Equinox I (04).pdf

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THE EQUINOX
which teach him how to control his mind. Little by little,
as the body comes under control, does the mind assert its sway
over the body; and little by little, as the mind asserts its sway,
does it come gradually, little by little under the rule of the
Âtman, until ultimately the Âtman, Augœides, Higher Self
or Adonai fills the Space which was once occupied solely by
the body and mind of the aspirant. Therefore though the
death of the body as it were is the resurrection of the Higher
Self accomplished, and the pinnacles of that Temple, whose
foundations are laid deep in the black earth, are lost among
the starry Palaces of God.
In the “Hatha-Yoga Pradipika” we read that “there can be
no Raja Yoga without Hatha Yoga, and vice versa, that to those
who wander in the darkness of the conflicting Sects unable to
obtain Raja Yoga, the most merciful Swâtmârâma Yogi offers
the light of Hathavidya.”*
In the practice of this mystic union which is brought about
by the Hatha Yoga and the Raja Yoga exercises the conditions
necessary are:
1. Yama: Non-killing (Ahinsa); truthfulness (Satya); nonstealing
(Asteya); continence (Brahmacharya); and nonreceiving
of any gift (Aparigraha).
2. Niyama: Cleanliness (S'ancha); contentment (Santosha);
mortification (Papasaya); study and self surrender
(Swádhyáya); and the recognition of the Supreme
(I's'wara pranidháná).
3. A'sana: Posture and the correct position of holding the body,
and the performance of the Mudras.
* “Hatha-Yoga Pradipika,” p. 2.