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Archive 1009 II Body Mind and Soul A Wisdom Archive on Body Mind and Soul Body Mind and Soul A selection of articles related to Body Mind and Soul: Compiled by the Sage Patanjali Maharishi in the Yoga Sutras, the Eight Limbs are a progressive series of steps or disciplines which purify the body and mind, ul timately leading the yogi to enlightenment. This article details the eight limbs of the Raja Yoga system, one of the four main paths of Yoga. Read more here: Ra ja Yoga: The Eight Limbs of Raja Yoga Most people use only a fraction of their lung capacity for breathing. They breat he shallowly, barely expanding the ribcage. Their shoulders are hunched, they ha ve painful tension in the upper part of the back and neck, and they suffer from lack of oxygen See this and more articles and videos below. Glossary related to Body Mind And Soul Healing, Mind body connection, Mind body problem, Body Mind And Soul Quotes Archives on Body Mind and Soul --Interesting links with good reading Below are some short introductions. Click on the blue hyperlinked word to get mo re related articles. Mummy Although imperfect souls must be liberated from their bodies for the good of evo lution, so that they can be reincarnated and re-worked, the Egyptians did not wa nt the souls of the Adepts to be reabsorbed. Therefore the bodies of the excepti onal ones were preserved in order to act as anchors and talismans for their soul s. Body and soul, it will be recalled, were not all there was to the spirit. Sin ce matter and spirit are the opposite poles of the mystery, material evolution a nd spiritual manifestation occur in tandem, complementing one another. Every phy sical shell, as a manifested spiritual entity represents a lengthy history, a cu lmination of many immaterial lives acting as Spirit, Soul and Mind on the Archet ypal, Formative and Creative planes. In this way, helpful analogies can be abstr acted from the body's movements, gestures and positions. Similarly, in the Adept s, the speech, the ideas and hopes of the soul become guiding beacons and the le

ssons of life and death can be read in them. (Adapted from R.G. Torrens' The Golden Dawn: The Inner Teaching s). See also: Mummy Transmigration Of Souls (Hinduism) The soul-mind leaves the physical body upon death and enters another body according to past behavior and spiritual needs; new body can be human, anim al, plant, reptile or anything alive See also: Transmigration Of Souls Group-souls Group-souls The idea that there are entities which express themselves through th e collectivity of the individuals of a race or nation, or other similar group, s omewhat as the soul of a person may express itself through the collectivity of t he living units which compose his organism. However, the living units of our body do not of themselves engender a unitary en tity but, having been drawn together by similarity of karma and by the vital mag netism of the imbodied soul, form the vehicle for the expression of the entity o f a higher order. The individuals of a race or nation, though drawn by similarit y of karma and character into the same race or nation, do not thereby constitute a vehicle for the manifestation of any entity of a higher order which is the pr edominant and almost exclusive factor in the case. There are, nonetheless, such things as the national genius, which can be metaphy sically explained by calling it a minor ray from the logos, to which belong the already relatively highly evolved individual units of the group thus overenlight ened. Such a national or racial aggregation of individuals of like karma and cha racter likewise create a vital atmosphere, a manifestation of the genius, which exists in the creative ideation of the planetary spirit, both as an imbodied ide a and as an abstract spiritual entity. It is in this sense that such expressions were used in ancient Greek and other mythologies when speaking of nature spirit s, genii loci, or denoting families and races by an eponym, ancestor, or the nam e of a god. A misunderstanding of certain teachings has also given rise in some minds to the idea that animals, when they die, become merged in a group-soul, which is entir ely erroneous when connected with the implication that they lose their individua lity and do not reappear as the same partially egoic individuals. Every animal, as also every organism down to an atom, has its monad or permanent individuality , which is on the path of evolution just as human monads are, though at a lower stage. This individuality cannot be lost. Yet the manifested quality of individuality i s so little developed in the animals, as compared with human beings, that their monads to our minds, although not in themselves, are much more alike than are hu man monads, so that they seem to us to fall together more readily into a group. But the word group here is a collective noun and denotes an entity, but of an ex tremely abstract -- to us -- type. See also: Group-souls Insanity Insanity (from Latin in not + sanus sound) Unsoundness of the mental faculties or organs, with or without loss of volition and of consciousness. "Arcane science teaches that the abandonment of the living body by the soul freq

uently occurs, and that we encounter every day, in every condition of life, such living corpses. Various causes, among them overpowering fright, grief, despair, a violent attack of sickness, or excessive sensuality may bring this about. The vacant carcass may be entered and inhabited by the astral form of an adept sorc erer, or an elementary (an earth-bound disembodied human soul), or, very rarely, an elemental. . . . In insanity, the patient's astral being is either semi-para lyzed, bewildered, and subject to the influence of every passing spirit of any s ort, or it has departed forever, and the body is taken possession of by some vam pirish entity near its own disintegration, and clinging desperately to earth, wh ose sensual pleasures it may enjoy for a brief season longer by this expedient" (IU 2:589). Not all insane persons, however, suffer with the restless inner tension due to a besieging influence. Some grope along on their own kama-manasic level, bewilder ed because deprived of the directing influence of their higher principles. Some of these people are suffering from a dissociation of the inner conscious self fr om his brain which ordinarily connects him with the external world of things and people. Such cases know inwardly that they are not insane but, being unable to make themselves understood, and hence being regarded and treated as lunatics, th ey sometimes finally do become mentally deranged. While karmic conditions may prevent a cure in this life for many cases, many oth ers respond happily when, to the best resources of modern treatment, is added th e knowledge of composite human nature with knowledge of its relations to the inv isible astral sphere which interpenetrates and influences our world of mind and matter. Most important help may come from the confident, friendly, uplifting inf luence which emanates from intelligent, earnest, pure-minded attendants who deal with them. See also: Insanity Kabalistic Faces Kabalistic Faces. These are Nephesch, Ruach and Neschamah, or the animal (vital) , the Spiritual and the Divine Souls in man - Body, Soul and Mind. See also: K abalistic Faces Karana Chitta (Sanskrit) "Causal mind." The intuitivesuperconscious mind of the soul. It corresponds to the anandamaya k osha, bliss sheath, also called karana sharira, causal body. See: kosha, mind (five states), soul. Inner Located within. Of the depths of our being. inner advancement (or unfoldment): Progress of an individual at the soul level r ather than in external life. inner bodies: The subtle bodies of man within the physical body. inner discovery: Learning from inside oneself, experiential revelation; one of t he benefits of inner life. inner form (or nature) of the guru: The deeper levels of the guru's being that t he disciple strives to attune himself to and emulate. inner law: The principles or mechanism underlying every action or experience, of See also: Karana Chitta

