Tuning yourself to the five major elements in Nature (continuation)🔗

ABOUT THE TECHNIQUE

In various ways, man tries to tune himself to these five major energies. Through idol worship (pooja), he tries to tune himself to the energy of earth. As you know, idols are made up of the earth element (mud, brass, copper, silver etc). By taking dips in holy rivers (teertha snaana), he tries to tune himself to the energy of water. By performing homas and yagas (fire rituals), he communicates with the energy of fire and by chanting mantras, he plays with the energy of air.

The highly subtle energy of the fifth element, aakasha (ether) cannot be accessed by external means; it has to be experienced internally. Dhyana or meditation is the method by which we can attune ourselves to the aakasha energy.

Actually, all outer rituals are only ways to make the initial connection with the cosmic energies. They are an important first step towards discovering the cosmic energy within oneself.

In the highest spiritual sense, real pooja (worship) is the constant contemplation of the highest reality. Snaana is the cleansing of one's senses and mind in the current of spiritual consciousness. Homa is the offering of one's individuality into the fire of universal energy, and japa (chanting of mantras) is the continuous remembrance of Truth in every breath.

Tuning oneself to the cosmic energies is a beautiful way to recognize our interconnectedness with everything in the universe.

In this meditation, we use simple but powerful visualization techniques to tune ourselves to the five major elements in Nature.