Guest guest Posted July 5, 2003 Report Share Posted July 5, 2003 Agni: The Fire of Self-Inquiry by David Frawley ................. The Vedas not only equate the Self with the fire , the also equate the heart , which is the seat of the Self , with fire. The Self is said to exist like a flame the size of a thumb in the heart. This small flame in the heart is the real person , power and presence that allows the body and mind to function. It is like the pilot light in a stove that lights all the other burners on the stove. The light of the Self lights all the other fires of the body , prana , senses and mind. Even the digestive fire can only work with its support. This flame of the Self sustains us through all our states of waking , dream and deep sleep and through the entire process of birth or death. Even prana or the life force is but its manifestation or shadow. This flame leaves the body at death and carries the samskaras that propel us on to another birth. Only for those who are fully Self-realized , who have totally merged into their inner fire , are able to escape this process. ..................... from THE MOUNTAIN PATH , Jan-March 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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