◎Jade Tablet - 06 - 33
◎The Vertical Path of Youth - 33
Perhaps the most significant achievement of OSHO Bhagwan in this life lies in his numerous concrete explanations regarding the seven bodies. For practitioners of Kundalini Yoga, the explanations provided by Dhyanatesh Daji alone often leave many areas unclear. OSHO Bhagwan's sporadic yet logical explanations can serve as a beacon of light illuminating the seemingly endless path of meditation practice.
For instance, when studying Kundalini Yoga through Patanjali's Yoga Sutras or the Upanishads, one may encounter perplexing contradictions.
Alternatively, Dhyanatesh Daji recommended learning Kundalini Yoga from Hiroshi Motoyama. However, even after reading Motoyama's works, one finds the concept of six bodies, which differs from OSHO Bhagwan's seven bodies, leading to further bewilderment.
This is not limited to Kundalini Yoga; the same applies to Tibetan Tantra and Western Alchemy. It is common for a single technical term to be used with three different meanings within the same paragraph. While this is generally how esotericists and practitioners of the vertical path read scriptures, understanding remains elusive without grasping the true meaning.
And such true meaning is often imparted by a true master.
Furthermore, regarding the seven bodies on the vertical path, the progression is not necessarily linear from the first body to the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh.
In this regard, Dhyanatesh Daji states:
"Body, consciousness, phenomena, universe...
All these events...
They are all merely things belonging to the physical body.
No matter how lofty metaphysical worries may be,
they exist because of the physical body.
Generally,
Kundalini Yoga is based on the astral body.
Mantra Zen and Tanden Zen are based on the etheric body.
Koan Zen and Shikantaza are based on the mental body."
(Quoted from Amethyst Tablet Prologue / Dantes Daiji / Morikita Publishing, pp. 122-123)
Regarding an individual, it is likely that few people continue with a single meditation method throughout their entire life, or even across several past lives. Most people often follow multiple teachers and engage in various meditation practices within a single lifetime. However, the results that emerge during a certain stage of meditation may not necessarily be from the method currently being practiced but could be the result of a meditation practice from a past life. This is one of the double uncertainties of meditation.
Thus, in the path of meditation practice where definitive conclusions are difficult to reach, and given the extensive categories OSHO Bhagwan touched upon, summarizing his explanations of each of the seven bodies could serve as a clue to understanding his overall perspective.
