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How Mystic Hinduism And Science Explains Body And Mind

The Essence And Benefits Of Meditation

Doody Richards
6 min readSep 7, 2020
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When it comes to body and mind, we are all differently capable; no two bodies are equally capable, no two minds are equally capable. But when it comes to this being, every being is capable of containing the very existence within himself. — (Sadhguru: a yogi, mystic and visionary, 2011)

I was tossing around in bed. This is the wake-up alarm from my body clock. I always rely on it to wake me up instead of setting up an alarm clock before sleep. Knowing and utilising my body clock to wake me up at any desired times I wanted has always been with me for many years.

But this morning, it was rather unusual that it was twenty past five. I was twenty minutes late before I started my meditation and yoga routines. But I don’t think you should blame me for this because apparently, it was 13 degrees celsius outside (55.4 Fahrenheit). Though the temperatures will likely rise around twenty degrees Celcius later midday, I lied if I didn’t miss the gentle morning air of summer.

I missed sitting on my yoga mat as the tropical morning sun gently glazed my skin and breezes whispered low. I missed walking on a narrow footpath in the middle of rice paddy fields along with the shades of waving coconut trees. I missed Ubud, an…

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Doody Richards
Doody Richards

Written by Doody Richards

A Travel writer based in Newcastle, Australia. Passionate about exploring places, people & cultures. Published travel stories in various magazines and a memoir.

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