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Unlock Muladhara
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THE SPH NITHYANANDA PARAMASHIVAM
3.38
धूमेनाव्रियते वह्निर्यथादर्शो मलेन च ।
यथोल्बेनावृतो गर्भस्तथा तेनेदमावृतम्
॥३=३८॥
dhūmenāvriyate vanhir yathādarśo
malena ca yatholbenāvṛto
garbhastathā tenedamāvṛtam
As fire is covered by smoke, as a
mirror is covered by dust, or as
the embryo is covered by the
womb, so also, the living being is
covered by lust
POWERFUL COGNITION
Completion in the present
moment is the key to unlocking
the mūlādhāra.
3.39
आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा ।
कामरूपेण कौन्तेय दुष्पूरेणानलेन च
॥ ३=३९॥
āvṛtaṁ jñānametena jñānino
nityavairiṇā kāmarūpeṇa kaunteya
duṣpūreṇānalena ca
The knowledge of the knower is
covered by this eternal enemy in the
form of lust, which is never satisfied
and burns like fire, O son of Kuntī
POWERFUL COGNITION
It is only completion that brings you in touch with reality as it is and dissolves your fantasies
3.40
इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते ।
एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम्
॥३-४०॥
indriyāṇi mano buddhir
asyādhiṣṭhānamucyate
etairvimohayatyeṣa jñānamāvṛtya
dehinam
The senses, the mind and the intelligence are the locations of this lust, which confuses the embodied being and covers the knowledge
POWERFUL COGNITION
mūlādhāra cakra: When this cakra is energized, we learn to live in intelligence as we are truly meant to
INTRODUCTION
Just like smoke veils the fire, just as the dust on the mirror masks your reflection, and just as you cannot see the embryo when it is covered by the placenta in the womb, we are not able to see our true nature of bliss because we are caught in base emotions.
One needs to be spiritually awakened before adolescence, so that the energy can flow upwards towards the sahasrāra or the crown cakra.
The mūlādhāra cakra is the seat of all fantasies. These fantasies are the ones Kṛṣṇa says are like dust on the mirror, completely clouding our judgment.
We live by templates that we carve out in our mind based on these fantasies, and live towards fulfilling these fantasies. Completion in the present moment is the key to unlocking the mūlādhāra. It is only completion that brings you in touch with reality as it is and dissolves your fantasies.
GOALS:
To introduce the mūlādhāra cakra as the seat of all fantasies
ASSESSMENTS
❖ Why does Kṛṣṇa say we are not
able to see our true nature of
bliss?
❖ What instinct is linked to the mūlādhāra cakra?
❖ Where should the energy in us flow to?
❖ What happens when the mūlādhāra cakra is blocked?
❖ What are fantasies?
❖ What happens when the Mūlādhāra cakra is energized?
❖ What is the only option to
unlock the mūlādhāra
cakra?
ART OF THE DAY
ART OF THE DAY:
MULADHARA CHAKRA
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Picture of mūlādhāra cakra - for young children, to colour in and for older children blank paper sketch (colour) pens
PROCEDURE
Encourage the children to see the picture of the mūlādhāra cakra and draw the chakra and colour it in.
INFERENCE When this cakra is energized, we learn to live in intelligence as we are truly meant to.
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY
ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:
LOCATION OF CHAKRAS
MATERIALS NEEDED: Picture of all the chakras - their symbols and where they are located on the body
PROCEDURE:
Teach the locations and sanskrit names
for all the chakras
INFERENCE: Chakras are important energy centres
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY
WORKSHOP OF THE DAY:
VAAKYARTHA SADHAS
Hold Vaakyartha sadhas on how fantasies are like the examples given in this lesson, the smoke of the fire, and dust on a mirror. Are there any other descriptions for fantasies that you can think of?
Conclusion: Bring yourself in touch with reality as it is and dissolve your fantasies through completion
- BHAGAVAD GITA -
BOOK III, VOLUME XI