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"Dwell within," are the words that come to mind. Most obviously within both purusha and prakriti, states of being that are two separate components taught in Yogic Philosophy ("Yoga is a dualist philosophy, working with two fundamental realities: purusha, meaning "pure consciousness," and prakriti, meaning "matter."). I believe that the purpose of meditation within Yoga is to achieve more focus in and experience more of the reality of these two foundational principles. I believe that we can embody them and go through the process of reaching moksha before anything like the process of "Ascension" need take place.
I find purity in the very concept of the niyamas ("the values that should be followed, such as purity, self-study and contemplation of God.). Although the religion is opposite to my own in almost every way, the core of this philosophy expresses so much of what I strive for daily. In Philosophy, I find great empowerment and meaning.
What does it mean to dwell within? I have had so many radical fictional ideas that I just now, having embarked on my discovery of the Philosophy of Yoga, realize that they--the characters' goals and beliefs, and the religious institutions I have created in my world-building, and the deities themselves that I have designed for my 'lesser' characters--are so close to something sacred that is inside of me, and:
If I embody these mysterious concepts and energies, then perhaps I also live inside of them in some way and they are something that is alive and pulsating through myself and every living organism.
This is not so much a declaration of a new religious belief as it is a contemplation of the state of spiritual matter, an essence, and the vibrancy of our own metaphysical beings within the species of humanity.
As I ponder Yoga Nidra for tonight, I am pensive and I wonder at the nature of things, their complexity and their seeming aloofness. How precious knowledge must be if it stands afar.
My thoughts as of late...
-L
"P.S." Omg. Are my D&D characters Hindu? (not literally, but in their method of practicing their religions... 0.0 )
I find purity in the very concept of the niyamas ("the values that should be followed, such as purity, self-study and contemplation of God.). Although the religion is opposite to my own in almost every way, the core of this philosophy expresses so much of what I strive for daily. In Philosophy, I find great empowerment and meaning.
What does it mean to dwell within? I have had so many radical fictional ideas that I just now, having embarked on my discovery of the Philosophy of Yoga, realize that they--the characters' goals and beliefs, and the religious institutions I have created in my world-building, and the deities themselves that I have designed for my 'lesser' characters--are so close to something sacred that is inside of me, and:
If I embody these mysterious concepts and energies, then perhaps I also live inside of them in some way and they are something that is alive and pulsating through myself and every living organism.
This is not so much a declaration of a new religious belief as it is a contemplation of the state of spiritual matter, an essence, and the vibrancy of our own metaphysical beings within the species of humanity.
As I ponder Yoga Nidra for tonight, I am pensive and I wonder at the nature of things, their complexity and their seeming aloofness. How precious knowledge must be if it stands afar.
My thoughts as of late...
-L
"P.S." Omg. Are my D&D characters Hindu? (not literally, but in their method of practicing their religions... 0.0 )
