meditation

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Sat nam Brad,

Earlier I use to meditate walking talking sleeping...I mean,I

recited "Om Namo Shivai" mantra while doing other day to day

activities but I never really sat down to meditate because I could

better focus while in action.Earlier I only did "alternate nostril

breathing".....but now since last few weeks,I have started regularly

pranayam (consisting of different sets...although its a different

story that I did not do it today...- .It has stilled my mind and

now I can meditate while sitting..I can really focus.I am not looking

for any spiritual powers..its just that these days meditation makes

me feel very good. Previously I was "praying but not

meditating"....and what I see is that meditation can give so much

energy and happiness to a person that its endless....but I have not

reached that stage yet..-:)anyway..here comes my question..

1.When is the right time to meditate?

2.On waking up,what should be done first...meditation or Pranayama or

yoga and in which order?

3.what is one breath per minute? Is it that a person can hold breath

for one minute? Because I can´t do it but when I do alternate nostril

breathing then I can hold my breath for 40seconds...is it the same or

is it different?

Thanks in advance.

Jyoti