The Body: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(→Chapter synopsis: Wording) |
(→Chapter synopsis: Wording) |
||
| Line 17: | Line 17: | ||
== Chapter synopsis == | == Chapter synopsis == | ||
In this chapter Shrii Shrii Anandamurti instructed to keep the body clean and fit for ''sadhana''. He told—<ref name="AMCC" /> | In this chapter Shrii Shrii Anandamurti instructed to keep the body clean and fit for ''sadhana''. He told—<ref name="AMCC" /> | ||
# One should keep | # One should keep his or her body neat and clean. | ||
# After urination cleanse with water or by some other means. | # After urination one should cleanse genitals with water or by some other means. | ||
# Twice daily before regular meditation, and before any other time of meditation, bath or vyápaka shaoca (thorough cleanliness, half bath) should be done. | # Twice daily before regular meditation, and before any other time of meditation, bath or vyápaka shaoca (thorough cleanliness, half bath) should be done. | ||
# Before taking food and before going to sleep, one should do vyápaka shaoca with cold water, or in cold weather, with lukewarm water. | # Before taking food and before going to sleep, one should do vyápaka shaoca with cold water, or in cold weather, with lukewarm water. | ||
Revision as of 07:57, 14 June 2014
| The Body | |
|---|---|
| Speaker | Shrii Shrii Anandamurti |
| Date | 1956 |
| Place | Jamalpur |
| Location in Sarkarverse |
 |
The Body is the second chapter of Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 2 written by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti.[1]
Chapter synopsis
In this chapter Shrii Shrii Anandamurti instructed to keep the body clean and fit for sadhana. He told—[1]
- One should keep his or her body neat and clean.
- After urination one should cleanse genitals with water or by some other means.
- Twice daily before regular meditation, and before any other time of meditation, bath or vyápaka shaoca (thorough cleanliness, half bath) should be done.
- Before taking food and before going to sleep, one should do vyápaka shaoca with cold water, or in cold weather, with lukewarm water.
- It is recommended to fast without water on ekádashii. In addition, if desired, a fast can be observed on two more days of the month, namely púrńimá (full moon) and amávasyá (new moon). For a sannyásii (renunciant) it is imperative to fast invariably on both ekádashiis, púrńimá and amávasyá.
References
| Preceded by Sadhana (Intuitional Practice |
Ananda Marga Caryacarya Part 2 With: The Body |
Succeeded by Society |
