The Yoga of Snakes and Arrows: The Leela of Self-Knowledge

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A guide to observation of the inner self through the ancient Indian game of Leela • Comes complete with foldout game board and commentary for the 72 spaces • Mirrors the path of obstacles and insights one encounters in self-development • Repeated play offers lessons in self-understanding Chutes and Ladders, the popular children’s game, is derived from the ancient Hindu game Leela, or Snakes and Arrows, which charts the ups and downs of the soul’s path toward reunion with the Infinite. Snakes and Arrows was designed by the seers and saints of India as a tool for understanding the relationship of the individual self to the Absolute Self. For thousands of years the 72 spaces on this game board have enabled players to chart the paths that represent the course of their lives. Each space represents a virtue or a vice, an aspect of consciousness, or a plane of reality and is accompanied by a commentary explaining its meaning. The player’s progress on the board is dictated by the fall of a die corresponding to the forces of karma. Repeated encounters with the snakes and arrows on the board reveal the full meaning of the commentaries and can give shape to habitual patterns of the player, resulting in greater self-understanding and even a gradual detachment from the ego’s delusions. The Yoga of Snakes and Arrows assists the seeker through the stages and trials of self-development, mirroring both the obstacles of karma and the rewards of self-obtained insight. There is really only one game in life and that is Leela, the game of self-knowledge and the universal play of cosmic energies. Review: Learn to live life according to Purushartha - Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha - This is a great learning tool for learning how to live life according to Purusharthas - Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha. The game can be played to learn which negative aspects of your behavior brings you down to lower chakra levels and which ones take you higher. The game has plenty of learning taking you from infant stage to various stages of development in life to cosmic consciousness. There are various elements of Tattava gyaan, Numerology, Chakras, Divine beings and cycles of manifestation interwoven into the game. This game board can also be used as a Divination tool to chart a person present life journey, past life journey and make mundane worldly predictions for decision making. Overall its a must buy and once can learn to incorporate it into various other healing practices and divination techniques (eg. Tarot) Review: Five Stars - A great way to learn Indian philosophy