Sinister Yogis
DAVID GORDON WHITEee
fee ony en by chatableorgaiatlon a ao pag
Seti comtemporary tage the pre 420 dt ef he
Sie in the colori nd srterporan an Pes Code hat eines
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Embodied Ascent,
Meditation, & Yogic Suicide
ci retail
ee eee aed‘idm, “seb iverson.” Pll developments at found
nasi soures om the sie pero, eidene fran ongoing co
‘eration among the expnents these ial ato
the asl Upanisads
The ety Upaniad fle an entely nove! insight repeated in a hun
re een ways throughout the istry of scars that there a
Seo round of al being onan the pomer of expo},
purse ie vanscendent person, a felrence tothe renowned Rgvedc
Eenmogonic “Hymn ofthe Man) of uh dna he "smog
seit) ahatsthesoure ofallenstnce ad the nal gos fall restrs
‘eekng eration om teow of bth naa According ot
‘ew sigh ich waste lak ofthe nondat mystian ofthe
Upanishadc corps thi abate oud simatancouy the universal
‘ti ofl hat exist and tht whch scott all hth ie,
tthe for of amines tums “peso” ur ensconced
the Neat These presentations of he abate ve ef two die
en and incompatiieStercogs, the one rman and the othe
[Pauaist Much ofthe content he ater Upuisadst wel 5
Porn, agai, and tantric dcusons ofthe paths ote eto of
Shesea_aesomany ates seo ay eS
The ro soelgis at found net pston of the Be, ell
tn the Bra cnapersof the CRU’ ook even and the opening rapes
‘bok eight ofthese work, The mares hdl ground In
Skctrne of he ipershable and expaaive natu ofthe Bana —a
teem whose ema meaning spel. "expanson” rm the root
‘te, expand") -and its deny with we anscendet Sos
Aan 3, opening chapter of the BU sae:
‘seis eo tkthathywibeconeeserthg Ganon Hreehhten
‘hg A srl ony oon we a) a
brobmon Ara le Recent he oy woe eases
‘i hale bce eating 59m aang the rsa a 9
Sim statements re found in other ey Upsniadincang he a
fot pige om heal chapters ee AU's eve ok which
‘represented as teaching Sathana age whorcones en
Fin nteIerture tone Othe morta mind-oryogs-bor sen
fanmasPaipat who del eemaiy on he highest ath
‘et (ma le so ht a th el she we heels
Mhocene me stsin fess nd etme ah Tel,
Sacer here ssbb he
tt py a on ee
‘is immanent approach becomes complicated the book tht
Town the CH bok eight, which speculates onthe postmortem ate
ll tnone who are deci in book seven as krowing the se, The book
‘ess wth asia reflection that one should eck 0 know the
Fria bla at, whi los oun ensconced within HS
fadt Gu) wn the het imatancosty massve I sae “Te
“over thin the het a5 8 space the space oT
‘Bhat mol everythings place together sie Ths all wel
pod. ul what happen, the text conti, co the ei hi all
“eompaning whole when he by dies? The ans that hough
‘ee ae pas avy that hich et te adel of Patan
‘other soma of por des. Ths thse who hase ome to ow the set
(Gunn ie ave enabled wo nove at wi i all wos ater death.”
Tticrorethat complications are athe autor ofthese petlatons
sch ink the nasa of he ea fo the selmagnyng
St oman zy that oermings wh he etie universe a,
‘Shay, wth the words o which thow eho know Wael ater death
‘The problem the allowing: Pow en aval iberated Bengt
tone who knows the ene univers o be coerminos ths ot
anacendentperuon or set-agiing sleet pos be extra
toch when be ses up 0 the gest patter death? nother
Ato hom can ial ert being us lh a “bad
tea yog since the texts of this period were ating to empl these
em tmatancouniy up ot Bens and yt know tha hee s
hothouse ohms?
