3 - Praeceptum 176 Third Kriya
3 - Praeceptum 176 Third Kriya
3 - Praeceptum 176 Third Kriya
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one mny porooiva m n y - i r ~ g i n n r yr o r c o s ; it i s n o t an unconsoious E " ~ ~: : ' ~ u
paralyzed, It is o n m o d by c c r t , a i n m n t a l a n d p h y s i o a l o o n d i t i o m .
Tho d u a l i t 1 ea o f hunlnn exp a r i c n c o dls appear t h m ~ ht h e Ono,~e?;:
in Samadhi. Everything is poroaivod t o oimngo into S p i r i t . Tho parsnn
W h l l o in Samdh I, oan p c r c o i v g tho S p i r l t u ~ O l c e a n , w i t h ito waves ol'
o r o a t i o n , or s e a tho Ram S p i r i tuol. Oocan, t r a n s o e n d m t a lly calnl,
c x h t w i t h o u t the waves of C r e a t i o n ,
In t h e f i r s t a h t a of S m d R I,t h o Yw i (am who unitoa H j s
Soul w i t h S p i r i t by r i g h t medi t a t i on) i a so abm rbod In Sp irit t l ~ a the '
is oblivious of t h o m t c r i a l a n d created univ o r s c . T h b s t a t o is not
untlonsoiousnoaa, f o r unconsciousnoas implios a U o k of awaronoss, both ,
inwardly and outwardly. ~ h fill o Sp irituul c o n s c i o m n e s s o f Snnndhi
c n n b o c t t a i n o d o n l y t h r o u g h rogular , c mt inuoue d i s o l p l i n o of medita-
t i o n , snd has n o t h i n g in oommon w i t h unconsciousn@ss,
In t h o first s t a t o o r S n ~ a d h i , tllc dovotoo f i n d s h i n i a a l f with-
dram and absorbed i n t o S p i r i t , b u t 3n tho b b h o r qrd groator s t a t o ,
he porcaivos not only S p i r i t n l o n a , w i t h o u t O r c a t i o n , b u t alee aa m n n i -
f o e t o d in all O r o a t i o n , H c r c h i s w n s c l o u a n o s s booomas C O S ~ ~Gono- O
~ i o h m o e s ,whiah includoe t h o w h o l o univorsa. ljis oonaciouane~lspcr-
ooivea a l l motion ard ohmgo o f lifo, from t h e c i r o l i n g of t h o stars
t o tho f a l l o r a sparrow, ond t h e whirling of t h o s f l n l l o s t o l o o t r o n .
Th o om who has thus ontcrod i n t o Sonadh i f inda t h a t s o l i d s
m d t into l i q u i d s , l i q u i d s i n t o gaseous s t a t e s , gnsea i n t o onqrgy, a n d
onorgy i n t o cmru'ic c o n s c i o u s n o s s . ~o S O B S th o o h j EU t i v o univ orao and :
tho s u b j o o t i v o univ orso w c o t in S p i r i t , md h i s oxplndod nu t o r i o l self
mixod w i t h t h o groatcr S p i r i t u n l 301f. Instcspd o f f l n d i n g oo*aeation
o f 11th nnb j o y , h e boca1w.s t h e f o u n t a i n - h a a d of otarml b l i e s a n d life,
Here tho t i n y b u b b l o of Xau& tor b e c o m a tho s a a ilf m i r t h i t e ' d f ,
Tho d i f f e r e n t grndas o f Samallhi prnduca d i r f o r o n t k i n d s o f cnn-
a i oumass--over-now j o y , or e t e r n a l w i s d o m , o r o onaoious pocloo, or
c o n a c i o u s n ~ ao f omnipresent 0x1s tonc e - - i n s t i l l l n g a t omporary, or s mi-.
permanent, o r pbrmanont unity o f t h e S o u l w i t h Spirit.
