Chanting in an asan

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Henny said :

I wonder if it is advisable to first learn to recite and understand

the text, for which a minimum of comfort is required (for instance,

sit on the edge of a cushion to keep the spine straight and keep the

weight of the heel) and concentrate on maintaining the correct

position later, or go for the whole package in one and try to recite

in the correct position for as long as you can stand it (and break

off if necessary or learn to deal with discomfort). What is your

experience?

 

Dear Henny,

Again thanks for a good question and I will forward to Swamiji for

his input.

 

What I have been doing is to try to sit in a good position for as

long as I can and then break off when needed , but I keep the

chanting alive. Shree Maa and Swamiji do not advise cushions to prop

ourselves up (please see a post in early Dec 2003 by Nitya Maa

called "No Pillows") . A yoga expert in the Mandir does advise

propping the lower back with a cushion so as not to hurt the back.

So it is difficult to give a "correct" answer...

 

My input here would be - since we are all long distance here - get

practical advice from a local yoga expert based on your specific

body condition. Unless the Chris'es and the Jayadevas(where ARE you

these days) and the Suryas can help here...

 

Ultimately there are atleast three aspects and all equally

important -

a)the chanting

b) the asan

c) the pranayam.

 

and pranayam depends on the asan, so it is time well spent trying to

improve one's asan.

 

Hope this helps.

NAnda

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I read this post with much interest and would like to share something.

 

Most times on awakening, I do stretch the body as I should mainly due

to time constraints and wanting to do a specific worship in a given

time before hustling off to Go-On-Duty; but then the lower spine

becomes very painful. The pain was so intense last night and into

this morning that it was difficult to sit but I tried to move the

mind beyond the pain.

 

This morning while doing puja I got a flash of a black dog with a

pretty shinny coat, the dog was standing with his head was slightly

drooped and hind slouched in - would you believe that that is exactly

the posture that this body had unconsciously assumed due to the pain.

 

The asan was off and so was the pranayam, so it was if I was just

reading the scripture aloud.

 

This is by no means indicating that either my asan or pranayam is any

where near good but I try to sit correctly and breathe correctly for

as long as possible.

 

Jai Kali Maa

Jai Guru

Nanda <chandimaakijai > wrote:

Henny said :I wonder if it is advisable to first learn to recite and

understand the text, for which a minimum of comfort is required (for

instance, sit on the edge of a cushion to keep the spine straight and

keep the weight of the heel) and concentrate on maintaining the

correct position later, or go for the whole package in one and try to

recite in the correct position for as long as you can stand it (and

break off if necessary or learn to deal with discomfort). What is

your experience?Dear Henny,Again thanks for a good question and I

will forward to Swamiji for his input.What I have been doing is to

try to sit in a good position for as long as I can and then break off

when needed , but I keep the chanting alive. Shree Maa and Swamiji do

not advise cushions to prop ourselves up (please see a post in early

Dec 2003 by Nitya Maa called "No Pillows") . A yoga expert in the

Mandir does advise propping the lower back with a cushion so as not

to hurt the back. So it is difficult to give a "correct" answer...My

input here would be - since we are all long distance here - get

practical advice from a local yoga expert based on your specific body

condition. Unless the Chris'es and the Jayadevas(where ARE you these

days) and the Suryas can help here... Ultimately there are atleast

three aspects and all equally important - a)the chanting b) the

asanc) the pranayam.and pranayam depends on the asan, so it is time

well spent trying to improve one's asan.Hope this helps. NAnda

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