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Beginner's Yoga: An Introduction to Ashtanga
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I bow to the lotus feet of the guru
who awakens insight into the happiness of pure Being,
who is the final refuge, like the jungle physician,
who eliminates the delusion caused by the poisonous
herb of samsara [conditioned existence].
who awakens insight into the happiness of pure Being,
who is the final refuge, like the jungle physician,
who eliminates the delusion caused by the poisonous
herb of samsara [conditioned existence].
I prostrate before the sage Patanjali
who has thousands of radiant, white heads
[in his form as the divine serpent, Ananta]
and who has, as far as his arms,
assumed the form of a man holding a conch shell [divine sound],
a wheel [discus of light, representing infinite time]
and a sword [discrimination].
om
2 comments:
Hi Jon, Jowan here... i've always wondered why "lotus feet"... In Yoga Thailand's shala, they also had photos of the feet of Paul and Neil's teachers. In Hoze's house, he also had a photo or two of feet on his teachers, i think. What is the symbolism of this?
Does it have something to do with seeing a teacher's feet when we are adjusted in Prasarita Padottanasana?
Hope you're well.
Om.
In India, the feet is believed to be the center of Divine energy... although in some tradition... it is also considered dirty... dualism of some sort.
I believe that bowing to the Guru's feet is a gesture of surrender... surrendering one's ego to the Divine Grace... cultivating humility in the person.
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