the Equinox - The Hermetic Library

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING
Sushumnâ goes to the left side of the Ajna lotus and
proceeding to the right nostril is called the Pingala. Jamuna
or Asi. The space between these two, the Ida and Pingala, is
called Varanasi (Benares), the holy city of Shiva.
111. He who secretly always contemplates on the Ajna lotus, at once destroys all
the Karma of his past life, without any opposition.
112. Remaining in the place, when the Yogi meditates deeply, idols appear to him
as mere things of imagination, i.e., he perceives the absurdity of idolatry.*
The Sahasrâra, or thousand-and-one-petaled lotus of the
brain, is usually described as being situated above the head,
but sometimes in the opening of the Brahmarandhra, or at the
root of the palate. In its centre there is a Yoni which has its
face looking downwards. In the centre of this Yoni is placed
the mystical moon, which is continually exuding an elixir or
dew†—this moon fluid of immortality unceasingly flows
through the Ida.
In the untrained, and all such as are not Yogis, “Every
particle of this nectar (the Satravi) that flows from the Ambrosial
Moon is swallowed up by the Sun (in the Mûlâdhara Chakkra)‡
and destroyed, this loss causes the body to become old. If
the aspirant can only prevent this flow of nectar by closing
the hole in the palate of his mouth (the Brahmarandra), he
will be able to utilize it to prevent the waste of his body. By
* “Shiva Sanhita,” chap. v. It does not follow that missionaries are Yogis.
† Compare. “From the Skull of the Ancient Being wells forth Dew, and
this Dew will wake up the dead to a new life.”—The Zohar, Idra Rabba.
“I will be as a dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his
roots as Lebanon.”—Hosea, xiv. 5.
‡ This is according to the “Shiva Sanhita.” “The Hatha Yoga Pradipika”
places the Sun in the Svadisthâna Chakkra. The Manipûra Chakkra is
however probably the correct one.
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