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Index

Absorption: of cosmic, creative principles, 12, 68–70, 72, 73, 76, 85, 88, 90–2, 112, 118, 122, 125, 127, 130, 132, 152, 154, 158, 198, 211, 233, 319, 321; mental, 83, 92; of sense-consciousness, 71–3, 76

Abstention,
see
Yama

Achamana, 9

Aghamarshana, 9

Amaroli, 303

Amrita, 6,96, 116, 125, 126, 133–7, 159, 164, 172, 199, 204, 322, 324, 325

Anabolism, 299, 300

Anu, 21

Apana 26, 82

Arawinda (Aurobindo), 20, 33, 37

Asana, 37, 43, 74, 129, 130, 146;

defined, 47

Ascesis, 46, 63,109, 147, 302;
see also
Tapasya

Aum,
see
Pranawa

Bandha(s), 27, 28, 38, 51, 75, 83, 90;
see also
Lock

Being, embodied,
see
Jiwatman Bhakti, 4, 36, 117, 130, 148

Bhaktiyoga, 24, 130

Bholanatha, 6

Bhutashuddhi, 10, 28, 75, 83, 87, 118, 124–8, 130, 132–9, 318–27

Bindu, 13,21,27, 37, 38, 79–82, 103, 106, 107, 109, 113, 119, 145 162, 164, 178, 179, 198, 249, 285, 326; supreme, 34, 35, 103, 104. 112, 119–22, 124, 125. 151, 180, 181, 198, 269, 272, 275, 285, 321, 324, 327

Bliss, 63–5, 79, 148, 175; supreme, 66,82,91,93

Body: building one’s, 82, 304–6; culture, 47; disciplining, 310; eighteen vital points of the, 55; excellent condition, 322; gross, subtle, 18, 134, 143, 144, 299–301, 303; immunity of the, 304; internal purification, 115, 126, 135; material aspect of the, 290; mental influence on the, 309; pranic, 20; purity of the, 233, 311; vitalization, 153, 204, 319

Brahma, 81, 104, 107, 125, 132, 155, 156. 161, 163, 174, 176, 179, 180, 187, 188, 194, 314, 315, 324, 325

Brahmacharya, 45, 46, 83, 129, 132, 194, 204, 310

Brahman, 3. 4.26, 85, 103, 109, 124, 126, 130, 146, 152, 155, 169, 173, 175, 179, 192, 211, 264,317

Brain, 30, 99, 100, 144, 256, 28690, 297; its relation to the chakras, 16–18; its relation to consciousness, 22–5;
see also
Dynamism

Breath-control: practice, 51, 312–13; pranayamic, 12; -suspension, 49, 50, 75,
see also
Kumbhaka; Tantrika, 52–4, 139: Waidika, 49–52, 137;
see also
Pranayama

Breathing: automatic deep, 297; hangsah, 196; pranayamic, 8, 9, 307, 308, 311, 313, 322, 323; and relaxation exercises, 306;
see also
Pranayama

Breath-suspension,
see
Kumbhaka

Buddha, Goutama, 3, 4, 302

Buddhism, 3,4

Catabolism, 299, 300, 303

Chaitanya, Sri, 4, 24, 302

Chakra(s), 11, 26, 28, 31, 34–7, 54, 130, 132, 143 ff, 320, 326, 327; defined, 22, 143, 193

Christianity, 3

Cleanliness, physical, 45, 131

Cleansing, yogic internal, 298, 299, 322

Conation, 30, 57, 114, 123, 128, 129, 251

Conative: faculties, 68, 122, 123, 126, 128, 194; principles, 145

Concentration, 25, 30, 34, 75, 76, 103, 109, 113, 116, 118, 123, 129, 130, 133, 134, 148 51, 153, 155, 157 ff, 194, 308–10, 319, 321, 325; absorptive, 75–7, 162, 326, 327; bindu, 75, 76; defined, 10, 37, 38, 57–65, 255; development of deep, 36, 47–9, 76, 98; divine form of, 60; -knowledge, 78; non-mens, 10, 12, 64–7, 70, 79, 81, 112, 117–19, 124, 156, 159, 160, 163,
see also
Asamprajñata samadhi; practice, 312–13; real, 28;and sexual control, 303; spiritual, 114; thought-, 75, 76;
see also
Dharana, Dhyana, Samadhi

