Hamsa Dhyana
Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
The technique of hamsa dhyana takes us into another deeper aspect of pratyahara. What is hamsa dhyana?
Paramahamsa (परमहंस), also spelled paramahansa or paramhansa, is a Sanskrit religio-theological title of honor applied to Hindu spiritual teachers of lofty status who are regarded as having attained enlightenment.
Hamsa Mantra. Make sure to read Yogi Baba Prem's article on the Hamsa mantra. This easy and powerful mantra is finally available to westerners. The mantra to the swan works to transform ego and aid in developing soul consciousness.
Hamsasana
Swan Pose
More precisely, this designation refers to the wild goose, whose flight has inspired the ancient Indians to make it the symbol of the sun and, later, of the luminous transcendental Self, ...
Hamsa: K r i s h n a in the form of the transcendental swan giving counsel to lord B r a h m â being unable to reach the truth when he was questioned by the k u m â ...
Hamsa ("swan/gander")
apart from the literal meaning, this term also refers to the breath (prana) as it moves within the body; the individuated consciousness (jiva) propelled by the breath; see jiva-atman; see also parama-hamsa ...
Parama-hamsa , paramahansa ("supreme swan"): an honorific title given to great adepts, such as Ramakrishna and Yogananda
Patanjali : compiler of the Yoga Sutra, who lived c. 150 C.E.
Hamsa contains another gift. When the rhythm of sound is reversed, ham-sa becomes sa-ham. The meaning of Sa'ham is I am She. I can breathe and identify with the Goddess, with She who initiated sound by setting the world in motion.
hamsa (Hansa) [goose, swan], "he who flies or evolves upward".
Hanumat [the divine monkeydevotee of Rama]. Hanuman [nominative]
Hara-Gauri the biune body of the Lord and his Spouse, isvara and sakti, the right half male, the left half female.
HAMSA KUMBHAKA (submitted by: marlonborreo)
The Swan Breath, a gently powerful pranayama used with meditation to guide the Shakti to the swan.
Paramahamsa
sannyasins who are able to discriminate between unreality and reality
Param Akasha ...
A Sannyasin, a Paramahamsa of the Sri Sankaracharya Order, inwardly nothing short of a Jivanmukta, ...
Once Ramakrishna Paramahamsa also saw him at Benares. He brought some money to Benares when he first came in for Tapas. He opened a milk-shop and distributed milk free to poor persons, Sadhus and Sannyasins.
PARAMAHAMSA: The highest class of Sannyasins.
PASU-SVABHAVA: Animal nature; bestial nature.
PATANJALI: The author of Yoga-Sutras. Click here for a discourse on Patanjali's Raja Yoga / Ashtanga Yoga.
PRAKRITI: Mother Nature, causal matter.
This repetition of the Pranava alone, is meant for the Paramahamsa Sannyasins.
Directions for the hamsa meditation:
Sit comfortably. A quiet place is preferred, but not required.
Close your eyes. Breath naturally. Sit for about one minute before you begin thinking the mantra to allow your heart and breathing to slow.
The great Master Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa has cautioned us time and again to be careful about two temptations-kamini and kanchan i.e. lust and greed. What he and many other great masters spoke of centuries ago is more than true even today.
can be found in the oldest Upanishads, and the lineaments of systems of Yoga may be discerned in the Maitrayana, Shvetashvatara and Katha Upanishads, and veiled instructions are given in the 'Yoga' Upanishads -- Yogatattva, Dhyanabindu, Hamsa, ...
In 1990 he was initiated as a Paramahamsa and in 1993 anointed Preceptor in succession to Swami Satyananda. Bihar Yoga Bharati was founded under his direction in 1994.
Literally means "father". Baba is a term of affection for a saint or holy man. On this site, Swami Muktananda Paramahamsa is "Baba".
Bhagavad Gita: ...
Ajna Chakra is situated within the Sushumna Nadi and its corresponding centre in the physical body is at the space between the two eye-brows. This is known as Trikuti. The presiding deity, Paramasiva (Shambhu), is in the form of Hamsa.
 See also: Param, Ananda, Paramahamsa, Swami, Satya
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