Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

ascetic mastery over hunger and thirst

ascetic_mastery_over_hunger_and_thirst

A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


hindu

  • The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man INTRODUCTION TO BOOK II / BOOK II / INTRODUCTION TO BOOK III / BOOK III; lines 2076-2160 confidence: high

    Meditation on the center of force in the well of the throat brings cessation of hunger and thirst.

    Meditation on the force-center in the well of the throat is said to cause cessation of hunger and thirst.

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