--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wmurphy77 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > The third eye is the portal to infinity, that's why it's > important! > > > Unfolding of the chakras unfold powers of morality, self control, > > > chastity, descrimination, etc. That is why we meditate, and the > > > unfolding of the chakras is the methodology from which we get > these > > > powers and win the battle of life, (i.e. good over evil). > > > > > > > So, when does this concept appear? It's not in the Upanishads, > Bhagavad Gita or Yoga Sutras. > > Where is it? > > In the Bhagavad Gita it is referred to allegorically (as that is what > the Gita is, an allegory) as the 5 Pandavas which represent the 5 > lower > chakras: > > Sahadeva=coccyx center=restraint (muladhara chakra). Nakula=sacral > center=obedience (svadhishthana chakra) Arjuna=lumbar=Self control > (manipura chakra) > > Bhima=dorsal=vitality (anahata) > Yudisthira=cervical=calmness (vishuddha) > > An interesting idea. Is that an ancient commentary, or one that post-dates the 1000+ AD works on the subject?
> When these powers or 'warriors' come to the aid (are unfolded) of the > chela or 'Arjuna' they fight the evil minded sons of the blind King > Dhritarashtra; lust, greed, avarice and so on.....I could go on but > you > get the idea. > > The Gita is an alegorical story about the internal battlefield > (kurukshetra) of man and his struggle with evil (delusion) and the > final victory by ascention to Spirit and the destruction of evil..... > Of course, I could make a case, valid or no, that the 5 Pandavas refer to the 5 senses or somesuch... 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/
