THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON THE KING
or more of the Mudras, as laid down in the “ Hatha Yoga
Pradipika” and the “ Shiva Sanhita,” so that he may arouse
the sleeping Kundalini, the great goddess, as she is called,
who sleeps coiled up at the mouth of the Sushumna. But
before we deal with either of these exercises, it will be neces-
sary to explain the Mystical Constitution of the human
organism and the six Chakkras which constitute the six stages
of the Hindu Tau of Life.
THE CONSTITUTION OF THE HUMAN ORGANISM
Firstly, we have the Atman, the Self or Knower, whose
being consists in a trinity in unity of, Sat, Absolute Existence;
Chit, Wisdom; Ananda, Bliss. Secondly, the Anthakarana or
the internal instrument, which has five attributes according to
the five elements, thus:
Spirit . Atma.
Air . . Manas.* The mind or thought faculty.
. Spirit. {Fire . Buddhi. The discriminating faculty.
Water . Chittam.* The thought-stuff.
Earth . Ahankara. Egoity.
. Air. The five organs of knowledge. Gnanendriyam.
. Fire. The five organs of Action. Karmendriyam.
. Water. The five subtle airs or Pranas.
. Earth. The five Tatwas.
The Atma of Anthak4rana has 5 sheaths, called Kos’as.+
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* Manas and Chittam differ as the movement of the waters of a lake differ
from the water itself.
+ H. P. Blavatsky in “Instruction No. 1” issued to members of the first
degree of her Eastern School of Theosophy (marked “Strictly Private and
Confidential!”) deals with those Kos’as on p. 16, But it is quite impossible here
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