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... ascetic power . I wish to develop it here in relation to ( 1 ) tapas or the heat of asceticism , and ( 2 ) certain practices of Kundalini Yoga . Tapas : the Heat of Asceticism The word tapas is used in the Ṛg Veda in a number of senses ...
... ascetic power . I wish to develop it here in relation to ( 1 ) tapas or the heat of asceticism , and ( 2 ) certain practices of Kundalini Yoga . Tapas : the Heat of Asceticism The word tapas is used in the Ṛg Veda in a number of senses ...
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... asceticism , the gods became uneasy and sent a beautiful maiden to tempt the ascetic so that he shed his seed and lost his power . The sage Vibhāṇḍaka performed tapas for 3,000 years , until flames ( arising from his tapas ) penetrated ...
... asceticism , the gods became uneasy and sent a beautiful maiden to tempt the ascetic so that he shed his seed and lost his power . The sage Vibhāṇḍaka performed tapas for 3,000 years , until flames ( arising from his tapas ) penetrated ...
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... asceticism arose as the dominant values of movements generally regarded as heterodox , but they became , as Hinduism developed , of central importance in its orientation . Dumont's analysis of world re- nunciation in Indian religions ...
... asceticism arose as the dominant values of movements generally regarded as heterodox , but they became , as Hinduism developed , of central importance in its orientation . Dumont's analysis of world re- nunciation in Indian religions ...
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