Yoga Nithra

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Dear Sadakas

 

can any one explain what is Yoga nithra? and how it can

achieved by a sadaka

 

with love

 

krishna

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, " srcm_tdk " <srcm_tdk wrote:

 

>

> can any one explain what is Yoga nithra? and how it can

> achieved by a sadaka

 

 

Dear krishna,

 

I am re-posting my old post (which i wrote in my old ID as

silentsoul)...for you and others

 

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YOGA NIDRA

 

How much time one can find for Meditation in these busy times. The

whole day in the office, evening busy with household jobs, then

dinner and a slumber after the tiring day !!

 

Lucky are those who find one or two hours a day for Meditation, half

of which is used in cooling down the tensions acquired during the

day.

 

But we are forgetting Eight hours during which we are free and have

no work to do…yes our sleep time. This sleep time is a beautiful

resting time, provided to us by Mother Nature to refresh our

physical and psychic energies. Yoga Nidra is a beautiful way to

utilise this time for Meditation without disturbing the normal

sleep !!

 

 

Sleep is the best gift, nature has given to us. Sleep not only helps

us re-construct our damaged cells , calm the brain, renew the

physical energies, but also takes us to our real self during deep

stage.

 

There are many similarities between Samadhi and deep sleep. We lose

our body consciousness. We do not remember if we are King or begger.

The only feeling left in us is " I am " . Same happens in Samadhi.

 

The Only but very imporant difference between samadhi and sleep is

that slumber is brought by Tamoguna whereas Samadhi is brought by

Satoguna. A fool goes into sleep and wakes up like a fool whereas an

ignorant goes into Samadhi and comes back as Gyani and enlightened.

 

 

Yoga Nidra Sadhna helps change the sleep into a samadhi. The process

is very slow but very effective. What we do in Yoga Nidra ? We

slowly change our sleep first into Concentration then Dhyana and

then into Samadhi, without disturbing the Natural process of sleep.

 

Yoga Nidra can be done by anybody even by those who are having their

own sadhna during the waking period. Yoga Nidra will not disturb

your regular sadhna, but will give amazing progress to it.

 

 

Yoga Nidra can be performed in any condition. Even if u are ill or

are tired you can do Yoga Nidra. I would rather say that when one is

very tired or in emotional turmoil…yoga nidra brings such soothing

effects that one is surprised to see the results. One does not need

to leave sex or anything to do Yoga Nidra. The Only condition to do

Yoga Nidra is that it should not be done while having alcohol or any

drug in the stomach. If one tries Yoga Nidra with wine or drug…it

will certainly bring mental imbalance impossible to cure. A snoring

parterner may be like an Asura disturbing yr Yagna in the beginning…

but soon u will be in control (smiles)

 

 

After having done all what is needed before sleep, you should ease

yrself and go to sleep with lose clothers. Lie down without a pillow

with both hands resting on the sides of the body, feet straight a

little stretched.

 

Now take some deep breaths and pray , " O God! Let there be peace

everywhere…let there be Love everywhere…Let your energies touch me

with kindness and bliss " . Now with closed eyes fix your attention on

the nose tip and mentally see the breath coming and going. while

inhaling mentally chant " So-o-o-o-o-o-o-o " till the lungs are filled

and while exhaling chan " Hummmmmmm " till all the breath is out.

This Mantra So-Hum ( O as in go and U as in Drum) is best suited for

Yoga Nidra, but it can be replaced by Om, shiva, Rama, Krishna ,

Shakti, durga, Kali , Jesus, Budhaa or any small name of god of your

choice.

 

But once selected , the Mantra should not be changed in any case.

Now continue keeping a vigilance on the respiration with chanting of

Mantra. Do not prolong or shorten the breath for the sake of Mantra…

but change the length of Mantra befitting the respiration. The

breath rate should not be disturbed in any case. Some thoughts may

come in between...do not fight with them...just see the thought and

start again with the process.

 

Do not strain your brain…do not count…do not think about time…just

continue breathing with the mantra…This process should be carried on

till you go into sleep. Though you will sleep physically but the sub-

conscious mind…which is being re-programmed for this procedure will

continue your sadhna the whole night….whole night the mantra will be

repeated by your brain with the respiration. This takes a little

longer to achieve…but it is a time tested technique.

 

 

After doing this for somethime…you will see that now no more

thoughts are disturbing you and u can easily concentrate…..slowly

you will find that you go into sleep for a moment and then suddenly

become awakened and start the mantra again…..and a day will come

when u will be conscious during whole night…..away from the physical

body…awkened in the Astral Body chanting the Mantra. The Tam which

was earlier responsible for your sleep is being replaced by Sat….a

condition required for Samadhi !!!