The core of the brain is considered as Brama Randram meaning the hole
of Brahma, the Sanctum sanctorum of the temple of God. This temple is
said to have nine doors. A mistake is made here also in the matter of
the identification of these nine gates. Two eyes, two nostrils, two ears,
a mouth, an anus and an urethra are said to be the nine gates. These cannot
be accepted as the nine gates for the reason that a female has an extra
gate leading to her womb. There cannot be any distinction, between
man and women so far as yoga and metaphysics are concerned. Moreover the
urethra, anus and the passage to the womb are ejective organs and these
cannot be considered as gates to the city of God in man. Two eyes, two
ears, two nostrils and a mouth constitute seven gates. For the location
of the remaining two gates we have to look to the head and no where else.
The writer has been told by his guru that these two gates are two ducts
perceptible to clairvoyant vision, running up to Brahma Randhram from
both sides of the sthalu (uvula) obviously in the direction of the ectoderm
of the roof of the mouth serving the pituitary, Thalamus and Pineal bodies.
By constant practice of pranayam, prana in the upward movement as the
breath of life, stimulates the glandular regions above ectoderm of the
roof of the mouth, bringing about an exalted feeling of delight to the
sadhaka. The two hidden ducts get opened and the sadhaka is now on the
high road to samadhi.
In certain images of Ganesha there is a third
eye situated in the middle of the brow. This eye is the symbol of enlightenment
and realisation of the brow-man, the Brahman. Significantly enough this
eye of Ganesha occupies a space in level with the space covered by the
pineal, pituitary and thalamus bodies which constitutes the lotus heart
the seat of Brahman or god. The wearing of a mark mid brow by Hindus originated
as a pious reminder of this sanctum sanctorum of Brahman in the lotus
heart. In course of time people lost sight of the real object and the
mark degenerated into a symbol of narrow sectarianism in the case of men
and exhibitionism and silly make up in the case of women who started matching
the colour of this mark with the dress they wear.
There is yet another mystic syllable 'OM'
held sacred by all Hindus and Buddhists with which Ganesha is very much
connected. |