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THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING
Compare this with the following:
That which is the night of all beings, for the disciplined man is the time of
waking; when other beings are waking, then is it night for the Muni who seeth.
He attaineth Peace, into whom all desires flow as rivers flow into the ocean,
which is filled with water but remaineth unmoved—not he who desireth desires.
He who, through the likeness of the Âtman, O Arjuna, seeth identity in
everything, whether pleasant or painful, he is considered a perfect Yogi.*
Now that we have finished our long account of the
Vedânta Philosophy and the theories of Yoga which directly
evolved therefrom, we will leave theory alone and pass on to
practical fact, and see how Frater P. Turned the above
knowledge to account, proving what at present he could only
believe.
The following is a condensed table of such of his
meditation practices as have been recorded between January
and April 1901.
OBJECT MEDITATED UPON. TIME. REMARKS.
Winged-Globe.† 4 min. The entire meditation was bad.
Tejas Akâsa.‡ 3 ,, There was no difficulty in getting
the object clear; but the mind
wanderered.
Apas-Vâyu.§ ? ,, Result not very good.
Winged-Globe and Flam-
ing Sword.ƒƒ
? ,, Meditation on both of these was only
fair.
* “The Bhagavad-Gîta," ii, 69, 70; vi, 32. Cf. “Konx om Pax,” pp. 73-77.
† The ordinary Egyptian Winged-Globe is here meant, but as visualized
by the mind’s eye; the meditation then takes place on the image in the mind.
so with the following practises.
‡ Tejas-Akâsa is the Element of Fire. It is symbolized by a red triangle of
fire with a black egg in the centre. See 777, col. LXXV, p. 16. See Diagram 84.
§ Apas-Vâyu is the Element of Water and is symbolized by a black egg of
Spirit in the Silver Crescent of Water. See 777, col. LXXV, p. 16. See Diagram 84.
ƒƒ The Golden Dawn symbol of the Flaming Sword. See Diagram 12.
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