Saturday, February 08, 2014

Patanjali Yoga Sutra III – 29-30


Know your body


Nabhi Chakre Kaya Vyuha Jnanam|
Kantha Kupe Kshudh Pipasa Nivrittih||

These two sutras talk about meditation on two important energy centres in the body, one is the navel centre and the other is the well-like pit of the throat. By meditating on the navel centre, one soon acquires an understanding of the secret arrangements of the body, its parts, contents and composition. This meditation may indeed be very helpful for students of medicine and doctors of all specialities while learning from books can give us information, concentration on the navel centre can give an experiential understanding.
Meditating on the throat centre or the Vishuddhi Chakra, the seat of purity, the Sadhaka soon gets to conquer the feeling of hunger and thirst. - SS

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