DISSOLUTION OF THE EGO
AND THE UNION OF MAN
Ego cannot really “die”. “Dissolution of the ego” is the advanced and persistent work of separating two things that cannot live side by side and uniting all other things that go together.
Dissolution of the ego so becomes a state of consciousness, a perfect peace of mind that occurs spontaneously but after a long and dedicated practices. One of such practices are the one of Hatha Yoga, which is of course not pure physical exercise of bones and muscles.
Brief on How Yoga Practice Affects You
Through two openings on each side of the spine, through two physical passages of the nerves flow two prana channels or Nadis.
Prana is a vital energy or life force. Prana is also called Ki, Chi or Mana. The term “energy” is used here for lack of a better word.
The word nadi means river or canal. The nadis are not nerves but subtle channels that carry prana. According to ancient texts of Yoga, there are 72,000 nadis. Siva Samhita, another Hatha Yoga text speaks of 350,000 nadis.
When the energy channels and energy centers are opened, purified and united, then the ego can also fall apart. All defects of self such as fear, anger, hatred, greed, self-deception are separated from self and ego.
This condition was known to the ancient Indian people and this type of Yoga is called Laya Yoga.
The Sanskrit word laya means separation.
It is turiya, the sum of all three states of consciousness. It is the transcendent state of the highest truth.
This is the point on the symbol of OM.
