Yoga Vāsiṣṭha · YVH · IEAF · ITM · FP20

The Vāsiṣṭha Atlas

Sixty-five tales. One map of the mind that makes the world.

Every tale carries the same coordinates: the story, the trance, the ladder, an ally, a wound and its virtue, a stage of transformation, a measure of peace, its echoes in the other yogas, and a voice.

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One tale, every coordinate

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Story · Mitra

Nirvāṇa · second half
13,301 words

Trance

7 phenomena
RAP · MET · HAL · ANA · NEST

Ladder

Bhūmikā 6 · Padārthābhāvanī
Plenary

Ally

Vitality
Dissatisfaction → Vitality → Bliss

45The Vidyādhara's QuestionsOpen the tale →

Wound → virtue

Denial → Ease
Joy/Pleasure · Surprise/Uncertainty

ITM stage

2 · Conscious Recognition
Movement 5 · Recognising the Shadow’s Cost

Trains · FP20

Reduced self-referential rigidity

Other yogas · ninetoone

Bhagavad Gītā · Patañjali · Māṇḍūkya Upaniṣad
Akua · Path 4 · ♪ The Seed of the World

Nine layers, one map

The story

Sixty-five tales from Mitra’s complete translation (1891–99), each distilled, retold and read whole.

The trance

Twenty-five hypnotic phenomena, 412 verified passages: the oldest map of the healing trance.

The ladder

The seven bhūmikās beside Patañjali, the jhānas, the Māṇḍūkya, yoga nidrā and trance depth.

The ally

Each tale walks with one of the 64 Meta Pets; Felicia keeps the Threshold.

The wound

The IEAF’s six wounds and their virtues, and the eleven emotion families each tale moves.

The stage

Where each tale serves the Integrative Transformation Model, from Reactivity to Integration.

The measure

Which component of Fundamental Peace each tale trains, measured by the FP20.

The other yogas

Parallels in the Yoga Sūtra, the Gītā, the Vijñāna Bhairava, the Māṇḍūkya, Buddhist absorption and yoga nidrā.

The voice ↗

A song for every tale, and a Sister of the Nine Paths on ninetoone.org.

IEAF · Integrative Emotional Alchemy Framework

Six wounds, sixty-five tales

In the IEAF, suffering runs through three strata: six wounds, eleven emotion families and the shadows. Each wound is healed by its virtue. Separation is the deepest. Here is where each tale of the Supreme Yoga does its healing.

Repression→ Honesty

1Rāma's Pilgrimage, Dejection and the Arrival of Viśvāmitra 25Vītahavya and the Body in the Cave 27Vasiṣṭha's Meeting with Śiva: The Worship of the Deity 40Kaca and Bṛhaspati 49The Deer-like Mind 54The Piśāca 59The Hewn Statue 64The Return: Rāma's Ecstasy, the Court's Hypnotic Rest and the Great Jubilee

Denial→ Ease

Shame→ Humour

11Lavaṇa and the Magician 13Dāma, Vyāla and Kaṭa 14Bhīma, Bhāsa and Dṛḍha 21Gādhi, the Brahmin in the Pool 33Bhagīratha and the Descent of the Ganges 36Kumbha's Birth from the Pot 37The Wish-Gem and the Piece of Glass 50The Great Stone: Vasiṣṭha's Meditation and the World within the Rock

Rejection→ Gentleness

15Dāśūra, the Kadamba Tree and the Air-born King 20Prahlāda 22Uddālaka 32The Vetāla's Riddles 46Indra in the Atom 48Manki the Pious Brahmin 51The Heavenly Nymph 57The Gnat and the Hunter

Guilt→ Forgiveness

6Karkaṭī, the Demoness Who Became a Needle 9The Great Wilderness: The History of the Human Heart 23Suraghu, Māṇḍavya and Parigha 30Arjuna, the Incarnation of Nara-Nārāyaṇa 53The Siddha in the Aerial Cell 63The Great Inquiry: King Prajñapti's Questions