Ttishere thatthe autos this pani appear to have adopt the
ynamlsof the yop the sede pots and ofthe warrior who Becomes‘oy of death and immorality exe ia the Brahmans, according 0
sn Thesith and mal chapterot he Ka eacing hal el the
Knowledge aught by Deut thet the death god Yama} andthe ene
sgn canon" provides the ssi immoral’ key to the ole do
This does by frat explaining the eltionshlp between the wnble word
nd the inva eles beyond hough an ety enumeration othe
‘the iss forthe cosmology f the Gas wil he ter sate and
‘namic of pane comtogony as xpi nthe Vian Puranas
‘The miod eight th sere th pr eoece th) Mahe hn he in
{atenpg a vmanter ovation) Tnnanang he varane e
‘mien arch boiling ont ates Kooga
(Treat it ands mr Tho who kh be
‘hee shuns mi a itn th nf whos eel nin t
‘ne he re em sta ede as One oa aw ane
Sankara, who ces thew verses fom KU' sath chapter peat
sh nee te hea a lhe ih
‘there sno rl iference etwcen what te apparently mip sees
andthe waivers sel then the aig ava fe Dey ld and senses
isthe sole neceary condition for ther primordia wil ety
tobereaized In Snkar's defens, there lex ania patages
that descr th ie of he soul ale deat automa, eat of
none, wl codon, Anca earple BUS 10 wich ie
pistes
ens pan ans) otra hi where we epee
‘Suerte beh iacheitte edarc htop ei
‘Checonetotenn ioper|ospcferhim ete lena anton He
sce pur tough Merten Rope aspen tbe
2. Journeys into Inner and Outer Space scoring tthe
Maite Upanisad
‘later pans andthe MU prt, capandon the speculations
fein he Ca, pay king ee Wn
etext cite stay pubishedn 1962. van Bultenen convine gy
vied he extant MU nto te principal ison (0) an “rial”
‘Upaisbelongng ta the Black Yajur an ting rom out the
“ne peo she TU, that he out third centuries BCE
Freel the Minaya” 2) later tx, ned the Mateo Ma.
now oF Matra Upon which was rated ont the former by 3
‘isk hand or hands" ana 3} interpolations and ations made
Torthis compas by one or more dior” As Van teen argued is
‘dutothis text's composte nature that setter principal or hi
Sea suet minor pnt aoe ee
‘he sath Bok ofthe MU that wil cncern us er bong to one the
Inet sao the ext whi would date onthe so ts ngage
ot part ways et cea scholrs who conde ptons othe NUT
telate tantric" aon Their aesment pies to sal portion of
{hisbook "aswell tomachinot aller bookseven, wih forename
roundly condemn those who viny wea he yl ed rae of he
dhs onde the wide earings tht were the atk fetal Sha oF
er ncuding the Nath Yo asain) or who areal ear
‘es palin However, the bak of MU ois coca ith the ether aor
‘ly spate of pop theory he Yel the BMG and MP apd,
‘ed and upanishdic eculton onthe one han, and pore and
nme sna a eon the ha OF ce fo
rine chapters, within nbich ls embed an extended a sometimes
‘wiki theoretical dco of yop hey and practic.
‘No Upanisd contains as mach dtc yoga this ingle book of the
‘MU, whic aso hasthedstinetion of containing thesolemetion of heperson of the yor! in the enti cls panna corps (6.103
entitying him a renouncer(anmann and ane Who aces for
‘imal or who Saris to the supreme se (amin. The same
Prsage pos tdci he yt av ane wh des no tou the eae
{hj ha as one wh wae senses contact th het
Should ot, however, condom sich sfements hat the compen
‘ofthese textsintend tht yogis tse alcontact with he ou
‘ide wold Rte they meant hat he yoink or onsciousnes
tras capable of apretending te seve cnet dey, without ree
ttn trough the sese organs We wl ern his mpotant Ie
the ext choptes
‘MU 18 contains te ast upaishac account of *simbe
youn followed the desption a practi hat semble the hatha
ot technique ol va mud (6.20) and ating othe sounds head
tein the hear (6.2), tune that four nthe ifentcetury
HYP." MU 621 contains thesoe mention inte “lass” Upania)
‘fhe sama the subtle channel tt fa oot, akong
tthich, throat conjunction of beth the sable OM, andthe
tind, one may ance par azn,” Seve chapters ate he
‘She chun, ete unnamed, described a aspiring te ot
‘onl aang beyond tna tes] tothe Word FB
nun abmaia,Tey Be dead goby #8 othe highest path pa
sti
However, the bk’ twenty sigh chapter Metis he wal of 30>
practice a pesto the spe ofthe aman Ra oct, ot
Stihe summit of the univer, bat ater in the ines reese of
the heart undesod as te cote fone’ lng tther han as 2 3p
‘ic oan), that allamportant inne pce of ser upanshade tah.
