Spiritual methods to relieve tensions of the Mind?

 

First you need to understand what type of tension you suffering from. There are three types of tensions from which a human being could suffer. These are:-

1. Muscular Tensions 
2. Mental Tensions
3. Emotional Tensions

Muscular Tensions – Again it is of two types, one tension due to over exercise and second tension is due to lack of exercise. To relieve from first type of tension you require rest, only rest. To relieve from second type of tension you need to become more active. 

Mental Tensions – Mental tension usually come from lot of thinking, day dreaming, lot of unhealthy discussions. Mental tension can also come from your profession. To cope with mental tension ‘Karam Yoga’ is prescribed. Karam Yoga means selfless service to the society by any means as per your own convenience. Hard work through ‘Karam Yoga’ would give direction to your mind. 

Emotional Tensions – Emotional tensions arises in the mind due to love, haltered, death of someone whom you love most. It is very difficult to eliminate emotional tensions. Without proper guidance and effort one can get rid of emotional tensions. Sometimes it will take very long to relieve from emotional tensions. 

Bhakti Yoga, Yoga Nidra, Some Asana and pranayaam are very beneficial to eliminate emotional tensions.

Overall for the relief from these threefold tensions one has to follow spiritual path.

Keep in mind if you not treat your tensions timely they would convert into mental patterns and than into the diseases. So, be careful to manage your tensions. First know the tension and neutralize it.

This article is based on teaching of Swami Niranjanananda ji.