Separation→ Carethe deepest

3Līlā, Padma and the Goddess Sarasvatī 5The War of Vidūratha and Sindhu; the Death and Revival of Padma 12Śukra, Bhṛgu and Kāla (Death)16The Song of Kaca 18Puṇya and Pāvana 24Bhāsa and Vilāsa 26Bhuśuṇḍa, the Crow at the Edge of Time 28The Vilva (Wood-Apple) Fruit 31Jīvaṭa and the Hundred Rudras 41The Man Who Built Houses in the Air 43Manu and Ikṣvāku: The Seven Stages 52The Final Dissolution: Śiva and Śakti 55Vipaścit, the King Who Became Four 56The Wonderful Carcass

FP20 · Fundamental Peace

What the tales train

Fundamental Peace is not the absence of pain but the transmutation of its energy into love and compassion. The FP20 measures it through four components; each tale exercises one of them most. Take the FP20 →

Flexible attention

Flexible attentional control without effortful suppression

TThe Threshold 4The Former Vasiṣṭha and Arundhatī 7The Ten Sons of Indu 8Indra and Ahalyā 22Uddālaka 23Suraghu, Māṇḍavya and Parigha 26Bhuśuṇḍa, the Crow at the Edge of Time 35The Miserly Kirāṭa 38The Vindhya Elephant 39The False Indra 43Manu and Ikṣvāku: The Seven Stages 46Indra in the Atom 49The Deer-like Mind 56The Wonderful Carcass 58The Hunter and the Sage: The Dream of King Sindhu

Emotional coherence

Emotional coherence across self-states

2Śuka and Janaka 6Karkaṭī, the Demoness Who Became a Needle 12Śukra, Bhṛgu and Kāla (Death)16The Song of Kaca 18Puṇya and Pāvana 19Bali, Virocana and Śukra 27Vasiṣṭha's Meeting with Śiva: The Worship of the Deity 29The Stone: The Stony Sheath of the Soul 31Jīvaṭa and the Hundred Rudras 33Bhagīratha and the Descent of the Ganges 34Cūḍālā and Śikhidhvaja 42Bhṛṅgīśa and Śiva: The Triple Conduct 51The Heavenly Nymph 55Vipaścit, the King Who Became Four 61Kundadanta and the Hermit of the Kadamba Tree 62The Wood-Cutters and the Gem 64The Return: Rāma's Ecstasy, the Court's Hypnotic Rest and the Great Jubilee

Less self-rigidity

Reduced self-referential rigidity

Compassionate awareness

Compassionate self-awareness

1Rāma's Pilgrimage, Dejection and the Arrival of Viśvāmitra 9The Great Wilderness: The History of the Human Heart 15Dāśūra, the Kadamba Tree and the Air-born King 24Bhāsa and Vilāsa 25Vītahavya and the Body in the Cave 32The Vetāla's Riddles 37The Wish-Gem and the Piece of Glass 48Manki the Pious Brahmin 53The Siddha in the Aerial Cell

ITM · Integrative Transformation Model

The tales on the path of transformation

5Transcendent Integration

5The War of Vidūratha and Sindhu; the Death and Revival of Padma 10The Three Princes Who Never Were 16The Song of Kaca 19Bali, Virocana and Śukra 25Vītahavya and the Body in the Cave 31Jīvaṭa and the Hundred Rudras 42Bhṛṅgīśa and Śiva: The Triple Conduct 47The Indra of the Lotus Fibre: Creation as Imagination 48Manki the Pious Brahmin 63The Great Inquiry: King Prajñapti's Questions 64The Return: Rāma's Ecstasy, the Court's Hypnotic Rest and the Great Jubilee

4Essence Embodiment

2Śuka and Janaka 7The Ten Sons of Indu 12Śukra, Bhṛgu and Kāla (Death)14Bhīma, Bhāsa and Dṛḍha 20Prahlāda 23Suraghu, Māṇḍavya and Parigha 26Bhuśuṇḍa, the Crow at the Edge of Time 28The Vilva (Wood-Apple) Fruit 30Arjuna, the Incarnation of Nara-Nārāyaṇa 33Bhagīratha and the Descent of the Ganges 39The False Indra 43Manu and Ikṣvāku: The Seven Stages 53The Siddha in the Aerial Cell 59The Hewn Statue

