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Hatha
Yoga – Cure For The Dull Brain |
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Modern education cannot just bypass this
truth by saying that yoga is a physical or gymnastic system,
or that yoga is a science of the other world. Many scientific
experiments have already been carried out. Yoga is not a system
which should be regarded as being beyond the scope of scientific
investigation.
The activities in the brain during the practice of pranayama
have been investigated, and the claims of hatha yoga have
been properly substantiated. Hatha yoga talks about ida and
pingala nadis, the cold and hot channels. It states clearly
tat these two channels are physiological in nature. They are
not abstract or symbolic, they are real. These two important
channels exist within the framework of the spinal column.
One channel controls the brain and its faculties of consciousness,
and the other channel controls the life force and its impact
on human existence. Therefore, these two channels should be
properly regulated in order to ensure the balanced development
of the child.
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If
there is a blockage in these two channels, the brain has to
suffer. When a child is dull, how are you going to scientifically
evolve the state of the brain? It is not enough to classify
children as dull and forget about them.
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A dull brain
can be tackled by rejuvenating the respective nadi or channel.
When a child is found to be dull, it does not necessarily
mean that he has some mechanical or structural defect in his
brain. Dullness may be due to a deficiency in the quantum
of energy supplied to the brain. Hatha yoga is very clear
about this. It states that through the practice of pranayama,
the pranas are extended to every part of the brain, increasing
and awakening the total functioning capacity. Circulation
of the pranas is very important, not only for physical activities,
but also for mental activities. |
With
the help of pranayama, certain electrical activities are generated
within the body. In scientific investigations, it has been
shown that in pranayama the brain emits special electrical
energies. In the same way, while practising yoga nidra one
is not just sleeping. It has been noted that during yoga nidra,
alpha waves are intensified. During ordinary sleep, however,
delta waves are predominant. Whether one is sleeping soundly
or is in the state of yoga nidra can be properly deduced by
examining the brain activity recording for delta or alpha
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| Freeing the minds of our
children |
Actually,
it is not the parents whom children revolt against. It is
the structure which has been put into their minds. They want
to be free from them, to be able to think and act according
to their own nature and choosing after all, parents are also
simple people, Not all are yogis, gurus or exemplary people.
Parents fight because that is an emotional factor which cannot
always be controlled. They are satisfied or dissatisfied with
their children because that is the nature of parents, and
because they don’t know that this is going to affect
the child’s brain.
What can be done for children in this situation? Children
should be allowed to visualise, to fantasize, to operate their
minds in absolute freedom, but first they must be made conscious
of what is happening in their minds. They should not practise
this independently, not should they practise for a long period
of time. They should practise the technique with your help
and only for a short period. Then gradually step by step,
they will throw out the impressions they do not like or need.
Parents are very much in the minds of children, but it is
necessary for the child’s growth that the parents leave.
As long as parents dominate the minds of children, they can
never develop.
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| Mantra and Memory |
The final
point is the problem of memory. Memory is a great problem
for children, i.e., the problem of encoding, storage and retrieval.
All these processes combined are known as memory. Once you
solve the problem of memory you solve the greatest problem
in education. If you can find a method to improve the child’s
memory, you will be introducing something truly revolutionary
into the educational system. The mantra works immediately
on the subconscious and unconscious planes. With the help
of mantra, antar mouna and yoga nidra a very clear memory
can be developed in children. |
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