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feelings you have got matured into? All His blessings.
More on Nature of Knots:
1. In the scheme of things in Nature it seems that the opposites exist side by side if not co¬exist. The nature of first knot is discrimination and awareness of the ephemeral nature of things leading to Vairagya. The second knot relates to co- operation and co-existence. The third knot relates to aspiration while the fourth knot talks of surrender. Balancing these trends is the fifth knot and the sequence is the same in the higher regions. Surrender to the Divine (Master) alone is peace, happiness, balance etc.,
2. The knots beyond the Tip of the head do give out sensations as felt by the travelers in this path and they are not indications of any progress in such knots. They are only informing us of the connection we have to the Base. The activities in the knots 1, 2, and 3 I think are due to your spiritual condition only and I think you are now stabilizing yourself in these conditions. A very firm foundation in these knots is paramount for sustaining us in the higher regions.