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Meditation (Dhyana)
 Meditation
is an ancient technique to revive your weary soul and help you
deal effectively with stress, and helps you rediscover a sense of
profound peace and inner calmness.
Meditation
is a state of consciousness that can be understood only on a direct,
intuitive level. Ordinary experiences are limited by time, space,
and the laws of casuality, but the meditative state transcends all
boundaries.
Meditation
is a natural state of consciousness that isn't learned, any more
than one learns to sleep. When the mind becomes one-pointed and
steady, it will naturally go beyond the normal mundane awareness
into the state referred to as Meditation.
How
to Meditate ?
Please
sit down comfortably, spine erect, head straight. Hands on the top
of the knees or in the lap, wherever comfortable. Eyes closed. For
a few moments become aware of the whole body from the top of the
head to the toes. Experience open space within the body. Imagine
the whole body to be in the form of flame. First see the symbol of
the flame in front of the closed eyes; see the flame in chidakasha.
Gradually experience the radiating light of the flame spreading
throughout the body, purifying the body, illuminating each and
every part of the body. The whole body becomes one with the light.
Each and every cell of the body becomes one with the light. There
is no part of the physical body where darkness can exist. Each and
every cell of the body is infused with the light. Experience the
whole body in the form of pure light.
At
first this is a process of imagination, but with concentration,
the feeling develops. The body then responds to that feeling and
one can actually see the radiance internally. Try to experience
and feel that radiance now within yourself. See yourself filled
with light internally and surrounded by light externally. Continue
to observe yourself in the form of light and mentally repeat the
mantra OM with every inhalation and exhalation. With total
awareness repeat the mantra internally. Do not miss a single
breath and repeat the mantra OM with every inhalation and
exhalation. Merge yourself completely in the repetition of the
mantra and the experience of light within. Now inhale deeply and
chant OM three times. OM.
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