tins How ae we to interpret ths apparent contain concern
they’ algal? Par of the answer oti question maybe adduced
byrealing ila aeration found inthe KU an emer Upania of
the Plack Yue, whore eth bok inks yo to both the ata
‘the pr steed on the highs sth andthe sping ot oF the
thumbed punter fom the body A we wl, he MU
fiat books est ths dynam ofthe two prma ut get etal
categories of sambyan metas apps, at In tw iret
[scents puna an, therfore, nwo deren contents. Unlike
he KU thin bok, oso mint fnng ts Romain
‘hte tee conpletoschvoea chat witha ter
Skerovogs Hower neha a he etbough ean
‘Stns node y the sttnen "he man oh knowlege
Se Shotesand mand ass es bin te best pa ha)
ano snighe nearer ic freien
{ied wan tn gst pate eaten pen, he pas
“ic tesco fh ar ft mde te pe
slit teenie MU he eacton soporte appending
fs Upto tthe pati ate or Mae
Mat ana-Tsthey Joby ening nthe mistook
{cone op tote fame yo he ete war sot wach
sinc tekyeund bce Tise doling gamed
‘ths nin telnet ae 30 on te hone
‘equa for noes Tre ects aoe named Syn
Somers sea dying the wane feet en
[hecvoesheapetcosne gestbingho" abandoning hei ory
ery, parte om thw ores at were
“Sing of thee anes = He en tls ayy
{etch hm whe may become» knoe of heel ah, yng
Spee vuateou pins Pane ith i, thesae pres hat
‘oat bcomes omer tte ln has dane wate a
{adore renowned y te nae Mart He Who sin.
‘cay sath ar emery Sayan ep 022)
utc win by oping eth hate has
‘Sune! wpe! a) odo pe he ees
thorn tnesa That mmoa oe ees that tan
hapten 29 and a er sth bok eating os than a
Sccln ofhe ainen of Skganya's prediction rd te naratve
IB By sted taken or Pap eon phe
‘Ponto prt cerns ha ett phrase pte
Jove cintng wine rmenin oe spt Ther heen a
‘Che taason Sky nto sa bog i 98MM
baste! othe note a One oc ie re by (kal‘Sayanyaconcudes is acoure wi a paaphease of CHU RS, ee
Storyina numberof ways ist therepeton ofthe expesion "he who
‘on by now naming him He Who Shine” Sakayanya confems that hs
“faite hasbeen tantormed fom a renounce king ame hada
{arabvars wivanta through the stoppage ofthe bewath, has infact be
tupaofachate yore practice—Isnerde- One of the mystical sights
‘uy contol the breaths. In thisrega, TU 3.102, which several ce
‘sy eeences wo beat cone actualy fer tothe complete esaton
te ath toon the eat up out of the ayes
‘he cae nthe hanna itratre—in whi the em anima i
‘ppeur—and Wt resraes in sever ater scan sources, whch Wl
a he stoppage (4.29) ofthe eth» nar aetna in
5249-53 Ase ls chapters, aer than the elton othe
eats that he hallmark of hathayogie r,s Bee hee
compete sopage that has character vo practice"
nally, Sakiyaya's dec scours n this passage parallels the
8c of he brahmin Sons of rari othe highest pat wth
Bede Marts wn apothes Bein the dense inert
ences found in tls passage stands the sin We, one of whose a5
ead upward othe welds he fous (to place yond the soar
Ais, wl he others Biter down int the world of extence, here
‘he unlberated wander rom ere to rebirth. Unlike the ter Sn
the edactorsof MU 6 vewed advancing upard a will yop ach,
‘undertaken before o's nara death forthe aftnment of less and
Immortality. "Stood he author ofthe ¥5 (29), whites “Hom
‘mastery ofthe wpmard beth din. Whe poe fl propesing ot
