水元素 ( The Water Tattva )

由 Liv Kaur 彙編，並在 2009 年 5 月的《寶瓶時代》雜誌上分享

二十一世紀預示著水瓶座的時代。 在西方占星術中，寶瓶座是水的搬運者。 水是五個元素之一（備註1），它是 2009 年冬至薩達納慶祝活動的主題。 當我們進入寶瓶座時代時，水元素如何影響我們，以及我們與他人的關係？

水元素與第二脈輪(備註2)相關聯，第二脈輪蘊含著創造力和看見自身之外的能力。根據寶瓶教師（備註3）的說法，「第二脈輪……與我們與他人的關係息息相關。第二脈輪平衡的人可以展現出以下特質：積極樂觀、對性持放鬆的態度、耐心、創造力、負責任的人際關係……從瑜伽的角度來看，第二脈輪的體驗讓我們初嘗超越自我、與他人融為一體，貫穿彼此，最終相融。性釋放帶來的短暫忘卻，正是當我們放下執念，與無限極性融合時，所能體驗到的更大極樂的預兆。在那裡，我們的有限與無限交融，化作一種創造性的覺知… 味覺是與第二脈輪相連的感官系統。沒有激情，生活便失去了滋味；而味覺本身，則是由我們透過舌頭攝取的化學物質混合物所傳遞的。當你體驗到強烈的激情時，口中的味道也會隨之改變。在瑜珈的境界中，你與無限合一。那時，你的大腦會產生一種甘露，一種甜美的瓊漿。對瑜珈修行者來說，舌頭象徵男性生殖器，嘴唇象徵女性生殖器的開口。這種甘露不斷振動轉化為言語，便是種子的產生，而這些種子正是世間創造力的源頭。你可以直接透過第二脈輪和身體器官在物質層面進行創造，也可以透過語言和振動來創造。無論哪種方式，你都在掌握融合兩極的藝術。

江本勝，《水的秘密》一書的作者，研究者，提出了這樣一個問題：「你知道你的意識可以改變水嗎？當你對水表達感激之情時，它的品質就會提升；當你給水貼標籤或忽視它時，它的品質就會下降。」透過研究，他發現，當人們告訴水「愛與感恩」時，水會做出最積極的回應。正是透過關係和溝通，給予和接受才能得以顯現。

Yogi Bhajan 的教導支持了這種宇宙的智慧：「水、大地、天堂都有意識，知道這是生命和生活的過程。 你知道精神、能量圈、記憶永遠不會消失。 他們稱它為阿卡西紀錄。無論你在地球上做什麼，天堂都在記錄它。 地球是活生生的，而水，是通訊的振動，正在維持著這一切。」

健康脈輪的關鍵在於平衡。 Yogi Bhajan 所傳授的昆達里尼瑜珈為我們提供了平衡脈輪的方法。青蛙式和 Sat Kriya 以作用於第二脈輪而聞名；而 Narayan Kriya－尊崇水之主神 Narayan－不僅作用於第二脈輪，還能療癒、強化並平衡我們與自身及他人的關係。

水可以教你對他人富有同情心；洗淨和淨化所有與你接觸的人。 就像水總是在流動一樣，薩達克（sadhak 靈性道路上的人）是不斷流動和進步的，永遠不會停滯不前。

 

備註1 土、水、火、空氣、乙太（空間）的五個總元素

備註2 人類的八個能量中心；七個對應於身體的神經叢，第八個對應於能量圈。 第2個脈輪對應於性器官。 

備註3 寶瓶教師KRI國際昆達里尼瑜伽教師培訓1級

Compiled by Liv Kaur and shared in the May 2009 Aquarian Times Magazine

The twenty-first century heralds the Age of Aquarius. In Western astrology, Aquarius is the water bearer. Water is one of the five tattvas1 and it is the theme for the 2009 Solstice Sadhana Celebrations. How does the water tattva affect us and our relationships with others as we move into the Aquarian Age?

The water tattva is associated with the second chakra2 which holds the energy of creativity and the ability to see outside of ourselves. According to the Aquarian Teacher3 “the second chakra … correlates in how we relate to others. A person whose second chakra is balanced can exhibit these qualities: positivity, a relaxed mental attitude toward sexuality, patience, creativity, responsible relationships … From the yogic point of view, the experiences of the second chakra provide the first taste of merger of going beyond one’s isolated self; dissolving with, through and into another. The momentary forgetfulness in the ecstasy of sexual release is a taste of the much greater bliss available to us as we let go and merge with the Infinite Polarity, where our finite and infinite have intercourse into a creative sense of awareness….

Taste is the sensory system connected with the second chakra.  Without passions, life has no taste, and taste itself is conveyed by the watery mixtures of chemicals that we take in through our tongue. When you experience great passion, then the taste within your mouth also changes. In the state of yoga, you unite with the Infinite. At that point your brain produces an amrit, a sweet nectar. To yogis, the tongue represents the male organ, and the lips represent the opening of the female organ. The constant vibration of this into speech is the production of seed, and those seeds are what give the creativity in the world. You can create on the gross material level directly through the second chakra and the physical organs, or you can create through the word and through vibration.  In both cases, you’re mastering the art of blending polarities.”

Masaru Emoto, researcher and author of The Hidden Messages in Water, asks, “Do you know that your consciousness can change water? When you send your gratitude to water, its quality improves. When you call water by names or ignore it, it deteriorates.” Through his research, he found that water responded most positively and beautifully when told the words, “Love and Gratitude.” It is through relationship and communication that giving and receiving are made manifest.

Yogi Bhajan’s teachings support this universal wisdom:

“Water, Earth, Heavens have consciousness, and knowing this is the process of life and living. You know spirit, aura, memory never die. They call it akashic records. Whatever you are doing on the Earth, the Heavens are recording it. The Earth is living it, and Water, the vibration of communication, is sustaining it.”

The key to healthy chakras is balance.  Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan gives us the tools to balance our chakras. Frog Pose and Sat Kriya are known to work on the second chakra; and the Narayan Kriya, which honors Narayan, the Lord of Water, will work on our second chakra and on healing, strengthening, and balancing the relationships we have with ourselves and with others.

Water can teach you to be compassionate to others; and to wash clean and purify all who come into contact with you. Just as water is always flowing, the sadhak (person on a spiritual path) is continuously flowing and progressive, never stagnant.

 

1The five gross elements of earth, water, fire, air, ether (space)

2Eight energy centers of the human being; seven correspond to nerve plexuses in the physical body, and the eighth corresponds to the aura.  The 2nd Chakra corresponds to the sex organs.

3The Aquarian Teacher KRI International Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training Level 1

 

                         明月心滴翻譯 / 摘自StudentsofYogiBhajan