Pleasure is a Chemical Reaction Only ……..

Chemicals are making you happy or sad....

Pleasure and pain is a chemical reaction. There are four primary chemicals in the brain that effect happiness: Dopamine, Oxytocin, Serotonin, and Endorphins. Each one is activated in a different way. We could design our brain by activating these chemical through our daily experiences. This could be achieved through positive thinking, through yoga and meditation.  

Here are four major chemicals in the brain that influence our happiness (DOSE):

1. Dopamine
2. Oxytocin
3. Serotonin
4. Endorphins

Dopamine – Dopamine is generally considered as happiness drug. Procrastination, self-doubt, and lack of enthusiasm are linked with low levels of dopamine. This brain's "Pleasing chemical," sends signals among brain cells in a way that rewards a person or animal for one activity or another.  

Oxytocin – Oxytocin is a harmone that released in one person through his/her closeness with another person.  It also triggered through social bonding, like eye contact and attentiveness. This helps strengthen existing bonds and relationships. Animals will reject their offspring when the release of oxytocin is blocked. Now new research from Duke University suggests the hormone may also support spirituality. "Oxytocin appears to be part of the way our bodies support spiritual beliefs." 

Serotonin – This is responsible for controlling your greater mood. If you’re in a nice mood, you’ve got serotonin to thank. And if you’re in a bad mood, you’ve got serotonin to blame. So, serotonin can affect mood and social behavior, appetite and digestion, sleep, memory and sexual desire and function. Serotonin starts flowing when you feel significant or important. Loneliness and depression are common when serotonin is absent. Serotonin is manufactured in the brain and the intestines. The majority of the body's serotonin, between 80-90%, can be found in the gastrointestinal tract. Serotonin that is used inside the brain must be produced within it. 

University of Montreal scientists ; Perreau-Linck et al, have shown that activities like mindfulness have a direct impact on the brain’s production of serotonin levels. It is thought that meditation “bathes” neurons with an array of feel-good chemicals, effectively melting away the stress that leads to low serotonin levels and depression.

Endorphins – Endorphins are those happy hormones that make us feel good. Endorphins are known as nature's natural painkillers, these opiate-like chemicals are generally produced when the body is under extreme physical stressful conditions. Yoga, meditation, exercise, running, laughter, sex promotes the production of endorphins. 

Creative Power behind you….. is listening you....

Creative Powers Behind You.

All walls have their ears. Yes! Walls too have ears. Something is listening you. Watching you! Judging all of your actions! That something is everywhere. Why it is listening to you? Because it has to respond to all of your actions. In my childhood my parents always interrupts me whenever I had tried to say any undesirable quote. They said not to speak any bad quote because sometimes it may happen. But they weren't any answer behind that happening.

After going through Indian scriptures and world fame books, I had found answer to this secret system.

Louise Hay an American Motivational Author explained in her book “How to Heal your Body” that how things happened in one’s life. She says, “What we think about ourselves is responsible for everything in our lives, the best or worst. Every thought we think is creating our future. The thoughts we think and the words we speak create our experiences”.  She further says, “Universal power totally supports us in every thought we choose to believe.”

As per Louise Hay theory and experiments universal power is listening we and this power do works in accordance of our thoughts. That’s why it is said don’t speak bad quote nature will listen and give the same to you.

Dr. Joseph Murphy in his book “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind” told us that  mind works on pictures not on thoughts. In actual thoughts are also pictures. He says, “Mind with the help of this nature brought things to you”. This depends on the clarity of the picture you think. If you desires a car. You are advised to send a very clear picture of that car to your mind, everything should be clear brand name, design, model, color everything regarding that car. Your mind will start work to generate that car for you. In actual this is the nature who is working for you. It is listening you, watching you and works for you in accordance with picture transmitted through your mind. That’s why it is said don’t speak anything bad; nature will listen and generates the same for you.

Universe just have to combine these letters accordingly

Paulo Coehlo, is a Brazilian Lyricist and Novelist; in his book ‘The Alchemist’ says “Soul of universe is watching you and in actual you are also part of soul of the universe and when you have a desire this entire universe try to full fill it for you”. That’s why it is said don’t speak bad quote nature will listen and give the same to you.

Rhonda Byrne is an Australian television writer and producer, best known for her new thought woks, The Secret a book and a film by the same name. Same thing is said by Rhonda Byrne as said by Joseph Murphy. Mind works on picture. Mind tries to create all those picture which it got repeatedly. That’s why it is said don’t speak bad quote nature will listen and give the same to you.

Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta, This nature has three properties, Prakriti ke teen gunaas. Everything on this earth is a product of these three properties of nature. Everything possesses one or two or three gunnas of prakriti. Our mind with the help of our senses works on materialistic attractions and produces these attractions for us. This is an automatic process.  Here again nature with its three powers help in creating things. That’s why it is said don’t speak bad quote nature will listen and give the same to you.

Swara Yoga, an ancient science. Swara Yoga is 100% scientific and experimentally tested throughout the world. It was a conversation between Shiva & maa Parvati. It is the science of breathe. Very beautiful technique. Medical science approves this technique. It works with 100% surety. With the help of this yoga everything can be materialized. Enlightenment can also be achieved. Mean everything is possible.

When Pingla or Ida is flowing with Prithivi tatva, whatever you do during this flow must be materialized nobody can stop this.

When Pingla or Ida is flowing with Jal tatva, whatever you do during this flow will be materialized but it remains for certain period of time.

