Equinox I (04).pdf

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING
Kshurikâ Upanishad, 2. 21, it states that “a noiseless place”
should be chosen; and in S'vetâs'vatara, 2. 10:
Let the place be pure, and free also from boulders and sand,
Free from fire, smoke, and pools of water,
Here where nothing distracts the mind or offends the eye,
In a hollow protected from the wind a man should compose himself.
The dwelling of a Yogi is described as follows:
The practiser of Hathayoga should live alone in a small Matha or monastery
situated in a place free from rocks, water and fire; of the extent of a bow's length,
and in a fertile country ruled over by a virtuous king, where he will not be
disturbed.
The Mata should have a very small door, and should be without any
windows; it should be level and without any holes; it should be neither too high
nor too long. It should be very clean, being daily smeared over with cow-dung,
and should be free from all insects. Outside it should be a small corridor with a
raised seat and a well, and the whole should be surrounded by a wall. . . .*
iii. Time.
The hours in which Yoga should be performed vary with
the instructions of the Guru, but usually they should be four
times a day, at sunrise, mid-day, sunset and mid-night.
iv. Food.
According to the “Hatha-Yoga Pradipika”: “Moderate
good men but talk little; secondly, should eat little; thirdly, should renounce the
company of men, the company of women, all company. He should practise in
secrecy in a retired palace. “For the sake of appearances he should remain in
society, but should not have his heart in it. he should not renounce the duties of
his profession, caste or rank, but let him perform these merely as an instrument
without any thought of the event. By thus doing there is no sin.” This is sound
Rosicrucian doctrine, by the way.
* “Hatha-Yoga Pradipika,” pp. 5, 6. Note the similarity of these conditions to
those laid down in “The Book of the Sacred Magic.” Also see “Gheranda
Sanhita,” p. 33.
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