Introduction: Prana and the Body
THE BODY AS CENTRAL There is one truth: What is relative are our angles of comprehension and perception. The masters of Tantra distinguish between two levels of understanding which correspond to two levels of reality. Laukika (Worldly point of view) - Belief in a solid material universe which is often corrupted Adhyatmika which is informed by wisdom and leads one to the Truth - ultimate reality Wisdom is superior to worldly knowledge because in the absence of guiding wisdom, worldly knowledge all too easily turns destructive. Samsara = nirvana The finite world is really the infinite Reality - what we perceive to be the limited universe is fundamentally an illusion The Secret of Embodiment: MACROCOSM & MICROCOSM The body (deha) which stems from the verbal root dih - to smear or be soiled - hints at the defiled nature of the body. Yet, the same verbal root (dih) can also signify to anoint or that which is anointed. The o...
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