Yoga and the Jesus Prayer - —A Comparison between aṣtānga yoga in the Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali and the Psycho-Physical Method of Hesychasm

The present article will try to show differences and similarities in description about the ascetic teaching and mystical experience of two totally different spiritual traditions, i.e. in regard to the “Jesus Prayer” in the late Byzantine era and “yoga” in ancient India. A prayer made much use of by...

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Main Author: Hisamatsu, Eiji 1957- (Author)
Contributors: Pattni, Ramesh (Other)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Univ. 2015
In: Journal of Hindu-Christian studies
Year: 2015, Volume: 28, Pages: 55-75
IxTheo Classification:BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages
KDF Orthodox Church
TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East
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