From Tapas to Hard Yoga: The History of the Āsanas of Haṭha Yoga

Session 4: Asanas & Naths
From Tapas to Hard Yoga: The History of the Āsanas of Haṭha Yoga
James Mallinson, School of Oriental and African Studies, London
Session Chair: Debra Diamond, Freer and Sackler Galleries
Yoga and Visual Culture: An Interdisciplinary Symposium
November 22, 2013 at 6.30 pm
Freer, Meyer Auditorium

[@SudhirSingh-ey9lb]

James Mallinson is now a mahant!!!

[@homa.healing]

This was wonderful, thanks for sharing!

[@monkeylala3858]

Begins at 2:39

[@shivamyadav-zt7zy]

its really some way good for yoga
i am indian hindu and did lots of asans and yoga and rituals
and please all you uk people
plz dont do more research on us
once u guys have break our trust in past

[@livingsouljourney312]

Thank you for this lecture/video.

[@axelmont]

The amount of angry ignorance and entitlement spat in this comment section is incredible. Great lecture.

[@satishnathupadhyay4785]

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[@alexanderrogers6862]

Can I join this team of experts too?

[@Ab_someone]

There is no condemnation of Extreme Asceticism in the Bhagavath Geetha infact " yogi yunjeeta satatamaatmaanam rahasi sthitaha |
ekaakee yatachittaatmaa niraasheeraparigraha || 10 ||"
Well Bhagavath Geetha doesn't deal extensively with Hatha Yoga alone. It is more of a Philosophical synthesis of prevailant Indic thoughts from Vedanta, Samkhya, Tantra and Yoga. The primary discourse in the Geetha basically explores the Samkhyan principles of Guna, The Vedantic Core of Atman and Brahman the supreme godhead and Gunas. Ultimately exploring Dharma, the duty of each individual driven by their natural disposition which is very much what The principles of Yoga does to flow with the Gunas and non identification of the self with which is Chitta Vritti. Chitta Vritti, Vritti which is basically occupation Chitta is always occupied by Guna influences Chitta flows towards objects and their essence of Gunas. To cut this Vritti of Chitta Hatha Yoga is employed and Krishna basically explores Various ways in which it is attained whose final abode is Brahman. Where Geetha does Krishna abhorr extreme Hatha is unknown.

[@danieldenardi]

16´44- fala dos efeitos - postura para meditar, treino de taps, prana e beneficios teraputicos.

[@vikrambmw007]

hinduism is digested by west through these angrezz/lefti/opportunist who talks on hinduism with half knowledge......... inspite west people should contact directly to 4 shankaracharya math, gorakhnath math, other math

[@user-gj7nd7rb4v]

Left lmao

[@lazaru1]

anonacc no she didn’t. He is renowned sanksrit and Hinduism scholar

[@lazaru1]

Idiot. Nath sampradaya is leftist pluralistic panth. Tantric panth, not your Vedic fire worship imported rubbish. Keep your hindutva nonsense to yourself

[@lazaru1]

@bv tv hahahahaha. Moron. Adityanath is nothing more than a political right wing plant. His sect is irrelevant and he is generally regarded as an embarrassment within the sampradaya. As for your other claims, well that’s just your opinion

[@lazaru1]

@bv tv no they’re really not. Are you an initiated Nath yogi by any chance?

[@zyavanasharmann853]

"James Mallison =>"YOGA" is usually Identified with Complex and Multitude of Physical Postures " --WHO IS COMPETENT TO IDENTIFY ?
COMPLETELY "ABSURD" DEFINITION --WHERE FROM MR.MALLISON GETS THIS DEFINITION ?

[@zyavanasharmann853]

DOES MR.MALLISON KNOWS MORE ABOUT "YOGA" --OR --THE LORD-GOD-OF YOGA => 'YOGA ISWARA KRISHNA KNOWS MORE ABOUT "YOGA"
" YOGASTHA KURU KARMAANI SANGAM TYAKTH VAA DHANAMJAYA"
"SIDDHYO ASIDDHYO SAMO BHOOTH VAA SAMATHVAM YOGA "UCCHYETHAY "
LORD -GOD- SRI.KRISHNA VERY PRECISELY DEFINES "THIS IS CALLED YOGA"
WHERE HE TALKS ABOUT PHYSICAL PASTURES ?

