{"id":5878,"date":"2025-09-10T11:39:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/the-fish-matsya\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T17:46:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T17:46:07","slug":"the-fish-matsya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/the-fish-matsya\/","title":{"rendered":"The fish &#8211; Matsya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fish_white_apha_3-e1741765369911.png\" alt=\"Matsya Yoga logo, Kundalini Yoga training Vienna, Hatha Yoga teacher training,\" title=\"Kundalini Yoga Training Vienna\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fish_white_apha_3-e1741765369911.png 300w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fish_white_apha_3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fish_white_apha_3-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fish_white_apha_3-980x980.png 980w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fish_white_apha_3-480x480.png 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" class=\"wp-image-3943\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 class=\"spottext\" style=\"text-align: center;\">THE FISH<\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\">The fish is apparently<strong> not a good symbol for yoga<\/strong>, which is precisely why it is a <strong>particularly good<\/strong> one.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\">Yoga and true spirituality thrive on true insight, and this is only possible beyond our expectations. Yoga wants to turn us from <strong>'robots' into human beings<\/strong> - away from prefabricated thoughts and dead images and towards genuine experience and the <strong>living discovery<\/strong> of reality. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The fish destroys our expectations and opens the doors to what lies beyond the known.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\">Thus the fish is that which is beyond the mind. What has no mind cannot possess anything; every experience, everything that is experienced is only what it is - <strong>pure, unreflected being.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\">The fish is part of the water, <strong>merges with its medium<\/strong> and is inseparable from the current - in a way, it is the current itself. Its body is soft and curved like the water. It perceives every movement in the water.  <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\">It has no body temperature of its own, it <strong>is one with<\/strong> the temperature of its surroundings. When the water flows, it is in a state of flux; when the water freezes, it becomes still. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\"><strong>However,<\/strong> the <strong>fish is without spirit.<\/strong> Everything it experiences is only this experience. Every surge, every freeze is the same to him. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\">When the fish is eaten, it is a gift of nature, a<strong> gift of life to life,<\/strong> an expression of the universal divine to satisfy the hunger of others.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\">The fish is therefore<strong> a symbol for sacrifice<\/strong> - for the<strong> sacrifice of existence<\/strong> to itself. For we must be and suffer in being in order to grow. If we give ourselves like the fish, without spirit, offering our lives as a sacrifice for the greater life, then<strong> we<\/strong> can<strong> all grow.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The fish is therefore a symbol of the heart, because in the heart we can give ourselves to life. From the heart we can sacrifice ourselves for something greater and in this way become one with the ocean. <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\">The fish also dives into the depths <strong>of the ocean of life.<\/strong> It is the <strong>explorer of the unconscious<\/strong> and of dreams. In the stories of our civilization, wise men often had to be swallowed by fish. In the belly of the fish we recognize our destiny, and from there, from this journey to the bottom of the ocean, <strong>we can emerge transformed.<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\"><strong>The fish is therefore transformation<\/strong> - the journey to the bottom of being, the <strong>transformation of suffering into wisdom<\/strong>. The fish is the heart, the fish is one with the water, which is <strong>the ocean of life<\/strong>. The fish is without understanding, and because it is one with its medium, it always finds its way. <\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Beyond the mind, it is life, which is a sacrifice to itself. It is transformation and the depth of existence. <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\">\n<p data-start=\"215\" data-end=\"515\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Matsya Yoga - Rebirth of the Sacred<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider_position_center et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/matsyalogo.jpg\" alt=\"Matsya Yoga logo fish cosmic kundalini\" title=\"cover_stars\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/matsyalogo.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/matsyalogo-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/matsyalogo-980x980.jpg 980w, https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/matsyalogo-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2000px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-5746\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider_position_center et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_0 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/the-fish-in-christianity\/\">The fish in Christianity<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper et_pb_button_alignment_center et_pb_module \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"et_pb_button et_d4_element et_pb_button_1 et_pb_bg_layout_light et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/the-fish-in-yoga-matsyendra-natha\/\">The fish in yoga - Matsyendra<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_2 et_pb_divider_position_center et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5878","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5878"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5878\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}