Meditation 29
(April 18, Aug. 25, Oct. 21, Feb. 27)
The tongues of the serpent are raised
from the stings of the scorpion.
The tongues of the serpent are
the wings of the eagle.
Moon bears serpent. Sun enters eagle.
Commentary:
Man is the only one gifted with speech. Neither the Devas nor the animals have the facility of speech. Speech is the gift of God to man in the fourth round of this globe. Man can ascend through speech and become a winged eagle. Man can also fall through speech and become a tongued serpent or a stinging scorpion. God gave speech to man and He also gave him freedom to speak. The speech conducts the alchemy that can transform baser beings to finer beings. Man should know that speech carries chemistry. and Truthful, non-manipulative, non-critical nonjudgmental speeches prevent fall. Speeches of wisdom, of love, speeches that are caring, speeches of healing, of friendliness and of goodwill enable ascent. The Veda says, "Speak the truth and speak pleasantly." This needs to be cultivated by man with much attention. Speech carries its life as sound. Sound expresses life and life expresses sound. Hence working with speech can be energising or can be devitalising. Mantras, Vedic chanting and wisdom teachings help the ascent. Purposeless, critical, judgmental, manipulative, and untruthful speeches can destroy man.
The tongues of the serpents are indicative of the double tongue of man. The stings of Scorpio are indicative of the instinct to hurt. Together they are devastating. The throat is the centre relating to speech. Right speech secretes uplifting energies while wrong speeches secrete self-poisoning energies. The throat is the most important centre for discipleship. It is the fulcrum between the three higher and the three lower centres. The lower centres are ruled by the mind (the Moon). The higher centres are ruled by the Sun. Sun is consciousness. Every man is a potential Sun. Man in the higher centres is the Sun. Man in the lower centres is the Moon. The Moon leads to objectivity, into matter, and even into the abyss of matter through holes in matter just like the serpent enters into the holes of the earth. The Sun leads to higher realms. Man can lead himself into higher centres like an eagle and can even reach the seventh sky. The Serpentine movement is earthy and horizontal. It moves into objectivity. The mind expresses into objectivity. Therefore, Moon bears serpent. The movement of consciousness is by verticals, which is indicated by the eagle soaring up to the Sun. It relates to the subjective mind. Mind objective is mundane. Mind subjective is occult. For a disciple, the use of speech is therefore of great responsibility for ascent. One can transform from the tongues of the serpent to the wings of the eagle.