122 Vishnu, in his incarnation as the Cosmic Boar, rescues the goddess earth from the waters of the cosmic serpentking.

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1 Eternal Way of Truth Part Two Cycle of Life Exoteric and Esoteric Text 121 Senta s love for the God-cursed Flying Dutchman saved him from eternal suffering on his ghost ship. The sacrifice unto death must not be done wilfully. by loving devotion to God, to Truth, to the Absolute. It must happen automatically 122 Vishnu, in his incarnation as the Cosmic Boar, rescues the goddess earth from the waters of the cosmic serpentking. Vishnu is shown here in his Seth, or pig sacrifice, form, saving Mankind from the waters of potentiality. He raises Earth up from the serpent-king, the desire for sexual satisfaction, as Jesus did by his sacrifice on the cross.

2 123 The doorway to salvation lies at the bottom of the cycle of life, at the gates of hell. Instead of beginning a new cycle, through Grace, Divine Love or Yogic Wisdom, the golden door may be open, the mouth of kundalini may move, unblocking the opening to the sushumna, and spiritual rebirth begin. One could cycle forever unless the Golden Door to Transformation opens. Look back through the preceding pages and try to apply what you have learned to this diagram. 124 Christ's willing sacrifice, repeated by us, leads to salvation. The three crosses correlate to the sushumna, pingala and ida nadis or energy channels Write an explanation of the rest of this drawing in the light of all the foregoing in these pages.

3 125 This figure from Tibet is a type of buddhist Savior known as Tara, said to be the personaification of divine compassion. She has come to liberate our hearts and minds from the binding spell of illusory joys and fears. Tara, meaning star in Sanskrit. The fairy godmother arrives from wishing on a star. morning star. 126 Another form of Tara sometimes known as the In yoga, a single point of light comes to save the yoga aspirant at the moment of death. This star, tara, is that function of God that knows your heart of hearts.

4 127 The conception of Christ in the virgin's womb. Mary's virginity is God's door, heaven's gate. Her divine motherhood is the Spiritual Vessel, the Vessel of Honor, the Singular Vessel of Devotion, the Mystical Rose, the Tower of David, the Tower of Ivory, the House of Gold, the Ark of the covenant, and like the buddhist Tara, the "Morning Star." God speaks to Mary and she becomes impregnated with devotional sacrifice of her sensuality, the immaculate conception. 128 The Annunciation of Christ's birth to Mary. The little savior conducted by the Holy Spirit in the shape of a radiant white dove, already bearing his cross, comes flying to his intended mother on a beam of light that illuminates her face, while the angel equipped with a wand of entwined serpents, speaks to her those famous winged words: "Ave, gratia plena, Diminus tecum." "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee."note the caducus in the hand of the angel. Review the sections on snakes and the tree of life and the sushumna, and correlate all that with the purpose for which the angel is using the magic wand.

5 129 The veiling power of the female principle or Maya is symbolized in Eve holding the apple. By sacrifice of sustaided virginity, the veil is rent. As a pravritti (with desire), you sustain a degree of discipline. If you sacrifice the fruits of that austerity to the Other, the veil of ignorance will tear and open the door to the garbha, the sacred womb, the creative principle, the mastery of sexual energy. 130 God s hands holding the savior. The revealing power of the female principle is declared in a popular Catholic hymn: Ave maris stella Dei mater alma Atque caeli porta! Hail, bright star of ocean God s own Mother blest, Ever-sinless Virgin Gate of heavenly rest! Did the earlier Christians understand the esotericisms? Yes!

6 131 On the Cathedral of Autun in France is this stone carving of Woman, the devil s door. A woman s divine love is the door to liberation, a woman s worldly love is an invitation to continue the cycle of life. Here a naked heroine casts an eye on her victim. The devil grips the hair of the young man and is henceforth his master. St. Bernard said, To live with a woman without incurring danger is more difficult than to resuscitate the dead. On the Christian Cathedral this story is told: If the devil, or the idea that 'I can do things my way,' the ego, is dominate in one s life, death leads to only the continuation of the cycle of life. 132 This painting by Franz Stuck portrays woman as Sin, with a giant snake wrapped around her body. The root meaning of the word sin is, 'missing the target.' Desire for sex is a sin because desire makes one miss the target.

7 133 After praying to Krishna, the great archer, Arjuna was able to hit the whirling target while looking at its reflection in a pool of water and thereby win the hand of Draupadi. The Grace of God is necessary to transform lust into divine love. Review the definition given before for Krishna and Arjuna. Look up the meaning of Draupadi (and the meanings of her other names). Explain in writing the esoteric meaning of this scene. 134 Mary, as the Queen of Heaven, was transformed and physically assumed into heaven by the words of her Son, "Whoever drinks from my mouth shall become as I am, and I myself will become he, and the hidden things shall be revealed to him" Christianity is an esoteric religion. It was first mean t for nivrttis (path without disire). Jesus says, "You shall become as I." That transformation waits behind the Golden Door.

8 135 Divine Love is the transforming power. Gauguin s Mary reflects that divine love. What is it that makes love divine instead of human or animal? 136 The transformation of lust to divinity is also accomplished by Wisdom. The ancient seers or rishis taught this yogic wisdom only to those who could understand it. You should protect the esotericisms from gossip. The misuse of religious esotericisms by those who can t understand them cause injury. Do not cast pearls before swines. That is why ancient wise seers only gave the final teachings orally.

9 137 After 12 years of having renounced all possessions and sexuality, and having served the guru faithfully, the knowledge of transformation would be given to such a deserving disciple. This Shaivite aspirant has evidence of having received yogic wisdom as shown by the three white streaks across his forehead. This brahmin is marked by three strands of thread looped over his left shoulder, received at his initiation as a twice-born. The spear he received from his guru. 138 Buddha achieved wisdom through meditation, done willingly as a sacrifice to Truth. dhyana spontaneously begins with the wisdom of self-sacrifice.

10 139 This White Tara, with an eye in her palm, is the wisdom of yoga, the wisdom of the yonder shore... Gate gate paragate parasamgate, bodhi svaha! O thou who are gone, gone, gone to the Yonder Shore, disembarked on the Yonder Shore, Q Awakened One Hail How does one attain such wisdom by meditation? By pressing a pressure point in the centre of a palm of the hand, shown here as an eye, the kundalini energy is gradually released that leads to yogic wisdom, the star of salvation or Tara. 140 This bodhisattva sitting under the White Umbrella Diadem, shows the process of multiple looking. "I am looking; I will look at who is looking; I will look at who is looking at who is looking;" and so on. This process, followed while holding the world axis in the left hand, leads to Buddha consciousness, the key to the golden door. The removal of the sense of self, or the looker, is the key to the ability to understand esoteric wisdom.

11 141 This same principle is shown here in this drawing from Syria of an Eye Goddess dating from 2800 B.C. Even if one is told point blank, one will not understand or will misunderstand because one is still identified with looking, with viewpoint. 142 The principle of multiple looking is again shown in this l9th century A.D. Chinese print of Avalokiteshvara with an eye in the palm of each hand. Until one no longer is identified with beingness, with existence itself, one will doubt the correctness of the wisdom of esoteric yoga.

12 143 Mary dreams of Christ crucified on the tree of life growing from her side. Through celibacy an internal birth spontaneously occurs. The Christ, as a generic term, is different than Jesus. It is that function of God, the Father, which causes the upward flow of sexual energy. Christ was born from out of Mary s side in her dream. 144 Buddha s birth as his mother holds the tree of life with her right hand. The frieze is from Kashmir, India, from about A.D Buddha is born from his mother maya s right side as her right hand holds the tree of life. 145 Illustrated in a different style in northwest China about 800 years later is the same event. Buddha s mother is still holding the tree of life with her right hand.

13 The same scene in China 800 years later. When one reaches the top of the cycle of life by right-handed discipline as a willing sacrifice to Truth, then is born the spontaneous urge of urdhvareta, the upward flow of sexual fluids and energy. 146 In the first century B.C., from a stupa at Bharut, India, is a sculpture of a tree goddess holding a branch with her right hand while standing on an elephant, the symbol of desire. Having mastered material desire, the elephant, this sadhika embraces the tree of life with her left side, while holding a branch with her right hand. You should be able to read all esoteric scripture, paintings, scripture and architecture like this. 147 Another tree goddess, her left heel lifted while standing on the head of a griffin, showing mastery over the animal element.

14 Another sadhika, her left hand in shakti calana mudra. 148 The upraised right arm occurs spontaneously in surrender yoga if a female aspirant is a celibate. This yogic mudra or seal signals the birth of wisdom and opening Qf the central energy channel, or the sushumna. Another sadhika, her left hand in spontaneous shakti calana mudra. 149 At the base of the spine is an energy center, the muladhara chakra. The kundalini snake wound three and one-half times around the linga is just removing its mouth from the opening of the greyish sushumna. Only by restraint of the breath, by celibacy, by worshipping Ganesha, by God s grace, by Divine Love, by yogic wisdom will the slumbering goddess kundalini raise her head, and stretch out like a stick, leading the way to transformation and liberation open. Do dhyana on this yantra using the technique of the eyes for 20 minutes. Write your comments in your journal.

15 150 The worshipping of the is done primarily with the sound OM. Ganesha sits by the gateway to liberation. He collects a fee from all who would enter: all their possessions. Thus, Ganesha is very rich and also very fat from gifts of food. In a yoga temple he is located just at the door to the inner sanctum on the left hand side of the kauli or antechamber. Wilfully worshipping Ganesha you will become wealthy and a leader of society. As your spiriutal growth progresses and as a consequence of having so worshipped, you will gradually give away all your wealth as you evolve into a God-learned person.