April 22, 2012

Yoga and the Four Cycles of Mind

Human mind normally functions in any one of the four cycles:
1)  Beta Wave  -  14 to 40 cycles
     It is the emotional state of mind.  The more your cycles are the more you lose your awareness and the more you are emotional.  For example, if you are angry or worried or afraid or lustful, your mind cycle may be between 25 to 35 depending upon its density.  In between 20 and 40 cycles, your reason and thinking power scarcely works.  You commit errors, have bad habits and build all your weakness without being out of your own control.
2)  Alpha Wave  - 8 to 13 cycles
     Normally a person who does not do meditation starts sleeping when he reaches this state of mind.  He is not well aware of what he thinks and hence dreams are out of his understanding and remembrance.  But when a person gets initiation in yoga (kundalini dheetsha) he reaches 13 cycle and gradually moves upto 8 cycles depending upon his intensive concentration.  Here the yogi is aware, not sleepy and he is enabled to understand  his own weakness and strength, the secrets of nature, etc.,
3)  Theta Wave  -  4 to 7 cycles
      A person, not doing yoga falls in deep sleep but a yogi, doing Thuriya meditation reaches this stage and still more aware of the secrets and laws of nature.  Many inventions take place at this state of mind.  The brain cells are active more in number and the yogi becomes more powerful in a way that whatever he thinks, that happens soon.
4)  Delta Wave  -  1 to 3 cycles
     This is generally called as unconscious state and ho-ma stage for normal human beings, but a yogi who reaches this stage through Thuriyatheedha meditation moves very close to atman (braman or god) or the unified force as science calls it.  He mingles with it and identifies himself with the universe.  The ultimate truth that 'I am all, I am in all' is realised at this stage.  All vedas and holy books were revealed only at this stage.

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