The foremost pillar of dhyana is asana. There is no meditation without proper asana. There are eight aspects of a correct posture. The first aspect is to sit cross-legged. It is possible that you cannot sit in a padma asana or siddha asana or cannot sit on the floor. But even if you cannot sit on the floor, make sure you sit cross-legged on the chair. When we sit cross-legged, we learn to control our apana vayu (downward flowing energy). It is important to sit cross-legged on floor to control our apana vayu. The second aspect of posture is that your back must be straight. If you are sitting on a chair, you must sit with your back straight. If needed, you can put a cushion behind your back so that you can sit straight. For people who cannot sit on the floor for too long can sit on a pillow or a cushion on the floor. The cushion will help you to keep your back straight.

If you have to meditate correctly, you need to rise above your body. You need to have a correct posture.

Listen to this insightful discourse by Om Swami on the eight important aspects of correct posture in meditation.

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