Stainless Mirror of Jewels

Stainless Mirror of Jewels

Contents : Main text

*Pt.*		#		*PP.*
1.	Praeliminaries		Physical training	41-90
2.	Fundamental series	1^st	Characteristic conditions	95-138
		2^nd	Profound applications	139-88
		3^rd	Secret breathing	189-234
		4^th	Smooth breathing	235-80
		5^th	Rough breathing	281-326
	All-inclusive method of Water-lily poses	1.	Flaming	334
		2.	Arched	336
		3.	Entwined	338
		4.	Suspended	340
		5.	Swinging	342
		6.	Jumping	344
		7.	Snaking	346
	Signs & Resultant qualities	1.	Secret aspects	351-2
		2.	Ripenings	352-3
		3.	Obtainment of powers	353-4
3.	Concluding sections	1.	Vajra Wave	357-64
		2.	Final advice	365
		3.	Conclusion	365-6

Contents : Appendices

#	*Appendix*	*PP.*
1.	Functions of the 5 Pran.a-s	369
2.	On the Cakra-s	370-1
3.	Yantra-s related to practice	372-3
4.	Praeliminary loosening	374-5
5.	Benefits of the Yantra-s	378-80

pp. 11-14 rDzogs-chen [‘Great Perfection’]

p. 11	Yantra Yoga was founded by the maha-siddha Hum-kara ["of Nepal, was a great master of Mahayoga" (p. 382, n. 19)].
p. 12	"In Yantra Yoga ... what is essential is the sequence of movements". "The Yantra Yoga of Vairocana comprises one hundred and eight exercises."
p. 13	The Yantra Yoga is a methods of rDzogs-chen [‘Great Perfection’] of the Ati-yoga Yana, which "does not entail the visualization of deities. ... instead of visualizing oneself in the form of a deity ..., channels and cakras are visualized".
p. 14	There are two lateral channels [namely, rasana and lalana (p. 383, n. 25)]; of these the rasana (‘flavor’) channel, "which is white and corresponds to lunar energy, is on the left side in men and on the right side in women."

p. 236 "within the central channel, the luminous channel of wisdom" are colored elemental sphaires at the centres of the cakra-s

*in the cakra of __*	*at the __*	*is a __ sphaire*	*which is the essence of the __ element*
bliss	crown of the head	yellow	earth
enjoyment	throat	white	water
existence	heart	red	fire
manifestation	navel	green	air

p. 394, n. 206 correlation of color-elements with locations in body, according to a different tradition (as given in the Collected Notes of the Yantra Union of the Sun and Moon)

*color-element*	*location*
white water	head
red fire	throat
blue space [akas`a]	heart
yellow earth	navel
green air	base of torso

p. 237 controlling karmic pran.a

"the karmic pran.a rises and is absorbed into and indissolubly integrated with the green sphere of the earth element at the navel."

"unifying it indissolubly with the red sphere of the fire element at the heart."

"uniting it indissolubly with the white sphere of the water element at the throat."

"indissolubly unify ... with the yellow sphere ... of the earth element at the crown of the head."

pp. 351-2 secret aspects

p.	#	*vicinity*	*aspect*
351	1^st	outer	"the body is able to levitate, heat and sensation of pleasure increase, one can journey vast distances in a short time traveling at a very rapid gait".
352	2^nd	inner	"inhalation and exhalation remains latent [p. 398, n. 307 : "when the karmic pran.a is captured in the central channel one no longer depends on ordinary breathing and is able to remain for long periods in kumbhaka."] and is not felt; one experiences a sense of unreality similar to a magical illusion".

pp. 352-3 ripenings

p.	#	*ripening of __*	*aspect*
352	1^st	channels	"one acquires the spontaneous capacity to attract D.akinis."
	2^nd	pran.a	"one attains the capacity to sit on the tip of a stalk, one’s body becomes as light as cotton flock".
353	3^rd	thig-le [bindu]	"placing one’s foot on rock, one can leave one’s footprints in the rock. If one goes in water of does not sink, and one is not burnt by fire."

pp. 353-354 obtainment of powers

p.	#	*power over __*	*aspect*
353	1^st	channels	"by staring at a person one is able to ... make them lose their senses or to stun them, to immobilize them or take away all their courage."
	2^nd	pran.a	"one becomes able to hover in the sky and fly like a bird."
354	3^rd	thig-le [bindu]	"one becomes able to bring the dead back to life, *to show infinite magical displays and to make diverse man.d.alas appear miraculously."*

pp. 361, 400 experiences resultant from special modes of circulation of the pran.a

