Sathya Upanishad - Pt. 8

SITTING STRAIGHT

Q8:  Baba!  Why do you advise people to sit straight, though it strains the spine after some time.  What is the use of this after all?

A:   Imagine a bottle filled with oil full to the brim.  You reverse it vertically upside down, not even a drop of oil comes out.  But keep this bottle in a slanting position.  The oil flows out.  Similarly, the one with a stooping spine becomes short of wisdom, memory and energy.  He will be a weakling.  In contrast, the one who sits with a straight back is benefited by the up-cast entry of "Kundalini" (a type of spiritual power) and the resulting enrichment of wisdom, of memory and energy.

(To be continued)

(From the book "Divine Directions" by Prof. K. Anil Kumar)