On Jul 12, 2005, at 4:21 PM, cardemaister wrote: > > Might well be. My hypothesis is the "makara (makaara?) point" is > near the place where the nasal sound 'm' is primarily formed, or > stuff.
Close. I suspected it might have to do with the bindu-chandra, i.e. the sound "m" or like a swallowed "ng" at the end of many bija mantras. What it appears is being translated is makaara-bindu. Thus "makara point" is the "m"- sound bindu. What it's referring to is the termination of sound and the root of mind (manas). As you know, many bija-mantras if you look at their written form have a crescent shape and a dot. This is the chandra (or nada) and the bindu. The bindu on the pranava, AUM, is what it is referring to. Numerous tantras will use techniques which work with tracing this sound back to it's source 'the "m" - sound bindu and then going "beyond mind". There are numerous phrases that are plays on words which point to this dissolution. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
