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CHAPTER II
Swadhisthāna—Source of Creative Potential
Human life is a cohesive whole comprised of two polarities-physical, creative, sexual energy on the one hand, and divine spiritual energy on the other. Just as east and west, north and south, are inevitable complementary points of direction, so are these two energies equal counterparts to one another. Both are essential to our life and growth. When we comprehend the intrinsic relationship between these powerful energies, we will come to understand human life more fully.
Therefore, the second point on which we will meditate is the place of our physical origin, the second center, located at the pelvis area, from which flows all our creative and productive energy. First, we ask ourselves, “What is the purpose of this creative energy? Is it for our temporary satisfaction or is it something to be suppressed? What is its nature?”
As we meditate deeply on this question, we will begin to recognize intimations of our own beginning and the poten
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