experiences. As far as the head is concerned, concentration into it may be recommended only by a sage knowledgeable about the entire mystical path. It is possible to generally say, that only a “soul”, which is equipped with a fund of all-exhaustive life experiences, may use this concentration, because, due to its influence, the path through the life experiences is quickly finished. If this path is, by unsuitable means, prematurely interrupted, the person will finish their current physical life with a cry of the desire for life. Therefore, the wheel of karma and the samsaric life will not stop; on the contrary, it will, with a greater energy, spin further, because it will be propelled by a new force awakened by cravings. Therefore one should begin with the practice “into the feet and legs”. Acknowledgement Published with the permission of Mrs. Zora Šubrtová, the copyright owner. References Soanes, Catherine, and Angus Stevenson, eds. 2004. Concise Oxford English Dictionary 11th Edition [CD]. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 3rd Edition. 2008. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Minařík, Květoslav. 1992. Malý mystický slovník naučný [Small Mystical Encyclopaedia]. Prague: Canopus.* * A Small Mystical Encyclopaedia, which was originally meant to be a glossary for his own books about mysticism, grew in the hands of Květoslav Minařík until it became a book of popular science, accessible to every person interested in the spiritual teachings. It explains the basic terms of the spiritual teachings and their relationships to other scientific fields. About the author Květoslav Minařík, a Czech mystic (1908–1974), who, in his youth, learned in the deepest detail and in himself realised, the highest spiritual and mystic ideals of the East, without losing contact with the social and the working life. Later, he has formulated his experience into an original, authentic experience based spiritual teaching, based on the ways of thinking and psychology of a contemporary European. The teaching leads him or her through life, and perfects their being as a whole; it does not only deal with the physical, moral or mental component, it develops all three in harmony. Out of the great spiritual teachings of the world, his teaching is closest to the Mahayana Buddhism. Spirituality Studies 2 (1) Spring 2016 75
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