ten hidden. Karma is one such law. inner life: The life we live inside ourselves, at the emotional, mental and spir itual levels, as distinguished from outer life. inner light: A moonlight-like glow that can be seen inside the head or throughou t the body when the vrittis, mental fluctuations, have been sufficiently quieted . To be able to see and bask in the inner light is a milestone on the path. See: vritti. inner mind: The mind in its deeper, intuitive functions and capacities- the subs uperconscious and superconscious. innermost body: The soul body. inner planes: Inner worlds or regions of existence. inner self Sankaracharya Sankaracharya Sankaracarya (Sanskrit) [from Sankara a personal name + acarya tea cher] The beneficent teacher; one of the greatest initiates of India. The Upanishads, Gautama Buddha, and Sankaracharya are considered by many to be the three lights of the wisdom of India. In a very mystical way Sankaracharya was Buddha's esoter ic successor. He was an avatara, as was Jesus. Sankaracharya set himself to preserve the wisdom previously lighted, or brought to men, by Gautama Buddha. By his pure living and high thinking, causing an outp ouring of lofty spiritual and intellectual thought from his very soul-life, he k indled the truth in the hearts of many who had lost it through following dogmati c trends of religion, rather than holding to the inner spirit of the ancient tea chings. Sankaracharya worked mostly with the Brahmin order -- the highest caste in India -- where the advantages of heredity, of ages of high ideals and rigid d iscipline, could most easily, if accepted, receive the pure truths, and also cou ld best supply a body of men fitted by character and training to master the high er knowledge, sustain it, and pass it on. Sankaracharya did this in three ways: first by writing commentaries on the great Upanishads and the Bhagavad-Gita which revealed the original message of these o ld writings; secondly, by himself composing a series of original works, such as Ata-bodha, Ananda-lahari, Jnana-bodhini, and Mani-ratna-mala, as well as catechi sms and manuals for students wishing to follow the path of wisdom; thirdly, by a system of reform and discipline within the Brahmin order itself, which if accep ted and faithfully followed would so purify and clarify the mind and body, that his disciples finally became fit to receive his precepts. Sankaracharya was also the founder of the Advaita-vendanta school of philosophy. The story of his life is very remarkable. He was born according to tradition in the 6th century BC, probably about 510. He lived, to be only 32 years old, but owing to his extraordinary capacities he accomplished many great and spiritual w orks for humanity. Probably most of the marvelous episodes recorded about his li fe are allegories of certain of his spiritual experiences and conquests, written in this form -- as was the custom of students of the Mystery schools -- in orde r to veil the deep mysteries of his life. See also: Sankaracharya Zagreus See also: Inner

Zagreus, Zagreus-Dionysos (Greek) Dionysos was an earlier name for Bacchus. The mythos concerning Zagreus belongs to the cycle of teachings of the Orphic Myster ies rather than to mythology, so no references occur in the writings for the peo ple, such as Homer and Hesiod. The references that have come down to our day occ ur principally in the manuscripts of the ancient Greek dramatists, poets, and in other ancient fragments. As cosmic evolution was taught in the Orphic Mysteries by allegory, so was the e volution of the individual soul or microcosm, centering in the mythos of Zagreus , later Zagreus-Dionysos, the Greek savior, which the Greek Dionysian Mysteries sought to unfold in dramatic and veiled or symbolic literary form. "Dionysos is one with Osiris, with Krishna, and with Buddha (the heavenly wise), and with the coming (tenth) Avatar, the glorified Spiritual Christos . . ." (SD 2:420). Zagreus has three distinct meanings: 1) the mighty hunter (the pilgrim-soul, hun ting for the truth, its aeonic pilgrimage back to divinity); 2) he that takes ma ny captives (the Lord of the Dead); and 3) the restorer or regenerator (King of the Reborn or initiates). Zagreus (later Bacchus or Iacchos) is the divine Son, the third of the Orphic Trinity, the other two being Zeus the Demiurge or divine All-father, and Demeter-Kore, the earth goddess in her twofold aspect as the di vine Mother and the mortal maid. The mythos relates that Zagreus, a favored son of Zeus, aroused the wrath of Her a, who plotted his destruction. First she released the dethroned titans from Tar taros to slay the newborn babe. They induced the child to give up the scepter an d apple for the false toys which they held before him: a thyrsos or Bacchic wand (symbol of matter and rebirth into material life), a giddy spinning top, and a mirror (maya or illusion). As the child was gazing at himself in the mirror, the y seized him, tore his body into seven or fourteen pieces (as in the Egyptian My stery tale of Osiris); boiled and roasted and then devoured them. Discovered in this enormity by Zeus, the titans were blasted with his thunderbolt and from the ir ashes sprang the human race. The titans with their false gifts symbolize the pursuing energies of the persona l, material life, which enchain and delude the soul. They are earth powers which lead the soul from the path by the lure of things of sense. The dismembered bod y is first boiled in water -- symbol of the astral world; then roasted, "as gold is tried by fire," symbol of suffering and purification and the reascent of the victorious soul to bliss. Apollo or the Muses, at the command of Zeus, gathered the scattered fragments an d interred them near the Omphalos (navel of the earth) at Delphi. The coffin was inscribed: "Here lies dead, the body of Dionysos, son of Semele," as the Zagreu s myth was known only to those initiated into the Orphic Mysteries; and the Seme le myth was popularly known. The exoteric myth represents the divine Son as the son of Zeus by the mortal maid Semele, Demeter-Kore in the guise of a mortal wom an, to whom the still beating heart of Zagreus was entrusted when he was slain, that she might become its mother-guardian. Hera, however, poisoned the mind of Semele with suspicion when the new-forming b ody of Zagreus within her reached the seventh month of gestation, and Semele imp elled Zeus to reveal himself to her in his true form, whereupon the mortal body of Semele was destroyed by the divine fire. The holy babe was saved from death b y Zeus, who sewed the child up in his own thigh until "the life that formerly wa s Zagreus, was reborn as Dionysos," the risen Savior, at Easter (the spring equi nox), while as Zagreus he had been born at Semele's death at the winter solstice . Here we See the myth's solar significance.

