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There is obviously no need to explain this beautiful image. In this graphic the fire of wisdom is consuming the
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Two washerwomen walk up the holy mountain Arunachala. The gopurams of the Arunachalaishwara Temple, dedicated to the fire element can be seen in the background.
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Gold is an appropriate Self symbol because of its great beauty, high value and the fact that it does not tarnish. The Golden Man is the Primal Person, the eternal Being. The Sanskrit mandala behind him symbolizes the spirit words that create the universe.
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The name means 'all pervading.' The rays of light coming from the Om third eye represent enlightenment.
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An image of Trimurti, the three 'faces' of the Self: Brahma, the Creator, Vishnu, the preserver, and Shiva, the destroyer. The hand mudra symbolizes the same truth. The finger and thumb joined in a circle represents the Self and the three extended fingers the three aspects of the Divine. The lotus represents the 'awakened' mind. The lotus is closed in darkness (ignorance) and open in the light (Self knowledge). The mind awakens to the truth of its limitless nature when the Self glances at it.
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xxxxxxxxxxKundalini Tsunami
The kundalini, the latent electricity of consciousness arises in the Heart like a great tsunami.
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