तत्त्व
Themes
Cross the texts by concept
The yoga texts are not read in a straight line. Each concept lives in several texts at once. These thematic hubs gather the verses from the whole corpus that share an idea — so you can follow a thread (prāṇa, samādhi, kuṇḍalinī) through the Yoga Sūtras, the Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā, the Śivasaṃhitā and the rest of the library.
Contemplation
Dhyāna — Meditation
The uninterrupted flow of attention, seventh limb of aṣṭāṅga. From dhāraṇā to samādhi, meditation as state and as path.
Explore →Samādhi
Absorption, the eighth limb and the culmination of the path. The ceasing of the distinction between meditator and object; the state of unification.
Explore →Nāda — Inner Sound
The subtle inner sound (anāhata). The path of nāda-yoga and listening as a doorway to absorption and liberation.
Explore →Philosophy
Mokṣa — Liberation
Liberation from the cycle of saṃsāra. The ultimate goal of yoga across traditions: kaivalya, nirvāṇa, sahaja.
Explore →Jñāna — Knowledge
The path of knowledge and discrimination. From listening to gnosis, the way of jñāna-yoga and direct realisation.
Explore →Sākṣī — Witness
The witnessing consciousness, the one who observes without identifying. Sākṣī as a support in advaita and meditation.
Explore →Karma — Action
The law of action and its effects. Karma-yoga as a path of action without attachment, and the dissolution of karma in practice.
Explore →Practice
Prāṇāyāma
The regulation of prāṇa, breath and vital energy. From the fourth limb of aṣṭāṅga to the techniques of retention (kumbhaka) and the vāyus.
Explore →Āsana — Posture
Steady and comfortable posture. From the meditative āsana of the Yoga Sūtras to the classical postures of Haṭha Yoga and its subtle anatomy.
Explore →Mudrā
Gestures and seals that channel prāṇa. From hand mudrās to the bodily seals of Haṭha Yoga, and their role in awakening.
Explore →Bandha
The energetic locks of the body (mūla, uḍḍīyāna, jālandhara). Structures that direct prāṇa and awaken subtle energy.
Explore →Ṣaṭkarma — Purification
The six purifications of Haṭha Yoga. Preparation of body and mind for prāṇāyāma and deep meditation.
Explore →Mantra
Sacred sound as vehicle. From oṃ to japa, the vibration that stabilises the mind and opens inner listening.
Explore →Subtle Energy
Kuṇḍalinī
The latent energy that awakens. The ascent through the cakras, the suṣumnā and the awakening of energy in Haṭha and Tantra.
Explore →Prāṇa — Vital Energy
The vital force animating the body. The vāyus, breath and the relationship between prāṇa and mind in yogic practice.
Explore →Cakra — Energy Centers
The subtle energy centres of the body. Their role in yogic anatomy, in the awakening of kuṇḍalinī and in meditative practice.
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