The nymphs of Mount Nysa reared him safely in a cave, and when he reached manhoo d, Hera forced him to wander over the earth. He overcame all opposition and was successful in establishing Mystery schools wherever he went. After his triumph i n the world of men, Dionysos descended into the underworld and led forth his mot her, now rechristened as Semele-Thyone (Semele the Inspired), to take her place among the Olympian divinities as the divine mother and radiant queen, and later, with Dionysos, to ascend to heaven. Zagreus as Dionysos is known as the god of many names, most of which refer to hi s twofold character as the suffering mortal Zagreus, and the immortal or reborn god-man. Many titles also refer to him as the mystic savior. He is the All-poten t, the Permanent, the Life-blood of the World, the majesty in the forest, in fru it, in the hum of the bee, in the flowing of the stream, etc., the earth in its changes -- the list runs on indefinitely, and is strikingly similar to the passa ge in which Krishna, the Hindu avatara, instructs Arjuna how he shall know him c ompletely: "I am the taste in water, the light in the sun and moon," etc. (BG ch 7). The philosophers, dramatists, and historians who held the Dionysian mythos to be purely allegorical and symbolic take in the great names of antiquity, including Plato, Pythagoras, all the Neoplatonists, the greatest historians, and a few of the early Christian Fathers, notably Clement of Alexandria; Eusebius, Tertullia n, Justin, and Augustine, also write of it. The exoteric literature of Orphism is scanty, while the esoteric teachings were never committed to writing. Outside of the Orphic Tablets and Orphic Hymns, no o riginal material has been discovered to date. Scholars judging from the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, have held that the Eleusinian Mystery-drama was based solely on the story of Persephone; but later researches indicate that, under the influenc e of Epimenides and Onomakritos, both deep students of Orphism, the Orphic Myste ry tale of Zagreus-Dionysos was incorporated in the Eleusian ritual, the divine son Iacchos becoming thus identified with the Orphic god-man, Zagreus-Dionysos. Cosmically this highly esoteric story refers to the cosmic Logos building the un iverse and becoming thereby not only its inspiriting and invigorating soul, but likewise the divinity guiding manifestation from Chaos to complete fullness of e volutionary grandeur; and in the case of mankind, the legend refers to the origi n, peregrinations, and destiny of the human monad, itself a spiritual consciousn ess-center, from unself-consciousness as a god-spark, through the wanderings of destiny until becoming a fully self-conscious god. The key to the symbolism of Z agreus-Dionysos is given by Plato in the Cratylus: "The Spirit within us is the true image of Dionysos. He therefore who acts erroneously in regard to It . . . sins against Dionysos Himself," i.e., the inner god, the divinity in man. The le gend thus contains not only past cosmic as well as human history, but contains a s a prophecy what will come to pass in the distant future. See also: Zagreus Body Mind And Soul Quotes The Teacher was roaming in Nan-chen. A friend pointed to flowering trees on a cl iff and said, "[You say] there is nothing under heaven external to the mind. (1) These flowering trees on the high mountain blossom and drop their blossoms of t hemselves. What have they to do with my mind?" The Teacher said, "Before you look at these flowers, they and your mind are in t he state of silent vacancy. As you come to look at them, their colors at once sh ow up clearly. From this you can know that these flowers are not external to you r mind." - Wang YangmingWang Yangming, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Confucianism Q uotes, Philosopher Quotes, Body Mind and Soul

The immortality of the soul is demonstrated by many proofs; but to see it as it really is-not as we now behold it, marred by communion with the body and other m iseries-you must contemplate it with the eye of reason in its original purity; a nd then its beauty will be revealed. ... When a person starts on the discovery o f the Absolute by the light of the reason only, without the assistance of the se nses, and never desists until by pure intelligence he arrives at the perception of the absolute Good, he at last finds himself at the end of the intellectual wo rld... - PlatoPlato, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Platonism Quotes, Philosopher Qu otes, Body Mind and Soul The Teacher said, "The original mind is vacuous (devoid of selfish desires), int elligent, and not beclouded. All principles are contained therein and all events proceed from it." There is no principle outside the mind; there is no event out side the mind." - Wang YangmingWang Yangming, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Confuci anism Quotes, Philosopher Quotes, Body Mind and Soul This (universe) existed in the shape of Darkness, (1) unperceived, destitute of distinctive marks, unattainable by reasoning, unknowable, wholly immersed, as it were, in deep sleep. Then the divine Self-existent (2) indiscernible, (but) making (all) this, the gr eat elements and the rest, discernible, appeared with irresistible (creative) po wer, dispelling the darkness. He who can be perceived by the internal organ (3) (alone), who is subtle, indisc ernible, and eternal, who contains all created beings and is inconceivable, shon e forth of his own (will). (4) He, desiring to produce beings of many kinds from his own body, first with a tho ught created (5) the waters, and placed [his] seed in them. That (seed) became a golden egg, (6) in brilliancy equal to the sun; in that (egg) he himself was born as Brahmin, the progenitor of the whole world. The waters were called naras, (for) the waters are, indeed, the offspring of Nar a; as they were his (7) first residence (ayana), he thence is named Narayana . ( 8) From that (first) cause, which is indiscernible, eternal, and both real and unre al, (9) was produced that male (Purusha), (10) who is famed in this world (under the appellation of) Brahmin. The divine one resided in that egg during a whole year, (11) then he himself by his thought (12) (alone) divided it into two halves; And out of those two halves he formed heaven and earth, between them the middle sphere, the eight points of the horizon, and the eternal abode of the waters. From himself (atmanas) he also drew forth the mind, (13) which is both real and unreal, likewise from the mind egoism, (14) which possesses the function of self -consciousness (and is) lordly: Moreover, the great one, (15) the soul, (16) and all products affected by the th ree qualities, (17) and, in their order, the five organs which perceive the obje cts of sensation. (18) But, joining minute particles even of those six, (19) which possess measureless power, with particles of himself he created all beings. - Manu smritiManu Smriti , Creation Of The World Quotes, Hindu Quotes, Cosmogony Quotes, Creation of the

