large/3092/yogasutraspatanjali_1403_librivox_64kb_mp3/yogasutras_09_patanjali_64kb_64
large/3092/yogasutraspatanjali_1403_librivox_64kb_mp3/yogasutras_09_patanjali_64kb
English
3092
In the Upanishads, it is said that this binding life unites the upward life to the downward life, and these lives have their analogies in the "vital breaths" in the body. The thought in the text seems to be, that, when the personality is brought thoroughly under control of the spiritual man, through the life currents which bind them together, the personality is endowed with a new force, a strong personal magnetism, one might call it, such as is often an appanage of genius. IN THE APANICHADES IT IS SAID THAT THIS BINDING LIFE UNITES THE UPWARD LIFE TO THE DOWNWARD LIFE AND THESE LIVES HAVE THEIR ANALOGIES IN THE VITAL BREATHS IN THE BODY THE THOUGHT IN THE TEXT SEEMS TO BE THAT WHEN THE PERSONALITY IS BROUGHT THOROUGHLY UNDER CONTROL OF THE SPIRITUAL MAN THROUGH THE LIFE CURRENTS WHICH BIND THEM TOGETHER THE PERSONALITY IS ENDOWED WITH A NEW FORCE A STRONG PERSONAL MAGNETISM ONE MIGHT CALL IT SUCH AS IS OFTEN AN APPENDAGE OF GENIUS
 there is a deeper meaning. When we speak of the disciple’s path as a path of thorns, we use a symbol; and the same symbol is used here. The upward-life means something more than the power, often manifested in abnormal psychical experiences, of levitating the physical body, or near-by physical objects. It means the strong power of aspiration, of upward will, which first builds, and then awakes the spiritual man, and finally transfers the conscious individuality to him; for it is he who passes safely over the waters of death and rebirth, and is not pierced by the thorns in the path. Therefore it is said that he who would tread the path of power must look for a home in the air, and afterwards in the ether. Of the upward-life, this is written in the Katha Upanishad: “A hundred and one are the heart’s channels; of these one passes to the crown. Going up this, he comes to the immortal.” This is the power of ascension spoken of in the Sutra. 40. By mastery of the binding-life comes radiance. DING THE FEET BUT THERE IS A DEEPER MEANING WHEN WE SPEAK OF THE DISCIPLE'S PATH AS A PATH OF THORNS WE USE A SYMBOL AND THE SAME SYMBOL IS USED HERE THE UPWARD LIFE MEANS SOMETHING MORE THAN THE POWER OFTEN MANIFESTED IN ABNORMAL PSYCHICAL EXPERIENCES OF LEVITATING THE PHYSICAL BODY OR NEAR BY PHYSICAL OBJECTS IT MEANS THE STRONG POWER OF ASPIRATION OF UPWARD WILL WHICH FIRST BUILDS AND THEN AWAKES THE SPIRITUAL MAN AND FINALLY TRANSFERS THE CONSCIOUS INDIVIDUALITY TO HIM FOR IT IS HE WHO PASSES SAFELY OVER THE WATERS OF DEATH AND REBIRTH AND IS NOT PIERCED BY THE THORNS IN THE PATH THEREFORE IT IS SAID THAT HE WHO WOULD TREAD THE PATH OF POWER MUST LOOK FOR A HOME IN THE AIR AND AFTERWARDS IN THE ETHER OF THIS UPWARD LIFE THIS IS WRITTEN IN THE KATA OF PANSHAAD A HUNDRED AND ONE ARE THE HEART'S CHANNELS OF THESE ONE PASSES TO THE CROWN GOING UP THIS HE COMES TO THE IMMORTAL THIS IS THE POWER OF ASCENSION SPOKEN OF IN THE SUTRA SUTRA FORTY BY MASTERY OF THE BINDING LIFE COMES RADIANCE
large/3092/yogasutraspatanjali_1403_librivox_64kb_mp3/yogasutras_09_patanjali_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/3092/yogasutraspatanjali_1403_librivox_64kb_mp3/yogasutras_09_patanjali_64kb.flac