Otherwise, if you get up suddenly, you will not get up! So I developed a way of sleeping where, if I had to make one move, I was very conscious of what was next to me. I was living in a room which was something like 12 by 24 feet, and when I slept in the night, they liked to snuggle up into the blanket and they could be anywhere, you know? If I move suddenly, they will also move suddenly. Generally, they were either Russell’s vipers or cobras. When I lived on a farm, there were over 20 snakes – quite large ones usually. That is how deeply he can get involved with your life.Įxcept a handful of snakes, they cannot do anything to you. So they gave him a half-snake body as an acknowledgement of who he is – he is not an outside force, he is an inside force. He simply was not different from the fundamental force that is the basis of taking you beyond your physical limitations, that force which can take you to a sphere of enlightenment. The man is so intricately involved with the life process, they said the very fundamental force is him. The snake is a symbol for kundalini, so as an expression of love from people who experienced him in a very powerful way, they put Patanjali’s head and body on the snake because he is not any different from that fundamental force within you. Patanjali depicted as half-snake is just symbolism. If you create a certain type of energy, a snake is the first creature to get drawn to it. If you have read the book Mystic’s Musings, we spoke about the Vishuddhi Chakra and the snake. Sadhguru: The snake is one creature that is sensitive to certain types of energies. I would like to know about the origin of saint Patanjali and about his physical structure – why is he associated with a snake?
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