Home

About

Archives

Contact Us

LIFESTYLE

Search...

YOGA & MEDITATION

SADHGURU

SOCIAL IMPACT

INSIDE ISHA

ISHA

VIDEO

SADHGURU

The Moon and Mysticism

08 Nov 2011

Weekly Newsletter

7 Comments

PREVIOUS ARTICLE

NEXT ARTICLE

Email

MASTER'S WORDS

open in browser PRO version

Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API

pdfcrowd.com

We have come to modern times where, day or night,

light is glaring in our eyes. Even if there is a full moon,
I think most people who live in urban areas today do
not even notice it. How can you miss a full moon? It is
big enough and bright enough!
Every phase of the moon, you can look up in the sky
and notice it. Or if you bring a certain level of
awareness and perception to your system, if you just
observe your body, you will see for every phase, the
body behaves slightly differently. It is very much there
both in the male and the female body, but in the
female body it is more manifest. As you know, the
fundamental reproductive process in a woman is very
much connected to the moons cycles. The timing with
open in browser PRO version

Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API

pdfcrowd.com

which the moon goes around the planet and the cycles
that human beings themselves go through within
themselves and the very process of human birth the
process of creating this body are very deeply
connected.
The moon has a large
influence on our daily
life, which is why in the
eastern cultures,
particularly in India,
we drew two kinds of calendars. For mundane affairs,
we have a solar calendar. For all the other subjective
aspects of our life, which is not information or a
technique but a live thing, we have a lunar calendar.
It has always been such that any aspect which is
beyond the logical has always been connected to the
moon.
As one shifts from the calculations of the logical mind
to intuitive ways of looking at life, the moon becomes
more important. Generally the influence of the moon
is considered illogical. In the West, anything illogical
open in browser PRO version

Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API

pdfcrowd.com

got labeled as madness or insanity. In the English

language, the moon is referred to as lunar. If you take
a step further, you come to lunatic. But in the eastern
culture, we always saw the limitations of logic. There
is a logical element to you which helps you to handle
the material aspect of your life. But there is a
dimension beyond logic, without which the subjective
dimensions can never be accessed.
Human perception is a reflection. If you see anything
other than the reflection, that means you are not
seeing the truth. Any perception is actually a
reflection. The moon is also a reflection; you can see
the moon because it reflects the suns light. So the
deeper perceptions of life have always been symbolized
with the moon. Moonlight and mysticism have been
very heavily connected everywhere in the world. To
symbolize this connection, Shiva wore a piece of the
moon on his head; his ornament is moon.
The yogic sciences and yogic path were also structured
like this. The initial few steps are 100% logical. But as
you climb higher, it moves away from logic and goes
open in browser PRO version

Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API

pdfcrowd.com

into areas which are totally illogical. Logic has to be

thrown away because that is the way life and creation
is structured. So moon becomes very important.
This is the only way any science can happen. If you
look at modern science which is still in its infant stage
actually, the same thing is happening. They were
100% logical to start with; after they took a few steps,
now they are becoming slowly illogical. The physicists
are almost talking like mystics. They are beginning to
talk the same language because this is the only way it
can go, because that is the way the creation is. If you
explore the creation, that is how it will be.

Editors Note: Stay in touch with important days in

the year and the lunar month with Ishas Calendar,
available as rss feed, ical, html (view in your
browser), or embed the calendar on your site.

open in browser PRO version

Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API

pdfcrowd.com

You may also like

Beyond the Big Bang - Science and
Spirituality

Shivas Adornments The Symbols

and Symbolism of Shiva

What is Tantra Yoga? Definitely

Orgasmic, But Not Sexual

Fresh Potpourri Salad

The Benefits of Meditation

Shambhavi and Good Health

Sri Rama Navami: Conducting

Yourself Gracefully

open in browser PRO version

Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API

pdfcrowd.com

POSTED IN:
TAGS:

SADHGURU, MASTER'S WORDS

Moon

Comments Community

Recommend

Join the discussion

Ramprakash Lakshminarayan

3 years ago

Awesome piece as usual..but it is really unfortunate that there are corporations already planning to set up a mining
infrastructure on Moon as it has large deposits of Helium 3 which is very rare and can be a great source of
energy...Hope they stop exploiting the moon at least..
2

Reply Share

selvaraj rasappan

3 years ago

"They were 100% logical to start with; after they took a few steps, now they are becoming slowly illogical."
...It is true in my life experience and I was totally on 100% logical non-sense 2years ago and it become no sense rig
now...oh my guru!!! you got me away from these boundaries and where would I find the logical words to explain it..
open in browser PRO version

Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API

pdfcrowd.com

Shambho!!!
1
Jaya

Reply Share

5 months ago

Shambho Moon, chandrajeevan

Robin

Reply Share

3 years ago

Sadgurus's says "Everyting is reflection of our thoughts"

i have felt that practically right from my college yrs bt was unable to sum it up in 1 sentence.
Lets change this reflection to sooth ourselves so that we becom one with d creator

Reply Share

hemendu thapar

3 years ago

Reminds one of Lake Acchoda and a rising moon that afflicts Prince Chandrapeeda;
Samskrit novel - Kadambari.

in Banabhatta's romantic

Reply Share

Badri Narayanan

3 years ago

awesome

Reply Share

vadivukkarasi tj

3 years ago

we are ready SG. take us for an illogical trip

open in browser PRO version

Reply Share

Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API

pdfcrowd.com

Subscribe

Add Disqus to your site

Privacy

ABOUT Isha
Blog
The Isha Blog is the
prem ier guide to
health, wellbeing and
spirituality , in
open in browser PRO version

Useful Links

Isha Sites

About Us

Isha Foundation

Terms of Use

Sadhguru

Hindi Blog

Isha Yoga

Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API

pdfcrowd.com

spirituality , in
Sadhgurus own words.

Any use of content

without perm ission is

Tamil Blog

Guided Meditation

Telugu Blog

Dhyanalinga

Malayalam Blog

Conversations with
the Mystic

prohibited.

Select Category

Isha Live

2 01 5, Isha
Foundation

Copyright 2015 Isha Blog

open in browser PRO version

Are you a developer? Try out the HTML to PDF API

pdfcrowd.com