Eight Secrets of a Long Life
RAJADHIRAJA YOGA
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Eight Secrets of a Long Life Anti-stress Living Habits Eat When Hungry 1 Eating when not hungry causes constipation and indigestion. Undigested food makes one susceptible to illness. Eliminate wastes properly Give sufficient gap between meals Try to find your natural rhythm and listen to what the body tells you. Overeating is also the cause of many 1 Sleep When Tired Go to bed when your body tells you. Not lying in after you’ve woken up. Conform to natural rhythms. Sleeping during the day and staying awake at night when tired is said to be one of the causes of cancer. 2 2 Rise Before Dawn Each day has a rhythm – like a wave. 3 If you get up too late, you miss the wave and spend the rest of the day struggling to keep up. Some hours of sleep before midnight are said to be twice as valuable as sleep after midnight. 3 Half-Bath /Shower before Food, Sleep & Meditation Water has tremendous therapeutic value. The body and mind are refreshed and relaxed. The activity is performed at the optimum level, deriving maximum benefit. 4 Sick persons should take a refreshing bath at least twice a day. Healthy persons at least once a day Water should not exceed body temperature. 4 Regular Meditation & Yoga Regular meditation and yoga tune the body and mind. They waste much less energy. 5 Body and mind will last longer because the allotted amount of energy will carry you further. Each person has a fixed number of breaths to their life.. By slowing down the breathing, one can extend the duration of life. 5 Raw Food & Yogurt Life depends upon on “Prana” or “Vital Energy”. 6 Raw, fresh food, is still full of life-giving, vital energy. Vital energy (zing!!) is as important as the chemical nutrients in food. Yoghurt is an easily digestible complete protein. Contains positive bacteria that aid digestion. 6 Fasting at Intervals Fasting allows the body to rest and renew itself. System of cleaning accumulated toxins. 7 During fasting, the body burns excess, dead and diseased cells for energy – a sort of house-cleaning process. Fasting also purifies the mind, somehow clearing the conscience and giving a fresh start. The mind is naturally more inward when not distracted by food. Good for contemplation and spiritual 7 Proper Physical Labor Regular exercise strengthens bones, muscles, organs and joints. The lymphatic system is operated by motion. Prolonged idleness leads to physical degeneration. As long as we have a body, it should be regularly worked and exercised. 8 A certain amount of physical work is good for the mind also 8 Summary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Eat When Hungry Sleep When Tired Rise Before Dawn Half-Bath /Shower before Food, Sleep & Meditation Regular Meditation & Yoga Raw Food & Yogurt Fasting at Intervals Proper Physical Labor 10