Hatha yoga: Difference between revisions

<blockquote>... an appropriate sequence of the exercise of the physical body for the interaction with the spiritual bodies and the chakras....</blockquote>

<blockquote>It is not a physical exercise for the exercise of the physical body. It is divine movement for the release of light that is even locked in your physical cells and atoms, in your very physical heart. Releasing that light transmutes toxins, fatigue and opposition to your victory. And therefore, not endless hours but a period of meditation and concentration combined with these yoga postures daily will reap much good. It will give you a surcease from the stress of bearing the burden of world karma and the burden of that certain type of chaotic energy which is uniquely Western in its vibration, emanating from the mass consciousness of uncontrolled feeling bodies and the wanton and reckless misuse of the mental body.</blockquote>

<blockquote>This path is something that you can take up and yet not be deterred from your regular activity of service. We desire to see one-pointedness and discipline rise from the [[Base-of-the-spine chakra|base of the physical pyramid]] and ascend to the [[crown chakra|crown]]. Many of you have pursued the discipline from spiritual levels, drawing forth the light of the mighty [[I AM Presence]] down into the heart and into the lower vehicles. And this is as it should be, as the path of the Father is the descending light and the path of the Mother is the ascending light. Thus, we build from that foundation.<ref>Chananda, December 29, 1979.</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>Therefore, beloved, have a sense of [[co-measurement]] that [the advent of] full Christhood in you should make you at that level of the unascended Masters of the Far East.  Understand that though that [[Christ Mind]] may occupy and serve through you, its full occupancy in your temple does require the greater strength of the Holy Spirit anchored in the physical form, atoms, cells and chakras.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Know, then, beloved, that the physical fitness of this body, the correct exercise and yoga of your choice, which means a physical devotion to your own [[I AM Presence]], is essential as a part and parcel of any diet. Know, then, that the wholesomeness of life, the morality, the conservation of the life-force, that which is kind and pure and loving, uplifting, all of these things contribute to a health that does become even a wholeness [a holiness] and a vessel for the Holy Spirit.<ref>Portia, “The Mother of Aquarius,” {{POWref|31|41|, July 17, 1988}}</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>If you can think of a mighty rod of power—the upper portion of the rod being that of Alpha, the lower portion of the rod being that of Omega, and the center of the rod being at that point between the etheric octave above and the physical octave below (that is, the center of the rod therefore being the point of the heart)—you may visualize, therefore, the hand of [[Elohim]] seizing this rod, now turning it. And as it is turned directly in place, the poles are reversed.</blockquote>

<blockquote>And lo, in the twinkling of an eye, the etheric octave is on earth and the physical octave now occupies the place previously occupied by the etheric band. The lower ascends for transmutation; the higher descends for assimilation. And thus the balance occurs by the power of Alpha and Omega, which is repeated in your own electrode of authority, which is the spinal altar of your own Kundalini fire.</blockquote>

<blockquote>And thus you see, when you pursue those postures of the divine yoga and you do the headstand, you are, beloved ones, imitating this reversal of the rod and therefore drawing the etheric body down and giving the opportunity for the physical body to be charged by the higher light. And the shoulder stand will suffice, for not so many in the West can, without danger, pursue that headstand.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Beloved ones of light, realize the great power even when you hang upside down from your modern instruments of exercise. It is the same principle—being upside down draws the power of attainment of the sacred fire and the etheric body into the earth. And thus, this is the meaning of the twinkling of the eye of God. I give you an exercise for visualization, for alchemy and for the physical exercise of your bodies.<ref>The God of Gold, “The Divine Alchemy of the Cosmic Interchange,” {{POWref|52|7|, April 1, 2009}}</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>Thus, beauty and mathematics, proportion and the [[golden ratio]] serve to enhance the message of the Word itself. Thus, we sought and ever seek in [[Château de Liberté|our retreat]] to bring to life the ancient records of [[akasha]] of the great souls who have ensouled a living flame. We study the geometry of virtue as it can be seen in the etheric plane. We study the dimensions of the aura and how the vibrations of light and their harmony enable the individual to carry greater and greater light.</blockquote>

<blockquote>We would transfer to our teachers in our schools here some understanding of the necessity for grace and line and movement, which brings us to the subject—whether of yoga or ballet or the dance or marching—of the natural grace of the soul that ought to be expressed in the body form for the release of [[fohat]], for the release of the sacred fire breath. Patterns of sound and music outpictured become the means for the opening of the [[heart chakra]], the lessening of tension and therefore the increase of love and appreciation for life.<ref>Paul the Venetian, “The Art of Love,” {{POWref|27|3|, January 15, 1984}}</ref></blockquote>