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Yogic
postures (or exercises) are not practised to shape up the body
like one does in a fitness centre, or to lose a few pounds or
kilos, but to prepare your body for
MEDITATION in
order to fortify the mind to quell the disturbing mental
storms that we often experience in our life.
The
various postures or yogic exercises cure the body of the
restlessness; make the body supple and healthy.
Yogic
postures
will invigorate your body and keep your mind healthy and calm.
They
will bring about a feeling of freshness and relaxation and
remove physical lethargy.
Not
only Yoga strengthens all of the systems in the body – but
also teaches
you how to rest.
You can create a perfect harmony between your body, your life
and your mind. You can live in amity and concord with your
self.
MEDITATION
will help you to relax. When
you regularly practise Yoga,
you will be able to deal with the conflicts in your mind, -
anger, expectations, greed that cause unhappiness. It will
help you to have a dialogue with your self.
In
meditation, it is like letting the mud in a muddy pool settle
down. When mind settles down, the mind becomes clear and when
mind becomes clear, you can explore and find what’s in it.
You will be able to monitor your feeling, from moment to
moment.
When
your mind rests, it gets exercised; it gets its nourishment.
Mind is then invigorated. You become calmer, you become
patient, you become alert.
Where
there is tension there is disharmony.
Tension can be both physical and mental and therefore our
approach to prevention and cure of disease should be based on
the principle of physical and mental harmony; and it is
here that you have to look back to the treasure
of knowledge
available to us in the annals of
YOGA.
(2)
The
best remedy lies with YOU. You have to take care of your own
self. Don’t let any problems or anxieties take control over
you.
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