Nath | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-01-09

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00:02:14 1 Etymology and nomenclature
00:04:02 2 History
00:05:48 2.1 Deccan roots
00:09:53 2.2 Natha Panthis
00:11:13 2.3 Contemporary Natha lineages
00:11:57 3 Practices
00:15:48 3.1 Warrior ascetics
00:16:37 4 Gurus, siddhas, naths
00:17:04 4.1 Matsyendranath
00:17:50 4.2 Gorakshanath
00:19:33 4.3 The aims of the Nathas
00:20:36 4.4 Hatha yoga
00:21:30 5 Initiation
00:21:46 6 Influence
00:22:36 7 See also



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Nath, also called as Natha, are a Shaivism sub-tradition within Hinduism. A medieval era movement, it combined ideas from Buddhism, Shaivism and Yoga traditions in India. The Naths have been a confederation of devotees who consider Adinatha, or Shiva, as their first lord or guru, with varying lists of additional lords. Of these, the 9th or 10th century Matsyendranath and the ideas and organization developed by Gorakshanath are particularly important.Nath tradition has extensive Shaivism-related theological literature of its own, most of which is traceable to 11th century CE or later. However, its roots are in far more ancient Siddha tradition. A notable aspect of Nath tradition practice have been its refinements and use of Yoga, particularly Hatha Yoga, to transform one's body into a sahaja siddha state of awakened self’s identity with absolute reality. An accomplished guru, that is yoga and spiritual guide, is considered essential, and they have historically been known for their esoteric and heterodox practices.Their unconventional ways challenged all orthodox premises, exploring dark and shunned practices of society as a means to understanding theology and gaining inner powers. They formed monastic organisations, itinerant groups that walked great distances to sacred sites and festivals such as the Kumbh Mela as a part of their spiritual practice. The Nath also have a large settled householder tradition in parallel to its monastic groups. Some of them metamorphosed into warrior ascetics during the Islamic rule of the Indian subcontinent.The Nath tradition was influenced by other Indian traditions such as Advaita Vedanta monism, and in turn influenced it as well as movements within Vaishnavism, Shaktism and Bhakti movement saints such as Kabir and Namdev.