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Yoga Shikha Upanishat

योगशिखोपनिषत्

Yoga-Śikh-Opaniṣat

Exceprts from the first chapter

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Walk through the inner stages of Mantra-, Laya-, Hatha- and Raja-Yoga, ||129||

this is indeed a unique fourfold Maha-Yoga. |
Exhale with the sound HA and inhale again with the sound SA, ||130||

this way all living beings do chant the Mantra "hamsa hamsa". |
The other way around the Yogi should recite this Mantra – after instruction by his teacher - in the Sushumna. ||131||

"SO-HAM, I am it, ´I am it´ recited this way is called Mantra-Yoga. |
Through understanding of the Mantra-Yoga the Yogi will be directly born onto the path of liberation. ||132||

It is said that in the sound HA the sun is contained, in the sound SA the moon. |
Hatha-Yoga means uniting of sun and moon. ||133||

When the individual and the universal sould became united, Hatha-Yoga |
then swallows the lethargy, the result of the basic characteristics of human beings. ||134||

When the unity is perfected the changeable (Chitta) in the human being is absorbed in the Absolute (Brahma). |
The goal of Laya-Yoga will be reached through the resulting rest of the life force (Prana). ||135||

Through the sublime state of Laya bliss will be achieved out of itself. |
This is localised in the holy shrine in the middle of the Vagina (Yoni),
comparable with the Hibiskus- or Dupurmoni- blossom. ||136||

Hidden in all living beings the essence of the goddess lies dormant as vaginal secretion (Rajas). |
Hence it is handed down that Raja-Yoga evolves from the unification of male semen (Retas) and female vaginal secretion (Rajas). ||137||

If Raja-Yoga is reached, supernatural powers (Siddhi) are achievable. |
Typical for the fourfold Yoga is always the unification of ascending energy (Prana) with descending energy(Apana). ||138||

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