out of he a tn)
nthe ight Van Butene’sdemonstton that the MU sse know
ate monologarteten the er’ elnerton ahs petan whit
For teen mentioned since the tame narative at MU2 3") ath 629
torte pnltinate chapter of the text's book aae n this ee
Ahintenury Cl interpolation Tor shat we een the final chapter
‘ebook 6.8) a neat wrt repesing ofthe guage ot MU 828,
sn bh pasages pointedly reer to tbe asin of Moma
‘tit four layers et” What nrgung about the editors ce and
pst opetation ta the stl eles he rama enclosed ns
‘sing fae appear to De staal a oppose ends othe moc
{6.38 Apar from He KU, the pobabe source of ts ambiguity (or
‘he MU’s edactoron several points The CAU, commenting on a famous |
pasage fom RV 10903, prin,
(ehecring mat nia batman Rin par ate
‘prnadelapeoen Ge Now hase euscetepesen ide
peste ant Rs pe at ona)
Far above bs wo te eesti Gotha Ss te cl he mes
[cathe bcateeathng te com nt ghee he get wn
smote na pane re 9 Boecom. a mses ai of eh #
pce gsr tant celal, utr a ee woe”
theirexpasion on this CHU page ete (or elective othe
faim forthe metaphyseal aegis and models of vsonary a-
‘eat tht ec arse eveyone othe major scan ations ater
sn some dtl, Te ext of MU 628 mediately precedes the return
(Caer Skiyanys adsl hip -hetaid" Ini we ing dramatic
count of the yo practioner trming ofthe abode of Praha
‘espace within he eat, perhapste cares wines to wht WOuld be
‘the metaphors ate mine. the pasageisa power one opening with an
‘phorsm from an unnamed source: "Someone he td “The ape
eat" Toga acess otis nner bode the ractone, advancingteyond (atkanya the elements and the sense obit, mst st ste
down the gtekepr ofthe “door of Pama wh am extended we.
Shoe fhe tants OM. The, aching ashore othe space hin
‘he heaet,
eet sod manson Sharir singh mete ae as
(ke lean wih comp or es et ton rae).
5 dag ee Rew bce sine, erty Te eas et
teste car ch sting oly ete eo
‘sec amas oh aaron ed bo rte) Rha be
thecal wos ml dea mere
tnd} ery ha a] era meee ns opty
slope rome onan aaa)
Ts passage ambiguously describes a ourey into inne space, a
tehich point te now pte conciousness eis an deat Mth te
"sole within. The language ot ying eth which ths passage ese
recalls the ee narstves of he apotheosis of chat arts. who
poked toe so ead tote wp ate eeaed om eth
to fet the ce ofthe ent, ith esx months ring which the
length of he sory role back wth winter solstice at whch
point ios outward forthe flowing sk moths Tis knowlege
Iressa to the epic a, wo longed hse for hee months
Ul the suns soa ur nora, which point “hited 0 it
the was leased fo ised aows."” Ase hive see, howe
‘he aot offre ie Bhima culminates the smi Oe
Sinise atthe oppo, nite end of de spect,
ninety folloming tis patage, the eer ntaces the avi
swan ation, alter Skayany ai hi” Before launching into
“hemo Shines Eight capes of abdlons teachings on yo flow,
hich point the interpolated page broly ens and the reader
Is erst 18, tothe essing of he bean, which comps
‘tout ayers of net ut in an ently diferent cote 3 highly
Probsble hat these twa erations of te same pase were orginally
Iaxtapen they aren KU 7-17), th he change of context fo
the ntesima ese ofthe space oF eve thn the eat 1 he
