DIVINE AQUAITANCE
Gradually, the spirit of sacrifice should widen to include all of one's activities, sacred and secular. In all these the symbolism of "sacred oblation" should be well understood and rightly applied.
.In charity, the receiver is the fire and the gift is the oblation. The wise man expects not even a word of thanks; the act is complete in itself.
.In austerity, the fire is renunciation and self-denial, and desires and cravings are the oblation. The fire blazes more brightly with each oblation.
.In yoga, the inner self is the fire and the mental modifications are the oblations. The fire purifies the latter, transforms them into pure thoughts (sat samkalpa).
.Svadhyaya or self-study of scriptures: desire for self-knowledge is the fire which is augmented with successive oblations of study of scriptures.
.Jnana-yajna or the wisdom-sacrifice: seekers after truth are the fire and knowledge itself is the oblation. The former are enlightened.
.In pranayama, the solar (positive, prana) force is offered in (united with) the lunar (negative,apana) force; and the negative is poured into the positive - at the solar plexus. The fire thus generated rouses the latent kundalini shakti, whose union with the Most high God at the crown of the head is enlightenment.
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