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Jaina View of Life
In Sivayoga the power of will for spiritual progress(samkalpa sakti) is an important element for the realisation of the highest end. In this, the physical and the mental are not negated, but transmuted and transcended. The bodily and the mental are purified and divinised through the power of the citsakti. The force of sankalpa-șakti is expressed through pīyüşa-granthi, the pineal gland. The fuller expression of potential powers in the pineal gland will lead the individual to the acquisition of omniscience and spiritual force leading to the state of union with the Absolute. The integral Yoga of Shree Aurobindo also emphasizes the primacy of sankalpa sakti in the programme of self-realisation. In Sivayoga, as also in integral Yoga, the bodily and the mental are not denied. To this end, we have to use the methods of Aştäiga of Patanjali for self-purification. It is not necessary to go through the impossible process of the eight stages of Rāja-yoga in all their rigidity. That would distract us from the main path, reaching union with God. What is needed is a simple process of Yoga which is possible for even the common men, women and children. This type of Sadhana is possible through işgalingapūjākarma and the concentration through trātaka.“
In the Sivayoga-darpana we get a description of the characteristics of Sivayoga. Five forms of Sivayoga have been mentioned : 1) sivajñana, 2) sivadhyāna 3) sivapūjā 4) sivavrata and 5) sivă căra. The attainment of Sivayoga is possible through the practice of samyaknādanusamdhana which consists in right worship and concentration. There are five forms of nada. The symbol of 'Om' is significant. Yoga through sambhavi mudra is a significant step in Sivayoga. In the eye is the infinite energy of the sun, the moon and the fire. T
47. Virasaiva Quarterly (Kannada) Vol II. No. 7, article by Shree
Kumaraswamiji of Navakalyāṇamatha. 48. Ibid. Also refer to article by Prof. Vrşabhendraswami of Karna
tak University in Vol. II, No. 6. Prof. Vrşabhendraswami has suggested a new interpretation of the word 'garagasa' as canalising the breadth through the throat to the centre of the brain.
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