Haribhadras Yoga Works and Psychosynthesis

SR No.: 001262
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: S A Desai
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 1983
Total Pages: 106
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Yoga
File Size: 7 MB

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mentioned before. His main thesis herein is that good conduct, faithful doing of one's duties and sincere observation of social and religious rules of conduct are the true basis of yoga and they can lead to higher stages of yoga too. He emphasises good conduct in all possible ways and suggests to keep good company, good thoughts and good Bhāvanās. Lokdharma is the basis of true yoga and if properly observed leads to higher and subtler stages of yoga and altimately leads to Mokşa. Yogi Haribhadra while giving blessings to the mendicants after giving then food had been giving them the same exhortation of intensifying their efforts for Mokşa. This is very suggestive of his yearning for Mokşa.
Haribhadra made Moksa and other philosophical concepts as the main planks of his thesis for the synthesis of yoga. Such a thesis was a natural outcome of his integrated life and personality and a spontaneous expression of his philosophy of Synthesis.
How he attempted such a synthesis of yoga, how he fared in his novel attempt and how he was a great success in such a synthesis, is the main theme of our second lecture on Haribhadra's Synthesis of Yoga.
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by L. D. Bharatiya Sanskriti Vidyamandira 1970. 27 Yagasaka, p.55 28 Samdarst Acārya Haribhadra, pp.73-74 29 Yogaśataka p.52 30 ibid, p.36 31 Ibid, p.37 32 Ibid, p.40