p. 361		p. 400	*its cause, according to Amogha-vajra*
"Perceiving vision as" :	fire (me)
	water (chu)	n. 327	*"cold pran.a* penetrating the stomach"**
	deities (lha)	n. 328	("divine clairaudience")
	enemies	n. 329	*"the spread of the pran.a* in the heart"**
"Speaking words	that one has never heard or studied."
"the wish to" :	"jump from a cliff"	n. 331	*"when only half the life-channel is pervaded by the pran.a* and the other half is empty"**
	"weep"	n. 332	*"when one of the sixty-four branches of the navel cakra, particularly linked with the stomach, does not function."*
	"laugh"	n. 333	*"the opening of seven of the eight branches of the heart cakra* and their spreading."**

p. 364 the 8 great siddhi-s

#	*its name*	*its power*
1.	caelestial dimensions	"to abide in space without dying."
2.	sword	"to conquer hordes of enemies."
3.	pill	"to render one’s body invisible by means of a medicine."
4.	swift gait	"to cross seas and to traverse continents in a second by donning special boots."
5.	vase	"to enjoy foods and riches from a vase with inexhaustible contents." {cf. cornucopia}
6.		"subjugation of the Yaks.as."
7.	vital substance	"to prolong life and strengthen the body."
8.	eye-ointment	"to detect treasures under the ground."

p. 369 Appendix 1 : the functions of the 5 primary pran.a-s (rlun)

*name*	*residence*	*praesideth over __*
srog >dzin (‘life-sustaining’)	top of the head	breathing, sneezing
ud-ana / gyen-rgyu (‘upward-moving’)	chest	speech, memory
vi-ana/ khyab-byed (‘pervasive’)	heart	walking
sam-ana / me-mn~am (‘fire-accompanying’)	stomach	digestion
ap-ana / thur-sel (‘downward-clearing’)	intestine, bladder	elimination

p. 401, n. 341 the functions of the 5 secondary pran.a-s (rlun)

*name*	*element*	*perception of __*
naga / klu	space [akas`a]	forms
kurma / rus-sbal	air	sounds
kr.kara / rtsans	fire	odors
deva-datta / lha-byin	water	flavors
dhanan~-jaya / nor-rgyal	earth	touch

p. 370 Appendix 2 : various correlations of cakra-s with elements

*cakra at __*	*crown*	*throat*	*heart*	*navel*	*secret*
>b	earth	water	fire	air	space
s A	water	fire	space	earth	air
A	water	fire	earth	water
Anu	air	fire	earth	water
K	space	fire	air	earth
HT	space	fire	water	earth	air
*A-kh*	space	air	fire	earth	water

>b = >bRug-pa

s A = son of A->dzoms

A = A->dzoms

Anu = Anu-yoga

K = Kar-ma-pa

HT = Hela-vajra T.

A-kh = A-khrid Bon-po

pp. 372-373 Appendix 3 : the yantra-s related to aspects of practice

p.	#	*pose / posture*	*correlative*	*series*
372	1.	Camel	earth	elements
	2.	Conch	water
	3.	Flame	fire
	4.	Turtle	air
	5.	Plough	space
373	6.	Snake	rupa (form)	skandha-s
	7.	Curved knife	vedana (sensation)
	8.	Dagger	samjn~a (perception)
	9.	Hound	samskara (formations)
	10.	Spider	vijn~ana (consciousness)
	11.	Bow	attachment	emotions
	12.	Half-Moon	hatred
	13.	Lion	ignorance
	14.	Vulture	pride
	15.	Triangle	jealousy
	16.	Locust	form	sense
	17.	Dove	sound
	18.	Trident	odor
	19.	Tigre	flavor
	20.	Jewel	touch
	21.	Wheel	devotion	capacities
	22.	Eagle	enthousiasm
	23.	Sword	praesence
	24.	Frog	sama-adhi
	25.	Peafowl	prajn~a

applications of the poses

#	*pose / posture*	p.	*cureth __*	*benefit to __*
1.	Camel	106		kidneys
2.	Conch	114	arthritis, gout
3.	Flame	122	sciatica. paresthesia
4.	Turtle		[ulcers (p. 391, n. 151)]
5.	Plough	138		head
6.	Snake	156		muscles
7.	Curved knife	164	tumors, respiratory disorders
8.	Dagger	172		voice
9.	Hound	180		intestines
10.	Spider	188	calculi
11.	Bow	202	pain in joints, lack of appetite
12.	Half-Moon	210	pains in the sides, depression
13.	Lion	218		intelligence
14.	Vulture	226		the 5 organs
15.	Triangle	234	ailments of the spine	joints
16.	Locust	248	loss of sensation in lower limbs
17.	Dove	256	shoulder-pains
18.	Trident	264		jat.hara-fire
19.	Tigre	272	stomach-tumors
20.	Jewel	280	disorders of reproductive organs
21.	Wheel	294	sciatica
22.	Eagle	302	problems of limbs
23.	Sword	310	ailments of nerves and of brain
24.	Frog	318	madness & mutism
25.	Peafowl	326		nerves

Namkhai Norbu (transl. from the Tibetan, into Italian, by Adriano Clemente; transl. from the Italian by Andrew Lukianowicz): Yantra Yoga : a Stainless Mirror of Jewels. (A Commentary on Vairocana’s Union of the Sun and Moon.) Snow Lion Publ, Ithaca (NY), 2008.

comparison of Bodish sequence of yoga-postures with Iban mythic countries in sky-world

YY (pp. 372-3)		*Gawai Betawai, in SPWP*
#	*yoga posture*	p.	l.	*characteristic of deity of mythic country*
1.	Camel	581		cord-twiner at full-moon [p. 415, l. 46 : lansat-tree bearing fruit only on single branch] {cf. golden bough held by Aineas}
2.	Conch	583		Oil-Vial maiden [p. 415, l. 51 : "bottle"]
3.	Flame	591	491	*"wasps" [also p. 419, l. 84] {cf. wasps to make it shine at night (NShOT* 2:3:191)}**
4.	Turtle	593	500	"fresh-water turtle"
5.	Plough	595	510	"swivel-mount" (empty socket for pivot) {cf. swiveling Plough-constellation (Ursa major)}
6.	Snake	597	529	maiden of swinging-gait [cf. swaying motion of serpent traveling across tree]
7.	Curved knife	599	538	"tusk of small-pig" [curved]
8.	["voice" (p. 172)]	"	539	"bell"[the chiming bell, of instruments, most closely resembling the sound of human speech]
10.	Spider	"	542	"anoint with poison"
11.	Bow	601	560	flower-drier {cf. flower-arrows of archer Kama}
12	Half-Moon	603	568	"Frogmouth" [crescent-mouthed]
14.	Vulture	605	581	"halo of full-moon" {cf. Soma in eye of vulture}
15.	Triangle	607	592	janitrix of door [triangular, cut from the slanting buttresses of jungle-trees]
18.	Trident	609	598	drought-causer ["heat" (p. 264)]
19.	Tigre	611	611	*maina-bird {the mynah is similar to ("M") Becoming a Tiger}*
20.	Jewel	613	624	Renuk {‘my heart’ in Palauan : cf. Kemian ‘heart’ /i,b/ cognate with Skt. /yabh/ ‘to have sexual intercourse’ – " ‘white and white’ ... (... sperm and ovule-blood)" (p. 280)}
21.	Wheel	"	633	"drum" [circular-rimmed]
23.	["madness" (p. 318)]	615	643	C^elun the manan [manan-s’ behaviour is oft deemed madness]
24.	Frog	"	647	"Frog"

At least some of these may repraesent external souls : the camel Kabyle (GB, p. 686), the wasp Mongolian (GB, p. 688), the snake Tatar (GB, p. 687), the dove Magyar (GB, p. 687), the sword Tatar (GB, p. 688).

The association of Camel with Golden bough is <arabian : S.alih.’s She-Camel (whom "they hamstrung", M&GB p. 56 – with the hamstring-tendon cf. the cord twined at full-moon), which She-Camel was slain by by a pair : S.aduf’s (/s.adaf/ ‘conch’) husband (M&GB, p. 22), and Qudar, also known by (M&GB, p. x) the (posthumous) name Abu RiGal (‘sucking the mother’, LA-L 2:169a), whose corpse "was buried together with the golden bough" of the Tamud.

YY = Namkhai Norbu (transl. from the Tibetan, into Italian, by Adriano Clemente; transl. from the Italian by Andrew Lukianowicz): Yantra Yoga : a Stainless Mirror of Jewels. Snow Lion Publ, Ithaca (NY), 2008.

SPWP = Clifford Sather: Seeds of Play, Words of Power. Tun Jugah Foundation, 2001.

NShOT = Gregory G. Maskarinec: Nepalese Shaman Oral Texts. Harvard U. Pr, 1998.

"M" = "Mynahs" http://natureofbeast.typepad.com/the_nature_of_the_beast/mynahs/

GB = Frazer : The Golden Bough. 1922. http://books.google.com/books?id=4bT3ACjkRasC&pg=PA686&lpg=PA686&dq=

M&GB = Jaroslav Stetkevych : Muh.ammad and the Golden Bough. IN U Pr, 1996. http://books.google.com/books?id=OVXC72Td6CsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=camel+%22golden+bough%22&source=bl&ots=WJuOWhHv85&sig=kc-P1SR1iDBFvtJEhTv3jwxMJOg&hl=en&ei=grCkTNj9AsH7lwfNlb3XCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Righal&f=false

LA-L = Lexicon Arabico-Latinum. Beirut, 1975.