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MASTERING THE SECRETS OF
MATTER AND THE UNIVERSE
ALAIN
DANIELOU
Inner Traditions International
Rochester, Vermont
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Inner Traditions International
One Park Street
Rochester, Vermont 05767
www.InnerTraditions.com
Copyright © 1991 by Alain Danielou
First published in 1949 under the title
Yoga: The Method ofRe-integration
by
Johnson Publications, London
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any
form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
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Danielou, Alain.
Yoga: mastering the secrets of matter and the universe / Alain Danielou.
p.cm.
Reprint. Originally published: London: Johnson Publications, 1949.
ISBN 0-89281-301-6
1. Yoga. 2. Hatha yoga.
I.
Title.
BLI238.52.D36 1990
90-43831
294.5'43----dc20
CIP
Printed and bound
in the United States at Lake Book Manufacturing, Inc.
10 9 8 7 6 5 4
Contents
Introduction
1
Part I: The Five Main Methods of Yoga
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IV:
Hatha Yoga-Reintegration through Strength
The Two First Steps of Hatha Yoga
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The Third Step of Hatha Yoga
The Muscular Contractions (Bandhas) and the
Gestures (Mudras)
40
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V: The Six Purificatory Acts (Shat Karma)
VI:
The Fourth Step of Hatha Yoga
VII:
The Fifth Step of Hatha Yoga
VIII:
The Last Three Steps, or Inner Stage, of Hatha
IX:
X:
Yoga
Raja Yoga, or the Royal Way to Reintegration
Mantra Yoga, or Reintegration through
Hermetic Formulae
Laya Yoga, or Reintegration by Mergence
Shiva Yoga, or Reintegration into the Lord of
Sleep
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XII:
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