infinite reaches ofthe ihe heaven serving peso tol or
-
emonsating theo sinatanous mades of beng oF bh the abate
Shot navidal who ave relied Mey with the bole, modes
ising tht would be contactor for anyother sort of bing. The MU
{638 page en:
“ts ng led het hee, here pales eae
Fotos es arth ne od the goad al begs Nino
[avr atten geben tad mee
{tne oyna haha) genome census anne
inconicsndvei Sansg ow y
U6. concesby eveingtoteintatesmalonce more repeating
ey terms fom the pious pasinge onde te Sinutanly f hs
‘hintaan sto, owe esha tonne seeteba
Trovpontoi perth donee vance Ont,
free ty Teorey esther asa ae nah De
Chee tne, ned hel th on tas sed he bon he gos
This the a ver fe MUS sith hook reves the ambiuesof
the preceding chapter Te amar ow ented wth both te ea
scene psa and Vis, smtancoul the sales ofthe smal
{in the greatest of the gest, oth the subatomic spask atthe het of
‘re vigcreature andthe amis albencompasing abate" The
practioner who penetrates the hea of Beng wth MS tera 2
Senden yates lg ig fendersnod tobe sultant 15
ng tough the spheres to the tnscendent abode ofthe nalibe One,
to srume oes applet Vis, Awe wee, thst Sting
ont or ter seats ol theo he thee wadtions of chs
Stat indus, each of which deste up the dminiive bana oe
prs oft bata well the Wanacender,alkencompasig ah
Ia pre nv sarin ul. Inman pets ab apes
tobeacontinution ofthe yogsofthe vedic poets whose visonary exe
{ions tothe oniaesof the univeseallowed them oink moos tonacrocoum and word to wold, When, MU 629-80 ain ing
‘io departs ts ourney of nor is departures Homage
Sith tt of he ssn of nj eho were Braise the epic
Sik. Intisligh one might sceinSSkayany3shomalogiaton thee
‘wo spotheosesaestaterent othe aphossm, sessed in she peous
‘hap, concerning the bated warrior nd he praia pce
theabot the sin”
List we shoul note subtle hit i the ete wed ni pastags, 4
sh that as oer into iter scar ations, Whereis MU 627
thepactitioner dvb at entering into and moving” trough he
‘pace inthe heat, wherein "sand" and sews he etic wes of
Trasmiation-panopicly at were—an MU 63h be fist perce
find tee" bloc ane form of acy introduced he malta the
Ingnesimal absolute an thereby gins tascendence,TISeoneepal
Shit rom oumcyngto the pace astm at eb sat 0
tottng onthe sme thot making the oney marks pang of
the waysin testy of yogisoteoogy: Put anothe way. alse
‘actor thin astonaed seta ations) of the you a the vedi
then oer the yop ofthe chariot wari. Heater knowing supplant
ings the pe eh to svation, As Bonkhors aut tee
‘eth ieerence tote
“Accwainc he ft hat prac ed tin ok cbt wah
tre mona of trate of 0h rte ge
te retort oy rt an pace epee bn bt
‘hiss not say hat vary’ of dative forms ofthe rot hy age
tot ound pir och pad vag, The CU conan pean
to dina, homeser, swe of the em ety baci In al hee
‘cy tent om the Vedas awn trough heey Upants,ahya and
Ine derats have 3 es pee semantic range, tang om “ton”
{0 “inspiration” to “thinking to contemplation" Dip sere
toi te other ate Upanisads, one of whic, seady quoted (PUSS,
Sipulats meditation athe tine of death onthe “highest persona
testo ensures transcendent postmortem tat The BMG parptaes
{his uponshadic junction, subsiuting Krsna forthe “highest pe.
