Always Young

One of the strangest truths about spiritual is that it makes you seem much younger than your body's age. Now you may ask how come such a phenomenon occurs and does it not have anything to do with genes et al?

No my dear friend, ageing is a process which starts with us the moment we are born and our bodies deteriorate at a much faster rate once we cross the age of 20's.

We get married and have to bear the brunt of everything that marriage entails.

We seem much happier and younger when we are just married but as soon as the baby appears in the womb, the ageing happens at the speed of light.

The body sags and is laden with weight and every other stuff we eat and stuff our poor bodies with.

Later we are blown away with the tensions of work and family life.

As a grihistha we have to face a lot of tensions and pressures of life.

This brings about our run towards death and faster ageing.

In the true spiritual sense the ageing process is reversed by means of a few changes that are affected by the Guru.

He puts you on a satvik diet, then he makes you do pranayam and hatha yoga too.

Your body starts to yield good results soon.

We have an intake of healthy food and avoid tamasik food.

Those who drink or smoke have it tougher on themselves.

The alcohol and smoke dissolves the fresh cells which rejuvenate us so the process is slower.

The tej that you see on the face of a sadhak can be just pure energy that flows through him.

Just the way you continue going to the gym and suddenly give up and loose all the tightening of tissues, in the same way the body looses its shine if the sadhak gives up the activities connected to spiritual.

I do not advise any hatha yoga but I do ask my students to do pranayam and meditation which helps in revitalizing the body. I also ask them to go to a regular gym and use the treadmill and other equipment since we do not have much open spaces in cities. This keeps a person healthy and fit also.

The glow starts to show up as soon as you get lost deeper into devotion and meditation.

Reading and contemplating on spiritual texts and getting them explained by a true Guru will do wonders to you. Keeping your mind detached from every silly wants and desires makes us free from every wrinkles which may appear.

So look at any spiritual yogi and you may be amazed to know his or her age.

Try that and see.