Sri Anand Yoga 1

Sri Anand Yoga 1

Originally written on 25 March 2004

When you get up in the morning, do not open your eyes immediately. First come into awake state. Keep the eyes closed. Slowly become aware of our surroundings. The sound in our surrounding, the perception of outside light with the eyes closed. After having spent such time in the awake state for around 2 minutes then open the eyes very slowly. The process of opening the eyes should be very slow – taking around 10 seconds. Now notice as to which nostril is used to do the breathing. Get to the side of the nostrol through which you are currently taking the breathing. And get into the sitting position from that side by touching that side hand to the bed. Do not take the help of the other side hand. Sit in a Vajrasan posture. No need to face in any particular geographical direction. The side to which our head had rested in sleep should be assumed to be east for our purposes and face to its opposite direction. Keep the mind quiet. Do not allow any thought to enter your mind. Raise your both hands and feel the energy filled with light is flowing through the tip of your fingers. Imagine that this energy has filled this whole universe. Feel that the flow of this energy is bathing you from top to bottom. Imagine that our whole body has been bathed in this light energy. Then pray to your own higher self that today this beautiful day has dawned. And it is going to be a very good day. No need to use these exact words. Express these thoughts in your own words in any way you find to be  most effective. The core concept of this is that the first thing in the morning after we awake is to think of the joyful light energy which has occupied this whole universe and we have bathed in this energy. No other thought should enter your mind at this stage. Do not think of the work ahead, the problems to be solved, pending list of tasks etc. Quieten your mind. Bring the state of awareness in the whole of your body – from the tip of your thumb of the leg to the top of your head.

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