looked like
a child picking up a pebble on the sea shore,
so much more knowledge he was missing. Real knowledge
is very vast. One may apparently be studying astronomy
and restricting to one area like the Sun but through
that one may expand away into the knowledge of
the entire planetary system.
The sun here is a symbolic sensitive area of
the body known as ‘solar entrance’.
Heart is the point of contact between the soul
and the body. It is the most sensitive point,
the centre of ‘I’ feeling. Hariharananda
Aranya has gone into details in his comments on
Yoga Sutra III.26.
The cosmic geography and astronomy that is discussed
here is so different. It is of cosmic regions
(Lokas).
Chapter III – 26
Excerpts of some of the
articles in the current issue:
Value of Exercise by
Margaretha Heuser
When we hear the word exercise, immediately
the pictures of physical movements like at a fitness
centre training ourselves with the help of different
technical instruments or other kind of sports,
aerobic, dance, jogging, etc. appear in our mind.
Some of us may even think of Yoga asanas in the
same way. By practicing one or the other of the
above mentioned methods mindfully, we may experience
valuable, healthful outcomes like being more fit,
flexible, relaxed and strong….
The Silent Killer by
H. Sequeira
High blood pressure attacks nearly 40%
of those above 40 years of age. It attacks those
who are obese, those who have worry or too much
tension, those who are ambitious, the alcoholics
and the drug addicts. A rich protein diet, too
much smoking, little or no exercise, aggressive
behaviour, etc. all contribute to hypertension….