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Refining means to cleanse. A process to
separate pure gold from the other impurities. Impurities are
the obstacles to extracting pure gold.
The main obstacles for our evolution are
the emotional granthis or knots which have formed in the
astral body. The astral body is a body of fine energies or
pranas which have the quality of emotions and that is why
negative emotions can create blocks. These granthis have
been formed by the collection of negative emotions and their
memory patterns over very long periods of time (not only
this life, but birth after birth after birth). Granthi means
a deeply embedded negative pattern which keeps on repeating
in our actions. Just as a block in the physical body leads
to blockage in the circulation of blood, so does a
granthi lead to a blockage in the circulation of energies or
pranas.
To remove emotional debris from the
granthis within the organism and to tone up the nerves,
improve circulation of blood, ease tension, etc., six simple
breathing exercises are recommended to be done daily. They
are designed to work towards clearing the residue of
undigested experiences from within the system.
These six refining exercises tone up the
nerves, correct respiration and speech, give strength and
energy, improve circulation and digestion, remove tensions
and reduce joint pains. In short, they help in preventing
bodily disability and mental inertia, which are the primary
obstacles to soul cognition. Later on, an increase in their
intensity will effect regeneration of the vagus. These
practices are not normal, ordinary physical exercises,
though as a by-product they give benefits that almost all
other physical exercises do not. What is required here, and
in the practices to follow, is total involvement. These
practices are designed for a higher purpose. If that purpose
is not kept in mind or drawn in before one's eyes, the real
benefits -- internal purification -- will not accrue, just
as mechanical prayers, however often indulged in daily,
yield nothing.
Ideally, the exercises are to be
performed soundlessly and with minimal movement of head,
torso and knees; it is breath which drives the muscles and
organs, not vice versa. Correct performance entails ensuring
awareness and control of breath all through inhalation and
exhalation.
Each exercise is done with a particular
area of the physical body and this area in turn is connected
to the granthis and plexuses (chakras) at the astral level.
So when the granthi and the emotional debris is cleared at a
particular area, only then the emotional energies relevant
to that area get upgraded.
Click here to tutorial videos of
Refining Exercises. (Can also perform these exercises along
with the video)
(Note: Please read the instructions [in file in the link
below] before trying the exercises practically for optimal
results)
Click here to view
illustrations, instructions and guidance on performing the Refining
Exercises
MUSIC DOWNLOADS:
Click here to download music for
Refining Exercises - for 1 minute (Exercises 1, 2, and
3)
Click here to download music for
Refining Exercises - for 1 minute (Exercises 5, and 6)
Click here to download 3SRB music
(12 breaths a minute for 20 mins.)
Click here to download Radhe Krishna
music ( 12 breaths a minute for 14 mins.)
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