Gaṇeśa - The Gateway To Eternity

<p>Dynamic Balancing</p><p>Who is Ganesha? (In Tamil: Pullayar)</p><p>- He is formless and everywhere being energy or life force. </p><p>- He has been provided a form by humans who are objective in outlook. </p><p>- Objectively nature comprises five elements: sky (akash); vayu (air); fire (agni); water (apas); and earth (prithvi). These five elements are injected into his form. Thus he has broad ears: deep nostrils at the end of his trunk; sharp eyes; a wide mouth; and a long trunk. The five elements mentioned above devolve into subtle elements known as the tanmatras.</p><p>- His ears pick up sounds in space; his nostrils can manage breath; his eyes shine like fire; his wide mouth is for taste; and his long trunk is for smell.</p><p>- Ganesha has his abode at both ends of our body. At the top is the pivotal point known as brahmarandra the gateway to eternity (see name 2.940) and at muladara chakra the foundation (see name 2.637).</p><p>- Eternity is always in a perfect state of balance but humans are not so fortunate. We are constantly imbalanced due to the pushes and pulls if life and we need correction. If we do not correct ourselves we are bound to lives of agony. </p><p>- Lord Ganesha alone can restore equilibrium in us through controlled breathing and choiceless awareness.  </p>