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KRISHNAMACHARYA ON KUNDALINI IBD

EQUINOX PUBLISHING LTD
04 / 2022
9781800501522
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Krishnamacharya on Kuá¹çá¸ìalinÄ« explores a distinctive teaching of âÇÖthe father of modern yogaâÇÖ, T. Krishnamacharya. Whereas most yoga traditions teach that kuá¹çá¸ìalinÄ« is a serpentine energy that rises, Krishnamacharya defined it as a serpentine blockage that represents avidyÄü (spiritual ignorance) and prevents prÄüá¹ça (breath or life-force) from rising.áIn this book, Simon Atkinson draws on over 20 years of study and practice under teachers following Krishnamacharya, and combines the analysis of quotations from yoga workshops with a detailed study of traditional Sanskrit texts. He traces the textual origins of KrishnamacharyaâÇÖs position to two sects of Viá¹úá¹çu-worshiping temple priests, and shows how it is compatible with a stream of South Asian thought where snakes represent something to be overcome.Atkinson challenges claims that KrishnamacharyaâÇÖs position can be found in his religious tradition of ÅÜrÄ«vaiá¹úá¹çavism. He questions the traditionâÇÖs reliance on textual sources, showing how the coherence of KrishnamacharyaâÇÖs position can only be maintained by employing elaborate arguments and rejecting texts that teach otherwise. He also explores how KrishnamacharyaâÇÖs teaching on kuá¹çá¸ìalinÄ« influences how yoga is practised. He argues that KrishnamacharyaâÇÖs position is best viewed as a model for experience that guides practice.

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