REMAINING AWAKE DURING MEDITATION

[Guest guest]

Dear devotees, kindly let me know how not to fall asleep during meditation. Of

late when I have been sitting to meditate , Ihave been falling asleep. Thank you

in advance.

ijswamy

[Guest guest]

, " J.SWAMY IRAGAVARAPU "

<jiragavarapu wrote:

>

> Dear devotees, kindly let me know how not to fall asleep during

meditation. Of late when I have been sitting to meditate , Ihave

been falling asleep. Thank you in advance.

> ijswamy

>

 

Dear Swamy

 

Meditation must be done with the direction of a Guru who

 

helps us to achieve our goals. Hence my humble suggestion

 

is to seek a Guru,then rest assured.

 

with love

 

krishnaji

[Guest guest]

Mr. J. Swamy,

This is a very normal condition for the beginners . they generally

falls in sleep.

So I may suggest u kindly to start your meditation practice :-

1-Prepare yourself and feel comfortable .

2-Lit a candle about 1 mtr away but should be parallel to your eyes

when u r sitting -start by sitting on the chair- keep your back

streight and open your legs in comfort possition or u feel relaxed .

3- Take deep breath and feel it from mouth to your stomach. Let the

stomach move in and out .

4-Conjure up in your mind a picture of the flame- it occupies your

whole mind , it is though you are hypnotised by its dancing motion

and by its colours. Remember- when a thought comes to mind again ,

let it come , then let it be consumed by the flame .

5- Let the flame come closer, approaching your face , look at it

again and feel its warmth spreading fhough you keep in contact with

these sensations, in a silent inner calmness.

-As soon as you feel thoughts enter your mind once again , let the

mental image of the flame fade away.

-Start moving your muscles and your limbs slowly, yawn if you want

to, and finally open your eyes again.

-The sense of calm relaxation it achives will promot good

concentration and keep you away from sleep.

-Read some Ayurveda Books for your regular food and further try to

ignore the pain or problems in your body -Practice may make you

perfect soon .

Best wishes

Rajan Sharma

[Guest guest]

This isnt that big a problem- what happens is, your tamogun becomes

stronger, & puts you to sleep. This is a good thing, as until all

tamogun is destroyed, you wont be able to enter proper Samadhi. Sadhna

forces your Tamogun to the top, where it is usually destroyed.

 

Do sadhna before sleeping, so you sleep immediately after. During

sadhna, dont try to fight it- if you feel sleepy, let it be.

 

 

 

Shantnu