Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Sadhguru Jaggi: 7 Notes, 7 Chakras: Music Spirituality and the Body

If you move into a certain state called Rithumbara Pragna, if you move into this state, and if you look at any form, the sound attached to it becomes clear to you. In such a state, the whole existence is just sound. All musical notes come from this.

-Sadhguru Jaggi

*** I have a very brief introduction to the concept of "Rithumbara Pragna".  If I try to explain it in my words, I wont do it justice so here is the best explanation I found online:

According to Adya Shankaracharya, giyate tatvamanaya gayatriti, meaning, "That through which the Supreme Being (God) can be known is Gayatri. The wisdom brain, the righteous intelligence (ritumbhara prajna) through which that Being, that Reality can be known is Gayatri."

Ritumbhara prajna is the aspect of the brain that enables us to discriminate between truth and untruth, fame and notoriety, good and bad and right and wrong. The decision-making ability conferred by ritumbhara prajna is based on divine inspiration. It is an extremely powerful attribute; no other power in the world is as beneficial as ritumbhara prajna. In its absence, a person can be intelligent, clever, wealthy, talented, etc., but these qualities do not bestow true happiness. Also, they do not enable him to see the light of spirituality. They may permit him to accumulate materialistic wealth and power but they also bring with them tension, fear, doubts, greed, moha (attachment towards worldly objects and people), bad habits, etc. When these self-degrading qualities pile up, they become burdensome for the soul. Wealth that is earned with an aim to increase happiness without worrying about ethics always yields contrary results. The temporary glitter of the material world destroys the inner joy of a person. He suffers physical and mental ailments as a consequence. His soul also suffers. He may consider himself very intelligent but remains worried and uneasy. The intelligence that is not enlightened by ritumbhara prajna thus endows pain and suffering; it is best to have a minimum of such intelligence...
 Direct Link: http://www.akhandjyoti.org/?Akhand-Jyoti/2003/Jan-Feb/PhilosophyGayatri.2

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