$n" puma prs, which is perety acceptable given the gos
‘ppsation as purus, the “sipeme enon.” The same pesiage
ftom the BAG ao employs language sua wo that found In MU 6.28,
ween it vokes the og who sconstay “yea ua Hee Ks
ee pen wh cing OM te mara oar fn el
‘Meer en ina) he hard hd ol ear en)
{tyne gosh hs thames ache by eyo ws coy
oles anemia ere ten”
“This BNG pssage diverges fom PU S.1-5 ns station of ee end
nus semen elector dys meditate" Tissasgmt
ant development itive of ed tha fit appeal Sey Doe
the Begining ofthe common ea, ia Mahayana udahist mediation
‘nwa frome Kasai and Inner A (ARRough, 8 ChaesNalamoud
ening one ed ot ce the gods in the Veda, athe, one ee
tered thes, evking them mentally ain an ae vison ofthe
In these Budd source, a petal ete tote on
{paphic visti” of» dvinized Buda. This practic may have
Frais Badist ogi In the Srstvadin or Mahayana techiaue
Fis atest in ic stent BCE work whose tile describes the
occ the Pappa sommuthaaha sa apa he
Teaching on ute Contemplation oa kenessofaBushaby One Who
facing
Puddhinvot se devon were, fact adaptations of such
serBudahistechniqiesof mindines mara, he contemplation
‘of eath,andasbubhanan, medion one) oles decsying
Conpses) whic involved hefner otneretion ofa Jeon
{Gea body eth mvt homes, he ecg as eae, 815
‘ery name ndiatee Move than simple remembrance” or tection”
Teich are renee by st, without the ret) ews 5 “ene
Trance sutuqunto," remembrance acordance wh,” "method
fat remembrace”Hete the core ofthe race ma 050 concentat
tne’ ison ona ae of «Buda ors dey 20 be abl to subse
{query and metal envi the same mage without the need
foc the mediation suppor wot arg, fay hat hs techie
{tnplysthesame soto "edetcimagng does the asa edaton|
‘decribed in Radchaghow Ahcetury Vsulmimagr V0.
“coming specie mteralebet—ine aa ered
‘Srestatonacty cnc on tie Ber sd tard
Sgt tt foro hh er tn eensettee i eet By, iat yO nr dc
emer a peop tay me he mem ch
be taut tase pant andconeret hin he ea th an
‘Ths tectnigue, when api to images of dees would Be spec
tHlectve under onetons of ontaled lighting conditions esaly met
In aves using ot amps After contempating sch a amined age
would ules olan nes efter uring aa om the ih 0
perce a sharp, bilan eke lage ofthe ety Behind one's eyes
‘ut “iste” of ones hat to dec experience one’s own Bad
Repeated metho. hs technique of ans would eventual ead
‘Suppor Inner aa, whee thi technique appear t0 have vgn,
te known fora numberof aves festurng“muminouy” Buddha ag.
Recently, Neon Yara as argued tat eave paintings mn this
‘exon cont talons ofan hasan vane practical bck
‘Bound’ or—Budahst meditation was om this pra” The walls of
Turkestan, fr example, ae pated with representations of the world
fof numans ons ter wal, with fautous mountains above these
‘ul, Me Buddha mage inside the cave, al encoacd bythe sone
eto which is ats sounded Dy a reat, Maing halo, 2 sunburst
tot ight This infact, one of he exset Budi vepresetations
‘te “coumologcl Baha. the biddhst homoge ofthe cme
et Hind Krsna, These Buds cave pings om Cel Asa date
from the same ponod ms the ears seulptral representations, fa
Cental India and Nepal of he Varna supreme beng in is univers
Nedtaton on forthe mental construction fan anthropomorphic
mage ofa deity rater than the MUs ore pope cosmological med
ented with Vins, hs reine prelate of every these
‘orship progam in South Ast Int a numberof accounts oe
fith member Inte cine of he Buddhie Gasomijtants an the
atc Tarra onan eplaces tk, contemplatveenguiy asthe
encaanc an cal power concen eh ha
aches psy, asc a
Sino omothe pow one ba est een
Mee sre tat mney of fo why eed oe
soar no ind al tec ich
{Nonna On hoe an
Setcagrancests yop sity tre andthe eins
Papineau hp ssn omer = Pome
haltatndtoecs ete hn On aS oes
Sehe ran nds""On tebe aloe hese thges
‘Tht nnn he nea
algoe aot arse cee pace, oer hy
inca spcto mnt wom mk ae een ee
tse Rn shy ey oe
eaten hati to escent an he ly Soa
ety nts fom te wars Astor the" yos" whose
see amc sumer he roe fk ve er
fetes ura psn when as aa he
re eacigianomtr iemasertegratandr Oo
arta lteter stn acy la
img utony he ay ad wae Dt ee fe pe
‘myccurese Whaeinecse, wena nets of
wrarontm and hehe pute eee
vmuing tence mocanem he
4. Visionary Ascent in the Mlganata Purana
etn hecho mnie s hse
‘may a stves from Mahayana sources as well asthe BG, Stephen |
ern charaetee he cents he common ta ssa tect
‘Soar testis sopprteyrasompngof ind nh
etn enone ns sd’ sh petted Pe
