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Daily practices morning
The document discusses daily practices for personal transformation based on the Ananda Marga lifestyle, emphasizing the importance of sleep positions, morning rituals, and meditation. It highlights the effects of various sleeping positions on health and suggests practices such as Utks'epa Mudra for waking up and establishing a positive mindset. Additionally, it encourages meditation and regularity in spiritual practices to achieve holistic well-being.
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Daily practices morning
- 1. Namaskar • I salutethe divinity within you with all the good thoughts of my mind and love of my heart.
- 2. Daily Practices toTransform Yourself Presented by Dada Rainjitananda based on the Ananda Marga lifestyle
- 3. We are The resultof what we do during the: • 24 hours of our day • Day after day • Year after year
- 4. To transform ourselves Weneed to transform what we practice •Particularly what we do regularly
- 5. Sleep • Imagine you are lyingdown asleep at night.
- 6. Sleep • In whatposition do you sleep? • Lying on your back? • Lying on your stomach? • Lying on the right side? • Lying on the left side? • What are the effects? • Have you ever thought about it?
- 7. Lying on yourstomach • According to Ayurveda it aggravates all three “doshas” and therefore deteriorates health. • It is not a good position for sleeping.
- 8. Lying on yourback • According to Ayurveda it also aggravates one of the doshas (Vata). • Therefore it is not a good position for sleeping. • But it is a good position for practicing deep relaxation.
- 9. Lying on yourright side • It stimulates breathing through the left nostril and therefore a more subtle sleep good for the mind and spirit. • When the left nostril is active it is a good time for mental or spiritual activities.
- 10. Lying on yourleft side • It stimulates breathing through the right nostril and therefore activates the physical energy. • Good if you had a heavy meal or ate a short time before going to sleep. • When the right nostril is active it is a good time for physical activities.
- 11. Waking up inthe morning • What is the first thing to do?
- 12. Human Beings • Whatare we searching for? • What are we really looking for in life? • Happiness • Bliss • How much of it? • A few moments, hours or days? • Always, infinite.
- 13. Happiness - Bliss •Is it possible? • Depends how you are searching.
- 14. Waking up inthe morning• The first thought of the day is very important. • Start up your mind with a good thought. • Think about something good • Think about someone who makes you feel great.
- 15. Spiritualists - Yogis •Think about something spiritual • Someone who irradiates spirituality
- 16. Gurusaka’sha • Pra'tah shirasi shukle'abjedvinetram' dvibhujam gurum; • Bara'bhayakrtahastam' smarettam' na'mapu'rvakam. • [Early in the morning one should meditate on the Guru • in bara'bhaya mudra' with two hands and two eyes seated on a white lotus in Guru cakra, • and remember Him by chanting His holy name.
- 17. Starting up thebody
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- 19. Utks’epa Mudra’ • Practisedin bed immediately upon waking. • While lying on the back • Flex both the arms and legs, bringing them over the chest, • and then return them immediately to the extended position.
- 20. Utks’epa Mudra’ • Dothis three or four times, • sit up in bed • drink a glass of cold water without allowing the water to touch the teeth.
- 21. Utks’epa Mudra’ • thenexpose the navel area to the air, • and walk up and down for some time in the open air.
- 22. When to wakeup? • Early in the morning. • Better to wake up when the atmosphere is still peaceful and subtle.
- 23. How early? • Dependson individual circumstances. • Ananda Marga - wake up before 5:00 AM. • individual practice - (Gurusaka’sha) • collective practice from 5:00 AM
- 24. Morning • Clear bowels •Refresh body
- 25. Bath / Shower •Navel area • Below navel • Crown of the head - trickles down over the back bone • All over • Avoid standing • Add Mantra
- 26. Half Bath • Naveland genital area • Arms, hands, legs, feet • Mothful of water; Splash water on face, eyes (12 x) • Ears and neck • All sensory & motor organs
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- 28. MeditationMeditation Different typesof mantras:Different types of mantras: UniversalUniversal Personal – for individual silence meditationPersonal – for individual silence meditation
- 29. Universal Mantras • Chant •Repeat in silence meditation
- 30. Universal Mantra • Unitconsciousness • Supreme consciousness • Mantra connects the two
- 31. Universal Mantra • BabaNam Kevalam • Baba - nearest, dearest • Nam - name • Kevalam - only
- 32. “Paincajanya” • sing devotionalsongs for 5 minutes. • sing and dance kiirtan with the universal mantra Baba Nam Kevalam for 15 minutes. • Then meditate in silence for 10 minutes.
- 33. AA’sanas’sanas A'sanas arepostures inA'sanas are postures in which one can remain inwhich one can remain in physical comfort andphysical comfort and psychic composure.psychic composure.
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- 35. Sentient foodSentient food Physical and mental wellbeingPhysical and mental wellbeing Cereals, legumes, vegetables, fruits, milk, milkCereals, legumes, vegetables, fruits, milk, milk productsproducts Except onions, garlic, mushroomsExcept onions, garlic, mushrooms
- 36. Meditate twice adayMeditate twice a day Needs regularityNeeds regularity Food for the mind and spiritFood for the mind and spirit
- 37. Ananda Marga YogaSystem • There is a lot more to talk about the Ananda Marga Yoga System. • This presentation is a mere introduction. • The basis is to practice meditation twice a day, invariably. • Gradually add other practices.
- 38. Words of ShriiShrii Anandamurti • “Human expressions are trifarious in character. • Human beings – have so many physical manifestations, – psychic desires and longings, – and also a spiritual thirst.
- 39. • This spiritualthirst is the specialty, or rather the special characteristic, of human beings, and there lies the difference between man and other animals. ”