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Spiritual Survival Guide - Pranayama

Summary

, 15 min

Keeping a meditation practice alive for a lifetime by setting a daily bare minimum, illustrated by his monastic rule of five minutes and six kriyas twice a day. Covers Drona as habit in the Bhagavad Gita, shame among the eight meannesses of the heart, self-encouragement, and avoiding burnout by treating practice as a marathon.

In this video

Teaches
Meditation habit
Discusses
ArjunaBhagavad GitaKurukshetraStruggle in meditationEight meannesses of the heartPositive reinforcementMythology and symbolism
Mentions
Martial artsRight amygdalaLeft amygdalaPranayamaKriya YogaKrishnaHRV ResonanceMedullaSpiritual eyeGranthis

Key moments

00:00Spiritual survival: an idea from monastic life for householders00:50Pick your minimum for meditation each day00:57Arjuna as the third center, the fire and will to do02:17Drona as habit, teacher of good and bad habits at Kurukshetra02:54Meditation as a new habit, past the right amygdala into bliss03:29Early meditations: thoughts rushing up and years of frustration05:38Too tired to meditate: the idea born in the postulant ashram06:37His bare minimum: five minutes, six kriyas, twice a day07:17A minimum, a dedicated space, a chair and a time08:08Shame and the eight meannesses of the heart09:27Pat yourself on the back, as Krishna encourages Arjuna10:11Let your love build: five, seven, ten, fifteen minutes11:07Consistency, self-encouragement and growing love for practice11:44Hercules, Atlas and the spiritual eye at the medulla12:49Burnout and the authoritarian attitude: a marathon, not a sprint14:08Recap: get your minimum, get your space, let it build