World Man has a spirit, and the body seems to be a coat for that spirit. That is why p eople should take care of their spirits, so as to reach Heaven and be admitted t o the Creator'ss dwelling. We are given some length of time to live on earth, an d then our spirits must go. When anyone'ss time comes to leave this earth, he sh ould go to Gicelemu'skaong, feeling good on the way. We all ought to pray to Him to prepare ourselves for days to come so that we can be with Him after leaving the earth. 'sWe all must put our thoughts to this meeting, so that Gicelemu'skaong will loo k upon us and grant what we ask. You all come here to pray, you have to reach Hi m all through life. Do not think of evil; strive always to think of the good whi ch He has given us. 'sWhen we reach that place, we shall not have to do anything or worry about anyt hing, only live a happy life. We know there are many of our fathers who have lef t this earth and are now in this happy place in the Land of the Spirits. When we arrive we shall see our fathers, mothers, children, and sisters there. And when we have prepared ourselves so that we can go to where our parents and children are, we feel happy. 'sEverything looks more beautiful there than here, everything looks new, and the waters and fruits and everything are lovely. 'sNo sun shines there, but a light much brighter than the sun, the Creator makes it brighter by his power. All people who die here, young or old, will be of the same age there; and those who are injured, crippled, or made blind will look as good as the rest of them. It is nothing but the flesh that is injured: the spir it is as good as ever. That is the reason that people are told to help always th e cripples or the blind. Whatever you do for them will surely bring its rewards. Whatever you do for anybody will bring you credit hereafter. Whenever we think the thoughts that Gicelemu'skaong has given us, it will do us good - ScholarBody Mind And Soul Quotes, Native American Indian Quotes, Native American Spirituali ty Quotes, Body Mind and Soul The human mind is most intelligent and principle is most clear. All people have this mind and all minds contain this principle in full. - Lu Hsiang-ShanLu Hsian g-shan, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Confucianism Quotes, Philosopher Quotes, Body Mind and Soul God encased the human soul successively in three bodies the idea, or causal, body; t he subtle astral body, seat of man'ss mental and emotional natures; and the gros s physical body. On earth a man is equipped with his physical senses. An astral being works with his consciousness and feelings and a body made of lifetrons.(1) A causal-bodied being remains in the blissful realm of ideas. - Paramhansa Yoga nandaParamhansa Yogananda, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Hindu Quotes, Kriya Yoga Q uotes, Mystic Quotes, Body Mind and Soul The eternal [Logos] is the Power of God, and the work, of the -eternal [Logos] i s the world, which has no beginning, but is continually becoming by the activity of the eternal [Logos]. Therefore, nothing that constitutes the world will ever perish or be destroyed, for the eternal [Logos] is imperishable. All this great body of the world is a Soul, full of intellect and of God, who fills it within and without and vivifies everything. Contemplate through Me [the Divine Mind], the world and consider its beauty. ... See that all things are full of light. See the earth, settled in the midst of a ll, the great nurse who nourishes all earthly creatures, All is full of Soul, an d all beings are in movement. Who has created these things? The one God, for God

is one. You see that the world is always one, the Sun, one; the moon, one; the divine activity, one; God, too, is one. And since all is living, and Life is als o one, God is certainly one. It is by the action of God that all things come int o being - Corpus HermeticumCorpus Hermeticum, Creation Of The World Quotes, Christi an Quotes, Gnostics Quotes, Cosmogony Quotes, Creation of the World The substance of the mind is revealed through its tranquillity and its function through its activity." - Wang YangmingWang Yangming, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Confucianism Quotes, Philosopher Quotes, Body Mind and Soul A soul shall wake in the Inconscient'ss house; The mind shall be God-vision'ss tabernacle, The body intuition'ss instrument, And life a channel for God'ss visible power - AurobindoAurobindo, Mystical Life Quotes, Hindu Quotes, Mystic Quotes, Philosopher Quotes, Mystical life On the spiritual theory, man consists essentially of a spiritual nature or mind intimately associated with a spiritual body or soul, both of which are developed in and by means of a material organism.Alfred Russel Wallace Be done with self and worship Hari; cast off worldly desire in mind and body. Cherish goodwill towards every living creature; this, says Dadu, is the sum of r eligion. He is the true saint who bears enmity to none; There is but one Spirit, and he has no enemy. I have made diligent quest: truly, there is no second. In every man is the one Spirit, whether he be Hindu or Muslim. Both brethren have alike hands and feet, both have ears; Both brethren have eyes, be they Hindus or Muslims. When you look in the mirror of ignorance, there appears to be two; When error is dispelled and ignorance vanishes, there is no other? To whom then will you bear enmity, when there is no other? He from whose Being all sprang, the same One dwells in all. In every man is the one Spirit; hold Him therefore in reverent respect. Recognize that Spirit in yourself and others; it is the manifestation of the Lor d. Why give pain to any when the indwelling Rama is in every man? 0 revered Self, give peace and contentment; For there is none but Thee in all th e three worlds. When the soul perceives the Self, then are all souls brethren;