Consciousness: and the brain. 22, 32; in concentration, 255; diversified, 205, 309; empty, 25; I-, infinite, supreme, 5, 123, 124; levels of perceptive, 129; mental, 13, 35, 120, 285, 320, 321 ; mind transcendent, 37; multiform, 11. 58,62, 63, 66; new form of, 35; non-, 25; non-undulatory, 10, 98, 130; objective, 123; oscillatory, 8, 10, 28; perceptive, 57; and physical activities, 31, 100; purified, 118, 129; sense-, 5, 7, 10, 54; spiritualization of, 88, 106; superpurified, 128; Supreme, 5, 34, 35, 37, 38, 61–7, 70, 77, 78, 80, 86, 109, 111, 112, 118, 131, 149, 264, 317, 318, 320

Continence, sexual, 11 ;
see also
Brahmachorya

Control, 44;
see also
Yama

Culture, physical, 29, 297, 298, 309

Deconcentration, state of, 7

Deities, 18, 61, 72, 75, 96, 106–9, 111, 112, 145, 156, 326 ;
see also
Ishla dewatas

Dharana, 37, 38, 43, 44, 57–60, 69, 74, 75, 114, 116, 118, 128, 131, 132, 149, 206, 255, 314–16, 318, 319, 321, 326, J27

Dharma, 3

Dhyana, 26, 37, 38, 43, 44, 68, 69, 74, 86, 115, 117, 118, 128, 131, 145, 155, 251,255, 263, 264, 269, 270, 274, 275, 286, 291, 316–19, 321, 326, 327; defined, 25, 60–2

Duality, 119

Dynamism: brain-, 25; as Kundalinli, 35; mental, 26, 36, 309; pranic, 32, 34, 37

Energy: balance in the body, 31, 152; different forms of, 144; divine, 194; matter-free, 143; mental, 309; subtle, 319; system of the body, 137

Fasting, 297–9, 302

Food, 303–5, 312

Gafur, Abdul, 4

God, 96; in form, 11,
see also
Ishiadewata; love for, 130; oneness with, 92; revealed, 47; Supreme, 11, 78, 80–2, 113, 121 ; as Surya, 155; as the ultimate reality, 1 ff; as Wishnu, 205

Gunas, 80, 104, 106, 107, 109, 119–22, 148, 172, 211

Guru(s), 15, 26, 28, 38, 91, 95, 111–16, 146, 157, 158, 166, 177, 181, 199, 291, 320–2; of layayoga, 292; the meaning of, 263, 264; paroma-, 251

Hathayoga, 9–12, 205, 305; method of concentration, 38, 43, 468, 68, 75, 129, 130, 297, 319; in relation to layayoga, 1

Hridaya, 101, 212–16

Ida, 18, 20, 49, 82, 89, 99, 110, 137, 138, 143, 144, 152–4, 159, 166–8, 171, 172, 203, 239, 291

I-ness, 101, 117, 118, 122–4, 128, 205, 251, 275, 285, 324

Intelligence, 58, 78, 81, 82, 114, 130, 194, 253, 254, 302, 309; spiritualized, 205; see
also
Mind

Ishtadewata, 10, 11, 28, 38, 68, 76, 111–15, 117, 122, 125, 129–31, 146, 204, 211, 255, 275, 314, 325; -concentration, 203

Ishwara, 121, 161, 163, 174, 177–80, 211, 221; see also God

Islam, 3

Japa, 130, 133, 137, 146, 147 150, 193, 217, 325; three forms of, 116, 129

Jesus Christ, 3

Jiwa(tman), 81, 82, 97, 112, 120, 124, 126, 127, 135, 148, 156, 159, 161, 162, 173, 176–8, 181, 223, 226, 323

John of the Cross, 4

Jñanayoga, 130

Kamakala, 103, 104, 120–2

Kanada, 21

Kañchukas, 82, 121

Karmayoga, 129

Knowledge: divine, 58, 178, 181; of the external world, 99–101, 120, 253; extra-sensorially acquired, 71 ; manifoldness of, 61 ; spiritual, 28, 92, 95; superconscious, 78, 79, 107

