Yogatattva Upanishad
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article needs additional citations for verification. (December 2009) |
The Yogatattva Upanishad is classified as a minor Upanishad in the Advaita canon, dealing with the practices of yoga. It has lists of troubles and afflictions, known as upasarga (Sanskrit, "affliction"), that a practitioner of yoga should strive to overcome, such as:[1]
- dosha (20): hunger, thirst, excitement, grief, anger, greed, etc.
- vighna (5}: sloth, boastfulness, bad company, cultivation of mantras for wrong reasons and longing for women.
The Yogatattva Upanishad is also known as one of the early sources of tantric ideas related to chakras.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, transl. V.M Bedekar and G.B. Palsule, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidass, 1980, ISBN 81-208-1467-3, Vol.2, pp. 713–716
