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When you meditate, the frequency of your brain passes from Beta waves to Alpha waves where the parasympathetic part of the brain takes charge of the nervous system and more nervous signals are sent to the organs and glands, creating ideal conditions for healing. Some mystics refer to this state as "the sacred space". This is the reason why your body and mind won't need to rest that much when practicing meditation. Sleeping too much will cause your mind to be drowsy. To learn more about frequencies and vibration, click on the following: /Yoga-Articles/VibrationsAndMantras.html As mentioned before, it is advised that you do not eat for 4 hours before mediating or doing Yoga. The blood concentrates in the stomach, making you feel tired and sleepy. Your eating habits also play an important role when meditating. When you focus your attention inwards, you feel and hear yourself better and you will realize that heavy meals don't help you. You should avoid overcooked and processed foods. Eat fresh, live, and nutritious foods. Eat moderately!
If you are planning to become vegetarian and don't know how or what to cook instead of meat, there is a book titled "Transition To Vegetarianism" by Rudolph Ballentine, M.D. The transition should be slow as it's not good for the body to make a drastic change. First, you should avoid the red meats, heavy fats, and processed foods.
It's best to eat fresh, wholesome, and easily digested foods such as vegetables, seeds, lots of greens, tofu, beans, sprouts, fruits, soy beans, and omega oils. "If you can master the nine gates of your body - eyes, ears, mouth, nose, sex organ, and rectum - then all the secrets of nature will open to you"- Yogi Bhajan
Water is essential for us. Our bodies are composed of more than 70% water. Keep your body hydrated, which will help you to eliminate better and eat less. Eating, sleeping, and having sex are the three urges we should pay some attention to because of the impact that they have on our minds.
The teachings explain how the sexual energy is one of the most potent ones and, when redirected to the higher Chakras, can lead to a more enlightened state of being. The semen is called "ojas" and wasting it is not advised. The semen, ojas, is not only a sexual fluid, it's also a lubricant for the brain and the nervous system. According to yogic theory, it takes eighty bites of food to produce a drop of blood and eighty drops of blood to produce a drop of semen. If you want to know more about sex and spirituality, click on the link below: /Yoga-Articles/SexAndSpirituality.html
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali describe the path to follow to attain meditation, also called Dyana. The path indicated must be followed as described, step by step. One step will guide you to the next. It is not possible to skip one; for example, you can't attain mediation without first achieving concentration. First step: Yamas, things not to Do, restrictions; Second step: Niyamas, things to Do; Third step: Asanas, body positions; Fourth step: Pranayama, breath control; Fifth step: Pratyahara, sense control; Sixth step: Dharana, concentration; Seventh step: Dyana, meditation; Last step: Samadhi, bliss. In that order! To know more about the eight limbs of Yoga, click on the link below: To obtain the best results with meditation, one should perform yoga positions, or Asanas, to prepare the mind and body for meditation. The postures can be performed for as little as fifteen minutes, or more depending on the person's schedule and desire. A relaxation period of no more than 11 minutes should follow the Asanas. The next step is Pranayama, or breath control. Beginners may find it somewhat tedious to be in a sitting position performing breath control exercises. But this will pay off soon! The mind follows the breath, and the results are immediate. "The result of meditation is that ability to turn negative into positive - to support all your actions with your facets and manners." Yogi Bhajan
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