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40. By mastery of the binding life comes radiance. 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. SUTRA FORTY BY MASTERY OF THE BINDING LIFE COMES RADIANCE 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
s over thorny places without wounding 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 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. O WALK ON WATER OR TO PASS OVER THORNY PLACES WITHOUT WOUNDING 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
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