YOGA
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5 Facts You May Not Know About ‘OM’
You’ve chanted OM, hundreds maybe thousands of times, and the symbol is, well, everywhere. But have you ever wondered, what it is about OM, that makes yogi’s wholeheartedly chant its glory and live in its symbolic presence?
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Conscious Breathing
你或許會發現，面對壓力、緊繃、煩惱等等負面情緒的時候，若是可
以做幾個深呼吸，似乎就可以釋放依稀機聚在體內的壓力。通常，這 樣的深呼吸是從重重地吐一口氣開始，然後你自然地會有吸氣的動作 。這連續的過程使得你的身體和腦部可以獲得更多的氧氣，在生理上 和心理上，都是很大舒緩。何謂有意識的呼吸呢？有意識地控制呼吸的頻率，就這麼簡單。您可以數著自己一分鐘吸與 吐的次數，或注意每幾秒吸氣和每幾秒吐氣，來達到有意識呼吸的目 的。 Conscious Breathing accesses the inner power of the breath, summonsing deep seated emotions only so that they will be released. By breathing in this manner, you’re telling your body that it’s safe for stress and fear to rise up; stress and fear have to be at the surface in order to be let go. Once they are let go, a sense of relaxation and serenity take over.
When you are concentrating on nothing but your breathing, you are letting go of past worries and future apprehensions. You are doing what everyone aspires to do: living in the present moment. In the present moment there are no worries, there is no heartache, everything is simply perfect. The more time you can spend in this present moment, the more your mind and body will adopt this notion of blissfulness.
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Self Remembrance
We make mistakes in life all the time: in decision-making, in relationships, and in choosing priorities when we are not able to decide between the voice of the Self and the voice of our own mind. Some cases of losing oneself or forgetting oneself are listed below to illustrate the idea and inspire us in seeking the True Self . . .
- Chasing after objects of desire thinking that these will bring happiness. We have failed to remember that happiness lies within and is our own true nature.
- Entering into interpersonal conflicts and having thoughts of hatred is forgetting to see the Self in others. It is the same with our thoughts of inferiority or superiority when compared to others.
- Becoming dependent in relationship to the point of losing one’s self respect, leading us to fear and abuse is forgetting one’s Self.
- Losing oneself in addictions is Self destruction.
- Losing oneself in the memories of the Past and acting out of the Past is Self Forgetfulness.
- Fearing the Future and becoming anxious and stressful is forgetting one’s capacity to be in the fulfilled Present.
- Depending on other people’s opinion of us is losing one’s Self in the illusions of name and fame.
- Wanting to please others is losing one’s Self and not remembering that the Self is in all.
Forgetting the Self makes us weak and ungrounded. This means we live in the illusions of others. Remembering the Self in all will make us strong, balanced and interdependent.
by SWAMI SITARAMANANDA
