Yoga for Mind Development
by Santhanam
Nagarajan
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Sri Aurobindo , the sage of Pondicherry, India once narrated his
experience thus:
“While I was practicing Pranayam, I was doing it for
about five to six hours a day, three hours in the morning and two or three
hours in the evening. I felt there was a great accession of light and
power in the mind. I used to write poetry in those days. Earlier, I could
sometimes write only about 200 lines a month. After I began practicing
Pranayam I could write 200 lines in half an hour. My memory was rather
dull before. But afterwards I composed whenever I had inspiration and
remembered ad seriatum the whole, till I committed it to paper at
leisure”
R.R.Divakar has recorded this experience of the great sage in his book
Mahayogi Shri Aurobindo.
By practicing yogic disciplines one could attain exalted mental state
and high inspiration so that his/her creative power knows no bounds.
Pranayama means practice of breathing exercises to get control over vital
forces.
This is the fourth limb of Yoga, the other seven being Yama, Niyama,
Asana, Pratyahara,Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi. The equivalent English
meanings for these Sanskrit words are ethical restraints, ethical
observances , physical poses for the practice of meditation, withdrawal of
senses, concentration of mind, meditation and super consciousness,
respectively.
One should learn all these yogic disciplines from a true Yogi. Doing on
one’s own will lead to disaster. If properly practiced as prescribed by
the Yoga sutra , one could attain eight psychic powers.
They are
Anima : Minuteness (one can become small)
Mahima:
Heaviness (one can become big and heavy)
Laghima : lightness(one can
become light)
Prapti :Attainment (one can approach distance objects)
Prakamya :Infallible desires ( one can have immense will
power)
Ishittwa : Lordliness (one can get the power to
create)
Vashittwa : Control (one can control all
objects)
Kamavasaittwa : Highest Bliss ( one can attain the highest
bliss)
Mind Development can be ensured by simple breath control exercises.
Pranayam ensures:
Increased efficiency
Functioning of both left
and right brain.
Creativity
Enhancement of memory power
Positive
mental attitude
Good health
Longevity
Daily practice of pranayam will be the first step to learn Yoga..
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
S.Nagarajan is a vehicle body engineer by profession. He has written
more than 1300 articles in 16 magazines and published 18 books so far. He
is revealing Eastern Secret Wisdom through T.V.Programmes, magazine
articles, seminars, courses. His email address is : snagarajans@gmail.com.
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