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Pitfalls in the path
 ways. One, if we continue to think negatively it will spill over into the next meditation period and the one after that. Second, the truth is that sometimes the sessions when our knees ache and our mind will not be stilt are great training. It is like our workout on the exercise cycle- when we struggle, we are getting stronger. And sometimes a really "awful" meditation period will be followed by an amazing one. Meditation is waiting on Master; please do not judge.
5. Many systems of yoga are very strict about the body postures during meditation. Some schools of Rajayoga however offer a choice of the positions of legs during meditation and may even allow the aspirant to meditate in a chair. But that does not mean teachers who insist on a particular body position and who correct you if you slouch are fixated at the anal level.
6. There are two primary reasons why some schools make a big fuss about meditation body posture. One reason is that schools in which the practice involves sifting still for long stretches of time have learned there are safe and not- so-safe ways to do that. Especially if you are in less-than- peak physical condition sifting still can be remarkably painful. And if we are not doing it right we could damage joints, squeeze organs or cut off circulation in limbs. Many generations of practitioners figured out exactly how to position themselves to avoid serious pain or injury, and this experience has given us the "approved" meditation
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