Su: Gurudev's thought for the day:
The manifest (birth) is your place of work, and the unmanifest (death) is your home. Are you ever scared to go back home?
Source:
Book: Tapovan Prasad
Issue: December 2005
Page: 43
MN: Beautiful👌
SS: The analogy of the birds caught in the net is to signify that as long as we focus/control the Prana, mind remains controlled like the birds cant fly as long as they are in the net. As soon as the net is lifted, the birds fly again. Same way, the mind again starts its wandering as soon as the control on Prana is dropped
Ramana Maharshi indicates here that mere pranayama and quietude of mind is only a means. By itself it cannot lead to the goal of mind abiding in the heart(Self).
Control of Prana is Pranayama. Breath observation is called Prana-Vikshana, where one merely focuses on the inhalation ad exhalation as it is happening. One does not control it or breathe in a specific ratio.
Practice of the week: Spend 5minutes in the morning and 5 minutes in the evening, merely observing the breath. If mind wanders bring it back to breath observation. This will make the mind and intellect sharp, subtle and single-pointed.
GP: Thanks swamiji
The manifest (birth) is your place of work, and the unmanifest (death) is your home. Are you ever scared to go back home?
Source:
Book: Tapovan Prasad
Issue: December 2005
Page: 43
MN: Beautiful👌
SS: The analogy of the birds caught in the net is to signify that as long as we focus/control the Prana, mind remains controlled like the birds cant fly as long as they are in the net. As soon as the net is lifted, the birds fly again. Same way, the mind again starts its wandering as soon as the control on Prana is dropped
Ramana Maharshi indicates here that mere pranayama and quietude of mind is only a means. By itself it cannot lead to the goal of mind abiding in the heart(Self).
Control of Prana is Pranayama. Breath observation is called Prana-Vikshana, where one merely focuses on the inhalation ad exhalation as it is happening. One does not control it or breathe in a specific ratio.
Practice of the week: Spend 5minutes in the morning and 5 minutes in the evening, merely observing the breath. If mind wanders bring it back to breath observation. This will make the mind and intellect sharp, subtle and single-pointed.
GP: Thanks swamiji
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