Sleeplessness and its natural-yogic treatment

Sleeplessness and its natural-yogic treatment

Dr. Shirley Telles and Shivangi Pathak, Patanjali Research Department, Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar

Sleep is very important for life long good health. According to National Sleep Institute, sleep is necessary for proper function of a person's body.

• Sleep keeps our heart healthy. 
• Reduces tension. l Controls the body's excitements.
• Keeps us active. 
• Improves our memory.
• Controls our weight. 
• Improves immune system of the body. 
• Controls the danger from depression. 
• Rejuvenates our body.

There are five stages of sleep. The first two stages are called NREM (Non-rapid eye movement) and REM (Rapid eye movement). Four stages are concerned to NREM stage and fifth one comes under REM.

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The formula of completeness and success of life

The everlasting truth from the Shaswat Pragya of 

Shredhyey Yogrishi Param Pujya Swamiji Maharaj

The formula of completeness and success of life

1. There should be no alternative to the pledge and to fulfill the sacred oath taken by us, every effort should be made. Physically, mentally, psychologically and spiritually, we are independent though we depend on others in view of economical, social, family and political aspects. But this is little trouble, which could be overcome though, it gives little pain. Th e completeness of the life is in the manhood. Th e external manhood eff ort (purushurth) takes up to prosperity while internal manhood takes us to the extreme of `Samadhi` (trance).

2. When we perform service and meditation, without any selfishness we receive three gift s from the almighty. First one is the best, refined, positive and complete judicious intelligence, the second one is the best powerful and completely healthy body and the third one is patronage of the best and competent parents and most intelligent and efficient teachers. Enjoying the worldly pleasures will not give us good fortune and more we enjoy the pleasures, more the blessings of the god for our good work decays. Hence, a complete pious and rational person has the duty that he starts the public service form 10 per cent and later extend it to 100 per cent. Th us, service to the mankind is the platonic service. Th is service has been named as `brahma karma`, `akam`, `aapt kam`, or divine duty in Vedas, philosophy, Gita or Upnishads. We shall get rid of our inconsiderate wishes and live life, in accordance to the `Vedas`, teachers, `Shastras` and the soul. We shall not dis-honour or violate the wish, order, inspiration or the direction of the almighty in the soul.

3. In the life, we shall take some decisions very fi rmly and live life with authority. Such tendency gives divinity, greatness, sage ship, divinity and completeness. We could easily remove macro-defects from the life immediately like non-vegetarianism, intoxication, anger, revenge, reaction, violence, falsehood or if we say in proper words, any action against the `yama-niyam`. Dilute the macro defects of the life slowly with firmness and one day, you will succeed.

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