MEDITATIONAL EXAMINATION OF THE CONCEPTS OF SUFI BREATH PRACTICE HABS-I DAM AND HINDU BREATH PRACTICE KEVALAKUMBAKA
Melih Sezer
REVIEW JOURNAL PHILOSOPHY & SOCIAL SCIENCE 2022 DOI: 10.31995/rjpss.2022.v47i01.020 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key points | Argues that Hinduism and Sufism, despite distinct doctrines, developed similar breathing practices—the Sufi Habs-i Dam and the Hindu Kavela Kumbaka—as means of deepening worship and concentrating on knowledge of God, and that long coexistence between Indian Sufis and Hindus led to mutual conceptual influence and method transfers. |
Abstract
Breathing practices are seen in almost all mystical religions always have similar features.Seeing breathing meditations in all belief systems with mystical, metaphysical, and spiritualistic features and performing these meditations according to certain methods and rules is to ensure the body-brain balance and keep the desires under control.Breath is vital for the human body.At the same time, it has an important place in the spiritual lives of people.Specifically, breathing practices in Asian religions have found a place among the rituals of some Muslim groups.Breath and breathing practices have been talked about frequently in every period for the continuation of a healthy life and keeping the spiritual life alive.Hinduism and Sufism are two religions with very different and unique doctrines as their source and starting point.However, religious practices may show some similarities at some points over time.In order to achieve their religious goals in both belief systems, they adopted the same methods with their own religious arguments and applied them in similar ways.As a result, the Indian Sufi movement and Hindus, who managed to live together for a long time, were conceptually influenced by each other as a result of these long-neighborly relations, and some method transfers took place.The Sufis' Habs-i Dam and the Hindus' KavelaKumbakabreathing techniques have been accepted as a means of deepening in worship and concentrating on the knowledge of God.In addition, breathing techniques are at the forefront of both belief systems in order to regulate brain-heart-body relations.
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