Why
should one
wake
up at 5 AM
to do meditation,
as yogis do? (Original
in Finnish,
Miksi
5 aamulla?)
Most
of the people around
are
still asleep, so the earthly
vibration
is still peaceful. So
it
is the best time to meditate and do asanas. If
one has family, then also one
needs
to start
early with
meditation.
Also
in
the night after 12 PM is more
calm as less
people are
awake,
but
I
think because
tamasic people are still up in restaurants so
the
vibration might
be cruder
especially in the cities, then
better to go to sleep that time.
…………………..
I’m
surprised because my creativity has increased,
can it be because of meditation? Luovuus
kasvanut
meditaation ansiosta?
It
can be. I have notised also myself that I can paint nowadays, and
enjoy it. Though
my voice has not got better for singing, but I blame karma for it !
How
to get my
Christian husband
to understand that meditation
is
not any brain washing? He
even
wants
to divorse
due
to
reason
that I participate one yoga group. In
Finnish.
People
have fears, fixations
and suspiciousness. It is hard to change the mind of adults, to get
them listen or try to
do meditation,
but children are very open for new things. I have taught i.e in
schools simple meditation. Regarless of their religious beliefs, they
don’t feel strange about
meditation sessions.
The
simple practise that I teach shortly, is a visualization leading to
short meditation. First I request children to concentrate on feeling
love towards one person, mother,
father, brother even pet dog.
Then I ask them to expands this love towards all the nearest people,
and
covering all the city dwellers. Then concentrating to love all the
people in their country and then all the people in the world.
Eventually they
meditate on that universal love for
some time.
If
one is concentrating on love for
10-15-20 minutes twice daily, surely something of it stays in the
mind, and then it is more easy to love daily people that one meets.
May be you could arrange a demonstration to your husband.
................................
I
feel myself very insecure, unsafe, how
yoga
could
help?
Turvattomuus,
auttaisko jooga?
Yoga
and especially meditation helps to increase inner security feeling,
and trust that one is able to get what one is
in need of.
Our monks and nuns move across the world without any salary.
This
way one learns practically to trust that life gives.
In
the beginning it is difficult to trust people, or of being protected
by divine. In any case one has to make also own effort to manage by
oneself in practical sense.
If
the insecurity is due to personal problems then one needs to perhaps
get some therapy besides meditation. One must not stay alone too much
and one should take care of ones mental and physical health. Better
not to get also attached too much on anything in the material or
virtual world. Computers and mobiles attract easily too much, which
shrinks the feelings and thus reduces human relations. Same with
alcohol and drug addiction.
.……………………..
Everything
in the world is a mess and my life is mess,
may be better to go and stay in Himalays? Himalajalle
ja jäädä sinne
You
would notice perhaps quite soon, that you would have there also
problems. It is not easy place to live. Himalays is also more like
tourist place nowadays. One
yogi tells that he doesn’t care much about mangos normally, but in
the Himalayas he got once a manic desire to get mangos. So the
desires come into mind also there and one can become fanatic of
getting things, which makes meditation difficult.
One
part of human life is also service to others. You advance in your
path, then you should share that opportunity to others also. One my
become selfish if one always thinks only of ones own advancement. We
will reach the final salvation easier by helping others so that
feeling of oneness just with anyone can be achieved.
If
you also feel that the world is in bad condition, then you should do
something to make it better and not to escape it to Himalayas. Now we
are in a special phase of human development towards golden age, and
becoming spiritual beings. If all the progressive people go to
Himalayas, the world might get even worse. After all who wants to go
to solitude when so unusual things are happening on earth.
……………………………..
If
there are ghosts in the house what one can do?
We
have someone moving things. My mother says that it only happens when
I am at home. I am afraid what is going on? Kummituksia
talossa?
There
is way to create better vibration in the house so the “ghosts”
have to leave. You can arrange a kiirtan occasion and invite others
to participate. Have you noticed that the fear comes first and then
the ghost appears? Your fear can attract spirits, but more likely
your own fearful ectoplasm just creates visible ghosts. It is
important you conquer your fear.
You
can take homeopathic medicines, do asanas and meditate. When someone
sees ghosts, others also start to see them, as the fear creates them.
Same happens in the life also otherwise, you expect to loose
something and you will.
We
buy cheap haunted houses in some countries, where there are many
ghosts as those places are much cheaper. Then we just do kiirtan to
send the ghosts away. Some spirits may posses human, one should do
lots of kiirtan, use mantras, and attend constant spiritual flow.
Meidän
talossa kummittelee!
...………………
I
started doing yoga, but how to deal with father,
who
is so outrageous and exploitative. It
is so hard to watch it, I would like to beat him and move away, but
how one can as 15 years old?
Törkeä
isisäukko
This
may be one of the most difficult problems, when one has to live with
totally different kind of person. One must try to live as far as
possible own life and let other do their stupid things. One should
practically love even enemies, which would perhaps have more effect
on the other, or at least try to be neutral, karma will teach the
person if you can't.
What
comes to yoga and meditation, in the beginning, burning ones karma
actually speeds up, but after all meditation helps to keep the mind
engaged in positive way and one will get courage to fight injustices
with the weapons of love.
One
should never forget the gratitude towards parents. At least one may
give thanks to them that one has opportunity to burn ones karma. Many
yogis are from homes that are disastrous, and they had to find a ways
to scope with things and started meditation.
Psycho
therapy can be helpful although you might feel that a "wrong
person" is searching for help. It may teach you ways to
understand better others, you will learn to express yourself and find
new ways to manage. Speaking does help and solutions can be found. It
may be helpful if you can attend some yoga camps, courses and other
activities until you are able to move out.
.....................
P. R Sarkar, Striving
ahead together with the entire Universe along the path of divinity is
truly the greatest task for humanity
Didi
Annapurna
Q
& A about Yoga & Meditation
Ei kommentteja:
Lähetä kommentti