The most
important of all the other problem one faces during one starts a purascharana
is the increase of ‘heat; in the body. People who are familiar with this
concept can easily understand what i mean, but this has no equivalent term in
the allopathy, at best, we can translate this phenomenon as biliousness (bile).
Majority of the people who do a lot of sadhana, including purascharana, face
this. I tried many forms of remedy, but the best i found is what is given here
:
1 1.
Eating a small ball of butter. For those who worry about their cholesterol
level, there are other methods. But, this is the best treatment i found handy
during the purascharana.
2.
Drinking jeera (Tamil – jeeragam, English – cumin seed) water, better
if the jeera is roasted a little. Boil water with jeera and drink it throughout
the day.
3.
Roast methi seed (Tamil - vendhayam, English - fenugreek), soak some
10/12 seeds in a glass of water in the night and drink and eat it in the
morning.
4.
When during this period, for lack of following the above methods, if i
get ulcer in the mouth, i used to take B-complex capsules for 3/4 days.
5.
But if one has an excessive amount of bile, causing heavy head, nausea
etc this is the best treatment – take a mixture of some raisins (dry grape), ginger,
jeera and sugar.
The
next important problem is concentration. After a period of time, if we are not
used to meditating for a longer period, the eyes automatically open. The best thing
to do during this time is, let it be in that state (open) for some time before
closing it again.
The
mind will start to wander, mostly thinking about the long period of time we are
meditating, in reality it will only be less than an hour, again, chant the
mantra in soft tone (murmur), before continuing with the meditation in mind.
After
completing the chanting for the day, do not get up immediately, for this will
cause temporary or permanent cramp in the legs. Just let the blood flow through
before stretching the legs completely. In case we get some cramps etc, use salt
water fomenting for some time.
Whatever
problems you may face, never give-in to your weakness, because the whole point
of doing the purascharana is to strengthen your will-power, therefore challenge
the weaknesses as and when one arises.
