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106/Meditation and Enlightenment : Chandr Prabh
Drowning too would be a must, if water goes on entering the boat. The boat can save us only when we close its holes, and spill out the water filled in it. After having understood the nine doors, just delve a little deeper. There are six cycles in man's body : first-‘mooladbar' (original base), second-'swadhisthan' (staying at one's place), third-'manipur' (the city of jewels), fourth-heart cycle, fifth-purification cycle and the sixth-last cycle is the sense of order-centre, sense-centre. Across all these is 'sahasrar- just in the middle of a man's mind. The spot of ‘shikha' (at the back of head where a small bunch of long hair is left over while the entire head is shaved off.)
The reproductory organ is at the lowest in human body. The spot below it and above the anus is the place of 'Kundalini Shakti'. After this comes the 'swadhisthan', that is our pubes. Then come the navel, heart, throat and the sixth place is that of 'Ajnan Chakra' (the Order Cycle) on the forehead. The spot of Shiva's third eye is Ajnan Chakra. After crossing it comes 'Sahasrar' exactly at the centre of the human mind.
Firstly, the lowermost element is that of the earth. Above it are water, fire, air, sky and above these is the 'ajnan chakra'. It is here that all the elements of a person come and get centralised here. After crossing over ‘ajnan chakra'a person enters his 'sahasrar'. Kundalini remains at the lowest. It appears just as a snake, sitting coiled in the snake-charmer's basket. “Kundalini' too remains asleep in this posture. Besides this, there are ‘ida', épingla' and 'sushumna' nerves. 'Sushumna' extends from ‘Kundalini’ towards 'Ajnan Chakra' straight, and with a slight curve too 'Ida' and 'Pingla' are but curved. 'Ida' and 'Pingla' are connected with 'Kundalini' below and with 'Ajna Chakra' above. All the three nerves terminate here. 'Ida' is yellow-coloured, Pingla' is light-red and 'sushumna' is deep red. When a man brings all these three and centralises them at the centre of his brain, then the divine-music of 'Om' grows resonant there. This very resonance is the 'Brahmanaad' (the music of the supreme being) what a person experiences here, is named knowledge. This experience occurs at the 'Jyoti Kendra' (Centre of light).
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