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Open YOUR Chest: When it comes to writing, I am always given a title and nothing else. Then from pondering on the title, the words, explanations, knowledge and information is given. One thing which is always evident when I write is the feeling of love. Whatever is shared is in hope that those who read begin to find their light within.
Even as I begin this article I am wondering if it should be classed as yoga or spiritual, however I already know it is both. In the Eastern system of yoga, the teacher would give poses to open the heart of the student. These poses are tests, that have been prepared for by many other aspects of yoga which is not taught in the West.
Unless we are under spiritual development on a one-to-one basis with a true yogi, telling someone to open their heart is not recommended. Yoga is a spiritual practice, therefore we need to make sure we are not inviting in spirits into our auras. How many of our readers have this understanding? How many know that we can attract, dark and troublesome spirits into our lives even by going to a class.
We know because over the years we have helped many. We will say it simply,
Another person cannot open our chakras, no amount of posing can do this, it is completely controlled by the spirit within. This is a great safety mechanism as we are trying to force a spiritual experience when we haven’t earnt it. What we mean by that is we haven’t made the changes our spirits need.
How things worked in the East, is not the same in the West.
What we have shared above is a simplified understanding but there are many, many more dangers. We have mentioned in our articles, being sick and feeling dizzy, twitching and spasming is not what you get on the path to union, yoga. If you have had any of these, they are not a good experience regardless of what we may be told.
There is a reason why hospitals disinfect and clean our bodies before an operation, before they open us up…..
This is why it is important to set our intentions, for a stretch only. What is lurking in the unseen may not want us to have union. In yoga there are different paths which take into considerations our lifestyles to help us have union.
However, it is better to forget the chakras altogether and leave them under the control of our own spirits. The spirit within knows when it is ready to open our flowers (see our articles on gardening and flowers). There is another way, the Western way which balance our energies which reflect on the physical body, not doing a pose to try and control our own spirits.
Allowing a spirit into our auras during yoga can be a very dangerous and unpleasant experience, many will not realise what has happened. Be careful who we let in our temples, be careful what we let into our heads!
Unless we are moving to the East and doing yoga properly if it is our chosen path, many of these problems and pitfalls will be avoided and steered away from by the teacher!
What we can do instead is to understand a different concept for the Western mind, the material mind to be taught from within.
Picture courtesy of Mikhail Nilov
We can learn to open OUR chests
When we say chest, do we mean a treasure chest full of beautiful and priceless jewels or stones, do we mean the thoracic chamber, all that enables life. Those of our readers who study freemasonry and Egyptology should now be very interested. Those who know the stories of king Solomon’s menorah and the burning bush, all our linked. This is not esoteric knowledge; these are some of the treasures in our chest, it is to lead us to the light that is within.
It is to lead us to yoga, union with the divine
The spirit within,
And within spirit is light.
Opening the chest is not about opening the chakras
It is about opening the chest to find our treasure within,
but there is more, lots more to follow.
When we write part 2 of this article we will show and add some pictures, it will all make sense! We will also share the understanding so we can find what is within safely. Below are some links to complement, help and share some understandings for our readers to look deeper into our practices.
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