ing ynt uses hte of Yow") ra
imei Chem or aan pcos ar nf ose
Ces sisen gus notnner and ote sce tb eet inmanent
Sewanee fo Aes the tal chap of MG a asent
YGanwo tcl mvemerig which wa echoed oad ore‘nthe BHC and Mh swells the Puns, tadons to which we Wl
‘tum n chapter ve
"Theistic alapitions of wpanishadle cosmology apest in the thee
principal scan forms of Hindu this, well aa Hinayinn end
‘Maniyana Bn, ar the nent secon of hcp, il
focus on Visayas Siva adaeations ofthe upanshadc model, leah
tng mde the attested in Sita” and Bods” soe. the tee
Hinds taditon, the sme alternations~tetweens penonalized sor
Tat ins nite and initial modes of being and Between te
2s of raversing sac, sel, and mediating on the pt ofthe prac
tionerremain operative. Common to alae the tanstrmation of
the impersonal ama Into pron dy the tanstormation of
acts ofthe upashade asa ito hyposases oa
ternate names of go or int spheres of vine att that double 3
metaphyseal egos and the expansion of he nascent upanshadi
Systm ofthe higher spets into te multiple superimposed wos of
the panic agami, and tare cosmos. Ave il so thes
Ine sourees inode a new eichotemy inthe gala rate. on
the thi or out centuries othe comin es forward eid of
MU 6, the Mah, the BG, andthe YS—ther In pring he ay
‘oth the techniques and she goals of practi. On the one han, theres
the practice fogs which lends supernatural enjoyment and on.
sy “emote” eavel othe highest words, flow by 3 dtr ia
ication atthe end of cosmic eo on he oy, there & mediation
Shida dsembodid entity wth godhes. Te former carestorwarthe
tratons othe yop apoteoss of thechatiot warn, whe tate,
Inhic caslyon the ascendant, ba adaption ofthe won) YOR
tf the vedi poets Or to employ terminology tht wae emerging i hs
ei theoreti fama eration ne we de ater
Aescribes udu dsr veration. The woteed ately
proented in there sures of mma vers etre Hertha a
osmologia cost nat onlin these sources bt aon Samy ph
texans dscasons of te Larabupaton sae plane of
‘olton” rpracuces—sfit snot the source ofthe stm dichtony.
"return to ths philoso! deveopment erin thschapeer.
The BAG si many eapetea prota work time ar again Wey
ing yoqa—medtation na devotional ose having Krsna, the supe
son panama, as ssa ajetas he optimal path to sseton.
"ithe ste time, hi text ears wies 0 the ft ha he
meaning of yor was sil highly hs nti peso, applying the em
Te
over hunted times to 3 range of theories and practices encompass
Sng posture eth contol" sine body mapping apd apts
{athe expression pgs pete seven tien the BBG."
Dut in an alee context that dns ofthe pic meanings ound
in epic natatives of dying warriors rin philosophical acount fe
anced powers pectin, tei f which ts nappropt 0
trnsntete wef the compound teed os So, or ex
pi wen Kou mnie tat pactitloner of bots ys and Sime
reach heme plas” ad ee the sane things, estates that poke
the pith opsua, age gucly goes 16 the astute aha
Furermoe the prattiner of yoga so dsr Is thou agency OF
totonomy, ven the fact tat Ke alone tne sole ty aonomous
"gentin the universe Insichaconet "he onenho suka” Gua)
Ircomes reduc tos simple devote who enone the Fs of
{etsorwho ht found peace by tuning nat"
‘Alae Vaio source, whose oerlgieal ramen of yoga claty
Atos fom that founda NU 6, the Baga Parana (BP) he second
‘hap of whe vecond hook ented Desetion of Him Who AP-
pts a he Peon gunsaumsthnarana” use forthe views
[elitr trea entty wit he blues chapter eapprop
is the language of KU 66-17 and MU 6.38 when States that some
fol ar able to medatiy eal “the man who Is pan sae
{pasar parson) resign te space ofthe Rest thin the
brody" Here the ables exp postage as oth homnculs
fn con an posse ofl the tbe ofthe ypreme being
‘yl fran) hi erat aig he hc he neh
die mcr Hate ug howe eaten, harass
‘Grete trench tar toner ln ae ae hy ene
‘eeu ot maa] pe yet op Gepsaehothe
Sale ay epee |
Metation upon each member an aspect of his minute go withn,
tard fons et 0s ll” graaly pres the mind of
Pactone, repaint totranscend hsm body ad the pheno
Erol word Sucesiey incorporating his beat nt his mind, mind
tnt intestate nt the conscious principle sea, the co
‘sows pencil nto the nua Sel, ad the naval ef ino the
Univer sty he practitioner become capableatcontnpating iso'shighest plane ora ps usu Now te txt enjoins he he
‘mito practice beat cont hat, yong he nine bodily
fee and imonitor went fur manatee space
eer the jerows hema spon the otal and eave say
ein to ace to the highest ran, abo ented 5 Visa.
