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A '''Yogi''' (also, ''Yogin''; [[Sanskrit]] ''{{IAST|yogin-}}'', nominative ''{{IAST|yogī}}''; feminine: [[Yogini]]) is a term for a male who practices the path of [[Yoga]], maintaining a steadfast mind, and engaging in the process of transcending the lower self. In contemporary [[english language|English]] ''Yogin'' is an alternative rendering for the word ''Yogi''. This word is also often used to describe [[buddhism|Buddhist]] [[monks]] or any lay person or householder who is devoted to [[meditation]]. | A '''Yogi''' (also, ''Yogin''; [[Sanskrit]] ''{{IAST|yogin-}}'', nominative ''{{IAST|yogī}}''; feminine: [[Yogini]]) is a term for a male who practices the path of [[Yoga]], maintaining a steadfast mind, and engaging in the process of transcending the lower self. In contemporary [[english language|English]] ''Yogin'' is an alternative rendering for the word ''Yogi''. This word is also often used to describe [[buddhism|Buddhist]] [[monks]] or any lay person or householder who is devoted to [[meditation]]. | ||
The ''[[Shiva-Samhita]]'' text defines the Yogi as someone who knows that the entire cosmos is situated within his own body, and the ''[[Yoga-Shikha-Upanishad]]'' distinguishes two kinds of yogins: those who pierce through the sun ([[surya]]), by means of the various yogic techniques, and those who access the door of the central conduit ([[sushumna-nadi]]). <ref>Fuerestein, G. (2000). ''The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga'', Shambhala Publications: Boston.</ref> | The ''[[Shiva-Samhita]]'' text defines the Yogi as someone who knows that the entire cosmos is situated within his own body, and the ''[[Yoga-Shikha-Upanishad]]'' distinguishes two kinds of yogins: those who pierce through the sun ([[surya]]), by means of the various yogic techniques, and those who access the door of the central conduit ([[sushumna-nadi]]). <ref name=sey>Fuerestein, G. (2000). ''The Shambhala Encyclopedia of Yoga'', Shambhala Publications: Boston.</ref> | ||
By contrast, the [[Hatha Yoga Pradipika]] describes a yogi as a practioner of [[seminal fluid|seminal]] ([[bindu]]) retention, with the intention of absorbing the female essence ([[rajas]]) by means of the practice of the [[vajroli-mudra]], also as a means of conscious conception practice. <ref | By contrast, the [[Hatha Yoga Pradipika]] describes a yogi as a practioner of [[seminal fluid|seminal]] ([[bindu]]) retention, with the intention of absorbing the female essence ([[rajas]]) by means of the practice of the [[vajroli-mudra]], also as a means of conscious conception practice. <ref name=sey/> | ||
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A Yogi (also, Yogin; Sanskrit Template:IAST, nominative Template:IAST; feminine: Yogini) is a term for a male who practices the path of Yoga, maintaining a steadfast mind, and engaging in the process of transcending the lower self. In contemporary English Yogin is an alternative rendering for the word Yogi. This word is also often used to describe Buddhist monks or any lay person or householder who is devoted to meditation.
The Shiva-Samhita text defines the Yogi as someone who knows that the entire cosmos is situated within his own body, and the Yoga-Shikha-Upanishad distinguishes two kinds of yogins: those who pierce through the sun (surya), by means of the various yogic techniques, and those who access the door of the central conduit (sushumna-nadi). [1]
By contrast, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika describes a yogi as a practioner of seminal (bindu) retention, with the intention of absorbing the female essence (rajas) by means of the practice of the vajroli-mudra, also as a means of conscious conception practice. [1]