Give your heart to Him who is the Creator of all. When a dog wanders into a palace of mirrors, it sees its own reflection everywhe re, and begins barking. See how the One has likewise become many, and angrily seeks to destroy itself. All souls are brother-souls, the offspring of one Womb; Consider this truth! Who, then, is the other, 0 foolish man? All came in one likeness; it was the Lord who sent them; They have all taken different names, and thus become separate. Worship the divine Self, and bear hatred toward none; In this worship you will find peace, in hatred only sorrow - DaduDadu, Self Quot es, Saint Quotes, Self The human being has two states of consciousness: one in this world, the other in the next. But there is a third state between them, not unlike the world of drea ms, in which we are aware of both worlds, with their sorrows and joys. When a pe rson dies, it is only the physical body that dies; that person lives on in a non physical body, which carries the impressions of his past life. It is these impre ssions that determine his next life. In this intermediate state he makes and dis solves impressions by the light of the Self. - UpanishadsUpanishads, Body Mind A nd Soul Quotes, Hindu Quotes, Body Mind and Soul The supernatural origin of the human soul finds particularly clear expression in the idea of pre-existence. Here we are not referring to the pre-existence that a reincarnated individual has had in a previous earthly life as man or animal: w e are referring to the pre-incarnative existence, man'ss life before he is incar nated on earth. 'sMan's stands here for the individual reality, which from the p sychological viewpoint is the extra-physical soul, the free-soul, and which cons equently represents man'ss ego in the pre-incarnative state. . . . - ScholarBody Mind And Soul Quotes, Native American Indian Quotes, Native American Spirituali ty Quotes, Body Mind and Soul When gratitude replaces judgment, peace spreads throughout your body, gentleness embraces your soul, wisdom fills your mind. Let gratitude replace judgment and your whole experience of life will take a turn for the better in five seconds. N eale Donald Walsch, Spiritual Growth Quotes, Spiritual Growth From the spiritual point of view, there is nothing more pitiable than slavish su bmission to the desires and demands of the physical body. Because of its incessa nt claims on the attention of the mind, the physical body often becomes a hindra nce to real life; it is like a cage to the soul. But the soul cannot find its re al freedom by putting an end to the physical body. The physical body itself has to be intelligently used and made to subserve spiritual ends. What is the use of a body which resists the dictates of the mind? It is no use clinging to the com forts of the body, which one day must be given up. It is only an instrument, and one should make the maximum use of it.Meher Baba Quotes and Sayings, Meher Baba , Spiritual Quotes, Life, Body When we live our life contrary to the inner guidance of our Soul, our actions of ten have a disharmonious effect upon ourselves, others and the Earth. This is wh y the evolution of individual human consciousness is intimately linked with the future of this planet. In light of this, the crisis of all physical illness, emo tional imbalance and planetary upheaval has but one ultimate purpose: to provide

an opportunity that will motivate us to realign our body, mind and emotions wit h the infinite love, wisdom and healing of our Soul. Therefore, whenever we gath er the courage to do whatever it takes to end the war within, we contribute dire ctly and immediately to our own healing and transformation as well as to the pea ce that our world cries out for. John-michael, Spiritual Growth Quotes, Spiritua l Growth Within the Essence of Mind all things are intrinsically pure, like the azure of the sky and the radiance of the sun and the moon which, when obscured by passing clouds, may appear as if their brightness had been dimmed; but as soon as the c louds are blown away, brightness reappears and all objects are fully illuminated . Learned Audience, our evil habits may be likened unto the clouds; while Sagaci ty and Wisdom are like the sun and the moon respectively. When we attach ourselv es to outer objects, our Essence of Mind is clouded by wanton thoughts which pre vent our Sagacity and Wisdom from sending forth their light. - HuiNengHuineng, B ody Mind And Soul Quotes, Buddhist Quotes, Mahayana Quotes, Zen Quotes, Body Min d and Soul By deep meditations, let him recognize the subtle nature of the supreme Soul (1) , and it presence in all organisms, both the highest and the lowest. - Manu smri tiManu Smriti, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Hindu Quotes, Body Mind and Soul Hui Yan of K'suang-shan said, "The transmission of fire in the firewood is simil ar to the transmission of the spirit in the body. Fire is transmitted to another piece of firewood in the same way as the spirit is transmitted to another body. The earlier firewood is not the same as the later one. From this we know that t he art is wonderful for fingers to supply no more [firewood while the fire is tr ansmitted elsewhere]. (1) The former body is not the later body. From this we re alize that the feeling about man'ss destiny (2) is deep. When we see that the bo dy of one life perishes, we must not say that consciousness and spirit die with it, and when we see the fire ending with one piece of wood, we must not say that the time is up and all is finished. (3) A latter-day scholar (4) quoted the wor ds of the Yellow Emperor (5) saying, "Although the body has decomposed, the spir it does not disintegrate. It goes along with the transformations [of the univers e] and changes infinitely. (6) Although the saying does not explicitly talk abou t the three periods (past, present and the future are continuous). - HuiyanHuiya n, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Buddhist Quotes, Mahayana Quotes, Zen Quotes, Phil osopher Quotes, Body Mind and Soul BETWEEN THE pillars of spirit and matter the mind has put up a swing. There swings the bound soul and all the worlds with not even the slightest rest. The sun and moon also swing, and there is no end to it. The soul swings through millions of births like the endless circling of the sun and moon. Billions of ages have passed with no sigh of relief. The earth and sky swing, Wind and water swing, Taking a body, God Himself swings.Kabir, the servant of God, has seen it all. 0 brother seekers! Only while you are alive is there hope of finding Him.

