RIGHT BREATHING:

[Guest guest]

prof laxmi narain (prof_narain)

 

Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad

This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi,

monthly magazine of the Kendram.

 

RIGHT BREATHING: To breath properly, when you inhale your abdomen

should come out, not your chest. When you exhale, your abdomen should

flatten. You should also breath deeply, slowly and completely. By

breathing properly you can use your breath to help relieve pain,

boost energy, clarify and quienten the mind, relieve tension, lessen

the intensity of symptoms, relax, calm and sooth the body and boost

the immune system as well. – Cynthia Perkins

 

PRAYER AND SURRENDER: It has been rightly said that " More things are

wrought by prayer than this world dreams of. " Prayer and surrender

to God have been regarded as the unfailing means to obtain solutions

to even vexatious problems and crises. Bhagawad Gita exhorts, "

Leaving aside all obligations, take refuse in Me alone. Do not

grieve; I shall liberate you from all sins. " Almost in an identical

tone comes the assurance from the Bible: " Fear thou not for I am with

thee… I will help thee...I will uphold thee with the right hand of my

righteousness. " It is when one is faced with severe difficulties and

where things seem to go all-wrong that one begins to rely on a force,

far beyond all mortal limitations. Here, one's cares and

uncertainties are transferred to a higher power, which is the

repository of all knowledge and solutions. From a purely rational and

practical point of view, this approach, when it also goes with an

abiding desire and capacity for hard work, obtains for the aspirant

the needed response: peace, enthusiasm and confidence. The age-old

saying that " faith can move mountains " is after all not entirely a

fanciful or impractical concept. – K. Vijayaraghavan