Sitting Posture & Meditation
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We all know sitting posture matters a lot in meditation. Now if for some reason one cannot sit in the best possible postures. Can such a person still leverage the higher benefits of meditation? Check out in this presentation:
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Sitting Posture & Meditation
- 1. Sitting Posture & Meditation © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015
- 2. There r 2 best postures © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015
- 3. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 The way monks sit in India The way monks sit in Japan
- 4. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 Now, what if 1 can’t sit in either? Can such person seek higher benefits of meditation?
- 5. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 In current times countless people face problem in: Sitting on the floor Sitting crossed legs Sitting without back support Or Sitting with legs folded
- 6. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 I too faced them & still do! I have a tender knee & a fragile vertebra.
- 7. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 So, what did I do? I was inspired by teachings of two distinguished people.
- 8. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 1st, Swami Vivekananda, Who said: Just don’t meditate Make your life meditative.
- 9. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 Next, our teacher, Swami Amartyananda who told us, always to: Watch our thoughts & nothing else.
- 10. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 So, I thought of thoughts And as my teacher had said, the posture came.
- 11. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 Check these links to my other slideshows: Meditative Walking Circle of Solitude A book of life, meditation & meditative life 5 meditative techniques for a bad day. & u shall know.
- 12. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 The point is: Meditation is arriving at what lies beyond the body & mind & that’s possible in several ways.
- 13. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 Thus, don’t ever feel restricted.
- 14. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 The New World makes life a bit different. V r different. Hence understanding things in perspective is important. Resources on meditation for modern life @ www.desiretofly.in
- 15. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 Gratitude: To my revered teacher Swami Amartyananda & the message of SDM Satsang, Disciplined Life, Meditation.
- 16. © Puneet Srivastava, March 2015 About Author: I am Puneet Srivastava. I use ‘Watching Thought Flow’ method for meditation in 3 postures: • Lotus position • Walking & • Sitting For more resources on meditation for modern times visit @ www.desiretofly.in