Balancing the Forces

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Namaste,

 

Like I wrote in one of 1st posts, it is necessary to keep Pran, Tejas

& Ojas in balance.

 

However, if one of these becomes excessive or deficient, it causes

other problems.

 

Too much Pran causes loss of mental control, making us spaced out,

confused, & the mind & body lose connection.

 

Too much Tejas makes us angry, irritated, critical & unsatisfied. It

may also give headaches,burning sensation.

 

When Pran & Tejas are low, they make us dull, stupid, low energy with

no initiative or zest for life. We become passive & uncaring.

 

Ojas causes problems mainly when its low, when it gives us poor

memory, concentration, confidence & faith.

 

Factors that imbalance these are use of drugs(which maybe medicinal,

not just for enjoyment. According to Ayurveda *all* drugs are Tamasic

& hence bad for the mind, even if they are used as medicine), excess

exposure to mass media, too strong sensations(light & sounds), as well

wrong meditational pratices.

 

The last is the reason of most so called " Kundalni disorders " (when

people get sick, physically or mentaly while doing Kundalni Yoga or

other such practices). Some people do too much Pranayam/Yoga practices

without developing Ojas to hold the power of Pran. This is why Bhakti

Yoga is needed, to create Ojas to hold Tejas. But Bhakti by itself is

also not enough as Ojas is useless without Tejas. Ojas is also

developed by a pure diet, excercise, moderation in sex.

 

This is not to scare anyone- most(90% or even more) meditations are

safe. But if one does do powerful techniques, one should make sure

ones Guru is competent.

 

Our normal state is like a 100 watt bulb, but we need something like a

million volts for enlightenment. This energy is provided by Pran &

Tejas, but our body cant hold this much energy, for which we need to

increase Ojas.

 

Tejas, which is equivalent to Kundalni in Tantra(Pran Ojas Tejas are

Vedic Yoga concepts -this just shows Vedic & Tantric systems are

equal), provides the million volt current, but it needs Ojas to hold

it. The union of Ojas & Tejas(Shiv Shakti) creates Pran - the Divine

Child Agni, Skand, who kills the demon of ego.

 

Those who have heard the story, Skand was born when demons kicked

Indra & other Devas out of heaven, having a boon that only the son of

Shiva could kill him. This is when Shiv married Parvati.

 

In our body, this mariage occurs with union of Kundalni at crown

chakra. The resulting son, Skanda(Murugan), Agni, easily kills the

demon even though he is a little child. This little child is the pure

Pran energy. He comes to those who have faith, discipline & courage to

continue meditating no many how many difficulties.

 

love

Shantnu