The Turiya is the 'Fourth', the 'mahat-prajnya'. It comes as interval, gap, sandhi between every state of existence.. This level of existence is somewhat difficult for the simple reason that it is the gateway to higher levels of janah, tapah, and the sat prajnya. The difficulty in reaching the 'turiya' is due to the 'brahma granthi', the valve or lock system at the manipura level! Unless one breaks this nadi granthi, the flow of prajnya to higher levels is not possible. This done by the practice of Kundalini yoga. The 'anahata' level of prajnya is almost the best possible state for an adept! Even if it is attained, one cannot stay for long in this state of almost 'nothingness'. This level is governed by the principle of Atmosphere, vayu tattva. It is the kumbhaka state in pranayama. The adept who regularly practices yoga attains this state to experience the state of 'I am, I am not' at this level. Then reverts to lower levels. Normally, the yogis who transcend this level will drop the three lower levels and try to exist in the higher divine levels of manes (pitrus),devata and the Rishis. The last state is the 'brahmn'.
The seat of 'turiya' is the heart. The 'heart' is in its subtlest state is the seat of 'Sri Hari (Hri' daya). The Vedic doctrine is tad srushtva tat evanupravishat | Having created 'creation', the supreme Lord entered it! When the jiva was created, it was not functioning. So, 'He entered it'! The subtler aspects of the jiva such as the antahkarana have their source here. The manas, buddhi, ahamkara and the chitta are the manifest forms emanating from the 'Hridaya'. Once the anahata level is reached by the yoganishta, the Lord takes over, as if the plane has taken after a long taxi on the tarmac!
The seat of 'turiya' is the heart. The 'heart' is in its subtlest state is the seat of 'Sri Hari (Hri' daya). The Vedic doctrine is tad srushtva tat evanupravishat | Having created 'creation', the supreme Lord entered it! When the jiva was created, it was not functioning. So, 'He entered it'! The subtler aspects of the jiva such as the antahkarana have their source here. The manas, buddhi, ahamkara and the chitta are the manifest forms emanating from the 'Hridaya'. Once the anahata level is reached by the yoganishta, the Lord takes over, as if the plane has taken after a long taxi on the tarmac!
The bijakshara of the turiya level is 'yam'. This is the vayu tattva and once the mastery over this level is attained, the person can become clairvoyant, move in air at free will! The technique is simple. Breathe in with Om and breathe out with Yam in a cycle of seven times during the pranayama daily. The practice of yoga (yogabhyasa) should be continuous exercise.
No comments:
Post a Comment