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Manahpakshi, Manah-pakshin, Manah-pakshi, Manaḥpakṣ�, Manaḥpakṣin, Manahpakshin: 1 definition

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Manahpakshi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit terms Manaḥpakṣ� and Manaḥpakṣin can be transliterated into English as Manahpaksi or Manahpakshi or Manahpaksin or Manahpakshin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Manaḥpakṣ� (मनःपक्षी) refers to the “mind-bird�, according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] Like a plantain tree, the great illusion, whose layers [of leaf sheaths] along with the mind and senses, perishes totally when it has produced the fruit of the no-mind [state]. When the wings, which are the in and out breaths and whose sphere of operation is all the senses, are cut off, the mind-bird (Բḥpṣ�) being motionless [in the air], plummets. [...]�.

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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 āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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