meditation period

[Guest guest]

In Astanga, the time spent in seated meditation

at the end of the session seems very short. I would

have thought it could be much longer, to go deeper in

to the chakra awareness that the asanas encourage.

any thoughts?<br><br>Mike

[Guest guest]

Dear Friend,<br><br>It is dhyana more than

anything that facilitates one's integration into

wholeness. Asanas are only performed to create a strong

physical condition ideal for long meditation. Pranayam on

the other hand balances the apana and udana impulses

and clears the axial channel of granthis for the

uninterrupted ascent of kundalini. The purpose of existence is

completeness. The yama and niyama prescripts are preventive, so

that one may not -- even accidentaly -- acquire

further karma. The goal is to be karma free.<br><br>In

the Kriya Yoga tradition of Civavakkiyar the minimum

time spent in dhyana (per sitting)is 2 hours and 8 1/2

hours maximum in a day (total of 1000 kriyas equivalent

to 1000 years of natural evolution).

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