While you are alive, meditate. While you are alive, contemplate. Only while you are alive can liberation be found.If you do not cut the noose of your karma while living, what hope is there of liberation when you are dead? It is a hopeless dream to think that union will come after the soul leaves the b ody.What you get now is what you get thenOtherwise, all you get is a stay in hell. To Embrace the real, Recognize the true Guru, Have faith in the power of the Name! Kabir says, "Only spiritual practice will get you across; be addicted to this practice." - KabirKabir, Poems, Mystic Quotes, Poems By crucifying oneself to the world, and the world to oneself (Gal. 6:14)}, breth ren, our souls therefore die before death and rise again before the resurrection of the body in deed, in power, in experience, and in truth. When the mortal att itude has been eliminated by the immortal mind and mortality has been driven out by life, then, as though it had risen from the dead, the soul manifestly sees i tself, just as those who rise from sleep see themselves. It recognizes God who h as raised it; as it perceives Him it gives Him thanks and worships Him and glori fies His infinite goodness. On the other hand, the body is entirely without brea th, motion, and memory in relation to its own desires, but in these respects bec omes altogether dead and lifeless. - St Symeon the New TheologianSt Symeon The N ew Theologian, Detachment From Self Quotes, Christian Quotes, Orthodoxy Quotes, Saint Quotes, Detachment from self Leaving the dead body on the ground like a log of wood or a clod of earth, the r elatives depart with averted faces; but spiritual merit follows the soul. Let him therefore always slowly accumulate spiritual merit, in order that it may be his companion after death; for without merit as his companion he will traver se a gloom difficult to traverse. That companion speedily conducts the man who is devoted to duty and effaces his sins by austerities, to the next world, radiant and clothed with an ethereal bod y. - Manu smritiManu Smriti, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Hindu Quotes, Body Mind and Soul Balance is so very important for people on the spiritual path. Many people I hav e observed on the path focus so intently on spiritual growth that they ignore th e needs of their bodies; experience out of control emotions; and operate from th e ego mind. We are here to ground the energy of Spirit into our body, emotions a nd mind as well as to evolve the soul." Bill Austin, Spiritual Growth Quotes, Sp iritual Growth What is referred to as the Self is the Atman. The mind always exists only in dep endence on something gross; it cannot stay alone. It is the mind that is called the subtle body or the soul (jiva). - Ramana MaharshiRamana Maharshi, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Hindu Quotes, Mystic Quotes, Philosopher Quotes, Body Mind and Soul

Between the pillars of spirit and matter the mind has put up a swing. There swings the bound soul and all the worlds with not even the slightest rest. The sun and moon also swing, and there is no end to it. The soul swings through millions of births like the endless circling of the sun and moon. Billions of ages have passed with no sigh of relief The earth and sky swing, Wind and water swing, Taking a body, God Himself swings. Kabir, the servant of God, has seen it all. - KabirKabir, Mystical Life Quotes, Mystic Quotes, Mystical lif e A soul shall wake in the Inconscient'ss house; The mind shall be God-vision'ss tabernacle, The body intuition'ss instrument, And life a channel for God'ss visible power - AurobindoAurobindo, Poems, Hindu Q uotes, Mystic Quotes, Philosopher Quotes, Poems The body is the sheath of the soul. - TalmudTalmud, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, J ewish Quotes, Body Mind and Soul Most interpreters have explained the human mind (which is liable to make mistake s) as equivalent to [selfish] human desires and the moral mind (which follows th e Way, the Moral Law) as equivalent to the Principle of Nature. This interpretat ion is wrong. The mind is one. How can man have two minds? - Lu Hsiang-ShanLu Hs iang-shan, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Confucianism Quotes, Philosopher Quotes, B ody Mind and Soul Grant me, Lord, special grace to rest in Thee above all creatures, above all hea lth and fairness, above all glory and honor, above all dignity and power, above all wisdom and policy, above all riches and crafts, above all gladness of body a nd of soul, above all fame and praising, above all sweetness and consolation, ab ove all hope and promise, above all merit and desire, above all gifts and reward s that Thou mayst give or send besides Thyself, and above all joy and mirth that man'ss heart or mind may feel. And also above all angels and all the company of heavenly spirits, above all things that are not Thyself. For Thou, Lord God, art most good, most high, most mighty, most sufficient and m ost full of goodness; most sweet, most comfortable, most fair, most loving, most noble, and most glorious above all things; in whom all goodness and perfection is, has been, and ever shall be. And therefore whatsoever Thou givest me besides Thyself, it is little and insufficient to me; for my heart may not rest nor ful ly be pacified so that it ascend above all gifts and above all manner of things that are created, unless in Thee : 0 my Lord, most loving spouse, most pure I-over and governor of every creature! Who shall give me wings of perfect liberty that I may fly high and rest in Thee!

