Yoga & Meditation- both are inter-related

Dandayamana Asana-Yoga

In my earlier blogs I have already said that yoga and meditation both are inter-related. Yoga makes human body stronger and Meditation makes human mind stronger. Now the question is how these are two interlinked? The answer is strong Yoga health carries a strong mind.

Once I heard that human body is like a temple and god lives in this temple. So that built up this human body healthy carefully; because, healthy human-beings are the assets of all society and also for the nation.
It is fact that in comparison of physical strength men are stronger than women, this is not the mistake of anyone; the all mighty power has created them like this way. It seems that men will protect women; but in practice what we see; male has been dominating women era after era. Men think that women are their property and they can do anything with them; if we search the history of all human- societies, we will get enough evidence. Just go to Google all-knows search engine and type any human-history; you will get enough evidence of male-dominating history. I am not feminist; but I believe the co-existence of men and women in the society. I believe in inner-power of all men and women that supply us by the all mighty.
Yoga and Meditation are the only solution to improve that inner-power within us. Yoga does not built-up our body like a bodybuilder; it increases the inner strength of the body. The regular practice of yoga keeps us away from almost all chronic diseases.

In my last blog I have written about Virkshapot yoga which leads us towards deep meditation. Now I am telling about the Dandayamana Aasana. What is this Dandayamana Asana? This is very simple at beginning stage.  I have already told about the yoga and meditation normal dresses in my earlier blogs.

Now I am telling about this asana; this is very normal asana for the beginner. Stand straight on your feet; back straight, front straight. Look straight, touch both knees from side; both hands in namaskar mudra, this way stay two-three minutes. Thereafter, hold left side of nose with left hand and take breath through right side of the nose, this way hold right side of the nose and take breath through left side of the nose. Thereafter, hold both sides of the nose with two fingers of one hand and take breath through open mouth. Normal breathing means, oxygen taking up to stomach level and release the same up to stomach level. You will feel stretch in your stomach.

Now you hold the waist strongly by two wrists of hands and slowly and also gradually bent the upper part of the body (up to waist) and count 1 to 10 numbers. 1 to 5 times does this way. Now rise hand up and close your palms like clap mudra; then slowly bent your upper-body first at right direction and then left direction. Thus your body will feel stretch at upper portion of the body and up to stomach and also back portion of the body. This aasana will help to keep good the digestive order of the body, something spine injury and little bit high blood pressure

Dandayamana Asana-Meditation

This Dandayamana Asana is also helpful for meditation. After completing the yoga; stand again straight on feet. Keep two palms close like namaskar mudra. Close eyes; try to collect pieces of mind from every corner and make it one-mind and then concentrate on the forehead with your one-mind and thus try to forget the worthy world. In the earlier stage three-five minutes are enough for meditation through Dandayamana Asana.
After completing the yoga and meditation process through this Dandayamana Asana; lie down on the floor straight and take normal breath. Thus the body will feel relax and free and very comfortable for the day.

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Vriksh-Pot Yoga

Rabia- was a divine female character. She belonged to Middle-East. In my childhood, I heard this story from my grandmama. Rabeya was a slave. She worked very hard, since from the very early morning her work would start and it would be completed at the mid-night. After that, she would get chance to use few hours for herself; after reaching to her hut, she would start her meditation and gradually it would reach to the deepest level of meditation as she would lost her present existence.

One day, her master came to know from his sources that one very special light come out from Rabia’s hut. On hearing this, her master himself went to her hut hidey and opened the door and became surprised to see the heavenly atmosphere. What did her master see in her hut? Rabeya was sitting in very deep meditation and a big circle of bright divine light was reflecting behind of her and that divine light spread in every corner of the hut and even out of that. Thereafter, Rabia’s master set her free from her slave and allowed her to go anywhere as she liked to go.

This story has revealed us the strength of meditation. The power of meditation reached her at the top level of mankind.

It is my believe that all of us are created by supernatural power to reach up to the level of mankind that we can carry the baton of the supernatural power and decorate this universe more and more beautiful that the next generation can use with pride after us.

I believe that the increase of unwanted activities within our society due to the increase of evil power of human mind. Fear is the common weakness of human beings. It resists protesting the evil activities of the society. We can stop all the evil activities that are going on surrounding us daily which has created threat level of atmosphere within our societies.

First of all we have to throw out such fear from our mind and it is possible through strong and regular practice of meditation.

