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Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Highest Brahma is known in the Sanskrit language as Parabrahman, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.鈥擜ccordingly, as 莫艣vara says to V膩madeva: 鈥淸...] [Now], I will teach the practice of that, which produces absorption. [...] When [the Yogin] has become impartial to all things and free from activity, then the Yogin, who is fixed in the highest Brahma (parabrahman), has arrived at absorption. [...]鈥�.
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 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Full-text (+19): Sambaddha, Parabrahman, Learned scholar, Communication, Self-realization, Vyaparavarjita, Praptalaya, Allapa, Avabodha, Churi, Kalalapa, Alapakushala, Upanishadvid, Vedantopanishad, Avasthana, Bhavavinirmukta, Abhavavinirmukta, Bhavabhavavinirmukta, Paramapurushartha, Nathasvarupa.
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Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
Part 5 - The Pleasure Of Brahmas < [Chapter 11 - Planes Of Existence]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by N膩rada Thera)
Individuals < [Chapter IX - Mental Culture]
Garuda Purana (by Manmatha Nath Dutt)
Chapter CCXL - Traits of a true Vaishnava < [Dhanvantari Samhita]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section CCCXI < [Mokshadharma Parva]
Section 5 < [Svargarohanika Parva]
Section CXLIX < [Anusasanika Parva]
Yoga Vasistha [English], Volume 1-4 (by Vihari-Lala Mitra)
Chapter XXV - Sports of death < [Book I - Vairagya khanda (vairagya khanda)]
Chapter XCII - On the powers of mind < [Book III - Utpatti khanda (utpatti khanda)]
Chapter LIII - Description of the mundane city < [Book IV - Sthiti prakarana (sthiti prakarana)]
Mahabhagavata Purana (translation and study) (by Prabir Kumar Nanda Goswami)