0 when shall I gather myself together in Thee so perfectly that I shall -not, f or Thy love, feel myself, but Thee alone, above myself and above all bodily thin gs, and that Thou shalt visit me in such a way as Thou dost visit Thy faithful l overs? ... - Thomas a KempisThomas A Kempis, Poems, Christian Quotes, Poems Spirit has no physical form and has no spatial restrictions, whereas concrete th ings (ch'si) are produced through an integration of elements. When there is an i ntegration without form, it is therefore called a spiritual thing. The nature of the myriad things is spontaneity. - Wang BiWang Bi, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Taoism Quotes, Philosopher Quotes, Chinese Quotes, Body Mind and Soul The Creator has many and diverse names: Choose the name that comes to mind; thus do all the saints practice remembrance. The Lord who endowed us with soul and body-worship Him in your heart ; Worship Him by that name which best suits the moment. - DaduDadu, Spiritual Prac tices Quotes, Saint Quotes, Spiritual Practices Then Mahamati said to the Blessed One: You have spoken of an astral-body, a "min d-vision-body" (manomayakaya) which the Bodhisattvas are able to assume, as bein g one of the fruits of self-realization of Noble Wisdom: pray tell us, Blessed O ne, what is meant by such a transcendental body? The Blessed One replied: There are three kinds of such transcendental bodies: Fi rst, there is the one in which the Bodhisattva attains enjoyment of the Samadhis and Samapattis. Second, there is the one which is assumed by the Tathagatas acc ording to the class of beings to be sustained, and which achieves and perfects s pontaneously with no attachment and no effort. Third, there is the one in which the Tathagatas receive their intuition of Dharmakaya. The transcendental personality that enters into the enjoyment of the Samadhis co mes with the third, fourth and fifth stages as the mentations of the mind-system become quieted and waves of consciousness are no more stirred on the face of Un iversal Mind. In this state, the conscious-mind is still aware, in a measure, of the bliss being experienced by this cessation of the mind'ss activities. The second kind of transcendental personality is the kind assumed by the Bodhisa ttvas and Tathagatas as bodies of transformation by which they demonstrate their original vows in the work of achieving and perfecting; it comes with the eighth stage of Bodhisattvahood. When the Bodhisattva has a thorough-going penetration into the maya-like nature of things and understands the dharma of imagelessness , he will experience the "turning-about" in his deepest consciousness and will b ecome able to experience the higher Samadhis even to the highest. By entering in to these exalted Samadhis he attains a personality that transcends the conscious -mind, by reason of which he obtains supernatural powers of self-mastery and act ivities because of which he is able to move as he wishes, as quickly as a dream changes, as quickly as an image changes in a mirror. This transcendental body is not a product of the elements and yet there is something in it that is analogou s to what is so produced; it is furnished with all the differences appertaining to the world of form but without their limitations; possessed of this "mind-visi on-body" he is able to be present in all the assemblages in all the Buddha-lands . Just as his thoughts move instantly and without hindrance over walls and river s and trees and mountains, and just as in memory he recalls and visits the scene s of his past experiences, so, while his mind keeps functioning in the body, his thoughts may be a hundred thousand yojanas away. In the same fashion the transc endental personality that experiences the Samadhi Vajravimbopama will be endowed with supernatural powers and psychic faculties and self-mastery by reason of wh ich he will be able to follow the noble paths that lead to the assemblages of th

e Buddhas, moving about as freely as he may wish. But his wishes will no longer be self-centered nor tainted by discrimination and attachment, for this transcen dental personality is not his old body, but is the transcendental embodiment of his original vows of self-yielding in order to bring all beings to maturity. The third kind of transcendental personality is so ineffable that it is able to attain intuitions of the Dharmakaya, that is, it attains intuitions of the bound less and inscrutable cognition of Universal Mind. As Bodhisattva-Mahasattvas att ain the highest of the stages and become conversant with all the treasures to be realized in Noble Wisdom, they will attain this inconceivable transformation-bo dy which is the true nature of al the Tathagatas past, present and future, and w ill participate in the blissful peace which pervades the Dharma of all the Buddh as. - Lankavatara SutraLankavatara Sutra, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Buddhist Qu otes, Mahayana Quotes, Body Mind and Soul Each faculty of ours delights in that for which it was created: lust delights in accomplishing desire, anger in taking vengeance, the eye in seeing beautiful ob jects, and the ear in hearing harmonious sounds. The highest function of the sou l is the perception of truth. - GhazzaliGhazzali, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Isl amic Quotes, Sufi Quotes, Mystic Quotes, Philosopher Quotes, Body Mind and Soul When King Solomon "penetrated into the depths of the nut garden" (Song of Solomo n 6.11), he took up a nut shell and studying it, he saw an analogy in its layers with the spirits which motivate the sensual desires of humans.... God saw that it was necessary to put into the world so as to make sure of perman ence all things having, so to speak, a brain surrounded by numerous membranes. T he whole world, upper and lower, is organized on this principle, from the primar y mystic center to the very outermost of all the layers. All are coverings, the one to the other, brain within brain, spirit inside of spirit, shell within shel l. The primal center is the innermost light, of a translucence, subtlety, and purit y beyond comprehension. That inner point extends to become a "palace" which acts as an enclosure for the center, and is also of a radiance translucent beyond th e power to know it. The "palace" vestment for the incognizable inner point, whil e it is an unknowable radiance in itself, is nevertheless of a lesser subtlety a nd translucency than the primal point. The palace extends into a vestment for it self, the primal light. From then outward, there is extension upon extension, ea ch constituting a vesture to the one before, as a membrane to the brain. Though membrane first, each extension becomes brain to the next extension. Likewise does the process go on below; and after this design, man in the world c ombines brain and membrane, spirit and body, all to the more perfect ordering of the world. - ZoharZohar, Body Mind And Soul Quotes, Jewish Quotes, Body Mind an d Soul Cut off desire for the poison-like senses, for these are death-dealing. Get rid of pride in birth, family and state of life, and throw achievements far away. Dr op such unreal things as the body into the sacrificial bowl of your true self, a nd develop wisdom within. You are the Witness. You are beyond the thinking mind. You are truly God, non-dual and supreme.Adi Shankara Quotes, Adi Shankara, Hind u Quotes, Life, Birth Do not look at anybody in terms of friend or foe, brother or cousin; do not frit ter away your mental energies in thoughts of friendship or enemity. Seeking the Self everywhere, be amiable and equal-minded towards all, treating all alike.Adi Shankara Quotes, Adi Shankara, Hindu Quotes, Friendship, Mind One should become aware of oneself, indivisible and perfect like Space itself, w

