Allama's views - on Yoga, Chakras, etc
In my previous post on Prana-Vayu-Kosha-Nadi-Chakra I have keyed in few things I got to learn from some books on Yoga. I haven't experienced any of these, even though this is something that is regularly taught to be practiced in my class. I am not qualified in any way to take any stand about this matter. I, however, would like to say that I have at least not experienced these; that means, I do not believe these at least for now.
- madhukara
While reading Allama's vachanas, I came across these following ones. For some reason, Allama always appeals to me.
ಯೋಗದಾಗೆ೦ಬುದನಾರು ಬಲ್ಲರೊ? ಅದು ಮಊಗ ಕಂಡ ಕನಸು!
ನಡೆವ ಬಟ್ಟೆ 1 ಮಊರು, ನಡೆಯದ ಬಟ್ಟೆ ಒಂದೆ!
ಒಂದನೊ೦ಬತ್ತು ಮಾಡಿ ನಡೆದೆಹೆನೆ೦ಬರು
ಒಂಬತ್ತನೊ೦ದು ಮಾಡಿ ನಡೆದೆಹೆವೆ೦ಬನ್ನಕ್ಕರ,
ಮಊರು ಮುಖದ ಕತ್ತಲೆ ಒಂದು ಮುಖವಾಗಿ ಕಾಡುತ್ತಿಪ್ಪುದು. 2
ಪ್ರಾಣಲಿಂಗಸ೦ಬ೦ಧವೆಲ್ಲಿಯದು ಹೇಳಾ ಗುಹೇಶ್ವರಾ.
1 - ಬಟ್ಟೆ=ದಾರಿ, ಪಾಠ. 2 - ಕಾಡಿಸು=ಕಷ್ಟಕೊಡು
The secret is in yoga they proclaim!
But they don't tell what the yoga is!
These are but dreams of the dumb! 1
The trodden paths are three, the untrodden is one. 2
They split one into nine 3 and claim to understand it!
What kind of relationship is this between
nine lingas and one body?
between Linga and prana?
Until nine become one, the darkness of the three 4
will torment man.
Linga - God within (atman / brahma) ; linga - God without (external / symbolic)
1 - Allama's view is that the concept of multiple lingas is difficult to understand. Those who claim to undderstand it don't say what their secret yoga is; hence the reference to 'the dumb'.
2 - trividha - or three types. The main example is lingatraya / angatraya. The trodden path (dvaita) is the path for the many, the untrodden is the path for the few (advaita).
3 - The nine could mean the 5 vishayas (shabda, sparsha, rupa, rasa, gandha) plus the four karnas or subtle senses (intellect, mind, intelligence and egotism).
4 - Refers to trividha, and more generally, to the propensity to divide and sub-divide.
ಆಧಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭವನು ಸ್ವಾಯತ, ಸ್ವಾದಿಷ್ಟಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ರುದ್ರನು ಸ್ವಾಯತ
ಮಣಿಮೂಉರಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೃಡನು ಸ್ವಾಯತ, ವಿಶುದ್ಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾಶಿವನು ಸ್ವಾಯತ,
ಆಜ್ಞಾಚಕ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಂತಾತೀತನು ಸ್ವಾಯತ
ಗುಹೇಶ್ವರಲಿಂಗವು ವ್ಯೋಮ ವ್ಯೋಮವು ಕೂಡಿದಂತೆ!
In adhara chakra, abhava 1 is joined, 2
in svadhistana chakra, Rudra is joined,
in manipuraka, Mrudha, in vishuddha, Sadashiva,
in ajna, the supremely peaceful god.
To Guheshvara, all this is merely air joining air! 3
1 - Means 'not born' - a name to Shiva.
2 - The technical term is swayata - which roughly means 'establishing a relationship (sambandha) with the linga'.
3 - Allama does not accept multiple lingas in the body; so, these relationships are like air joining air - unreal.
Source:
'Allama Prabhu: A study in philosophy with translation of poems' - by Basrur Subba Rao
While reading Allama's vachanas, I came across these following ones. For some reason, Allama always appeals to me.
ಯೋಗದಾಗೆ೦ಬುದನಾರು ಬಲ್ಲರೊ? ಅದು ಮಊಗ ಕಂಡ ಕನಸು!
ನಡೆವ ಬಟ್ಟೆ 1 ಮಊರು, ನಡೆಯದ ಬಟ್ಟೆ ಒಂದೆ!
ಒಂದನೊ೦ಬತ್ತು ಮಾಡಿ ನಡೆದೆಹೆನೆ೦ಬರು
ಒಂಬತ್ತನೊ೦ದು ಮಾಡಿ ನಡೆದೆಹೆವೆ೦ಬನ್ನಕ್ಕರ,
ಮಊರು ಮುಖದ ಕತ್ತಲೆ ಒಂದು ಮುಖವಾಗಿ ಕಾಡುತ್ತಿಪ್ಪುದು. 2
ಪ್ರಾಣಲಿಂಗಸ೦ಬ೦ಧವೆಲ್ಲಿಯದು ಹೇಳಾ ಗುಹೇಶ್ವರಾ.
1 - ಬಟ್ಟೆ=ದಾರಿ, ಪಾಠ. 2 - ಕಾಡಿಸು=ಕಷ್ಟಕೊಡು
The secret is in yoga they proclaim!
But they don't tell what the yoga is!
These are but dreams of the dumb! 1
The trodden paths are three, the untrodden is one. 2
They split one into nine 3 and claim to understand it!
What kind of relationship is this between
nine lingas and one body?
between Linga and prana?
Until nine become one, the darkness of the three 4
will torment man.
Linga - God within (atman / brahma) ; linga - God without (external / symbolic)
1 - Allama's view is that the concept of multiple lingas is difficult to understand. Those who claim to undderstand it don't say what their secret yoga is; hence the reference to 'the dumb'.
2 - trividha - or three types. The main example is lingatraya / angatraya. The trodden path (dvaita) is the path for the many, the untrodden is the path for the few (advaita).
3 - The nine could mean the 5 vishayas (shabda, sparsha, rupa, rasa, gandha) plus the four karnas or subtle senses (intellect, mind, intelligence and egotism).
4 - Refers to trividha, and more generally, to the propensity to divide and sub-divide.
ಆಧಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಭವನು ಸ್ವಾಯತ, ಸ್ವಾದಿಷ್ಟಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ರುದ್ರನು ಸ್ವಾಯತ
ಮಣಿಮೂಉರಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೃಡನು ಸ್ವಾಯತ, ವಿಶುದ್ಧಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾಶಿವನು ಸ್ವಾಯತ,
ಆಜ್ಞಾಚಕ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಂತಾತೀತನು ಸ್ವಾಯತ
ಗುಹೇಶ್ವರಲಿಂಗವು ವ್ಯೋಮ ವ್ಯೋಮವು ಕೂಡಿದಂತೆ!
In adhara chakra, abhava 1 is joined, 2
in svadhistana chakra, Rudra is joined,
in manipuraka, Mrudha, in vishuddha, Sadashiva,
in ajna, the supremely peaceful god.
To Guheshvara, all this is merely air joining air! 3
1 - Means 'not born' - a name to Shiva.
2 - The technical term is swayata - which roughly means 'establishing a relationship (sambandha) with the linga'.
3 - Allama does not accept multiple lingas in the body; so, these relationships are like air joining air - unreal.
Source:
'Allama Prabhu: A study in philosophy with translation of poems' - by Basrur Subba Rao
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