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Mulādhāra-The Seat of Security
which leads inevitably to disappointment and feelings of worthlessness. The momentary height which is reached in haste has no substance; it will burst like a bubble. Only that growth which is a gradual unfolding can endure.
This mind of ours is impatient. It demands instant answers and immediate results. There is a story of a rich man who wanted to send his son to the university, but he wanted him to graduate in just two years so that he could go into the family business. The old man offered to pay double if his son could be graduated early. The dean said to the father, “Well, I can graduate your son early, but first tell me one thing. You must know what you are settling for. You must decide if you want parsley or an oak tree. It does not take long to grow parsley, but an oak tree takes years of careful nurturing and growth before it matures. Tell me, is it a little sprig of parsley you want or a mighty oak?"
If we are searching for the mighty oak, for the wellspring of our creative potential, for the real answer to “Who am I?” then we must give up the idea of instant enlightenment and be willing to work consistently and sincerely.
The first step is to consider the body. It is composed of four essential elements which ancient traditions called earth, water, fire, and air. You will not find any organism in which these four elements are missing. Now, each of these elements has its corresponding element in the universe. The earth element within the body, for instance, corresponds or vibrates with the earth element throughout the universe.
What composes the body or microcosm also constitutes
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