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Yoga Bahir kumbhakaBahiranga trataka

Bahiranga trataka
concentrating the attention upon an external object such as a candle flame.
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Bahiranga trataka
Practise in a dark room which is free from drafts and insects - place a candle at arms length in front of you with the flame at eye level - it is important that the flame does not flicker in the least - sit in a comfortable ...

Bahiranga
from the roots Bahihi, meaning 'outer', and Anga, meaning 'limb'; the 'externalized' aspects, or 'outer limbs' of yoga; in Patanjali's Classical Ashtanga Yoga system, this refers to the first five 'limbs' of Yama, Niyama, Asana, ...

Bahiranga Yoga, the first five steps of Ashtanga Yoga, leads to antaranga Yoga by removing various disturbances (emotional by Yama and Niyama, Physical disturbances (emotional by Yama and Niyama, physical disturbances by asanas, ...

- Bahiranga-s'akti, the energy in between of the living souls.
- The energy or active power of a deity personified as his wife and worshipped under various names depending on the godhead of concern.

Astanga Yoga consists of Bahiranga Yoga ( Indirect Method) and Antaranga Yoga ( Direct Method) (Hatha Yoga prodipika of Watmarama deals solely with physical discipline) Bahiranga or external has five steps or components: Yama ( DON'Ts), ...

It is a bridge between the bahiranga (external) aspects of yoga namely, yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, and the antaranga (internal) yoga.

See also: Bahir, Yoga, Energy, Breath, Pranayama

Yoga Bahir kumbhakaBahiranga trataka

 
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