2Conscious Recognition

TThe Threshold 1Rāma's Pilgrimage, Dejection and the Arrival of Viśvāmitra 4The Former Vasiṣṭha and Arundhatī 9The Great Wilderness: The History of the Human Heart 13Dāma, Vyāla and Kaṭa 17Janaka and the Song of the Siddhas 24Bhāsa and Vilāsa 29The Stone: The Stony Sheath of the Soul 35The Miserly Kirāṭa 38The Vindhya Elephant 41The Man Who Built Houses in the Air 45The Vidyādhara's Questions 49The Deer-like Mind 51The Heavenly Nymph 55Vipaścit, the King Who Became Four 61Kundadanta and the Hermit of the Kadamba Tree

1Unconscious Reactivity

57The Gnat and the Hunter

ninetoone.org · Nine Paths to One

Nine Paths through the tales

Each Meta Pet has its Sister, and each Sister walks one of the Nine Paths of the Sister Songs. Through them, every tale belongs to a Path: a pilgrimage of seven or eight tales.

The RootElena Ixchel ↗

7The Ten Sons of Indu 15Dāśūra, the Kadamba Tree and the Air-born King 22Uddālaka 39The False Indra 52The Final Dissolution: Śiva and Śakti 56The Wonderful Carcass 62The Wood-Cutters and the Gem

The BridgeAnanya Mehta ↗

17Janaka and the Song of the Siddhas 23Suraghu, Māṇḍavya and Parigha 35The Miserly Kirāṭa 40Kaca and Bṛhaspati 48Manki the Pious Brahmin 54The Piśāca 60Aindava: The Brahmā Gītā

The TurnLayla Hassan ↗

4The Former Vasiṣṭha and Arundhatī 16The Song of Kaca 18Puṇya and Pāvana 24Bhāsa and Vilāsa 41The Man Who Built Houses in the Air 42Bhṛṅgīśa and Śiva: The Triple Conduct 43Manu and Ikṣvāku: The Seven Stages

The WeaverNadine Diatta-Leroy ↗

1Rāma's Pilgrimage, Dejection and the Arrival of Viśvāmitra 3Līlā, Padma and the Goddess Sarasvatī 9The Great Wilderness: The History of the Human Heart 38The Vindhya Elephant 45The Vidyādhara's Questions 53The Siddha in the Aerial Cell 61Kundadanta and the Hermit of the Kadamba Tree

The SongMei Lin Chen ↗

8Indra and Ahalyā 13Dāma, Vyāla and Kaṭa 25Vītahavya and the Body in the Cave 26Bhuśuṇḍa, the Crow at the Edge of Time 29The Stone: The Stony Sheath of the Soul 30Arjuna, the Incarnation of Nara-Nārāyaṇa 31Jīvaṭa and the Hundred Rudras

The HolderNaomi Waanatig ↗

14Bhīma, Bhāsa and Dṛḍha 20Prahlāda 27Vasiṣṭha's Meeting with Śiva: The Worship of the Deity 34Cūḍālā and Śikhidhvaja 36Kumbha's Birth from the Pot 51The Heavenly Nymph 57The Gnat and the Hunter

The ScribeEleanor Matthews ↗

2Śuka and Janaka 10The Three Princes Who Never Were 12Śukra, Bhṛgu and Kāla (Death)21Gādhi, the Brahmin in the Pool 55Vipaścit, the King Who Became Four 58The Hunter and the Sage: The Dream of King Sindhu 64The Return: Rāma's Ecstasy, the Court's Hypnotic Rest and the Great Jubilee

The LanternSelene di Marco-Amari ↗

6Karkaṭī, the Demoness Who Became a Needle 19Bali, Virocana and Śukra 28The Vilva (Wood-Apple) Fruit 32The Vetāla's Riddles 37The Wish-Gem and the Piece of Glass 59The Hewn Statue 63The Great Inquiry: King Prajñapti's Questions

The ReturnAsha ↗

5The War of Vidūratha and Sindhu; the Death and Revival of Padma 11Lavaṇa and the Magician 33Bhagīratha and the Descent of the Ganges 44The Stag and the Huntsman 46Indra in the Atom 49The Deer-like Mind 50The Great Stone: Vasiṣṭha's Meditation and the World within the Rock

Felicia’s Threshold and Aurora’s composite seat gather all the paths.

The rooms of the Atlas

The tales Which tale do I need?The forty-day path The concordance The ladder of ladders The allies Mitra & hypnotism The YVH Model The allies booklet (PDF) ↓

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