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five (1-5) constitute Pind Desh, the sphere of the localized and particularized consciousness confined to the cage of the elements, the next five (6-10) spans the sphere of the cosmic and para cosmic consciousness (Brahmand and Parabrahmand Mandal), knots 11 & 12 cover the Mind Region or the region of Godly Mind while crossing of the last one, the 13th, situated at the Occipital prominence, takes one to the border of Rings of Splendour in the Central Region. Besides these there are 64 points which are Master’s discovery distributed in the sahasrara having special significance with regard to the transcendence of the five kosas without which liberation is not possible. It is not the intention to discuss here in any detail or depth about the nature of all the knots, points and regions mentioned above, the experiences gained therein by the sadhaka by means of the yatra or journey through them and a comparative study of what the traditional yoga including the kundalini yoga and some siddha purushas have to say about the various chakras or granthis, their distribution over the human frame and associated spiritual conditions on the path towards Infinity. For the above is precisely the subject matter of the excellent treatise, Path of Grace, on the subject entirely founded upon practical experience on the path of SRRY gained by Revered. K.C.Narayana, the author of the said work, through his own practice and while guiding many aspirants on the path and to which interested readers are referred. However a brief overview follows on the nature of knots in general from the point of view of the characteristic consciousness lying twisted in each, the changes or transformations occurring in attitudes, feelings and behaviour of the aspirant as he undergoes the yatra or journey in them.
The five knots of pind desh in which the first one has two sub-knots are all related to the elements in some way or the other. The five elements of earth, water, fire, air and ether are well known as constituting the physical world in philosophy. The Master states that we proceed methodically awakening the various centres of power which are helpful in our pursuit. The heart is the nucleus and we go on meditating at this point till the goal is achieved. The journey through the five points or knots is done in a zig-zag manner as it is difficult to move up straight against the powerful flow of the downward current descending into the heart from the Centre, though there may be some rare fish which can swim against the current upwards directly. When the fifth point is reached the passage towards the Ajna chakra becomes straight.
The knot 1 is the point of meditation which is the nucleus of the human system, the heart where activity and inactivity meet, the intertwining nature of matter and spirit is observed. It is of the nature of the element earth. The 2nd knot correlates with the water element, representing feelings, here especially feelings of compassion, empathy, dependency, love for God and one’s fellow beings. The third knot is associated with fire, the burning aspiration and the
































































































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