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Dhyana Mudra Psychic gesture of meditation Upturned hands overlapping each other, usually right on top of left, with the thumbs touching. Vāyu Mudra Psychic gesture of element air Tip of index finger on the ball of the thumb, with thumb over the bent finger. Other three fingers are extended. Shunya Mudra (or Shuni Mudra)
Mudra is used in the iconography of Hindu and Buddhist art of the Indian subcontinent and described in the scriptures, such as Nātyaśāstra, which lists 24 asaṁyuta ("separated", meaning "one-hand") and 13 saṁyuta ("joined", meaning "two-hand") mudras. Mudra positions are usually formed by both the hand and the fingers.
A single asana is listed for each main pose, whether or not there are variations. Thus for Sirsasana (Yoga headstand), only one pose is illustrated, although the pose can be varied by moving the legs apart sideways or front-and-back, by lowering one leg to the floor, by folding the legs into lotus posture, by turning the hips to one side, by placing the hands differently on the ground, and so on.
Vayu (Sanskrit pronunciation:, Sanskrit: वायु, IAST: Vāyu), also known as Vāta and Pavana, [9] is the Hindu god of the winds as well as the divine messenger of the gods. In the Vedic scriptures , Vayu is an important deity and is closely associated with Indra , the king of gods.
The aims of Haṭha yoga in various Indian traditions have included physical siddhis (special powers, bodily benefits such as slowing age effects, magical powers) and spiritual liberation (moksha, mukti). [3] [53] According to Mikel Burley, some of the siddhis are symbolic references to the cherished soteriological goals of Indian religions.
Pancha Bhuta (/pəɲt͡ʃəbʱuːt̪ᵊ/ ,Sanskrit: पञ्चभूत; pañca bhūta), five elements, is a group of five basic elements, which, in Hinduism, is the basis of all cosmic creation. [1]
[311] Laya yoga has a number of techniques which include listening to the "inner sound" (nada), mudras such as Khechari and Shambhavi mudra, and awakening kundalini (body energy). [ 312 ] Kundalini yoga aims to awaken bodily and cosmic energy with breath and body techniques, uniting them with universal consciousness. [ 313 ]
Both of these involve a sadhana on sexual bliss, most often done with an imagined consort or "gnosis-consort" (jnana-mudra). [116] The yoga of drops requires generation of inner heat or candali (tummo), which incinerates the pranas in the channels and allows the seminal essence or bodhicitta to flow into the chakras, generating the four blisses ...