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A '''Yogini''' is the female origin of a practicing male ''[[yogi]]'': having a steadfast mind cultivated by the disciplined pursuit of | A '''Yogini''' is the female origin of a practicing male ''[[yogi]]'': having a steadfast mind cultivated by the disciplined pursuit of transcendence through Yoga. Tantric scholars have written about yoginis as independent, outspoken women with a gracefulness of spirit without whom Yoga can fail in its purpose and remain sterile.<ref>Wangu, Madhu Bazaz. Images of Indian Goddesses Published 2003, Abhinav Publications, p.114</ref> | ||
In the Hindu tradition, mother is first [[guru]] (teacher) and in the Yoga tradition, proper respect of yoginis is a necessary part of the path to liberation. A yogini is the sacred feminine force made incarnate, an enlightened woman with exuberant passion, spiritual powers and deep insight, capable of giving birth to saints, peacemakers, and yogis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vedanet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=2|title=Yogini, the Enlightened Woman}}</ref> | In the Hindu tradition, mother is first [[guru]] (teacher) and in the Yoga tradition, proper respect of yoginis is a necessary part of the path to liberation. A yogini is the sacred feminine force made incarnate, an enlightened woman with exuberant passion, spiritual powers and deep insight, capable of giving birth to saints, peacemakers, and yogis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vedanet.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=2|title=Yogini, the Enlightened Woman}}</ref> | ||
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A Yogini is the female origin of a practicing male yogi: having a steadfast mind cultivated by the disciplined pursuit of transcendence through Yoga. Tantric scholars have written about yoginis as independent, outspoken women with a gracefulness of spirit without whom Yoga can fail in its purpose and remain sterile.[1]
In the Hindu tradition, mother is first guru (teacher) and in the Yoga tradition, proper respect of yoginis is a necessary part of the path to liberation. A yogini is the sacred feminine force made incarnate, an enlightened woman with exuberant passion, spiritual powers and deep insight, capable of giving birth to saints, peacemakers, and yogis.[2]
The yogini, having a female body that is a matrix for menstruation and childbirth transformation through an awakened mooladhara (root chakra, which is the actual physical cervix in women), thereby has an advanced physical foundation for the cultivation of various other physical, mental, and spiritual yogic powers (siddhis) that take the male practitioner much longer to cultivate.
References
- ↑ Wangu, Madhu Bazaz. Images of Indian Goddesses Published 2003, Abhinav Publications, p.114
- ↑ Yogini, the Enlightened Woman.