The Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace

132 Pages·6.489 MB·English

by  N. E. Sjoman

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CONTENTS
Foreworbdy H isH ighnesSsr,i kantadatta
NarasimharW�ajdai yar 3
Prefatcoet heS econEdd ition 5
Prefatcoet heF irsEtd ition 9
MysorYeo gaP ainting 13
SynopsoifsP aintibnygS wamiS ivapriyananda 14
Illustratioofnt sh eA sanafsr omt heS RiTATIVANIDHI 15
Introduction 35
TheY ogaT raditioonft heM ysorPea lace 35
TheN aturoef I ndiaTnra dition 36
TheY ogaT radition 36
TextuSalu rveyo ft heY ogaT radition3 7
Modem PracticoefsY oga 39
TheS ubjeacntd S ourcoef t heP reseSnttu dy 40
Developmeinntt heP hilosophYiocgaaTl r adition
fromP atafijal4i1
TheA sanaT radition4 3
The ModeAms anaT radition4s8
B.K.S.I yengaArs'asn aT eaching 49
PattabJhoii sA'ssa naT eaching 50
B.K.SI.y engaRre'fso rmatoifot nh e
Jois/KrishnamaScearriieasr 5 0
KrishnamacarYioagraT' esa ching 50
KrishnarWaojdae ya-r Studenatn dP atrono fY oga 52
TheM ysorPea lacGey mnasticTsr adition 53
TheM ysorPea lacWer estliTnrga dition 56
TheY ogaS ectioofnt heS RiTATIVANIDHI5 7
Conclusion5s9
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Translatiooftn h eS RlTATIVANIDHITe xt 69
Appendi1x- Alphabetilciasoltf a sanafsr om
ThCeo mplllelteu sBtorooafYkte o dg a 87
FiSrsttep s
AppendiIxI -Alphabetliicsoatfla sanafsr om
to HigherY oga 90
AppendiIxI I-Alphabeltiicsoatfla sanafrso m the
HA THAPRADiPIKA ,G HERAJ:ll) ASAlyfHJTA,
SIASMriHVITA and GORAK$ASMriH ITA 98
AppendiIxV -Lisotfa sanaisn the otraduegrhb ty
PattabJhoiia st h is �t3Dga YoRgeas earch
InstitiuntM ey sore 100
AppendiVx- Alphabetliicsoatfla sanafrso m
KrishnamacariYaOr'GAMAsKARAND A 120
AppendiVxI -Yogas ectioofnt heMAI SURU MAISIRJ 130
AppendiVxI I-Photografrpohms t heW A YAMADiP IKA. ·016
AppendiVxI II-PhotogrfarpohmsKr ishnamacarsi ar'
YOAGMAKARANDA 180
AppendiIxX -Alphabetliicsoatfla sanafsr omt he
SRiTATIVANIDHI 101
Bibliography 131
Index 171
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FOREWORD
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arei nt he them ostc ompledtoec umenitnt heH is­
toryo fY ogaAs anasf ountdo datTeh.i wso rkw asc ompiledM-ubmym adi
KrishnaWroadjeay ahri msealnfd i st ranslawtiettdhh ei llustrahteiroen.s
The introducttriaocne ost heirn fluencienst heY ogaS ysteImt.
documentthse e ducatioinnatle restesf faonrodtf Nsa lwadKir ishnaraja
Wodeyairni nstalKlriinsgh namacaatrt ihaePr a laacned i nt heY ogaS ala,
teachiMnegm berosf t heR oyaFla milayn dt heP ubliactl argteh rough
theR oyaPla thasala.
ThatY ogaS ysteams ,y ntheosfmi asn yd iffersecnhto olse xoefrc ise,
somea lmosdte funchta,ss preaodv etrh ee ntiWroer ldt hrougihtp sr i­
mary preceptKorriss hnamacaBr.iKa.rIS,y. e ngaanrd P attabJhoii s.
Iti sg ratifytionl go obka cakt t hef arsighteodfnm eyas nsc estaonrds
knowt hatth,r ougthh emc,o untlsetsusd enotfYso gaa,l olv etrh eW orld,
ine verys ingcloeu ntryh,a veb eena blet os harien t heb enefitasn d
secreotfYs o ga.
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(/'he resptoont shbeeo ohka bse egnr atifyianngrd e frefsohtrih neg
:J mospta rIittas. p rivtiobl eea gbetl obe rionugtt h see cond edition.
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date mraetceeornnitt a hYleo gasiiotfPr aatma iiMjyoa wlsnit .uo dfty h e
Yogasiiitrnsao mwc omplaentbder itnoga sc onclmuyss itoundo ife s
thhei stoofyry o gaass ucThh.ih sab se ehna steancetdum,aa ldlleay r gely
unnecebsyts haeeryx ,c elcloemnpta roifBs uodnd hmiesdti tpartaico­n
ticweistt hhm ee ditparatcitiocinen Ps atai ijalsiii'tpsru absl ibsySh .e d
TandOocnc.a srieomnafsio snrt udtioae msp lsikfye tpcahraytn srd e ­
clatirma nsfipgaurortftes hd ri esc onsytiotguhati esdt ory.
Thec rittihctaihtsIe mn disacnh oomlamkeoenfw esttehrni nkers
itsh tahte ayru en awoafrt eh epirre suppoTshiepti roenssu.p positions,
whicha rhaeec rteut ahrleel ays wohnpyse opdloye o ga-vwehdryyi ffer­
enpte opilnde i ffetriemnhetas vd eo nyeo ghaa,vb ee ecna reefuxlelmy­
plifiientd h bioso Lki.t eriantduirceaa ntiimnibgse tliiaces fesa,rf cohr
powesry,m patmhaegtaiipccp roprdiealtiiobdnee,rl autseit oancatryi cs,
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ab asmiect aphuynsdiecraslt aannsddo oi nnh ga vbee epnr eseasn ted
diveprosieon ftv si eTwh.ii sas n a ttetmoup ntd ersatnua nndde rlying
motivfaotfrio olnl otwhtieen agc hoifyn ogsga an tdh utsou, n derstand
whyyo ghaas su rviTvheidas.p petaohr asv pea ssuendn otbiymc oesdt
readTehriissns. o stu rpraists hiehnragens o etv ebne eann ayt teamtp t
understtahniedm ipnlgi coaftt hifeoa ntcsht at thb eo obkr inignst o
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onb yt rytiotrn agc aeno utloiftn heie m pordteavnetl opimnte hnet s
practtriacdeiI twtio ousnle.d e tmob ea s eriporuosb ifl oeumhr i story,
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