Nature’s laws are subservient to the sum total of one’s own wisdom and no further, although through magical rites and ceremonies we can evoke a still greater power; but this is not permissible. This was the cause of the destruction of Atlantis.
Anapanna
This is also related closely to a practice in the Buddhist and Hindu traditions called Anapanna. It is simply a practice of learning how to be mindful of the breath, all the time, to be watching the breath. We obviously need to breath to remain alive, but we do it mechanically. Most of the time we are not even aware of the process of breathing, and so we just go about our business not fully aware and cognizant that the breath is what keeps us alive. So by becoming conscious of that, and learning to maintain an awareness of the process of breathing, we start to become more conscious of ourselves and to work with the force of the consciousness.
In relation to the breath, this is very important, because when you are breathing you are drawing in Prana. Remember that all the air that is drawn in is then absorbed into the blood, which is cycled throughout the body to feed your organism, your physical body, and sustain it. So when you start to breathe consciously, you breathe in better and more pure elements. You start to bring in the influence of the consciousness, and the consciousness is a direct extension of God. So learning to be conscious of breath can begin a very incipient level of self-awareness.
Meditation – Leo
This practice is very beautiful and simple. You lie down and relax. You can either lie straight with your arms and legs close together, or in the form of a star. You relax, close your eyes and begin to concentrate on the pulse, and on the movement of the blood through your body. Now believe it or not, you can actually sense that and feel that. This practice teaches how to move from point to point through the body. Working with the tips of the fingers, toes, and nose, to become very attuned to feeling the movement of the pulse and the cycle of the pulse. Little by little, the yogi that does this practice comes to the astonishing realization that you can control it. It is possible to consciously control your pulse. This has been scientifically demonstrated many times. A yogi or a meditator can consciously slow down the pulse, and can even stop the pulse. Why is this important? This is not just a carnival act. It is important because in the very nature of the pulse we find important elements related to the consciousness, but what you specifically observe is that the experience of Samadhi occurs when the pulse is very slow.
You Cannot Serve Two Masters
Few students realise that if they wish to contact their own inner systems of government it is necessary for them to ally themselves to Nature, and if they first prefer to accumulate a fortune and succeed in business then afterwards study the secrets of Nature it will be more difficult for them. Possessions beyond the amount that will give us a clean, healthy life in clean surroundings often accumulate passions and desires that will govern the brain and shut us out from our sovereignty in Nature’s higher counterpart.
The law of Proserpine (Persephone) is needed so that man will first acquaint himself with his own inner possessions ere entering the world of Mammon.