Monday, 22 June 2020
Control of Breath and Healing
Quote from the True Charm and Power of Vedanta
Certain breathing exercises are practiced daily
by many in India to cleanse their inner organism, just as they take a bath to
cleanse the outer body . There are also other exercises to freshen and prepare
for meditation, by bringing the whole system into rhythm. Such practices are
not only cleansing to the body, but quieting to the mind. Breath is lie. When we
inhale, if we hold the thought that we are filing ourselves with Prana or vital
energy; and when we exhale , that we are throwing off all the waste from the
system, we cannot fail to be cleansed even by our ordinary breathing. We all
know that we live by breathing, by filling our physical organism with oxygen. If
added to this we have a certain spiritual understating regarding these things,
we can do much to help ourselves.
When we are tired and feel the need of
relaxation or when we are nervous and restless. If we will fix our mind on some
lofty thought and begin to breathe rhythmically-that is , breathe in and out on
an even count-we shall restore our equilibrium and grow peaceful. This is a
scientific fact. It may not seem to have any direct spiritual bearing, but it undoubtedly
helps us to gain spiritual ends. That is why the ancient Indo-Aryans laid so
much emphasis on these practises. They knew that unless a man could control his
body and bring it is to a state of equilibrium , he could not focus his mind on
the higher facts of life.
Why Yoga is so fulfilling
The Speaking Tree India | ET
By M N Kundu
Yoga is a universal, non-sectarian and secular
spiritual formula of life. It concerns expression of divine potentiality hidden
within body-mind complex of man. As a science of inner reality, it is a process
of awakening for all irrespective of caste, creed or religion.
Journey on the path of yoga begins from
wherever we are according to our ever-expanding aspiration and ability.
Declaring June 21as International Yoga Day is a fitting tribute to this ancient
science.
The objectives of yoga comprise physical well
being, prevention and cure of diseases and harmonisation of vital forces within
the body. It is an excellent tool for human resource management, emotional
intelligence and management of stress. It develops virtues from within and
elevates the quality of living. Yoga is also therapy.
Those who prefer intellectual self-inquiry
follow Jnana Yoga, while activists follow Karma Yoga via unattached service to
humanity. Others adopt mystic path of devotion, Bhakti Yoga, while some follow
psychophysical process of Raj Yoga for regulation of mind and deep meditation.
Yoga uproots the seeds of human suffering
hidden in ignorance, egoism, attachment, aversion and death-fear. It promotes
universal love and selfless service to humanity discovering grand unity in
apparent diversity.
DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the
author's own.
But, if He exists?
I drive joy There was a doctor in Benaras who spent 7 minutes in the
morning and evening for mediation on God. Knowing this, his colleagues and
friends laughed at him. One day they argued that he was wasting ten precious
minutes on something, which he had been misled into believing. The doctor
replied, “Well, if God does not exist, I agree that I am wasting ten minutes a
day. But, if He exists? I am afraid you are wasting your entire lifetime. I
prefer to waste ten minutes rather than a lifetime. Why should you grudge me
the 10 minutes joy that I derive 4m.
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