Yoga and the Element Space

Space is the primary element within which the four secondary elements emerge, and operate. It is the context within which the others interact. Space qualities are immediacy, emptiness, directness, freedom, and being.

Its fundamental expression is consciousness or awareness, and it is embodied in the technique of drushti: focused, directed attention. It leads to a direct, and deep awareness of that which is occurring, free from imagination, assumption, projection, and expectation. Space is the matrix within which the other elements dance.

Its arena is everywhere, its source is consciousness, its medium awareness, and its control concentration. The superficial application of space is sustained concentration. The subtle application of space is surrender of intention. Establishing space requires the utilization of restraint; the sign of its presence is the opposite, freedom.