The concept of Yoga in Yoga Upanishads
by Philomina T.L | 2018 | 42,235 words
This page relates 鈥楾he Concept of Nada鈥� of study dealing with the evolution and significance of Yoga as reflected in the Yoga-Upanishads, a collection of authoritative texts dedicated to the concept of Yoga (spiritual discipline). The thesis traces the origins of the practice back to pre-Vedic times and and suggests that Yoga became a philosophical system following the creation of the Yogasutras.
18.3. The Concept of N膩da
The 狈腻诲补产颈苍诲奴辫补苍颈峁诲 describes the nature of 苍腻诲补. It treats 苍腻诲补 as the 辫谤补迟测补驳腻迟尘补苍 of the pranava. The mind which rests in 苍腻诲补 is treated as the ultimate seat of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻. This means that mind rests in the Brahman itself and it is self-luminous in nature. So the real form of 苍腻诲补 is the Brahman, the final end.
In this 耻辫补苍颈峁诲 it can be seen through the lines:
brahma辫谤补峁嘺惫补sa峁僱agnan膩do jyotirmay膩tmaka岣� |
manastatra laya峁� y膩ti tadvi峁ａ箛o岣� parama峁� padam ||
t膩vad膩k膩艣asa峁僰alpo y膩vacchanda岣� pravartate |
ni岣ヅ沘bda峁� tat para峁� brahma param膩tm膩 sam墨ryate ||
The existence of mind depends upon the existence of 苍腻诲补. N膩da comes to an end means, the mind becomes constant and it attains the form of 苍腻诲补. It is termed as Brahmatantra or the state of turya turya. Yoga艣ikha says that close application of 苍腻诲补 leads to the dissolution of mind. The 笔腻艣耻辫补迟补 also mention it but it refers to the word 丑补峁僺补 as 苍腻诲补 instead of 辫谤补峁嘺惫补.
According to 驰辞驳补艣颈办丑辞辫补苍颈峁诲 苍腻诲补 takes its origin in the body from 尘奴濒腻驳苍颈 (basic fire).
The 贬补峁僺辞辫补苍颈峁诲 enumerates it into ten, such as:鈥�
- nature cini sound,
- cini cini sound,
- sound of a bell or like,
- blast of conch or like
- note by the wire of a harp
- sound of cymbals,
- note of the flute,
- sound of a kettle-drum,
- sound of a tabor and
- the sound a thunder cloud.
The 驰辞驳补辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 regard 苍腻诲补 as superior to any mantra, any God to 膩tma苍腻诲补 and any worship to 苍补诲腻苍耻蝉补苍诲丑补苍补尘. The 痴补谤补丑辞辫补苍颈峁诲 raises 苍腻诲补 as the means to 蝉补尘腻诲丑颈.
In short these three concepts of mind, pranava and 苍腻诲补 are closely connected together and the mind attains dissolution through these parts.