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योगनिद्रा का मतलब होता है अतीन्द्रिय निद्रा । यह वह नींद है जिसमें जागते हुए सोना है । यह निद्रा और जागृति के मध्य की स्थिति है ।
यह हमारी आन्तरिक जागरूकता की स्थिति है । इसमें हम चेतना , अवचेतन मन और उच्च चेतना से सम्बन्ध स्थापित करते हैं ।

अभ्यास की प्रारम्भिक स्थिति में किसी बोलने वाले का होना आवश्यक है । इसके लिए यदि सम्भव हो तो टेप रिकार्डर का इस्तेमाल किया जा सकता है । आगे चलकर जब आपको निर्देश याद हो जायेंगे तो आप स्वयं ही अकेले में अभ्यास कर सकते हैं ।

योगनिद्रा में अभ्यासी गहन शिथिलन की स्थिति में पहुँच जाता है । नींद की प्रारम्भिक तैयारी के रूप में भी इसका अभ्यास किया जाता है । बहुत से लोग यह नहीं जानते कि किस तरह सोना चाहिए । वे अनेक प्रकार की चिन्ताओं का बोझ लिए हुए अपनी समस्याओं पर विचार करते हुए सो जाते हैं ।

नींद में भी उनका मन सक्रिय तथा शरीर तनावपूर्ण रहता है । जब वे सोकर उठते हैं , तो उन्हें थकान लगती है । नींद के द्वारा उन्हें विश्राम नहीं मिल पाता । बहुत मुश्किल से कोशिश करते - करते वे आधे घण्टे के बाद बिस्तर से उठते हैं । अत : हर व्यक्ति को वैज्ञानिक ढंग से सोने की कला सीखनी

चाहिए।
सोने के पहले योगनिद्रा का अभ्यास करें । इससे सम्पूर्ण शरीर और मन शिथिल हो जायेगा । नींद गहरी आयेगी और कम समय में पूरी हो जायेगी और जागने पर आप ताजगी एवं स्फूर्ति का अनुभव करेंगे । योगनिद्रा के अभ्यास में शारीरिक केन्द्रों की स्थिति अन्तर्मुखी हो जाती है ।

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Misinterpretation of Shivalingam
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Worship of the shivalingam has been misinterpreted by indologists and researchers since they began to study
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@DeepaShreeAB @V_Shuddhi @LostTemple7 @rightwingchora

the Spiritual practices of the people of the india in the last few centuries.
Unfortunately, in the sanskrit dictionary, one of the meaning given for the word 'shivalingam' is 'phallus, the male organ of shiva'.
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When these first researchers, who were not well versed in sanskrit,its history or grammar, came to explain and record their thesis on shivalingam, they just took the dictionary and came to the conclusion that it refers to phallus worship.
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In their wake,other research scholars have made the same mistake repeatedly. They even thought that perhaps there was some primitive tribal rite of the Hindus where all females worshipped the male organ. This is how a very unclassical and under-developed brain works.
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According to sanskrit grammar and the philosophy connected with it, the term lingam means a state which is invisible, which is unseen , but which is in existence. Many thinkers and most artists and poets can understand this concept very well.
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Swat valley, Pakistan;
the Switzerland of the East. Within this valley there is a famous place once known as Uḍḍiyāna or Oḍḍiyāna, a sacred seat of religious practice in both Tantric Śaivism and Buddhism.
@DeepaShreeAB
@LostTemple7 @V_Shuddhi @rightwingchora @desi_thug1

In fact, on the Buddhist side, the great Indian Siddha and transmitter of what came to be known as Dzogchen, Padmasambhava, is said to have originated from within this valley.

For the Śaivas we have the Krama lineage, whose promulgator, Jñānanetra, received the fully enlightening transmission of Maṅgalā, a beneficent form of Kālī, at this same sacred seat (pīṭha).

Interesting, both of these esteemed masters were active in the 9th century, Padmasambhava likely being the older contemporary. Their shared geographical pedigree notwithstanding, the Krama lineage of Śākta-inspired Śaivism and the esoteric teachings of the Nyingma

lineage of Tibetan Buddhism that sees Padmasambhava as its founder, have some fascinating commonalities that have yet to be fully explored.

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What is Kundalini?
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Kundalini is the name of a sleeping dormant potential force in the human organism.
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@DeepaShreeAB @V_Shuddhi @LostTemple7 @rightwingchora
@hathyogi31

and it is situated at the root of the spinal column. In the masculine body it is in the perineum, between the urinary and excretory organs.
In the female body its location is at the root of the uterus, in the cervix.
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This centre is known as mooladhara chakra and it is actually a physical structure. It is a small gland which you can even take out and press.
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However, kundalini is a dormant energy, and even if you press it, it will not explode like a bomb.
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To awaken kundalini you must prepare yourself through yogic techniques. You must practise asanas, pranayama, kriya yoga and meditation.
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