The Equinox (Volume I, Number IV)

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING Compare this with the following: That which is the night of all beings, for the disciplined man is the time of waking; when other beings are waking, then is it night for the Muni who seeth. He attaineth Peace, into whom all desires flow as rivers flow into the ocean, which is filled with water but remaineth unmoved—not he who desireth desires. He who, through the likeness of the Atman, O Arjuna, seeth identity in everything, whether pleasant or painful, he is considered a perfect Yogi.* Now that we have finished our long account of the Vedanta Philosophy and the theories of Yoga which directly evolved therefrom, we will leave theory alone and pass on to practical fact, and see how Frater P. turned the above knowledge to account, proving what at present he could only believe. The following is a condensed table of such of his medita- tion practices as have been recorded between January and April rgor. OBJECT MEDITATED UPON. TIME, REMARKS. Winged-Globe.t 4 min, The entire meditation was bad. Tejas-Akasa.t 3» There was no difficulty in getting the object clear; but the mind wandered. Apas-Vayu.§ ry Result not very good. Winged-Globe and Flam- Meditation on both of these was only ing Sword.|| ry fair. * “The Bhagavad-Gita,” ii, 69, 70; vi, 32. Cf. “Konx om Pax,” pp. 73-77. + The ordinary Egyptian Winged-Globe is here meant, but as visualized by the mind’s eye; the meditation then takes place on the image in the mind. So with the following practices. + Tejas-Akasa is the Element of Fire. It is symbolized by a red triangle of fire with a black egg in the centre. See 777, col. LXXV, p.16. See Diagram 84. § Apas-Vayu is the Element of Water and is symbolized by a black egg of Spirit in the Silver Crescent of Water. See 777, col. LXXV, p. 16. See Diagram 84. || The Golden Dawn symbol of the Flaming Sword. See Diagram 12. 107