Here natural forces work accordance to these flows of nadis along with different five tatvas. That’s why it is said don’t speak bad quote nature will listen and give the same to you.

Technology of Meditation – Patanjali Yoga Sutra

Technology of Meditation

Meditation is all about transforming the mind to live in the moment. Relieving any stress from yesterday or worries for tomorrow. It allows you to see things for what they are when you’re in a peaceful state of mind. You should think of meditation as a workout for your body and mind, without having to leave your house. 

I would like to discuss through Patanjali Yoga Sutra .  In Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra, the eight fold path is called ashtanga yoga, which literally means “eight limbs”. These eight steps basically act as guidelines on how to live a meaningful and purposeful life. They serve as a prescription for moral and ethical conduct and self-discipline; they direct attention toward one’s health; and they help us to acknowledge the spiritual aspects of our nature.

These 8 steps are

Yama –

Five Yama are:-

Ahimsa (Non-Violence), Satya (Truthfulness), Asteya (Non-Stealing), BrahamCharya (Continence) Aparigraha (Non-Covetousness)

Niyama –

Niyama are also five – Saucha (cleanliness), Samtosa (contentment), Tapas (heat; spiritual austerities),  

 Svadhyaya (Study of the sacred scriptures and of one’s self), Isvara pranidhana (surrender to God)

Asana – There are more than 84 thousand of Asana

Through the practice of asanas, we develop the habit of discipline and got ability to concentrate, both of which are necessary for meditation.

Pranayaam

Extension of Life Force. Yogis believe that it not only rejuvenates the body but actually extends life itself.

Pratyahara

It means withdrawal or sensory transcendence. Pratyahara is a happening and is the result from first 4 limbs. This is a conscious effort to draw our awareness away from the external world and outside stimuli.

Dharna

Concentration develops here. This is a resulting state of consciousness that comes after practice of 5 limbs.

Dhyana (Meditation)

This is meditation or contemplation and is related to uninterrupted flow of concentration. Normally concentration and meditation externally seems to be one but there is a distinction between these two stages. Where dharana practices one-pointed attention, dhyana is ultimately a state of being keenly aware without focus. At this stage, the mind has been quieted. This is the state of few thoughts or no thoughts.

It means Meditation is a happening and generally happens after Pratyahara. Without Pratayahara one can’t meditate. Meditation is never possible without happening of pratyahara.

Samadhi

This is final stage as told by Maharishi Patanjali. Samadhi is a state of ecstasy. It happens after dhyana. At this stage, the meditator merges with his or her point of focus and transcends the Self altogether. The meditator comes to realize a profound connection with divinity.

Is it possible to meditate for thousands of Years?

                                                 Yoga Technique from Ancient Indian Yoga

I would love to share with you the scientific way of meditation. Human life span is maximum 100 years. Than how could one meditate for such a very long time period? But Indian Scriptures have answer. There are a lot of stories of long meditation in Indian Scriptures. It means there is a way with which one can meditate for thousand thousands of years. In Indian Epic Ramayana, Mahabharata there are couple of events of such a very long meditation. It is mentioned in Ramayana Epic that Ravana did meditation for thousands of years, guru Vasishth did it, guru Vishwa Mitra also did the same. 

It means it is possible to meditate for thousands of years. Such a long meditation is known as “Tapasya.”Ravana Asura did tapas for a thousand years.  Vishwamitra did the tapasya for twelve thousand years. Worldwide, the average life span is 71 years. According to Indian Scriptures one can practice meditation for such a long period. Meditation is a bridge to contact your higher self. When it practices with proper method it would generate tremendous knowledge and tremendous power within you. In India great spiritual scientists discover different ways to meditate. Some ways are slow; some are moderate while some are special and very fast. 

I would love to introduce such a great way of meditation/Tapasya with the help of which you could be able to meditate for thousands of years. This way of yoga is known as aeroplanic way. 

This great way of practicing meditation is known as Kriya Yoga. Kriya Yoga is a comprehensive spiritual path that was brought to the West by Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi. Kriya also refers to the specific technique that is part of the spiritual path taught by Paramhansa Yogananda. 

Kriya Yoga is described by its practitioners as the ancient Yoga system revived in modern times by Mahavatar Babaji through his disciple Lahiri Mahasaya, c. 1861.

According to Yogananda the ancient Yogic text the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, contains a description of Kriya Yoga in the second chapter II 49 "Liberation can be attained by that pranayama which is accomplished by disjoining the course of inspiration and expiration.”

Kriya Yoga, as taught by Lahiri Mahasaya, is traditionally exclusively learned via the Guru-disciple relationship and the initiation consists of a secret ceremony.

As Yogananda describes Kriya Yoga, "The Kriya Yogi mentally directs his life energy to revolve, upward and downward, around the six spinal centers (medullary, cervical, dorsal, lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal plexuses) which correspond to the twelve astral signs of the zodiac, the symbolic Cosmic Man. One half-minute of revolution of energy around the sensitive spinal cord of man effects subtle progress in his evolution; that half-minute of Kriya equals one year of natural spiritual unfoldment."

So as described by Paramhansa Yogananda ji half-minute of Kriya equals one year of natural spiritual unfoldment. It means if one practice it one hour daily it would be equal to 60 years of natural spiritual advancement.

One year regular practice of Kriya Yoga would be equal to 21900 years of natural spiritual advancement.

This is very secret yoga and can only be learned via the Guru-disciple relationship and the initiation consists of a secret ceremony.

Reference Source – My personal Experience and Wikipedia.