Practice Report - Alfredo - Saturday 1/5/2013

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Date:  Posted 5 years before Feb 04, 2018

Alfredo 5 years ago

ॐ नमः शिवाय

AM Practice

Woke up at 3:30 AM (Brahma-Muhurta). Practice was good and lasted over one hour.

Tapasyā (टपस्या):

1.    As little interaction with others as possible.

2.    Continue water-only fast.

3.    Long study session.

4.    Solar gazing and sunbathing.

Svādhyāya (स्वाध्याय): Study of several spiritual books by the same author.

Ishvara Pranidhana (ईश्वर प्रणिधान): Reflection on Shiva, to be fully occupied with Shiva alone. Offering of water to Lord Shiva.

Prāṇāyāma (प्राणायाम): 30 minutes of breath infusion. Used all new floor asanas learned. Kundalini was solicited twice up sushumna applying locks.

Saṃyama (संयम): Meditation on Naad for 30 minutes.

Dream recall: Several dreams recalled. The quality of recall has improved substantially since I started fasting, which confirms that food digestion is one of the parameters that hinders this quality, drawing to itself much energy. Last night there was a problematic dream showing the philandering tendencies of the subtle body, this is a reminder that much work is still needed in this front. However, I am neither alarmed nor impatient, for I am convinced that I am going in the right direction to curb the desires of the subtle body, and continue steadily on that course.

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PM Practice

Broke the water-only fasting after 2.5 days.

Continued study of spiritual literature from the same author, making notes and drawings on notebook and rehearsing a few new asanas and kriyas.

Breath infusion 30 minutes, quite strong.

Same time Naad meditation on back of head.