hen free from identification with such things as one'ss body, senses, functions, mind and sense of doership, which are all the products of one'ss own ignorance. Adi Shankara Quotes, Adi Shankara, Hindu Quotes, Body, Mind In every moment you only have one real choice: to be aware of the Self or to ide ntify with the body and the mind.Annamalai Swami, Hindu Quotes, Body, Moment The mind and the body are both inert. Any energy or peace you experience can onl y come from the Self. Drop the identification with the body. These experiences a re making you too body-conscious. Just be aware of the Self and try to pay as li ttle attention as possible to the body. The Self is pure energy, pure power. Hol d onto that.Annamalai Swami, Hindu Quotes, Body, Peace There are so many thoughts in the mind. Thought after thought after thought. But there is one thought that is continuous, though it is mostly sub-conscious: 'sI am the body's. This is the string on which all other thoughts are threaded. Onc e we identify ourselves with the body by thinking this thought, maya follows. It also follows that if we cease to identify with the body, maya will not affect u s anymore.Annamalai Swami, Hindu Quotes, Body, Consciousness How many births have you not done hard and painful labour with body, mind and speech. Now at last stop!Gita Quotes, Gita, Hindu Quotes, Birth, Mind Sometimes one experiences distress because of one'ss body, sometimes because of one'ss tongue and sometimes because of one'ss mind. Abandoning all of these, I live as I please.Gita Quotes, Gita, Hindu Quotes, Liv e, Body If a given mind is incessantly wasting its energy, the physical body naturally b ecomes depleted of energy. As a result, the body becomes susceptible to attacks by v arious bacteria and viruses and the result is a diseased body.Brahmarshi Subhash Pat ri ji, Spiritual Quotes, Body, Mind * The Eight Limbs of Raja Yoga Compiled by the Sage Patanjali Maharishi in the Yoga Sutras, the Eight Limbs are a progressive series of steps or disciplines which purify the body and mind, ul timately leading the yogi to enlightenment. This article details the eight limbs of the Raja Yoga system, one of the four ma in paths of Yoga. Read more here: Raja Yoga: The Eight Limbs of Raja Yoga * Proper Breathing - Yoga Position Most people use only a fraction of their lung capacity for breathing. They breat he shallowly, barely expanding the ribcage. Their shoulders are hunched, they ha ve painful tension in the upper part of the back and neck, and they suffer from lack of oxygen. They should learn the full Yogic breathing. Read more here: Yoga Positions: Proper Breathing - Yoga Position

* What is Proper Exercise - 12 Basic Yoga Postures Although there are many Asanas (8,400,000 according to the scriptures) the pract ice of the 12 basic yoga postures brings out the essence and all major benefits of this wonderful system. Read more here: Yoga Postures: What is Proper Exercise - 12 Basic Yoga Postures * Over-Dependence Makes Life Spiritless Over-dependence makes us feel directionless. Let us remind ourselves that over-d ependence is a control issue and its time we discouraged exaggerations from maki ng lifes over-dependence addictive and insurmountable. Read more here: Over-dependence: Over-Dependence Makes Life Spiritless * Arrogance Corrupts Body and Soul Read more here: Natural Health: Arrogance Corrupts Body and Soul * Why are we moved to do what we do? Part II Once the basic needs of life are met, most people turn to the pursuit of pleasur e, fun, and enjoyment. These include finding comfortable places to relax and res t, tasty food and drink, entertainment, recreation, sports, arts, socializing, r omance, taking consciousness-altering substances such as caffeine, nicotine, alc ohol, and other drugs. Read more here: Motivation: Why are we moved to do what we do? Part II * Why are we moved to do what we do? Part III The heart in many ways is the center of our body and our levels of consciousness . Here the life force pulses through our system. I consider love, which is the b asis of this whole philosophy, to be not only the central motive in human life b ut also the most important and most divine. Here we focus on love as a motive. Read more here: Motivation: Why are we moved to do what we do? Part III * Why are we moved to do what we do? Part IV The heart in many ways is the center of our body and our levels of consciousness . Here the life force pulses through our system. I consider love, which is the b asis of this whole philosophy, to be not only the central motive in human life b ut also the most important and most divine. Here we focus on love as a motive. Read more here: Motivation: Why are we moved to do what we do? Part IV * The Shoulderstand - Yoga Position Sarvangasana, the Sanskrit name for the Shoulderstand, comes from the word "sarv a", meaning whole. This Asana strengthens your entire body; it gives many of the benefits of the Headstand, but here the circulation is directed to your thyroid gland instead of the head. Read more here: Yoga Positions: The Shoulderstand - Yoga Position * The Plough Pose - Yoga Pose The objective with Plough Pose (Halasana) is to stretch your cervical and thorac

ic regions. Read more here: Yoga Poses: The Plough Pose - Yoga Pose * The Bow Pose - Yoga Poses The Bow yoga position (Dhanurasana) works all parts of your back simultaneously. In this asana, your head, chest, and legs are lifted, while your body rests on your abdomen. The pose is so named because as you hold it, your body is bent bac k like a bow and your arms are held straight and taut like a bowstring. Read more here: Yoga Poses: The Bow Pose - Yoga Poses * Religion and Dharma Are Not Synonymous Religion and Dharma Are Not Synonymous Dharma and religion are not the same thing. The terms are used interchangeably f or want of an appropriate English word. The Oxford Dictionary defines religion a s "A system of faith, especially personal God entitled to obedience". Performing rituals alone is not dharma . Worship or upasana is the method. The m ind gets purified by worshipping the Supreme Lord, Bhagwan. It will yield love f or the Lord and all living beings. There will be no violence. Therefore, love fo r the Supreme Lord is the best dharma . Read more here: Dharma: Religion and Dharma Are Not Synonymous * Bring God into Your Living Room Bring God into Your Living Room It is easier to visualise God in the starry heavens than in our own homes. The s tars, so remote from our humdrum earthly existence, suggest to our minds infinit e stillness, harmony, and wisdom. By contrast, our homes are often scenes of str ife and rivalry. To the extent that we hold God aloof from our daily realities, we alienate Him f rom the life we know. We need a concept of God that will bring Him into our kitc hens, our bedrooms, our living rooms - yes, even when those living rooms are cro wded with guests. Read more here: God: Bring God into Your Living Room * The Locust - Yoga Position Definition of the Locust yoga position (Shalabhasana): Lying face down with lift ed legs. Read more here: Yoga Positions: The Locust - Yoga Position * The Cobra - Yoga Position Definition of The Cobra yoga position (Bhujangasana): Coiling your upper body up and back. Read more here: Yoga Positions: The Cobra - Yoga Position Glossary

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