Food, sleep and Brahmacharya these are the three pillars of the body. That is the body survives and works on the straight of these three.
Taking them in right manner and quantity makes the body table, nourishes it and equities it with strength and attractiveness.
(The issue of food has been dealt with exhaustively in earlier Rishi Prasad issue) Describing the importance of Sleep, the great health teacher, Charaka says:
When the mind is tired form work and the senses too, being tired with draw themselves form their respective objects man sleep to give rest to the mind and the senses. Sleep gives maximum amount of rest to the body. Such rest reinvigorates the body. Sleep pays an equally important part in sustaining the body as does the food taken by it.
Benefits of Sleep:
A sound sleep nourishes the body and increases its healthfulness, strength and vital fluids. It enables the sense organs to function properly and effectively. One habitually enjoying a sound sleep lives full courses of life.
Sleep should be taken at the right time and in the right quantity. Oversleeping or taking sleep at inappropriate time or completely forgoing sleep or taking too little sleep erodes health and longevity. Sleeping in the day is highly injurious to health but those who are engaged ion excessive studies excessive hard work or are debilitated by semen loss who are tried on account of staying awake at night or traveling as also children old aged lean and weak people may in the day.
In summers the nights are smaller and there is accumulation of gases in the body; therefore it s beneficial to sleep for a short while in the day.
Those who consume ghee and milk in excess or are obese and those with Kapha constitutions or suffering form Kapha produced diseases should in no circumstances sleep in the day.
Disadvantages form sleeping in the day:
Sleeping in the day causes reduction in appetite. Food is not digested properly and the raw undigested food gets converted into Toxins (ama) resulting in heaviness and cramps in the body nausea headache, heaviness in the heart and skin diserascs etc. The Tamasic tendencies generated by sleeping in the day lead to diminution of memory and intellectual faculties.
Measures to overcome the tendency to oversleep:
Fasting, Pranayam, exercise and avoiding Tamasic foods (garlic, Onions, radish horse beans stale and fried foods) help overcome the tendency to oversleep.
Insomnia:
Causes: Aggravation of Vata or Pitta, semen loss mental agitation worry and sorrow disturb the sleep.
Symptoms: Sleeplessness causes Vata related symptoms lie itching pain, heaviness in the body and in the head, giddiness, yawning gloominess and indigestion etc.
Remedies for insomnia:
Massaging oil into the head massaging ghee into foot soles regularly putting oil into the ears getting the body pressed, taking ghee milk (particularly of the buffalo) curd and boiled rice a comfortable bed ad pleasing environment in the room these measures help in bringing the sleep back into eyes.
Massaging the head with ‘Sahchar siddha oil (available in ayurvedic dispensaries) prouduces deep and sound sleep.
Noteworthy facts:
• Increase in Kapha humour and Tamasic tendencies produces more sleep and increase in Vata humour and Sattive tendencies lead to reduced sleep.
• Keeping awake at night aggravates Vata which in turn produces dryness in the body. Sleeping in the day aggravates Kapha and increases oiliness of the body. A bit of snoozing in the sting position however produces neither dryness nor oiliness; it rather gives rest to the body.
• One should sleep with the head towards east or south.
• One shouldn’t sleep with hands or feet contracted with legs crossed or with hands behind or over the head. One should also not sleep on the stomach.
• It is best to Sleep 2-21/2 hours after sunset and to get up 2-21/2 hours before sunrise.
• Reading of scriptures and protracted chanting of ‘N’ immediately before sleeping converts sleep into worship.
Mantra for producing sleep:
Suddhe suddhe Mahayogini Mahanidre svaha
Going to bed repeating this mantra produces deep and sound sleep.
Taking them in right manner and quantity makes the body table, nourishes it and equities it with strength and attractiveness.
(The issue of food has been dealt with exhaustively in earlier Rishi Prasad issue) Describing the importance of Sleep, the great health teacher, Charaka says:
When the mind is tired form work and the senses too, being tired with draw themselves form their respective objects man sleep to give rest to the mind and the senses. Sleep gives maximum amount of rest to the body. Such rest reinvigorates the body. Sleep pays an equally important part in sustaining the body as does the food taken by it.
Benefits of Sleep:
A sound sleep nourishes the body and increases its healthfulness, strength and vital fluids. It enables the sense organs to function properly and effectively. One habitually enjoying a sound sleep lives full courses of life.
Sleep should be taken at the right time and in the right quantity. Oversleeping or taking sleep at inappropriate time or completely forgoing sleep or taking too little sleep erodes health and longevity. Sleeping in the day is highly injurious to health but those who are engaged ion excessive studies excessive hard work or are debilitated by semen loss who are tried on account of staying awake at night or traveling as also children old aged lean and weak people may in the day.
In summers the nights are smaller and there is accumulation of gases in the body; therefore it s beneficial to sleep for a short while in the day.
Those who consume ghee and milk in excess or are obese and those with Kapha constitutions or suffering form Kapha produced diseases should in no circumstances sleep in the day.
Disadvantages form sleeping in the day:
Sleeping in the day causes reduction in appetite. Food is not digested properly and the raw undigested food gets converted into Toxins (ama) resulting in heaviness and cramps in the body nausea headache, heaviness in the heart and skin diserascs etc. The Tamasic tendencies generated by sleeping in the day lead to diminution of memory and intellectual faculties.
Measures to overcome the tendency to oversleep:
Fasting, Pranayam, exercise and avoiding Tamasic foods (garlic, Onions, radish horse beans stale and fried foods) help overcome the tendency to oversleep.
Insomnia:
Causes: Aggravation of Vata or Pitta, semen loss mental agitation worry and sorrow disturb the sleep.
Symptoms: Sleeplessness causes Vata related symptoms lie itching pain, heaviness in the body and in the head, giddiness, yawning gloominess and indigestion etc.
Remedies for insomnia:
Massaging oil into the head massaging ghee into foot soles regularly putting oil into the ears getting the body pressed, taking ghee milk (particularly of the buffalo) curd and boiled rice a comfortable bed ad pleasing environment in the room these measures help in bringing the sleep back into eyes.
Massaging the head with ‘Sahchar siddha oil (available in ayurvedic dispensaries) prouduces deep and sound sleep.
Noteworthy facts:
• Increase in Kapha humour and Tamasic tendencies produces more sleep and increase in Vata humour and Sattive tendencies lead to reduced sleep.
• Keeping awake at night aggravates Vata which in turn produces dryness in the body. Sleeping in the day aggravates Kapha and increases oiliness of the body. A bit of snoozing in the sting position however produces neither dryness nor oiliness; it rather gives rest to the body.
• One should sleep with the head towards east or south.
• One shouldn’t sleep with hands or feet contracted with legs crossed or with hands behind or over the head. One should also not sleep on the stomach.
• It is best to Sleep 2-21/2 hours after sunset and to get up 2-21/2 hours before sunrise.
• Reading of scriptures and protracted chanting of ‘N’ immediately before sleeping converts sleep into worship.
Mantra for producing sleep:
Suddhe suddhe Mahayogini Mahanidre svaha
Going to bed repeating this mantra produces deep and sound sleep.
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