Tathwa – Element

▵ The Five-Cornered Game: Physicality and the Pancha Bhutas
Over 15,000 years ago, Adiyogi spoke about the five elements or the “pancha bhutas.” He pointed out for his first seven disciples that the whole universe is just a play of five elements, and in what proportion it plays within our body and how, if one can gain mastery over these, in a way you have mastery over the creation. By having even an element of mastery over the creation, you have a very direct access to that which is the source of creation. When this science was expounded in great detail and in all its manifestations, the Saptarishis who were sitting there as disciples, and Parvati, his wife, who was also witness to this, were amazed. They were incredulous. They couldn’t believe that the whole existence is just five things – and one is nothing, so only four things.Adiyogi went about describing the intelligence behind it: with just four ingredients, you can cook up such a soup that we call “the cosmos” today.

Adiyogi went about describing the intelligence behind it: with just four ingredients, you can cook up such a soup that we call “the cosmos” today. Everything that is physical is largely four elements. You do not experience the fifth one most of the time. If I just give you four things, can you even make sambar out of it? Even to make sambar you need twenty-five ingredients! If someone can cook up a whole cosmos with four things, that is astounding brilliance.

Adiyogi went about describing the science and technology of gaining mastery over these elements. These seven plus one who were listening to this and were watching the little demonstrations that he setup were absolutely taken by this. Then he said, “Either you can master all these things or you can just surrender to this intelligence and it will be yours.” The seven men were excited about mastering it. Parvati, the woman, decided to surrender to it and make it a part of herself.

So the seven were sent away to do work. Parvati was kept there because she gave in to the intelligence and it became a part of her. These seven were labeled as sages. She became a Goddess. I am talking about how to promote yourself! If you get into the intricacy of how everything has manifested, even if you live here for a million years and study, study, study, it will be an endless process. It is exciting but it is an endless process. Or, you simply put this endless process aside and touch the dimension that is the source of all these. If you want to play the game, you involve yourself with the elements of creation. If you don’t want to play the game, if you are a match-fixer and just want to win – you are not interested in the game, you just want to pass and go on – then you touch only that which is the source of Creation. You don’t have to get lost in the elements.

▵ The Five-Cornered Game: Physicality and the Pancha Bhutas
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