Advice and prayers needed

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone

 

1. I find myself thinking more and more frequently of a need to benefit others

through economic research, which is in line with my education and professional

training. However, I would like to know if it is motivated by a genuine concern

for others, or if it comes from ego: how do I recognise the motivation? And will

it really make much of a difference if I do end up benefiting others through my

actions?

 

2. My teacher has advised me to do a particular meditation for 108 days. The

meditation session is around an hour and a half. However, mid-way between the

session, I start feeling extremely fatigued and distracted, and shortly

afterwards my legs fall asleep. My teacher has specifically told me to " sit like

a rock " , but I sometimes find myself uncontrollably coughing or yawning, or I

lose the posture. How do I manage to " sit like a rock " , without causing myself

so much pain that I get distracted from the meditation itself?

 

It is a genuine request to all the long term members here, all of you who have

felt the proximity of the Mother: please keep me in your prayers so that I may

complete my meditation successfully: sloth and distraction are beginning to

frighten me...

 

Sarva Mangalam

Suneil

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Dear Suneil Shrivastav

You have a teacher, you need to go by his advice. The best way is to consult

him.

Nevertheless, Patanjali says, " Sthira-sukham Aasanam " . The posture you adopt for

meditation should be comfortable and you must be able to hold on to the posture

for good lengths of time. If the posture causes you discomfort, meditation will

not happen. You may avoid holding your limbs stiffly. Hold your limbs in a

relaxed manner and assume a posture comfortable to you. One important

requirement is to keep your spine straight but not stiff.

 

Sthiram cha ayam sukham cha yat tat sthirasukham; tadeva aasanam =

sthirasukhamaasanam (samaasa-padam).

 

Hope this helps.

JR 

 

 

 

 

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suneil shrivastav <suneil_suneil

 

Wed, March 24, 2010 11:42:48 AM

Advice and prayers needed

 

 

Hi everyone

 

1. I find myself thinking more and more frequently of a need to benefit others

through economic research, which is in line with my education and professional

training. However, I would like to know if it is motivated by a genuine concern

for others, or if it comes from ego: how do I recognise the motivation? And will

it really make much of a difference if I do end up benefiting others through my

actions?

 

2. My teacher has advised me to do a particular meditation for 108 days. The

meditation session is around an hour and a half. However, mid-way between the

session, I start feeling extremely fatigued and distracted, and shortly

afterwards my legs fall asleep. My teacher has specifically told me to " sit like

a rock " , but I sometimes find myself uncontrollably coughing or yawning, or I

lose the posture. How do I manage to " sit like a rock " , without causing myself

so much pain that I get distracted from the meditation itself?

 

It is a genuine request to all the long term members here, all of you who have

felt the proximity of the Mother: please keep me in your prayers so that I may

complete my meditation successfully: sloth and distraction are beginning to

frighten me...

 

Sarva Mangalam

Suneil