Determining the Appropriate Posture for Beginning with Meditation

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For someone beginning with
meditation, every aspect of the

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process raises a question.
One of these questions relates

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to the body.
The eventual goal is to attain a

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state where by meditation can
occur regardless of what the

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body is doing, or how it is
positioned.

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However, this is not usually the
way things start out.

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SRI, aurobindo responds on this
point, the practice of Yoga

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Nidra is widely discussed.
In modern yoga circles.

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This involves attaining a
lying-down posture for the body

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and then systematically
relaxing.

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All the limbs muscles and
calming the breath.

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Such that a state of deep
relaxation and meditation can

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result.
This practice frequently leads

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to a state of sleep, as the
mind, the breath and the body

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all are habituated to treat such
actions as an invitation to

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sleep.
If one attempts meditation while

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walking or standing, there is an
increased level of alertness to

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the outer world, as well as
physical reactions, required to

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remain standing or moving, And
these are habitually treated as

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an invitation to the
Consciousness.

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Moving, outwards to the external
world.

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It is thus that the seated
posture becomes the most

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recommended one for those
starting with meditation.

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There are many recommendations
for specific asanas to be

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attained and specific ways of
sitting to be followed.

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But the main issue for starting
meditation should be a

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comfortable seated posture.
That can be held motionless for

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some time.
While the Mind moves its focused

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inward or upward Eventually, as
the practice of meditation

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deepens, in the being, you can
take place anywhere under any

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circumstances.
The Seeker, however, should be

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prepared for steps or stages to
reach this result.

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SRI aurobindo writes quote.
The sitting motionless posture

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is the natural posture for
concentrated meditation.

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Walking and standing are active
conditions.

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It is only when one is gained
the enduring rest and passivity

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of the Consciousness that it is
easy to concentrate and receive

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when walking or doing anything
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A fundamental passive condition
of the Consciousness gathered in

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itself is the proper poised for
concentration and a seated

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gathered in mobility in the body
is the best position for that.

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It can be done, also, lying
down, but that position is too

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passive tending to be inert
rather than gathered.

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This is the reason why Yogi's
always sit in an off center When

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can a custom oneself to meditate
walking standing lying but

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sitting is the first natural
position and quote reference SRI

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aurobindo in the mother growing
within the psychology of inner

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development.
Chapter 5 growth of

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Consciousness means and methods
page 87.