Srimad Bhagavad - Gita

==================================================================================== Saturday 16, November 2024, 06:30. A Study of the Bhagavadgita: Chapter 9: The Yoga of Meditation - 7. Swami Krishnananda Post-57. =================================================================================== The Gita's instruction in regard to meditation is that you may be seated on some asana which is neither on the ground, nor too high from the ground. Perhaps the reason is that on the ground itself some insects may crawl and trouble you. If it is too high, you may fall off the seat – so, neither too high nor too low. Something which is supposed to be a non-conductor of electricity is spread on the ground. In earlier days, we used to have a tiger skin or deerskin, but you can have grass – kusa grass, a grass mat. It is generally used for meditation. On that you have a soft cloth: Over that you sit. That is, all the preparations should be such that they do not cause any kind of difficulty f...