meditation and Ojas

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OM Adi Shakthi

 

Ojas is a subtle force that is found throughout the body and that

nourishes the body constantly. Ojas is stored in the 7 dhatus -

skin, blood, flesh, sinew, bone, marrow and semen - with the

greatest concentration found in semen. Brahmacharya or

celibacy preserves ojas: instead of being dissipated as sexual

energy, ojas can then be used as the fuel of spiritual

transformation, creating and sustaining the process of

Self-realization.

 

In meditation, ojas and the other subtle pranas of the body are

funnelled toward the mouth of the muladhara chakra in

preparation for the formation of kundalini. One sits in the lotus

postion during meditation to assist this funnelling of prana to the

lower spine area: one wears a shawl because the withdrawal of

prana from the skin creates a sensation of cold that is

distracting.

 

OM Namah Sivaya

 

Omprem

 

 

, "adi_shakthi16

<adi_shakthi16>" <adi_shakthi16> wrote:

> DEAR ASHISH,

>

> i am sorry it took me so long to answer this question but i

wanted to

> make sure i have the right answer for you!

>

> you ask

>

> why do ppl. say to meditate sitting on deer skin or tiger skin???

>

>

> WELL, DEAR ONE, IN SRIMAD bhagwat gita, shri krishna

paramtma while

> instructing arjuna how to meditate says,,,

>

> " Having established his seat in a clean place, firm, neither too

> high nor too low, with cloth, skin (a tiger or deer skin) and

kusha

> grass, one over the other;

>

> Seated thus, on that seat, making the mind one-pointed,

restraining

> the activities of the mind and senses, let him practise Yoga for

the

> purification of the Self" (11 & 12 - VI)

>

>

>

> "The Yogi, desirous of attaining mastery over Yoga, should

make a

> seat for himself in a clean place, which is solitary and pure

either

> by its very nature or made so by appropriate means. The seat

should

> not be too high or too low. High seats are dangerous because

by

> chance if the Yogi loses balance when his mind is in full

> concentration he may fall down from his seat. Therefore the

seat

> should not be too high. If the seat is too low there is the danger

of

> exposure to cold or disturbances from reptiles. The seat

should

> consist of Kusha grass strewn on the ground. Kusha is a

particular

> kind of grass which is considered to be disinfectant in its

quality.

> On the kusha grass an antelope's skin should be kept. And

above the

> antelope's skin should be spread a folded cloth. In short, the

Yogi

> should sit on a wooden plank slightly raised from the ground

and on

> which Kusha grass, deer skin and cloth are kept one above the

other.

> The seat must be in a clean sot and it should be firm. Seated

there

> in any comfortable posture, the yogi should practise yoga for

the

> purification of mind by making the mind one-pointed and

senses

> controlled."

>

> also,

>

> deer skin increases concentration

>

> agastya samhita says it has a quality of withholding ojas

generating

> during sadhana from escaping to earth

>

> also it has to be the skin of a black spotted one!

>

> now, i would request ompremji or yogaji etc to explain 'ojas; to

> ashish and elaborate on this, please!

>

> hope this helps!