Dharana Darshan-Yogic,Tantric and Upanishadic Practices of Concentration and Visualization

450 Pages·1999·10.482 MB·English

by  Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati

D h a ra n a D a rs h a n
Yogic, Tantric and Upanishadic Practices
of Concentration and Visualization
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
Yoga Publications Trust, Munger, Bihar, India
Dharana Darshan
With kind regards, and prem
Dharana Darshan
A Panoramic View of the Yogic, Tantric and
Upanishadic Practices of Concentration and Visualization
As taught by
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
during the six month Sannyasa Course conducted
at Ganga Darshan from October 1992 to March 1993
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Published by Sri Panchdashnam Paramahamsa Alakh Bara
First edition 1993
Published by Bihar School of Yoga
Second edition 1999 (by Bihar Yoga Bharati with
permission of Bihar School of Yoga)
Published by Yoga Publications Trust
Reprinted 2003,2006
ISBN: 81-86336-30-3
Publisher and distributor: Yoga Publications Trust, Ganga Darshan,
Munger, Bihar, India.
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Printed at Thomson Press (India) Limited, New Delhi, 110001
Dedication
In humility we offer this dedication to
Swami Sivananda Saraswati, who initiated
Swami Satyananda Saraswati into the secrets ofy oga.

Contents
Introduction to Dharana
1. Importance of Concentration 3
2. Relaxation and Concentration 11
3. Meditative Process 17
4. Psychic Symbol 25
5. Visualization 32
6. Obstacles in Dharana 38
7. Yogic, Tantric and Upanishadic Dharanas 43
Yogic and Tantric Dharana
8. Kaya Sthairyam 57
9. Chakra Shuddhi 63
10. Ajapa Dharana 73
One: Frontal Passage Rotation 81
Two: Spinal Passage Rotation 87
Three: Frontal Passage Rotation
with Ujjayi and Khechari 95
Four: Spinal Passage Rotation
with Ujjayi and Khechari 101
Five: Arohan-Awarohan Rotation 107
Six: Ida-Pingala Elliptical Rotation 115
Seven: Pingala-Ida Elliptical Rotation 121
Eight: Ida-Pingala Spinal Rotation 127
Nine: Pingala-Ida Spinal Rotation 137
Ten: Opening the Granthis 145
11. Trataka 156
One: Bahya Drishti 165
Two: Bahya-An tar Drishti 172
Three: Antar Drishti 185
Four: Shoonya Drishti 192
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Upanishadic Dharana
12. Bahyakasha Dharana 201
13. Antarakasha Dharana 205
14. Chidakasha Dharana 209
15. Ajna Chakra Dharana 218
16. Hridayakasha Dharana 227
17. Daharakasha Dharana 238
One: Panchatattwa Dharana (A) 243
Two: Panchatattwa Dharana (B) 254
Three: Chakra Dharana (A) 269
Four: Chakra Dharana (B) 277
Five: Chakra Dharana (C) 284
Six: Panchakosha Dharana 290
Seven: Panchaprana Dharana 303
18. Laya Dharana 312
One: Mooladhara and Vishuddhi Drishti 319
Two: Loka Drishti 333
19. Vyoma Panchaka Dharana 340
One: Guna Rahita Akasha 341
Two: Paramakasha 357
Three: Mahakasha 364
Four: Tattwakasha 369
Five: Suryakasha 387
20. Nadanusandhana Dharana 401
Glosssary 430
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Introduction
to Dharana