Tracking the Illusory Magical Wheel: Physical Yoga in Tibetan Tantra and Dzogchen
Journal of Yoga Studies April 10, 2023 Ian A. Baker 1 citation
In Tibetan Tantric Buddhism and Bön, yoga refers to expedient means (thabs, S. upāya) for liberating oneself and others from the wheel of cyclic existence (kor ba, S. saṃsāra). Central to that agenda is mastery of a subtle physiology of energy channels (rtsa, S. nāḍī) and their nodal points at radiant “wheels” (’khor lo, S. cakra) along the body’s central axis. The method whereby subtle energy...