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he will ask you to do the same thing i am asking： relax your body； dont let any tension remain in your body； let your body be totally loose； just like a fluff of cotton。
have you ever noticed how a dog or a cat sleeps？ they sleep as if they are not。
have you ever noticed a baby sleeping？ there is no tension anywhere …… its arms and legs remain unbelievably loose。
watch a youth and an old man …… you will find everything tense in them。
so the doctor would ask you to relax totally。
the same condition applies to sleep： the breathing should be relaxed； deep and slow。
you must have noticed that jogging； the breathing bees faster。
similarly； when the body exerts itself at work； the breathing bees faster and the blood circulation increases。
for sleeping； the blood circulation should slow down …… the situation should be just the opposite to jogging …… and then the breathing will relax。
so the second condition is： relax your breathing。
when thoughts run faster； the blood has to circulate rapidly in the brain …… and when this happens； sleep bees impossible。
the condition of sleep requires a slower flow of blood to the brain。
thats why we use pillows …… to reduce the flow of blood to the brain。
without a pillow； the head lies at the same level as the body； and consequently； the blood flows at the same rate from head to toe。
when the head is raised； the blood has difficulty moving upwards； its flow is reduced in the brain and moves throughout the rest of the body。
so the greater the difficulty one has in falling asleep； the more pillows he will need to put under his head to raise it。
as the flow of blood is reduced； the brain relaxes and one finds it easy to fall asleep。
with fast…moving thoughts； the blood has to run faster too …… because for its movement a thought has to rely on blood as the vehicle。
the veins in the brain begin to work faster。
you must have noticed that when a person is angry his veins swell。
this is so because the veins have to make more space to let extra blood run through them。
when the head cools down； the blood pressure also decreases。
in anger； the face and the eyes turn red。
this is due to the extra blood that runs through the veins。
in that state； thoughts move so fast that the blood has to flow faster。
and breathing also bees faster。
when sex takes hold of the mind； the breathing bees very heavy and the blood flows faster …… because thoughts move so rapidly； the mind begins to function so fast； that all the veins in the brain start rushing with blood at great speed。
so the conditions for meditation are primarily the same as those applicable to sleep： relax your body； relax your breathing； let go of thoughts。
and so； for sleep as well as for meditation； the initial conditions are equally true。
the difference is in the final condition。
in the former you remain deep in sleep； in meditation you remain fully awake； thats all。
so this friend is right in asking the question。
there is a deep relationship between sleep and meditation； between samadhi and sushupti； deep sleep。
however； there is one very significant difference between the two： the difference between a conscious and an unconscious state。
sleep is unawareness； meditation is awakening。
question 2
another friend has asked： what is the difference between what you call meditation； and autohypnosis？
the difference is the same as that which exists between sleep and meditation。
this also needs to be understood。
sleep is that which es naturally； while the sleep induced through effort is self…hypnosis this is the only difference。
the word hypnos also means sleep。
hypnosis means tandra； sleepiness。
one is the kind of sleep which es on its own； the other kind is cultivated； induced。
if someone has difficulty sleeping； then he will have to do something about it。
if a man lies down and begins to think continuously that he is falling asleep； and should this thought enter his being and take hold of his mind； the body will begin to respond accordingly too。
the body will begin to relax； the breathing will begin to slow down； the mind will begin to quiet down。
if an environment for sleep is created within the body； the body will start functioning accordingly。
the body is not concerned with facts； the body is very obedient。
if you feel hungry every day at eleven oclock； and if your clock stopped at eleven oclock the previous night； one look at the clock and your stomach would say； 〃time to eat〃 …… even though it might be only eight oclock in the morning。
it is not eleven oclock yet …… there are still three more hours before eleven …… but if the clock shows eleven oclock the stomach will plain of hunger because the stomach works mechanically。
if you are used to going to bed at midnight； and if by chance your clock is two hours ahead； you will begin to feel drowsy as soon as the clock strikes twelve； even though it may be only ten oclock。
the body will immediately say； 〃it is twelve oclock。
time to go to bed！〃
the body is very obedient。
the healthier the body； the more obedient it is。
a healthy body means an obedient body。
a sick body is one which has stopped obeying： you feel sleepy and the body refuses to sleep； you feel hungry and the body doesnt want to eat。
a body which stops obeying is an ill body； and the body which is obedient is a healthy body …… because the body follows us like a shadow。
difficulty arises when the body stops being obedient。
so hypnosis simply means that the body has to be ordered； that it has to be made to follow mands。
most of our illnesses are just pseudo。
almost fifty percent of our ailments are false。
the reason behind the growing illness in the world is not that there is an increase in disease； it is because mans pretense is on the increase。
make sure you understand this well。
with increased knowledge and better economic conditions there should be a decline in the number of diseases。
but that has not happened； because mans capacity to lie has kept on growing。
man not only lies to others； he lies to himself too。
he creates new diseases as well。