Thoughts of a River - Ebook published

Have published by first Ebook -

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/387728

'Thoughts of a River 'is a collection of poems narrated in a simple manner. This collection starts off with the thoughts of a river which enjoys its flow until its polluted by humans. This short story reminds us to protect our environment..The poems which follow are about the amazing aspects of nature and its bountiful gifts to humans and finally connects us to the divine creative power, God.

Maths of Mantra

In my previous blog , we discussed about the mathematics of breathing and the basic concept of controlled breathing. In this blog, we shall see the mathematics behind reciting mantras. 
First , let us take "Gayathri mantra". I suppose this requires no introduction and most of us are familiar with this mantra. It is said that one person should not recite the mantra more than 3000 times in a day. Well , what is the science behind that number 3000 ? To answer this , we need to first understand the relevance and the power of the mantras upon human body. The Gayathri is a very powerful mantra if practiced in sincere belief. The Gayathri is to be recited in the proper chandhas 3 sessions in a day , maximum of 1000 times per session. Why this maximum limit ?
If you study the Gayathri, its made of 24 aksharas, So please read the below simple calculation:

24 X 1000 times in one session = 24,000
24,000 X 3 sessions in a day  = 72,000

Our body is said to comprise of 72,000 nerves ( called as naadis ). This was well know to the ancient people and is also now scientifically proven. Reciting the mantra is like charging each of these nerves. Reciting the mantra for maximum 3000 charges the entire body comprising of 72,000 nerves. While recitation of the mantra is good , it has to be within this limit. Practicing beyond 3000 a day would overcharge the body and may lead to problems like frustration , depression , neglection of ones duties , impatience , anger , dejection with worldly affairs, etc. I hope that the reader can compare that to a bulb of x volts, if more voltage is supplied , the bulb cannot withstand the excess power and would burst. Similarly, the mantra is nothing but concentrated energy which affects positively if done within limits. 
Similarly , the ashtakshara mantra is made of 8 aksharas.
8 X 9000 times in a day = 72,000
So, the ashtakshara can be repeated to a maximum of 9000 in a day. Or three times the Gayathri.
I hope to have shared the maths and science behind our beautiful and wonderful practices. If one tries to understand and then perform any sadhana it would become enjoyable. Instead of blindly following , let us seek to understand and then with that knowledge , perform the daily practices with belief.

Source : heard in a pravachan

Maths of Breathing

A human being normally takes 4 seconds per breath. That is 2 seconds for incoming breath and 2 seconds for breathing out. This is normal and average breathing across humans. Taking this speed of breathing , if we calculate the lung capacity for breathing throughout a life span of 100 years, a human would have breathed as per below calculations :

4 seconds = 1 breath

1 minute = 15 breaths

1 hour =  900 breaths

1 day = 21600 breaths

1 year ( 365 days ) = 7884000 breaths

100 years = 788400000 breaths

So, in a day , normally we breathe 21,600 times. Or , the other way , for 21600 breathes we have taken 1 calendar day. Our body ages by 1 day. What if we slow the process and take 8 seconds per breath ? Then for same 21600 breathes , our body would take 2 calendar days. The body clock would still be 1 day , but the calendar would be 2 days. Hence , slow breathing can expand our internal body clock, thereby aging. Is this a possibility ? Well , this is the science behind our very own Pranayama or controlled breathing.

Source : heard from a discourse