁環aprad墨pik膩

. Draw upwards and protect: 圈ku帽cana and Rak峁峁嘺

. Results: Perfect Body (Deha Siddhi)

. 艢aktic膩lana: stimulating the Goddess

. Comparative case study: N眉dan鈥檚鈥渟laying the red dragon鈥�

. Conclusion of chapter 4

+ Chapter 5 - Ku峁囜笉alin墨: the matter of emotion

. Introduction to chapter 5

. Orientating to sexual affect

. Ku峁囜笉alin墨 in the Ha峁環a sources: snake woman (urag膩峁単an膩)

. Blocking the entrance with her mouth

. Straightening and entering (of Ku峁囜笉alin墨)

. Ku峁囜笉alin墨 is the key (Ku帽cik膩)

. Ku峁囜笉alin墨 technique: Strike

. Ku峁囜笉alin墨 technique: From striking to seizing

. Genealogy of ritual sex to sexual affect

. Sexual affect in the Ha峁環a sources

. Ku峁囜笉alin墨 described as consuming

. Union of 艢iva and 艢akti

. Conclusion: interior beloved and emotional materiality

+ Chapter 6 - Ku峁囜笉alin墨: Pralayatrix

. Introduction to chapter 6

. Hypothesis: Ku峁囜笉alin墨 as Pralayatrix

. The eightfold Ku峁囜笉alin墨 in Ha峁環a sources

. Ku峁囜笉alin墨艢akti: Goddess of creation and destruction

. Pralaya: sleep and bodily and cosmic dissolution

. Genealogy of Ku峁囜笉alin墨: eightfold in S膩峁僰hya

. Genealogy of Ku峁囜笉alin墨 in 艢aiva sources

. Genealogy of ku峁囜笉alin墨: alphabetic cosmogony, N膩da and Bindu

. Genealogy of Ku峁囜笉alin墨: embryology and motherhood

. Dh膩ra峁嚹� on the elements: bodily and cosmic sovereignty

. Conclusion of chapter 6

+ Conclusion: Bodily sovereignty

. Introduction to the Conclusion

. Sovereignty over the bodies of others

. Bodily Sovereignty: Masculinity

. Methodological reflections

. Sectarian Affiliation And Doctrinal Change

Appendix 1 - Datt膩treyayoga艣膩stra (select verses)

Appendix 2 - Gorak峁艣ataka (select verses)

Appendix 3 - Vivekam膩rta峁囜笉a (select verses)

Appendix 4 - Yogab墨ja (select verses)

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