Guest guest Posted October 28, 2004 Report Share Posted October 28, 2004 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Yoga and Pranayama > > Q: Why is regulation of the breath necessary? > > M: Concentration on the breath or its regulation is only for controlling > the mind so that it does not wander. > > Q: When practicing nada-yoga (meditation on sound) I hear psychic sounds > such as bells and echoes. > > M: If you look at the system objectively, you are likely to lose yourself > in them. One sound after another will come and this will lead to a state > of laya (blankness). Remember to look at who it is that hears these > sounds. If you hold onto your inner Self firmly, it will be immaterial > whether you hear them or not. Keep the subject in view. Nada-yoga is > certainly one of the methods of concentration, but after you have gained > it, focus on the Self. If you lose sight of the subject then you will go > into laya. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah, published by Sri Ramanasramam > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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