Food is also very effective for constant meditation. Hot food is avoidable. Normal and regular food, fruits are always preferable. These kind of normal foods are very helpful to keep mind peace.

Little empty stomach is also help to keep concentrate the mind. Overeating is not advisable for those who actively do meditation on regular basis. Because, overeating diverts the mind towards the downstream. Little empty stomach helps to easy digestion of food.

Yoga and Meditation, both are inter-related. In ancient age, most of the monks, saints were very good yoga specialist. They had mixed up yoga and meditation together and created a new dimension.  One of such pose is Vriksha-Pot. Virkshapot means stand like a tree. This is a famous asana in yoga. This type of mudra or asana is not easy to practice. In this aasana, the person will stand straight on one leg, then lift two hands up and joint two palm like namaskar mudra, right leg will touch the thai of another leg, face will little up, eyes will keep straight according to face; after that, stand on next leg and do the same. Indian monks, saints would  stand like that way and it is saga  that they would stand like this way year after year and even era after era only to get visit of their worshiped God. From the yoga point of view is this Virkshapot mudra or asana is very helpful for physiques and also digestive and keep formation of abdomen.

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Meditation

It is undoubtedly truth that healthy mind is the main reason of any society. Now a days, I become very sorry when I go through the every pages of newspaper which are full of unwanted activates especially with ladies of various ages. Nature creates women to make this world very nice and colorful like flowers and men were created to protect the women. Thus the supernatural power thought to keep his world beautiful. Now this picture is entirely different; men are the big threat for the women. I am not saying that, every man is bad; but in most cases, it is fact, especially within those parts of the world where women are strictly dominated by the men. I belong to Asia; this trend is mostly found in this area.

I believe in super natural power which led this universe. I feel the existence of almighty power among all the creation of the world. The best creation of this universe is human-beings and one especial thing that exists in human-beings is intelligence and also mind which led this creation completely different from the other creatures of this world. Human-beings are society based since from the beginning of the creation of life on this earth. They would work together, they would hunt together, they would live together, and they would protect each other from other dangerous animals, etc. I believe that the mind is the main thing that leads a human-being towards good or towards bad. Good mind can create a good society where the almighty power exists and evil mind can destroy the society with its all values.

Mind control is the best remedy to make this world heavenly. Control of mind of oneself is not easy tusk. It needs tireless practice of yoga and meditation. Normally, the position of human mind is very freckle and as I said in my earlier blogs that mind is very faster than other faster thing of this world. Mind has no barrier or limitation to move or think whatever it likes and compel oneself to act according to thought.
Now the question is arise, what to do now?  It is fact that every human being carries two minds, one is good-mind and another is evil-mind. Both minds always exist with every human being.  When the good mind leads a human being, that human is called good-man; when the evil mind leads a human being, that human is called bad-man.

Meditation is the method to develop the good-mind within us. Such good mind leads us up to the stage of Uttaran (uplift of mind). When a human being reach to this level of Uttaran, then such human-being calls Uttam-Manab or Manabi (Divine Man/Woman). When other human-beings come to the touch of such divine man/woman; they also become divine soles.

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Enlightenment

Relax the body for two-three minutes with normal breathing with nose. After that, put hands on the knees as galactic mudra (first finger and thumb will joint in both hands); normal breathing will continue. At this position, concentrate entirely at your forehead.  It is not possible in early stage; in that case, keep one photo of your favorite flowers on the front-wall where you can look straight from such sitting condition.

The vital chapter is mind concentration. In initial stages everyone's mind is restless and fickle; this is not easy task to take control of mind in our hands. It means, anyone's mind will be under his control and his mind will move according to its owner's choice.

Sitting is proper in dhyan mudra. Body is ready for deep meditation. Normal breathing is running. Hands keep on the knees at galactic mudra. Photo of the favorite flowers is on the front-wall which can see straight view. The meditation place is very calm and quiet; no noise is heard. The entire atmosphere is suitable for meditation. 

Concentrate your vision of the flowers' photo….deep concentrate your vision and try to call your mind to see the flowers' photo….3…2…1..; now slowly close your eyes and concentrate your mind vision at your forehead. Create imaginary center-light at your forehead and look at that center-light with your full and one-mind; just pronounce…om….om…om… ; thus take inside your entire identity….om….om…om; just forget who you are…where you are…normal breathing will continue… . 

