Integrating Ancient Wisdom in Modern Life: Body and Space
- Body and Space are interrelated as the first element from the Universe is Space. Our body is made of five elements. So the body has space within it.
- Self-control practise on the organic unity of body and space will lighten the weight of ascetics as they counter this downward pull by producing lift and using thrust to keep going so that the weight is no longer the most powerful force acting on them.
- Body will become lighter in weight when the lift force will be more than gravitational force. To defy the force of gravity, Yogis will use Prana, the life force energy to move in the inner space of the body to increase the lift force in the body.
- To increase the element of space in the body one needs to increase Sattva Guna. Living life in alignment with Universal law, means becoming totally insignificant to the world will increase Sattva Guna. Reflection of Sattva Guna in our behaviour will be seen in our gratitude, judgments, expectations, acceptance, forgiveness, let-go, mind will be still etc. along with self-awareness of self and others. In other words, we live in this temporary world by focusing on permanence within us.
- If one has mastery over the element of Space, he will be master of changing any permutation and combination in the five elements. Manipulating the subtraction can change the nature of its effect. The same result or effect can be achieved by focusing even on a very light object such as cotton.
- You become what you focus on. So be careful until you have mastered your self-restraint to connect with your Sattva Guna in an association or friendship. All scriptures suggest having a mentor to guide you to follow Sattva Guna. With a mentor, you will not be a victim of your weakness, but you can let go of your weakness and connect yourself to Sattva Guna.
- There are two ways by which the mind can function. First mind is inside your body and the object of imagination is outside you. Another is when the mind is outside your body, it is called a disembodied mind.
- Disembodied mind can see its identification with the temporal body and whole play of the universe. Seeing this one will immediately become aware of the self as a separate entity. The opaque screen of ignorance on self-knowledge will be removed and will be illuminated with self-knowledge.
- With this experience Disembodied mind has three options: it will not enter into any body, for experiment purposes it may enter in another body and third it will enter in its own body. All the three options will have a sense of self as a separate entity.
