Guest guest Posted September 30, 1999 Report Share Posted September 30, 1999 [Please substitute this for the first paragraph in the Govinda text I sent. ] As we have seen in the 'Yoga of the Inner Fire', the meditative experience takes place in different phases. The first is characterized by the taking possession and penetration of the Manipura-Cakra [solar plexus or Navel Center] by the heat of the Inner Fire, whereby all bodily, elementary, or 'earth-bound' forces of the lower region (Tib.: smad) are concentrated and sublimated. (For this reason the Navel Centre is regarded as the actual starting-point or the main organ of psychic heat [gtum-mo].) After the hindrances of the lower realms have thus been removed, the meditation can proceed on a safe foundation and can turn without hindrance towards the main aim: the becoming one in the spirit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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