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The zone of tranquility should have a minimum amount of furniture. If you are able to sit low to the floor, place a mattress in the south, the southwest, or the west of the space so that you can face east or northeast when you meditate. You should also face east when you do asanas (body postures). |
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Place a low table on either side of the floor mattress and create an altar with the deity facing the east or the north or just use its symbolic representation (see Chapter 9, Appeasing the GodsAppeasing Your Soul). Include the presence of each element on the altar: a small clay vessel (earth) with water and a candle that you light when you are in the room (fire). The flicker of the flame represents air. Create a small sacred empty center (space) on this table. |
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This is one space that really needs a large empty center or Brahmasthana so that the spiritual power radiates freely in every direction. Use nature to bring more life into the décor and place live plants or cut flowers in the north or the east. Choose medicinal or fragrant plants (see Chapter 8, The Gift of Nature). Put a music system in the southeast of this room so that you can play soothing music. When you leave this room, turn on a low light. This room should never be left in darkness: the light of enlightenment must always shine. |
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The focus of this room or space should be on the nurturing of your soul and the reaffirmation of your soul's divinity and sacredness. This is where you come to escape the world that makes you feel anything but inner peace. So, everything about this room should evoke positive feelings that soothe you and let you empty your mind. The room should always be clean and free of clutter, which symbolizes disarray and makes you lose your power of concentration. |
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Your personal zone of tranquility must keep you in touch with all creation. It must quietly remind you of the divinity that you share with all universal forms, including the elements of nature that you might not think about on a daily basis. The objective is to establish a sacred zone that blesses you so much that you look forward to being there. And just your aware- |
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