The subtle system represented below is also called the tree of life in
many other spiritual traditions. It is closely linked to our nervous
system, which it keeps in balance, and after Realisation, it actually
enables us to feel the state of our energy channels and our chakras.
Indeed, we can detect the subtle system functioning within us due to the
presence of a cool breeze, a prickling sensation or sometimes heat on
particular parts of our hands or on top of our heads. A cool breeze felt
equally on the fingers and the palms of both hands indicates that our
inner being is balanced and in good condition. As the subtle system is
the cause and the support of our nervous system, it acts at every level
of our being, spiritually to begin with, then physically, mentally and
emotionally. Once this mechanism is awakened and gradually mastered by
practising Sahaja Yoga, it becomes a marvellous instrument in developing
the personality, allowing us to integrate consciously and of our own
free will, the Creation from which we came.
The subtle system
The nervous system
Only the Kundalini has the power to awaken the subtle system, which
can actually be felt on your hands, once it is awakened. Every
energy centre (represented here by a colour on each finger) can be
felt and decoded.
The nervous system provides us with information about our physical,
emotional and mental being. It reproduces the exact state of our
subtle and spiritual being.
This subtle instrument is awakened spontaneously in the presence of
Shri Mataji, of her photograph, or of someone whose own subtle
system has already been awakened. Every aspect of its work can be
felt on our hands, on our central nervous system. The deeper we go
into meditation, the more subtle our attention becomes, and we soon
learn to decode the precise information transmitted by our
fingertips and the palms of our hands. It is our hands that enable
us to pinpoint the causes of any disorders we may have, since each
finger corresponds to a chakra, or to one particular aspect of a
chakra. Each chakra has specific functions in our nervous system.
Therefore its condition is reflected in our plexuses and hence, in
the corresponding organs. What is more, each chakra reflects a
specific aspect or quality of the Divine. Consequently, as our being
as a whole is the reflection of our chakras, which in turn are the
reflection of the Divine, through Sahaja Yoga and Self-Realisation
we come to know the Divine and in the same way, our own Divinity.
Here are the different parts of our subtle system:
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