--- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" <willy...@...> wrote: > > John_jr_esq wrote: > > Patanjali mentioned that one can gain > > a siddhi relating to the organization > > of the body when one concentrates on > > the navel chakra. > > > Did Patanjali have anything to say about > the 'chakras' - the hatha yoga came maybe > hundreds of years after Patanjali wrote > out the Yoga Sutras. >
Most people reading this sloka would think that Patanjali was talking about the chakras, which start from the bottom of the spinal cord to the top of the brain. Based on my own experience, I believe that these chakras exist as well. However, in reflecting the significance of this sloka to jyotish, I found that there's a very close resemblance between the birth horoscope and the navel chakra. Therefore, we can assume that Patanjali was also an adept at jyotish. IMO, it is possible get a closer magnification of the body parts to the cellular, DNA and even subatomic levels by analyzing the rashi chart (main chart) and the various vargas, or subsidiary charts. The development of jyotish at the present time is still mainly at the surface level of phenomenal existence. Jyotishis need to do more detailed work and research to validate their theories and findings.