Thismciatireacent presented a the ft of to emt the
seco eng the prattioers enjyeent with itd aa sees nae
‘fa neaenly praise porto acted etal wion wi isnt he
tiewadtonsofthe apotheosis tne nahi wanor. Aig betes
fod nthe tid ooo he MB that speak the supreme abode of
\Visou-Niiyana which is foaed eyo the" ama”
an sete ot a ey i i voto ot ce oo
ptt mc pce andor ey eds Ton ead ors
‘pana en prateaby tery ugandan a wo we Ber eet
‘rosso go tre andre en ot Ma te ne ev de
‘ning yan ges (oycran pl ema ame”
Throughout the Parka, one finds multiple references orem 4
served or tastes of You (ges attesummit of he wives a
Ie iinite description ofthe “pat ofthe Masters of Yoga thatthe BP
eatsthe closest resemblance othe asage as ellos MU 838 and
GWT Aetna hh ge see ste
sd tne patho te Maer of ag who ees ete er
eat (Behe rd tio pet Ty each sh
‘jaca The pel rough nae node nga,
Nosy the ext desc the upward aectoy of he Mater of Yop. His
‘anne! that the path of brabmun”through the higher spherer—o
‘the empyrcan and the conseliation of the coca (he ip of whose
‘vene"}—to the world of the one who dwells on high (piramesyum),
ere the Lone of the Shae ae wo oes, and which endures
recs thsevaedstatn, he pacar sc atranstomatvejou
ey through the sever sheaths fo) that enon the emi ete
Coomologal instalation of the samba extensive =
Sea clement th ter coneypondng emesis, he,
tho and nelle here cle abo ening he otal ce
‘Shon o tne avis ofthe the cna i rat satel.” the
nest he sya tg Dl rane Mast of
‘eg nema tthe coe tie neon hs wl ah he
Sopreme ead tity accds othe hges el, he alot Ve
Bian, rom wich el neve re."
Tre i227 he SA 6a wt ts ngage the cigs ae)
fre tat encow he rafinan able to ence a thet mode, he
Simatancoy inne and nema gro feng wth whieh
the individual i Kents thr Dah nwa mation and an
Embodled journey outward ojond the cones ot the nese, Ono
Sin Vasa telogy nproets the sme rst oe abstte
Ssteah comin and contained, nanlogs terms Acorn tothe
Sasa to say ena) tp
{he fetus tha il develop it the Fao han baad) weit
Schall ewatures et Sod move Te ostermos Vasudeva
Tusa once the dy at wn ener me ex fan he Day a te
‘emerofour oma conciousness" As Deis Huon expat,
Inthe csc human he mgping le te pos bon he cutie th he
tubeoaj antennae ease ce
‘conn Behuran sa coon so wong out eu econpaing ie
Sty pment, naiwanpaiayoshonetoty
ote nba ht eee oy nl at be boy."
theo ty enowawin ube Gh oma ar maa
‘Thisdvine mode often, both he container andthe contain sone
that sshued by human actor who ste expt termed yoqs it NBN,
12.29, Thabo bucomesthe maxes operand of ean prctonet,
sno ines his bay so fo become the deity loki side oe
‘son she univer as elt Well tara oi ter in chapter ve