SEEING THE FOREST FOR THE TREES-9TH BODY

Sat Nam Everyone,

I've been SO busy this week, I am only getting to this pre-class blog NOW 4 1/2 hours before class.  It's perfect because in order to KNOW about something, you have to read about it.  If you really want to LEARN about something, then it helps to write about it because it helps to organize your thoughts.  And this is what I do every week as I prepare the class...I write about it so I can really learn about it.  And then, I teach it in order to Master it.  This Mastery or Mystery is the key phrase for this Subtle body. Having not had the chance to sit down and write about it until right now felt strange because this is a sequence of events that I have chosen to do for this class that helps me develop my SUBTLE BODY.

When your ninth body is strong, you are long-term in your thinking and you are calm.  You have an elevated perspective.  You walk into a room and you can suss out what's going on and therefore act accordingly.  When you are doing something refined like the arts, you are exercising your subtle body.  Subtle Body strength equals refinement.  People who are aggressive, loose cannons, and very reactive tend to have challenged subtle bodies.  They also can't see the forest for the trees, or they act like a bull in a china shop.  

If you work on developing the art of reading people then you are exercising a subtle body art.  You can't take things at face value and looking deep into the way people relate to one another is a good example using the subtle body.  When you develop the subtle body, you pick up things easily and can tune into situations easily and quickly.  

Sometimes in Kundalini Yoga meditations, the description reads "will give you the ability to see the unseen and hear the unheard".  This is a quality of the ninth body.  When your subtle body is developed, you "just know".   The Subtle body is also around the feet which is why you may have wondered why in India, people will touch the feet of those who are revered and respected. 

How can you strengthen the 9th body? Here are some ways:

1) Mantra 2) Speak Kindly  3)do a meditation for 1000 days  4)strengthen your digestion 

5) get involved in the arts or practice your art  4) connect with the energy of Guru Tej Bahadur the 9th Sikh Guru.

"Whenever the Soul desires to leave the physical body, the Arc body and all the other bodies remain behind because they have no combination.  The Physical body's pranic connection with the Pranic Body totally breaks and the Soul leaves with the Subtle Body.  That means your identity is gone.  Your physical body remains but YOU are gone. We call it death. 

But do you understand what that indicates? If in subtlety you become very refined and in activity you become very subtle, very subtle, you are very near to your Soul.  The Sppirit and the Subtle Body are very much related. There's a direct relationship between the Subtle body and the Spiritual body. They never leave each other. So anything you do which is refined - refined art, refined acts, refined speech, anything which is not gross- will put you nearer to the Soul.  That's rather a simple way of reaching your God-consciousness" - Yogi Bhajan

Tonight's class is at 7pm and is designed to activate the Subtle Body. Bring a blanket, cushion, mat, ....even a friend; whatever you need to be comfortable for yoga and meditation.  Donation (suggested $15) only.  SEE YOU LATER!  Check the website for more info. YOGI TEA served after class.

Sat Nam,

Raghubir

Are You Tired, Listless.....Poop Out at Parties?

THE SEVENTH BODY-THE AURA

Well, the answer is NOT Vitamitavegamin!!!! That's for sure! If you are feeling tired and under the weather...if you can't focus and feel like you are "not yourself"..then you should get to know your AURA.

What is the AURA? It is the electromagnetic field that surrounds the body that includes the arc line, the radiant body and the subtle body. It's very much like the magnetic field that surrounds the earth protecting it's atmosphere. EVERYBODY has an Aura. It's somewhere between three and nine feet if you are a human and it extends out in every direction. It is a protective body and it gives you the ability to uplift yourself and others. When its strong it serves as a container for your life force. It can attract positivity and repel negativity from other people, from germs and illness, and protect you from dangerous or destructive situations.

The Auric Body is related to the Pineal Gland and the immune system. A healthy Pineal gland brings intelligence and intuition and a healthy immune system brings radiant good health!

If you want to increase your intuition or improve your health, strengthen the Aura. When you increase the flow of prana (life force energy) through the meridians in your body, you are boosting the electromagnetic energy in your Auric Body.

If you feel paranoid and don't trust yourself, you definitely need to strengthen your Seventh Body. Insecurity is a sure sign that your Aura needs some work. If you feel threatened by crowds or by the energy of others, you need to expand and strengthen your Aura. If it is weak, then you'll easily get sick because all illness goes into the Aura first. Conversely, if your auric body is strong, you can repel illness and negativity...so a strong Auric Body will keep you very healthy of body and mind.A person with a strong seventh body knows exactly who they are. They can make up their own minds.

In your travels through the world of Kundalini Yoga, you may have wondered why Kundalini Yogis (and Yoginis) wear white. This is the explanation that Yogi Bhajan gave as an answer to a question about the wearing of white natural fiber clothing taken from The Beads of Truth from Spring 1981:

"We wear white because it's a simple scientific fact that every piece of matter or material has a foot and a half aura. Every animal has a three and a half foot aura. Every human has a nine foot aura. And if we wear the cotton and we wear the white, this color therapy gives us one extra foot of aura. So, I trust my students will behave right, but in case they behave like animals, they will still have a margin, an edge. And that is what it's all about. You have to wear a natural fiber and you have to wear white. It's a pure color therapy and it's called auric color therapy"

Three ways to expand and balance your aura: 1)Wear white 2)Meditate and 3) take a cold shower. A cold shower can completely clean and energize your auric field in a few minutes.

If you are in a profession where you help others, keeping the Auric field strong is essential so you don't get worn out and depleted. If you have ever met someone that you would describe as charismatic, what you are feeling is their large Aura. People who have charisma make you feel uplifted by their presence. They generally exude a warmth that makes you want to be with them.

Tonight at 7:00 pm we are working on the Auric Body through exercises and meditations that will increase your pranic energy and expand your electromagnetic field. We are in the midst of our series on the Ten Bodies....7 down, 3 to go! Come prepared to do some yoga, meditate and relax deeply with the Gong. Mats, cushions and blankets; bring what you need to be comfortable. I'll serve Yogi Tea afterwards. Donation only ($15 suggested) and all proceeds go back into the teachings. Working on the Seventh Body makes you feel really great; expanded and relaxed...ready to face the week ahead. I look forward to seeing you later....for more info visit the website. Bring a friend and a desire to feel better!

Sat Nam,

Raghubir

for more information, call 323-365-1109

MARCH 8 CANCELLED

Sat Nam Everyone....I think I have a bit of the flu and I am down for the count. So.....tonight's class is cancelled. I look forward to seeing everyone next week, March 15th for an exploration into the POSITIVE MIND....the third body.

much love,

Raghubir