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Chapter 46

           ReadingSaintTeresatoday,youcanalmostfeelhercomingoutofthatdeliriousexperience,thenlookingaroundatthepoliticalclimateofmedievalSpain(whereshelivedunderoneofthemostrepressivereligioustyranniesofhistory)andsoberly,dutifully,apologizingforherexcitement.Shewrites,"ForgivemeifIhavebeenverybold,"andreiteratesthatallheridiotbabblingshouldbeignoredbecause,ofcourse,sheisjustawomanandawormanddespicablevermin,etc.,etc.Youcanalmostseehersmoothingbackhernun’sskirtsandtuckingawaythoselastloosestrandsofhair-herdivinesecretablazing,hiddenbonfire.

           InIndianYogictradition,thisdivinesecretiscalledkundalinishaktiandisdepictedasasnakewholiescoiledatthebaseofthespineuntilitisreleasedbyamaster’stouchorbyamiracle,andwhichthenascendsupthroughsevenchakras,orwheels(whichyoumightalsocallthesevenmansionsofthesoul),andfinallythroughthehead,explodingintounionwithGod.Thesechakrasdonotexistinthegrossbody,saytheYogis,sodon’tlookforthemthere;theyexistonlyinthesubtlebody,inthebodythattheBuddhistteachersarereferringtowhentheyencouragetheirstudentstopullforthanewselffromthephysicalbodythewayyoupullaswordfromitssheath.MyfriendBob,whoisbothastudentofYogaandaneuroscientist,toldmethathewasalwaysagitatedbythisideaofthechakras,thathewantedtoactuallyseetheminadissectedhumanbodyinordertobelievetheyexisted.

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