Guest guest Posted December 20, 2004 Report Share Posted December 20, 2004 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > The Practice of Meditation (Cont'd) > > M: Any posture, possibly sukha asana (comfortable or half-lotus posture) > But posture is immaterial for the jnana (Self-knowledge) path. Posture > really means steadfast location in the Self. It is internal. > > There are different postures according to the different grades. The best > posture is to be in the Self. All these questions of posture and hatha > yoga arise only to those who have body-consciousness and think, "I am the > body." However, the yogis say, "Adopt that posture in which meditation is > easiest for you." But you may not necessarily have to adopt a yoga posture > at all. If you find sitting in a chair or walking easier for you to > practice meditation, then these are the right postures for you. Hatha yoga > is for beginners. Find the Self and remain in it, and you will not be > concerned about postures. > > The best posture is to plant the guru firmly in your Heart. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > From the book, "Conscious Immortality" by Paul Brunton and Munagala > Venkataramiah, published by Sri Ramanasramam, Tiruvannamalai Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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