SUPER-TEUHNIQUE OF .REALIZATION
T h o following Super-Technique d ~ o a l i k a t l o nwill n c o o l o r n t c
Your Spiritual prbgresa by n koon p o x c o p t i o n of t h o a r t of "Astral
Driving Through t h o SpimL Tunnel." T h i s Spiritunl. P r n n i o ( p o r t o i n i n g
t o Prano, or L i f c Force) f n s t r u o t i o n is o unique t e c h n i q u e hardod down ;
by tho groat Eiiaators cf 1 n d i n for tiilo opening up o f t h o Contors of
r s y o h o S p i r l t u o l c o n s c l o u s n e s a a n d onorgy ( o a l l o d l i g h t - p o t n l o d lotusod,
o r ray-doakod star-blossoms, or &okras). , sltuntod i n tb 0 primry and , -
s e c o n d a r y nomom sys tom , t h a t is, In the b r a i n n n d s p i r a l oolurnn.
Tho ch okras. ( n s t ~ a lotueesl l oorreepond t o t h o v i t a l ploxusea
o f tho body. Tho,foLloWing toclhniquo g'ivoo t h o d6voto.o o o n t r o l o v e r
tho fllnctions o f t h o p l c x u e o s . Snorod onorgies ( o j t i a ) o r 0 lying (lor-
smf, 13 t h e o h k r a a , Tho p r a c t i o o af tills toahniquo nwakopa tho o o i l o d ,
z l o o p i n g margy i n t h o coa,cygtsal C o n t o r nnd senan it Wwnrd t h o S o u l
Ins-Lead of to t h e scn6cs, h o s t c n i n g t h e spiritual okd mental r e p c m r n -
t i o n and r o j u v o m t i o n of tlic d o v o t o o ,
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Continual r o p ti t inn o f t h i s f ccllnique orr ins t m to&' arousos
t h i s powor f r m its slu1r;bor nnd 'fom,as it to t h e b r a i n , a a t u r a t i n z t h e
':,rainw i # , r e j u ~ . e n a t i i ; ~ er,crgy, 2 n 3 pra3duulng a b a l n n c o d niind, It I'CP-
t i l i z o s t h o ncrvcus s;l s+enl tinil b i a n ~ ~ - , u ? ; : :t; l : ~
L i l ' r Encrg,y i n t o t l l c
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r n d i nnt sp i r i t u a l f o r c c 'Yllu G, .Lhc p r o p e r p r n c ti c u elf this technlr!r . ,
will h o l g t o prolong: l i f c.
Con~ciousnossa n d energy, g u i d o d by tho w i l l nnd h a b i t s o f c n
i n d i v i d u n l , taka a d o f i n i t e g a n g l i a m channol of norvoe ard akin arc:.
In nrtlor t o wrk out o c o r t a i n d e e l r o . Phyeioal h a b i t s a r o n o t h i n g ? # L C
t h e r e p e t i t i o n of mboonacious impulses in a orsrtain nomo o)-innnol T . m ~ i
t h o b r a h to a p a r t l a u l n r l o c a t i o n in tht-l body. Hmce, a l l h n b i t a a r e
outwardly l o o a t o d on aortain m r t s of t h e surfaao o f t h o body and i n t o r .
m l l y in c o r t a i n brtln aroas,
Vlhan n d o l i c l o u s d i s h is presontod t o n graody nnn, I t a r o u s e s
a r ~ lmpulso In t h o a r m of grood in l~isb r n i n . Thon t h a t grbad kmbl t :
asouaos m o t i o n s o f c l o o t r i o n l w ~ v o n i n t l l c g u s t o t . o r y n o r r s s , * i c h flow
toward tho p a l a t e , Thc g r o o d - h a b i t s go on d a n c i n g over the a x o i t e d L i f e
Foroo I n t h e nornos a n d a r o u s o nlcntal aonaationa in tho p a l a t o , whloh
cauao tho s a l i v a to f l o w .
