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Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason BirchThe Untainted Yogin is denoted by the Sanskrit term Akalma峁, according to the Bhagavadg墨t膩 verse 6.25cd-27.鈥擜ccordingly: 鈥淗aving fixed the mind on the self, [the Yogin] should think of nothing whatsoever. Wherever the fickle and unsteady mind moves, there, having restrained it, he should direct it [back] to the self. For, supreme [transcendental] happiness approaches that untainted (补办补濒尘补峁) Yogin whose mind is tranquil and his restiveness quelled, [because he has] attained the absolute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 (+40): Vimalakhinasava, Adushit, Nimmalattha, Niraparadhamangala, Vigatasila, Adushita, Niramaya, Akhari, Putatma, Aparisuddhakayakamma, Akalmasha, Amalina, Punita, Pute, Cokka, Abhayuparata, Uttamasukha, Happiness, Brahmabhuta, Shantarajas.
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Vivekachudamani (by Shankara)
Prashna Upanishad with Shankara鈥檚 Commentary (by S. Sitarama Sastri)
Verse 1.16 < [Prashna I - The spiritual paths of the Moon and the Sun]
A Treatise on the Paramis (by 膧cariya Dhammap膩la)
Chapter I - What are the Paramis?
Chapter VIII - What Is Their Cleansing?
Bodhisattvacharyavatara (by Andreas Kretschmar)
Text Section 162 < [Khenpo Ch枚ga鈥檚 Oral Explanations]