[@sparijat]

What is the purpose of such studies? What enrichment do they provide? What new knowledge, do they provide?

[@Atomic419]

Consciousness studies for one 😉

[@PeterKoperdan]

Understand history to understand the present.

[@dgvirgo]

this is exactly why we must be careful of westerners and concept of Poorva Paksha

[@raguks]

Thank you. However some of the things below are controversial and not accurate. Some claims are far fetched.
Tapas is "heating power of self denial"
"Karma became key tenent of orthodax brahminism."
"part of the tradition that later came to be known as Hinduism."
These come from a complete misunderstanding and arrogance that Indian tradition can be studied like a lab animal. Yogis do stuff "to capitalize popularity of yoga..." not much different from what the speaker is doing. Also a lack of appreciation for anything being studied is a bit dissapointing. Indian tradition has the element of gaurava/shradda/aastaa. The lack of any mention of people who you learnt things about yoga tradition from - credit etc is also disappointing. Thank you for the lecture.

[@EduardoRiter]

Ragu Kattinakere I have not come here to defend the lecturer, but to inform you that he is a well respected western baba amongst babas. He has been ordened a mahant by fellow babas. But I agree that he should have been introduced, or introduce himself, as to his Lineage, there is a documentary by BBC where they Join him on the MahaKumbh.

[@raguks]

And I informed everyone about some of the things that are not accurate in what he said (to put it mildly). I appreciate the entire effort. However, these things should be reviewed by traditional scholars before being presented as facts. Thank you.

[@EduardoRiter]

OK, I comprehend. He is anexo actual scholar, and by anthropologic standards he is quite in a good line.

[@raguks]

One should not use "anthropologic standards" for religions just as anthropologists do not go about giving lectures on Christianity. When I say traditional scholars, they should be living that tradition. For example, "tapas" is related to Indian darsana (philosophy). As an Indian belonging to the tradition, myself and a lot others will not consider these explanations authentic. There is a rigorous etymology used by Indian traditions to determine correct meaning. Traditional scholars of India are trained in them. Hope this helps. I remain respectful of these efforts to give more information.

[@EduardoRiter]

Ragu Kattinakere OK. But again I tell you he is an initiate, an adept, don't remember If he is Juna Akhara or a Ramanandi. Baba Rampuri also does a very valuable work, in my opinion a much more profound one. Also many western Naths also do a very good effort to document their yogic traditions.

[@petercohen3966]

Have you got a link to the journey's of Puran Puri?

[@sethpowell2934]

Here you go Peter, www.khecari.com/resources/Purn-Puri-1792.pdf

[@shivamyadav-zt7zy]

and mr.newly mahant how could you take reference from upnishad
u cant even read or translate that in actual meaning
and many of ur information is wrong i am changeling you for this
i think you didnt take acctual energy with use of yoga

[@Ab_someone]

Wtf lol

[@lazaru1]

Jealous because he knows more than you ever will. I can’t imagine you’re fluent in Sanskrit

[@satyamsaurabh8060]

@@lazaru1 Har cmnt mein jaake haag kyun raha hai 🤣🤣🤣

[@lazaru1]

@@satyamsaurabh8060 too afraid to type your reply in English eh? Coward

[@satyamsaurabh8060]

@@lazaru1 TmkB

[@shivamyadav-zt7zy]

and whoever is after money betraying hus guru he definitely go to hell un your worlds

[@sparijat]

“Proper” Pramhamsas take wows of forceful silence by tiring their mouth up!!??? Where he got that definition from 😂😂🤣🤣 Man! They never learn!! 🤣🤣😂😂 Not capable of real learning!! It is like English jumbled up their nuts and bolts of though and intellectual capability 😂
How is he increasing our knowledge or enriching our lives by such studies??? If not for a wine party for so called “intellectuals”, for some “intellectual” laughs to show their wisdom and enlightenment 😂😂🤣🤣

[@davesmith2675]

What a load of bollocks

[@souravmandal7264]

Islm and yoga what the f***🤣🤣🤣