SPIRITUALITY IN INDIA

 hehe the Buddha has an ego trip ... 

India is an eclectic experience and there are a few grins at that. "out of the world ,man" is how one expansively describes it over a pint in the pub back home. Some supernatural experiences are described and a few ghosts thrown in.

Reality is that life in this old and ancient culture is full of a lifestyle that is missing in industrialized countries and many of these experiences move you, tug at your heart and emotions come alive.

To connect with ones soul (aka spirituality there are some more mundane activities involved).

YOGA : Means to bind and attempts to connect your soul to the cosmos. Contortions of the body are involved as are some deep breathing exercises. Pretty mundane stuff ? Try it and see your mind unloosen and take a deep breath of pranayama to let a peace enter your mind that you never imagined before. www.bksiyyengar.com  www.sivanada.org  www.ashtanga.com

MEDITATION

The stilling of the mind and body has amazing results as claimed by the practitioners. You can sit in silence and let your life float by as in a tv screen before it becomes blank and receptive to energy at www.dhamma.org or you can try some more exciting methods at the Meditation Holiday at www.osho.com

AYURVEDA

Kerala is the destination for this. Kottakal Arya Vaidyasala ( www.ayurvaidyasala.com ) and numerous small panchakarma treatment centres abound in the subcontinent , especially Kerala. Beneficial to all, this is a treatment based on the balance/imbalance of the five elements that we are supposed to have functioning harmoniously in the body. While a fad, it is also extremely beneficial.

PRANAYAMA

This is a set of breathing exercises that clean the body and make you receptive to energy. Your breath is the true nourisher of the body and mind – so goes the theory ( ? any objections ? ) is the goal of this. Taught at most yoga schools, this can be learned independently also.

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