Sadhguru: For a meditator, the biggest enemy is sleep.
Somebody saying like this, "No, Sadhguru, cell phone!" [Laughter]
It's a magical 3 fruits of tropical world.
If you take it, the cleansing in the system will happen – it's really magical.
It's lymphatic system which keeps the fluid management in the body,
and takes care of external organisms which bother your system,
takes care of injury, and inflammation, and stuff that happens.
Injury is not just physical injuries;
at the cellular level there is inflammation,
that needs to be handled and managed all the time.
And also handles all the debris,
the cellular debris that is there in the body needs to be cleaned up,
otherwise it will pile up and become toxic, and also handles the cancerous cells.
So, lymphatic system is very vital for us to maintain health of course,
but to maintain vibrance, your lymphatic system should be on.
So, among the lymphatic organs, the most vital one is spleen,
then the other things you might have gotten them removed.
You have tonsils? You still have, or gone? [Laughter]
You have appendix, or gone?
Because now these days doctors are not doing it, otherwise when we were growing up,
they were saying it's standard, if you are 13, 14 years of age, we just remove your tonsils.
Among all our siblings, I was the only one who didn't have it removed. [Laughter]
Simply remove the tonsils, remove the appendix.
Suppose they open you up for some other surgery – remove the appendix. [Laughter]
This used to be a standard practice; not anymore, fortunately.
So, these are all the organs which, you know, manage the lymphatic system.
Keeping this in good condition is very vital to know vibrance of body.
Otherwise it'll... [Gestures] [Laughter]
enna maa [Laughs]
it'll... without you knowing what's happening, it'll go like that [Gestures]
like a sick chicken you'll become. [Laughter]
So, then if I ask you to meditate, close your eyes... [Gestures] [Laughter]
You know? Yes, because keeping the body in a certain level of vibrance,
and purification system working well, is very vital
if a human being wants to sit with eyes closed and alert.
Because for a meditator, the biggest enemy is sleep.
No, somebody saying like this, [Gestures] "No, Sadhguru, cell phone!"
[Laughter/Applause]
I want to meditate, but... [Gestures] [Laughter] That's a different problem.
But within the system, the biggest enemy
for one who wants to meditate for long periods of time is sleep.
To keep your eyes closed and stay vibrant and awake,
it is very essential that your lymphatic process is happening actively,
sufficient purification is happening in the body.
This is why your morning sadhana is so vital.
Especially if you're doing Hatha Yoga, Surya Kriya, Shakti Chalana Kriya,
you must understand your lymphatic system is up.
Definitely the sadhana should take care of it,
if you're of... below 45, 50 years of age,
sadhana is good enough, it does most of it.
But if you started sadhana late, retirement time you started your sadhana, [Laughs]
then little more help could be needed,
making sure that you drink more water than what you need for your thirst.
Little more, maybe 20, 25% more water.
“How do I know I'm drinking enough water?”
You know. If you're not taking any medication or anything,
if you're drinking enough water,
your urination will look like water, no other coloring.
Unless you're taking some medicine,
there should be no other color, it should be just like water.
If it is not coming like that, that means you're not drinking enough water.
This is important.
This is very important that the fluids in the body are well managed,
because these fluids need to be circulating in the body
and clearing up all the mess that is happening.
Just day-to-day working of the body creates so much debris,
so much impurity that it needs to be taken away efficiently.
If it is not happening like that for many of you,
which I see, some of you at least,
if you are below 35, 40 years of age, it should happen.
You must just get up little earlier and do more sadhana.
Otherwise, there is something called as Triphala.
It's a magical 3 fruits of tropical world.
Mixing them in the right way, the Triphala with a little bit of water,
or a spoon of milk or something, if you take it, or even honey,
if you take it, the cleansing in the system will happen – it's really magical.
I... because I don't take any of those things,
but they're telling me that the Triphala available in here,
in the shop, is very, very good. It should be.
I don't know, but you must try it and see, otherwise wherever it is,
the Triphala does wonders to see that your lymphatic system gets active.