Updated on 19.04.2023 07:23
When we sit down to write or edit our agam literature (Jain canonical books) we do not work for hours at a stretch. We work for one to one-and-a-half hour and then stop, after which we start doing some other work. There is no tension in this. If we go on doing one work continuously, tension arises. If you want to be free from tension, the best solution is to keep switching from one kind of work to another. The second solution to be free from tension is to take rest after 2 hours. There are many ways to relax. After an hour's work, one could relax for 5 minutes by doing kayotsarg. This would purge the tension and leave us free of it. While working for two hours, one could practice Mahapran dhvani, (the humming sound) two to three times, and that too will release stress. One could also practice the sarvendriya sanyam mudra (a special physical posture to control all one's senses and one's mind) after working for two hours at a stretch. This, too, will make the tension vanish.From a scientific point of view, tension emerges from the senses. The more you see, the more you hear, the more tension is created. Tension is created when your communication with the outer world increases. If we cut down our link with the outer world and completely break off our communication with it, automatically our tension ends. You can practice the sarvendriya sanyam mudra at any time. The procedure for practicing it is: put your thumbs in your ears, place your right index finger on your right eye and your left index finger on your left eye. Place your two middle fingers on your nose and the other four fingers on your lips. This is how you stop the activities of senses and mind. If you practice it for three to five minutes, you will feel relaxed, fresh and rejuvenated as if you just took rest, and haven't done any work at all. In this posture, all the senses are controlled. Removing your fingers and opening your eyes will make you feel as if you were in a different world. Practicing this posture for only five minutes will wipe out the tension created by working for two to three hours.
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