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moksha, which is why they practice this yoga. But is that likely
just because they believe so? It is only when the soul leaves
naturally through the crown. Just because someone says moksha
is attained if life departs through the eyes, does that mean you
have to remove it from the eyes by putting chili pepper in the
eyes? No, things should happen naturally.
Questioner : Does the soul depart through the openings
in our body, like the eyes or the nose?
Dadashri : Yes, that is the sign. The sense openings are
five but the places one can go to are innumerable, so how can
we know? If the ‘jiva’ (soul laden with karma) departs from the
mouth, it can go to countless places. These are all uncertain
talks. One can never find a solution there.
What is Kundalini ?
Questioner : What do they mean when they say that one
can see a light (prakash) when the kundalini (the energy that
exists within yoga chakras) is awakened?
Dadashri : The observer of that light is the pure Soul and
one that becomes engrossed in this vision is the pratishthit atma
or the relative self. A person will experience happiness for the
duration he remains engrossed in this and when it passes, he is
back to where he started. What kind of colors do you see?
Questioner : A white light, which I have never seen
before.
Dadashri : One gets happiness from whatever he
becomes engrossed in. You even get pleasure from reading
fiction novels but you bind unnecessary karmas with it. Instead
of awakening the kundalini, why not awaken your atma (soul)?
People are stuck at the ‘station’ of kundalini. This is same as
getting down at a station with black sticky soil per Guru’s
instructions; when the rain falls it will produce black sticky soil.