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l e a s n t l o n e work .throw a e th mo lowor 'aplnal Con-
tora--tho lumbar, saoral, and oaccygenl. Tho llfo current and aoneoioua
noes, and moat other s m s a t i o n s , l a v e boon a o m s t o m o d to mma through
t h o a c t h r o o Cantors downward i n t o t h o o n t i r o body, kooping tho mind at-
'tnchod t o t h e s a e o s . T h i ~is w h a t makea tho Soul i d o n a r i e d w i t h t h o
body. Evoryono, bolng in c o n s t n n t t o u c h w i t h tho body a a n ~ l a t i o n a
t h r o w t h e modium of t h o s e t h r a o G c n t e r a , l m c s ~ o m oobjouts and f n r -
g o t 8 t o keop in t o u c h w i t h t h e S p i r i t e x i s t i n g b e h i n d tho b r a i n and
medulla.
:r Moditation is t h o pzirm ry mth od o f rovorsing th e d ircatfon o f
tho dortsciouenaser and lira aurrnnt m t h a t tlzoy m o v e f r o m t h o sonaoa
through t h o ooocygoal, m o r a l , and lumbar Contore into t h e h i g h e r dorsal,
': oorviual, mdulla, a n d c h r i a t C a n t o r s . I n m d i t a t i o n , t h e Saul, tho
m e d i t a t i o n , and Gad ( t h o object o f m e d i t a t i o n ) r o m i n a oporste, b u t whon,
by t h o p r a o t i c a of this t o c h n i q u o , om lots t h o fbouaed l k h t or t h e
ent iro body and ploxuses flow out i n t o epaoe, thon tho S o u l and t;hc
sp ooif i c abaorbed c o n s c i ousncss ard Astral om rgi os fZ ow out of t h o
body. In this f l o w i n g out, t h o Soul also f l o w s out of t h e body w i t h t h e
Astral a u r r o n t , i n t o t h e I n f i n i t e . Thon tho S o u l , b o l n g s p i r i t - r o f l o o -
tlon, and havlng l o s t m a b c d y - m i r r o r in w h i a h it wns r e f l o a t e d , boconlos
mergod i n t o spirit, as t h o s u n ' s mys, rerloottsa in a mirror, booorno
unitod w i t h tho aun when t h o nirrar I s bmkon.
(To b e Continued in Noxt Praaooptum,)
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-c P s & L c Z P L L L 2 9 V l S P
That f o m o d a i l o n c e iln t h o l a s t day w i l l b o a mystary alcop in
w h i c h my niglltmaro and my b a a u t l f u l droanls o f o o r t h l y l i f e w i l l b i d
r n r o w o l l , at lonet for a t i m e . Thon, mybe, n f t o r a s h m t rest on t h o
downy bod of b l i e e f u l o b l i v i o n , 1 & r i l l wake up In anothar l i f e , on o
new star, or a now a o r t h l y ~ e t t i n g . Thon , m y b o , I s h a l l b o doludod
i n t o thinking that I am awela3 while I am s t i l l droaming.
W i l l t h i n s l o o p i n p a n d d o l u d o d woking I n dronm o o n t i n u o u n t i l
I miow that 5. can r e a l l y owakon only In Thoo? Why haat Thou mnnopo-
liZod t h o o n l y w a k o f ' m s s i n Thysnlf? Why h a Thou kopt tho o n l y ;ccy
t o t h e rnys tery chambor n f a l f o nrrI t h o Hormftor h i d d o n in T h y lnn.1:;':'
Sf Thou art nwake, wl:y ciost T!?ou vmnt, 11s to :lronm -M is Cw-ii~~rc?
...rt Thou s l e o p i n g a n d dren;:i!n(r .tLof; wc a r c p l a y i n g on t h e p l n n e t . .
