Guest guest Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 Namaste Gary, Mighty big thanks for sharing his article! I'm a great admirer of Pandit Rajmani Tigunait and his guru lineage. His great works are not only food for the soul but makes sense. Om Namah Shivaya Sy , Shapeshifter <dna12@v...> wrote: > I found this article on the WWW, and thought some might find it interesting. > > Best regards- > Gary > > > > > > J.A. Mitchell Alchemy > > Immortality & Mysticism by Pandit Rajmani Tigunait Ph.D > > Yoga International Magazine November/December 1995 > =================================================== > > There is, as Mircea Eliade writes, a universal if > unconscious recognition that "gold is immortality (amritam > ayur hiranyam.) Gold is the one perfect, solar metal and > hence its symbolism meets the symbolism of spirit, of > spiritual freedom and autonomy." > > In turn, the desire for wealth and immortality, material and > spiritual, meet and find their expression in alchemy, the > ancient science that promises to fulfill both desires here > and now. Alchemists fulfill the first desire by transforming > vulgar metals into gold (much of the age old fascination > with alchemy can be traced to unlock this secret.) They are > said to fulfill the second by absorbing gold into their > bodies. > > A thorough analysis of alchemy, as practiced in different > eras and cultures, reveals that alchemists achieve both of > these goals with the help of mercury. According to Indian > and Chinese alchemical traditions, in fact, it is mercury, > not gold, that holds the highest position in the > evolutionary rank of elements. It is the power and mystery > of mercury that transforms base metals into gold of a > quality far superior to that which is found in nature. When > this purified gold is again "fixed" with mercury and > absorbed into the body of an adept, it is said to have the > power to prolong life. Thus the majority of the texts on > alchemy, especially those concerned with mystical > experiences and enlightenment, consider mercury rather than > gold to be the center of this ancient science. > > The Sanskrit word for alchemy is rasayana, literally, "the > abode of rasa (essence or sap.)" Rasayana is the science and > practice that deals with the essence of the universe, with > the essence of the life force, or the sap of life. In other > words, rasayana deals with the intrinsic vitality of a > living being. Its primary concern is to study the nature of > all substances to determine which particular one is the > essence of creation. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 Hello Sy- You are most welcome. Best regards- Gary , "syzenith" <syzenith> wrote: > Namaste Gary, > > Mighty big thanks for sharing his article! I'm a great admirer of > Pandit Rajmani Tigunait and his guru lineage. His great works are > not only food for the soul but makes sense. > > Om Namah Shivaya > Sy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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