Friday, December 29, 2006

The Ninth Mandala 61.5

That which supports the means of purifying Soma, flow toward the waves of existence; be gracious.

“The waves of existence” comes from the root word Urmi which has its root in Ri. The six are enumerated as cold and heat (of the body), greediness and illusion (of the mind), and hunger and thirst (of life); according to others, hunger, thirst, decay, death, grief, and illusion. The number one translation is a wave of pain or passion or grief.
The implications of the meaning of this word are astounding to me. I had always considered the current state of the world to be short in duration; however, this word is ancient, about 1700-1100 BCE is estimated of its origin. If someone were to ask me what the waves of existence are I would say toward Truth, as a byproduct destroying all that is illusory. The waves designated to the body are merely experiences without judgment, whereas the others all imply a resistance

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