Few days after, you will see your mind are gradually coming up from the down step and thus it will reach at the center of your heart. As much as your mind will come up you will see a spot of light in front of your closed eyes….mind is coming up…..the spot light is becoming medium…big….bigger..a divine feeling will cover your entire mind and soul….thus you feel entire universe within you. This is called spiritual feelings which can easily control the fickle mind and turn it towards the welfare of mankind. 

But this situation is not come in a day; it takes long and log time through regular practice of meditation. It keeps human's body healthy and keeps away from various diseases. 

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Meditation-Sitting Mudra

Another thing is proper dress for meditation according to me, loose and light dress is always preferable. Some people prefer to take a bath before starting their meditation; it is good, but not compulsory . Swami Vivekananda would like to wear Bengali Dhoti which is as long as ladies' Sharee and one Chaddar or Uttario to cover the upper body. Lord Buddha would also wear all these cloths before starting meditation. In the case of other people, little loose trouser and little loose Sando-Bennian can be used.

Next matter is hair. This is also very vital for meditation practice. In the case of men, hair size will be very small or medium and the back-brass hair style is preferable. Women can tide their hair with hair-bands and the back-brass hair style is too preferable to them.

Thereafter, face is also a vital matter in the case of meditation. In the case of men, face will be clean-saved and before starting of meditation face will be washed with fresh and little cool water. In the case of women no make-up is preferable; they will also wash their face with fresh and little cool water too. All these process are helpful for built-up deep-mind-concentration.

Tension free mind is very essential before starting of meditation. Before starting of meditation, keep away all tensions, anxieties and start collection of pieces of mind from every point and try to make it one-mind; as a whole, forget the worthy world and try to think all positive and such a world where everything is positive.

Sit on the floor crossing two legs. Knees should touch the floor. Back should be straight. The positions of the head will be  the straight and little up. The back will straight and front will little bit forward;in this position take normal breath two-three minutes. Thereafter, both hands will keep on the knees and stay two-three minutes with open eyes looking forward ; normal breath.

At this sitting position take full breath and hold one second and realize the breath entirely just taking little inside the bally. This procedure will follow two-three minutes breath taking and realizing through nose shutting the mouth. After that, another two-three minutes follow this procedure; this time nose will close with hand and breath will take with mouth, full breath taking and realizing system. 

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Bunch of Roses-Happy Life 

Why meditation? Often I face this question; reply is different.In ancient age, Indian saints, monks would keep them engaged in mediation only to achieve their worshiped God or Goddess.They would continue their meditation year after year until they would achieve their target.Thereafter, time has been changed, now God or Goddess seeing is almost impossible.One myth of the world is that nothing is easily available in this world.From the spiritual point of view, meditation is one kind of self-purification which would lead ancient saints and monks to rich very close to their worships.Sree Ramkrishna Paramhangsadev was the famous Bengali worshiper of Goddess Kali and World famous saint Swami Vivekananda was his direct disciple.One day, when Vivekananda was ordinary young young young, called by his nickname, Naren, asked one question to Paramhangsadev that he had seen Goddess Kali or not; Paramhangsadev replied him quickly that he had seen his worshiper Kali as he is seeing to Naren.

I suggest that regular mediation is necessary for all; it gives, two ways benefits, one is mind- control which may be called self-purification and second one is, regular meditation, it keeps our daily health fit and fine.

If you search for Google search engine, you will find huge different opinions and ways of meditation; but my style is something different. All of us have seen sitting-Buddha's statue; this is the world famous image of Lord Buddha. I prefer this kind of image is ideal examples of how to meditation.

In the case of meditation, sitting style is very essential.Most of the people of Asian countries are preferring to sit on the ground or floor instead of sitting on the chair in their normal life.It may be something difficult for western people to sit on the ground or on the floor as they are not habituated in their life.In such cases cushion or foam mat can be used.But foam-mat size will be bigger or sitting on carpet may be used. 

All this options are optional; because meditation is the process of practice of controlling of human-mind . According to our Indian epic Mahabharata, Yudhistir, the elder son of king Pandava and also the eldest brother of Arjun, once had been asked by the God Dhramraj in disguise of a bird that what the fastest thing in this world is, then Yudhistir replied within a moment, human's mind is the fastest thing. So that,control of such speedy mind is not a matter of a joke, even such a very negligible matter can break the mind- concentration practice.

I personally prefer to sit on plain and clean floor for meditation practice at the primary stage.It may be uneasiness for western people at the early stage; but in practice, they will be habituated.

In my next blog of this episode, I will discuss some relevant matters which have also value in meditation.