~ t u d d e d ,g l i t t o r l n g s t a g e
(-1;' T i m ? Tllon we aro waking and droaming
wi th in Thy aMam. Ts tt vd~cn Thou do s t awake and ocaso dreaming that
wo s h a l l ceaso to dream Lff* nnrl C e a t l ~aird s t o p our plfljliw, o n d w l l l
-.11 trcoa, all b o d i e s , ?13. ..:! I I.' r!?ilr*.r ; n u l s ~ ~ ! C ? I I I CT!:)ec.lf:
As i n d r o a l i , n , l ; , wr:, rii Yicz our riirlils i n t c Ll.oilghto o f r!Any t l , i . i , , .
auoh as ~ i n d s ,rr.~ur.toi:z:, Saui s, s k y , n11:l e t a s r ; , alld mnko cvory r w ? S
out uf t h c ti ssue o r fcmc?;, so hast Tl~c-lu t r n n s l ' o r n w d .
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TI:y d r c n m i n ~1 1 . 1 ~...
I n t o a star-ohockcrod aovanm o f t h o blue with t h o i n d w e l l i n g p l a n c t o i : ?
family, oarth, ord us m r r o w i n g , laughing, oonling, and dying.
Thou cans t only be f org ivon f o r a l l t h o h o r r o r a of th ia 0 os mic
Droam if t h i s is a dronm, That w h i c h ia a droam-play t o Thoo l a an 8wc4
soma droam-doath and s t r u g g l e to u a . S i n c e all t h i n g s , inoluding m.rso?.
Toe, n r o mdo of Thy d r o m i n g m i n d , why Q o e t Thou n o t w a k up and d i s s q i ~
ua i n t o Thy faarlasa B l s s s o d B o l n g , and malt o u r nL1nda Into T h y m l n r l ,
and u n i t o our temporary j o y a w i t h T h y w o r l n a t l n g joya?
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U n i t o our ovadim life w i t h Thy I m p o r i s l ~ a b l oL i f o , Blond o p
f l i o k o r i n g , a t a l a happiness into Thy m d u r i n g ovor-now B k s a n d n e s s . Make
us f o e r l c s s by 3a t t i n g us know that wo are. waklng nnd dreaming In Theeb
and that w are Thy all-prn tooted, o v o r - k p p y Salt',
GOD, THE BHUM OF ALL GHEATIDN
Soma d r a m elf You a s a p i r i t ,
3 o m epaak o f You n s Evor-(lonaoioua ~ m n ' f s o i c n c o ,
Somo any t h a t You aro t h a Substanoo Oooan,
W i t h wnvos of C r e a t i o n p l a y i n g o f o r You.
Some, spcak o f Y o u as tho T e l o s ,
T r a d o - m r b d in o v o r y t h i r g ,
But as 1 barhold You in thorn,
With tho oyoe of s f l o n o o ,
f folt you n s nn All-Pnrvadlng S t i r ,
Tho l n t o l l i g o n t Cosmio Vibration,
Tho Broath of a l l Groation,
A M 3 hoard Your v o i o o
A S t h o Comio Sound,
Hummiw th rough my body
I n t o t h o Univ orso.
Through a l l - d f r o o t i o m - p o n o t r a t i n g oyos
I saw You as t i l o C o m b L i g h t .
With my h o ~ r tof s t i l l n o e s
1 intuitiod You a s Evor+Now B l i a e ,
Running through t h o v oins o r my ap aoo body
And th rill in^ my oxpandod Self.
I r o l l m o d up-stream tho r i v o r o f my IGV 0
And fbund its aourco in You
Aa the Cosmic L o v o ,
Love which u n i t e s two oqual h o a r t s .
S o u l f i l l y f pursuod You
In Tamplo of Dovotion,
And I f o u n d Yau as Cosnlin D c v ~t l m ,
Tho d e v o t i o n w h i c h b b d s You
A a t h o Fathor to a l l H i s p b i l d r o n .
AEI I intimately oorrvorsod w i t h i n
With my d ivino ronaon,
f hoard that You a r e C f l s m i o Wisdoru,
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