Meditation : Subtle Body Relaxation

An uncontrolled mind is our worst enemy and a controlled mind is our best friend. An unbridled and
overworked mind is the cause of stress, anxiety, tension, depression, ulcers, and innumerable other ailments.
Often, mental activity reaches the state where one keeps thinking while eating, sitting, standing, and
walking, etc. If the mind can be taught to relax, one can find relief from most ailments.
Cause Of Disease Described in Yog Vasisht
The scripture, Yog Vasisht, describes a discussion between Shree Ram, and the sage Vasisht. When Lord
Ram saw disease afflicting the people of His kingdom, He was moved by pity, and asked His teacher about
the cause of disease. Vasisht explained that firstly the mind becomes disturbed due to negative thoughts,
such as thoughts of anxiety, hatred, tension, regret, remorse, lamentation, etc. This causes a disturbance at
the level of the pranas, or life airs. This manifests in the next stage in the physical body, as disease. Hence, if
we wish to cure disease from the root, we must address the mind.
Subtle body relaxation is powerful technique of mind management, and is one of the most important parts of
Jagadguru Kripalu Yog. It not only provides ultimate relaxation to the gross and subtle bodies, but also
revitalizes them both.
And, since the mind is
applied to the Divine
realm, it gets purified by
meditation on God. From
the physical viewpoint,
the
subtle
body
relaxation technique is as
beneficial as all the
yogasans and pranayams
put together. From the
spiritual viewpoint, it
brings about true Yog
or union with God.
This relaxation technique
is practiced in stages.
Firstly, you have to lie
down in Shavasan posture. Then, you have to relax your body and not move any part of it. The next stage is
to develop sensations within your body. Then, you will make a firm resolve to meet God in the manner of
your choice. In final stage, we proceed to take our subtle body to the Divine realm.
Source : Jkyog.org

Stay Connected With Us Through Social Media: