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Mantra Yoga is an intricate study
of sound and its influence on energy, on mind, and on
the external world.
More than just chanting of certain sounds, this goes
more deeply into the essence of what sound is as vibration,
what type of sounds affect which area of the body, mind,
- what the mental reactions are etc. Then comes the
application of certain sound formulas to create the
desired results. Fundamentally it comes down to the
reality that all is energy and that energy is in a state
of vibration - vibration is sound.
Practice of mantra will unfold the 7th Chakra: Sahasrara.
CONSCIOUSNESS itself is the seventh element; a form
of primeval power that is the awareness of all the other
forces. This element is not of the physical world yet
permeates it to the deepest level. Awareness as an element
is part of the eternal realm of the universe, that part
of each individual that goes on from body to body. Wherever
you go there must be an awareness of being there, whether
it be heaven, hell or earth you are conscious of being
there. It is the constant essence. It is difficult to
say how one experiences this particular element because
this is the element that does the experiencing, the
witness to all of life.
SAHASRARA CHAKRA is actually centered above the head
though its awareness goes through all aspects of the
body. This being the center of your conscious experience
it has the strong tendency in normal life to become
wrapped up in the vortex of mind energies that keep
it entertained for ages on end. Yet, it has the power
to direct all functions of the energies at the six levels
below it, when it is free. From this Chakra one has
immediate access to the energies of the universe above
and to the knowledge of eternity. For this the awareness
must be focused upward and away from bodily or earthly
concerns.
The PINEAL gland is influenced by the energy of this
center and in turn directly influences the pituitary
gland. In studies done with light and color for instance
it was seen that the energy impulses coming through
the optic nerves, from whatever color one is looking
at, influenced the pineal gland to put out certain hormones
that tend to govern the hormones subsequently produced
by the pituitary. Each color and form has a specific
influence on the entire endocrine system. As an experiment
try looking at an attractive mandala, then switching
to an attractive member of the opposite sex, naked,
and observe your mental, emotional and physiological
reactions to what your eyes are seeing. Observe and
draw your conclusions; then you may decide to choose
carefully what you focus your attention on.
CENTER is the direction, or could we say inward. From
this center you might go North, South, East, West, Down
or Up but they are all away from the Center of yourSelf. |
