The emergence of the true Man and the True Woman

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Dear Harsha,

Just a thought:

For whatever reason, Kundalini Yoga, which in ancient times was a

unified practice to realize the emergence of the True Man and True

Woman (Son of God as Son of Man), became fragmented into a number of

yogas and sects within each yoga.

Now we have different yogas to suit the different approaches, with

teachers vying to prove that one or the other yoga or segment of a

yoga is better and that one or the other religion is better, versus

the more ecumenical approach of Yogi Bhajan, "Your God plus my God

equals our God."

Or, as the Third Zen Patriarch put it "Simply say, when doubts arise 'Not Two'"

The Self is like the Sun reflecting in the moon of the mind. The moon

in turn is reflected in so many vessels of water, large and small.

Those vessels become brighter and less bright as the moon waxes and

wanes. The water in the vessels becomes more and less agitated as

the moon changes position (tides).

As the mind becomes balanced, there is a withdrawal of the attention

of the mind towards its focus on the changing world, such that the

mind begins to be absorbed and reflects the sun purely. The effect

is that the sun of the Self begins to arise in the world, and the use

of the moon of the mind to see recedes from conscious attention, and

all the vessels of water large and small radiate the pure light.

If one combines some Kundalini Yoga sets and kriyas with the reading

of texts and stories about one's Self, one will feel this sense of

the balancing of the field (the reflected self) and single absorption

of the "I" into your True Self.

The emergence of one's Self is really very natural.

For more about this holistic approach to yoga you can look at

http://www.kundalini-matashakti.com/TheFundamentalsofKundaliniYoga.doc

 

which gives a more complete perspective of the original intent and

origins of yoga and its practice, as well as a vision of the

direction that consciousness of mankind is awakening into, where the

Self Realized Being is a natural emergence of one's inherent Truth,

versus something to be acquired or gained. Also refer to articles

and texts found in http://www.nonduality.com/pieter.htm, which

includes the non-dual texts - "Faith Mind" by the Third Zen Patriarch

and Ch 26 of the "Ribhu Gita" where verse 43 reflects this over all

view as well.

This whole view, Tao or way and the exponential synergy of practicing

a number of yogas in an integrated manner can also be found in the

book by Evens-Wentz "Tibetan Yoga and the Secret Doctrines" where

Mahamudra practice of sravana - manana - niddidyasana or hearing -

contemplating - abiding is a prevailing core aspect to all the yogas

presented.

Pieter

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In a message dated 3/9/01 7:38:53 AM Pacific Standard Time,

hluthar writes:

 

<<

For whatever reason, Kundalini Yoga, which in ancient times was a unified

practice to realize the emergence of the True Man and True Woman (Son of God

as Son of Man), became fragmented into a number of yogas and sects within

each yoga.

 

Now we have different yogas to suit the different approaches, with

teachers vying to prove that one or the other yoga or segment of a yoga is

better and that one or the other religion is better, versus the more

ecumenical approach of Yogi Bhaja >>

 

 

Not to be nitpicky about this, ha ha, and l may be misreading the above

statements, but my understanding is that the practice of yoga in lndia was

always fragmented into many different types, sects and traditions. l've never

heard that it was unified in that sense. Of course, all this dates way back

to when nothing was recorded and our knowledge of this period is sketchy, to

say the least.

From Mt Kailash,

jerrysan rinpoche

[Guest guest]

Thank you Pieter for sharing this. Your vast knowledge of the

spiritual literature and the depth of experience emphasizing a

unifying theme behind different religious traditions is much

appreciated.

Harsha

Pieter Schoonheim Samara

[pietersa (AT) loxinfo (DOT) co.th]Friday, March 09, 2001 6:48

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emergence of the true Man and the True Woman

Dear Harsha,

Just a thought:

For whatever reason, Kundalini Yoga, which in ancient times was a

unified practice to realize the emergence of the True Man and True

Woman (Son of God as Son of Man), became fragmented into a number of

yogas and sects within each yoga.

Now we have different yogas to suit the different approaches, with

teachers vying to prove that one or the other yoga or segment of a

yoga is better and that one or the other religion is better, versus

the more ecumenical approach of Yogi Bhajan, "Your God plus my God

equals our God."

Or, as the Third Zen Patriarch put it "Simply say, when doubts arise 'Not Two'"

The Self is like the Sun reflecting in the moon of the mind. The moon

in turn is reflected in so many vessels of water, large and small.

Those vessels become brighter and less bright as the moon waxes and

wanes. The water in the vessels becomes more and less agitated as

the moon changes position (tides).

As the mind becomes balanced, there is a withdrawal of the attention

of the mind towards its focus on the changing world, such that the

mind begins to be absorbed and reflects the sun purely. The effect

is that the sun of the Self begins to arise in the world, and the use

of the moon of the mind to see recedes from conscious attention, and

all the vessels of water large and small radiate the pure light.

If one combines some Kundalini Yoga sets and kriyas with the reading

of texts and stories about one's Self, one will feel this sense of

the balancing of the field (the reflected self) and single absorption

of the "I" into your True Self.

The emergence of one's Self is really very natural.

For more about this holistic approach to yoga you can look at

http://www.kundalini-matashakti.com/TheFundamentalsofKundaliniYoga.doc

 

which gives a more complete perspective of the original intent and

origins of yoga and its practice, as well as a vision of the

direction that consciousness of mankind is awakening into, where the

Self Realized Being is a natural emergence of one's inherent Truth,

versus something to be acquired or gained. Also refer to articles

and texts found in http://www.nonduality.com/pieter.htm, which

includes the non-dual texts - "Faith Mind" by the Third Zen Patriarch

and Ch 26 of the "Ribhu Gita" where verse 43 reflects this over all

view as well.

This whole view, Tao or way and the exponential synergy of practicing

a number of yogas in an integrated manner can also be found in the

book by Evens-Wentz "Tibetan Yoga and the Secret Doctrines" where

Mahamudra practice of sravana - manana - niddidyasana or hearing -

contemplating - abiding is a prevailing core aspect to all the yogas

presented.

Pieter