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Adiyogi 71
Sadhguru: He was not of this planet. He came from another realm called Kailasa.
Why did he come?
Perhaps he saw a planet full of confused people who did not know how to use their intelligence. It is possible he decided to step in and open them up to the ultimate possibility they embodied.
Or, maybe, the earth was the first place he encountered on his travels.
Or, maybe, he was called. Maybe he heard the inner cry of human beings and decided to answer their longing.
With a being of such immensity and capability, all we are left with is conjecture. When one’s capability is of cosmic dimensions, every realm is inadequate. He may not have come with a mission. But he was a being with a vision. He had to share it.
He adopted a human form. Lore tells us that when he stood beside a horse, his face was on level with its ears. The southern Indian tradition says that he was twice as tall as an average woman. Based on these accounts, it would seem that he was nearly nine feet tall. The only animals he was seen to ride were an elephant and a bull; he was obviously too big to ride any other creature.
He mastered the human form, and assumed it in different ways. Most of the time, he took on an ideal form and was an extremely beautiful man – nine feet tall, perfectly formed. This image of Sundaresha, the exquisite one, endures in Indian calendar art even today.
Why nine feet? Maybe he got the proportions a little wrong. Or, maybe, knowing the human attachment and identity with form, he realized that his size would enhance his impact as a teacher.
This is why lore describes Adiyogi as swayambhu – self-created. He has no parentage, no pedigree, no caste, no community. He is not available to the forces of destiny. He is not available to the forces of karma. He is not available to the normal processes of life. His life is self-made.
Fundamentally, the basis of yoga is just this: to initiate a process of self-creation where the nature of your body, your emotion, your mind, your energy is consciously created by you. This is what Adiyogi did. He crafted his life in its entirety.
#Adiyogi Page 71
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Adiyogi 71
Sadhguru: He was not of this planet. He came from another realm called Kailasa.
Why did he come?
Perhaps he saw a planet full of confused people who did not know how to use their intelligence. It is possible he decided to step in and open them up to the ultimate possibility they embodied.
Or, maybe, the earth was the first place he encountered on his travels.
Or, maybe, he was called. Maybe he heard the inner cry of human beings and decided to answer their longing.
With a being of such immensity and capability, all we are left with is conjecture. When one’s capability is of cosmic dimensions, every realm is inadequate. He may not have come with a mission. But he was a being with a vision. He had to share it.
He adopted a human form. Lore tells us that when he stood beside a horse, his face was on level with its ears. The southern Indian tradition says that he was twice as tall as an average woman. Based on these accounts, it would seem that he was nearly nine feet tall. The only animals he was seen to ride were an elephant and a bull; he was obviously too big to ride any other creature.
He mastered the human form, and assumed it in different ways. Most of the time, he took on an ideal form and was an extremely beautiful man – nine feet tall, perfectly formed. This image of Sundaresha, the exquisite one, endures in Indian calendar art even today.
Why nine feet? Maybe he got the proportions a little wrong. Or, maybe, knowing the human attachment and identity with form, he realized that his size would enhance his impact as a teacher.
This is why lore describes Adiyogi as swayambhu – self-created. He has no parentage, no pedigree, no caste, no community. He is not available to the forces of destiny. He is not available to the forces of karma. He is not available to the normal processes of life. His life is self-made.
Fundamentally, the basis of yoga is just this: to initiate a process of self-creation where the nature of your body, your emotion, your mind, your energy is consciously created by you. This is what Adiyogi did. He crafted his life in its entirety.
#Adiyogi Page 71
#SadhguruBooks
#Shiva #Sadhguru #isha #YogiShiva