considered foundational in the central tantric
yoga of burning the inner fury-fire from the navel
centre of the yogin, to melt the innermost subtle
drops of awareness, which then flow down to suffuse
the throat and heart with bliss
while chanting
misunderstood words on a roll up mat
or making a daisy
chain into a necklace to wear like a nurse
back in the old days when uniforms
were pristine
and flowed like Tasmania's water
not to mention the landscape
in the 'Lonely Planet'
guide for tourists thinking the town
I live in is not an attractive one
especially for subtle awareness,
the kind that opens the throat
is found elsewhere despite a man
from India deciding to teach yoga
in the room next to the orange
one where you place your hand
on a special machine that predicts
physical ailments you pay fortnightly
visits to be fixed.
(italics - taken from MANDALA - The Architecture of Enlightenment,
Leidy and Thurman)
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