Krishna, 174, 179

Kumbhaka, 30, 37, 50, 52, 53, 55, 56, 59, 75, 76, 83, 90,91,94, 95, 110, 115, 116, 127, 131, 133, 149, 157, 198, 205, 225, 297, 303, 313, 314; Kewata, 10, 12, 49, 51, 54, 61, 68, 75, 89, 91, 137, 139, 153, 158, 160; sahita, 27, 91 ; and sexual control, 302

Kundalini, 156–8, 160, 162, 163, 169, 174, 179, 191, 192, 198, 313, 317, 318, 320, 323, 324; arousing of, 10, 13, 20, 26–30, 33–7,68, 72, 73–7, 83 ff, 115, 118, 122, 125, 127, 136, 145, 147, 149, 154, 157, 197, 319, 321 ; its relation to prana, 32, 33

Kundaliniyoga, 26, 27, 33, 36, 37, 118, 125, 126, 130, 132, 319, 326, 327

Language, spiritual, 78, 108

Layayoga: its aim, 124; special process of, 318; Tantrika form of, 126

Levitation, 26, 32, 52, 145, 158, 205

Liberated alive, 65

Liberation, 3, 34, 49, 69, 73, 84, 90, 93, 111, 158, 160, 162; the doors to, 45, 154

Life-energy, 7, 31;
see also
Prana

Life-essence, -substance, 27;
See also
Amrita

Life maintenance, in the body, 152, 299

Linga, 242

Lock processes, 320

Lotus posture, 128

Love, 129, 130, 159, 251; desire, 194;-feeling, 82, 83; godly,
see
Bhakti; for humanity, 3; supreme, 79

Mahabhuta(s), 28, 70–2, 101, 104, 107, 113, 123, 125, 126, 128, 130, 131, 143–5, 149, 156, 157, 193, 204, 210, 255, 275, 314, 321 ; concentration, 203

Mahan, 122, 123

Makora, 203, 204, 315

Mantra, 8, 9, 28, 38, 47, 49, 50, 60,61, 72, 75, 81, 86, 90, 92, 93, 95, 96, 98 ff, 127, 130, 143, 147, 149, 157, 158, 179, 181, 194, 233, 319–21, 324, 325; arousing of, 114, 116, 199; bija-, 320; and breath-control, 52, 53; defined, 108, 109; enlivened, 94, 114, 115; living, 11, 68; processes of, 27, 246; as purificatory means, 9, 10, 133

Mantrayoga, 10, 11, 38, 43, 46, 114, 129; in relation to layayoga, 1

Matrika, 106–11, 185, 193, 203, 204, 207, 210, 233; defined, 105, 272, 273

Matter, 30, 35, 73,81,82, 100, 101, 113, 120, 285, 299; different forms of, 13, 20

Maya, 81,82, 95, 96, 119–22, 174, 205

Metabolism, 35, 37, 143, 300; basal, 31, 33; in the brain, 30

Metamatter, 22, 25, 70, 71, 73, 81, 101, 102, 120, 123, 124, 128, 143. 144, 194

Microscope, electronic, 25

Mind: and brain connection, 297; and conative functions, 7, 13; control of, 8, 57; its creation, 104, 113; dualistic, 274; externalized, 310, 323; inoperative, 155; intellective, 57, 122–4, 128, 325, 326; its main functions, 253, 254; multiformity of, 7, 13; perceptive, 4, 49, 50, 54, 56; and physical culture, 309; purified, 8, 126, 128, 139, 303; seat of, 177, 250; spiritual, 36; subconscious, 25; superconscious, 12, 109; tranquility, 138; transformed into supermind, 78

Mohammad, 3

Monism, and the doctrine of Brahman, 26

Muscle(s): contraction, 144; control, 30, 53, 74; different kinds of, 301; energy, 29, 309; exercise, 305–7, 310; movements, 204, 297

Nada, 79–81, 102–4, 106, 107, 113, 120, 198, 206; Supreme, 112, 122, 124, 125, 181, 273, 275, 321, 324, 327

Nadi(s), 18–20, 30, 34, 89, 143, 147, 183 ff, 245, 247, 256,258, 285

Nadi-field, 25, 101, 137, 144. 149, 152–4, 166–72, 224, 233, 285, 290

Nadi-paths, 25

Nadishuddhi, 12, 32, 35, 36, 38, 115, 137–9

Narayana, 81

Neti-neti, deliberation, 31, 130

Neuron, 19, 23

Niyama, 43–6, 74, 87, 129, 130, 138