Message #18671

[Jitendra Hydonus]

Lesson 118

I always wondered why it felt so good to meditate right after taking a shower or after swimming and I just read in SRF lesson 118 that..." if you bathe everyday and meditate immediately thereafter, then you will feel the power of baptism by water. Water opens the pores of the skin letting out disturbing body poisons, calming and soothing the whole organism. Water cools the nerve endings and sends reports of cool sensations through the vital centers, balancing evenly all the vital energies."

~Paramahansa Yogananda

Water combined with exercise often makes my body limp like a jellyfish; tension is released and relaxation comes naturally.