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Mind - Sun and Moon

The moon, sun, and central channel represent the mind, intellect, and consciousness. The moon symbolizes the changing mind and flowing emotions, like water. The sun symbolizes steady intellect, decisive action, and the clarity of fire. The central channel, suṣumnā, is where pure consciousness flows as the soul's light. Haṭha Yoga balances these three systems. "Ha" is the moon and "tha" is the sun; their union through the central channel is yoga. Perfect balance between mind and intellect allows consciousness to awaken, bringing inner peace, clarity, and a spiritual sense of existence.

"The moon is the principle of emotion, or water. Water is flowing; water is changing in the flow."

"The sun here is the symbol of fire, the symbol of our activities, of taking decisions, and of clarity."

Filming location: Perth, Australia

The moon is constantly changing; the moon is not equal every day. Similarly, the human mind is not equal every day. Our mind is changing, constantly changing, and very often we say, "Well, I have changed my mind." Therefore, the mind is the principle of the moon, and the moon is the principle of emotion, or water. Water is flowing; water is changing in the flow. Today is a full moon day, and you will see that mostly the waves are high today on the full moon day. The right one is the sun system; the sun is always steady and unchangeable, while all other circumstances change around the sun. So the sun here is the symbol of fire, the symbol of our activities, of taking decisions, and of clarity. The third nāḍī is called suṣumnā, the central nervous system, the central channeling system. And suṣumnā represents consciousness. Consciousness flows constantly through the suṣumnā; consciousness is the radiance of the soul, the light of the soul. Now, to create the balance in these three nervous systems is the purpose of practicing Haṭha Yoga. The moon is known as "ha" and the sun is "tha"; this becomes "haṭha," and the suṣumnā is the third one that unites them, which becomes yoga. So that is Haṭha Yoga: balance between the mind, the decision, or the intellect. When mind and intellect are in perfect balance and control, then consciousness begins to awaken or flow close. There you can find inner peace, inner satisfaction, clarity, the sense of life, to understand creation, and to exist in this world with the feeling of spirituality, the feeling of divinity.

This text is transcribed and grammar corrected by AI. If in doubt what was actually said in the recording, use the transcript to double click the desired cue. This will position the recording in most cases just before the sentence is uttered.

The text contains hyperlinks in bold to three authoritative books on yoga, written by humans, to clarify the context of the lecture:

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