There are a
lot of sayings with regards to ‘healthy body leads to a healthy mind’ and so on.
All these sayings have come because of the experience and observations made by
our ancestors. All such sayings ring true even today. With a healthy,
physically fit body the chemical reactions created within you all lead to a
state of alertness and general well-being – you feel good about yourself; it
gives you the confidence to face the world with a smile. One of the best ways
to keep fit is to follow the dictum of early to bed and early to rise. By
following this routine, you let the body cycle into a comfortable rhythm – wake
up, exercise, meditate, breakfast, work, lunch, work, family time, dinner,
sleep and rest for the body to recover. While you do this one needs to remember
that anything in excess is not good for the body – it could be sleep, work,
exercise, food, etc – with a little bit of practice you will be able to find
your own body’s rhythm – that is because each individuals physiology is different.
Just
imagine if you fall sick all the time, do you think you will be able to sit for
meditation comfortably for half an hour? If you do not have the mental or
physical strength to sit down for half an hour, how will you even start
meditation? If you are destined to be spiritual, then you will definitely find
the time and the motivation to exercise, do yoga, make your body physically fit
to sit down for that crucial half an hour for your inward journey! Your
physical body houses your ‘soul’ – so if you want the soul to become strong
then you have to ensure that its house is strong too. In fact, it is your
responsibility to ensure a strong house for the progress of your soul. Swamiji
keeps sending us motivational videos which show him exercising even today – why
is that? That is just so his children understand the importance of physical
health for a spiritual future.
With peak
physical fitness, you will find your entire attitude to life is different – it is
more positive, more confident, more jovial, more compassionate as you imbibe
all the positive chemical reactions in your physical body that give you a
healthy physique – with this sitting for meditation becomes easy. With the
guidance of your spiritual Master your inward journey begins and with the
passage of time you start developing a glowing face, a kind of radiance which
we call Swamiji’s facial. Pray that all of you can develop the sense of having
Swamiji’s facial on all the time!
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