Aum Sai Ram
A perfect read to understand the methods of meditation
While in meditation if you think 'I am in meditation' , that is the mind and you are not in meditation.~ SSSB
Learn about Meditation and its
value to self and the world. |
In a popular understanding of the word, meditation refers to concentrating on an object, and through that object reaching a higher state of consciousness. But this is not the correct approach to meditation.
True mediation, which first originated in India and was, thereafter, introduced to the west. It is meditation on God and only God. Any other description of mediation is a misnomer.
It is possible to teach a person the posture, the pose, the position of the legs, feet, or hands, neck, head or back, the style of breathing or its speed. But meditation is a function of the inner man; it involves deep subjective quiet, the emptying of the mind and filling oneself with the light that emerges from the divine spark within. This is a discipline that no textbook can teach and no class can communicate."
- Sathya Sai Baba
Recommended Method: To meditate, train yourself to awaken, preferably at 3:00 a.m, or anytime early in the morning is best because at that time the mind is quiet and there is not the pressure of responsibilities. You may require an alarm at first but soon after the urge for meditation will rouse you. Do not take a bath before you sit for meditation for the ritual of the bath will arouse the senses and you will be too full of pulls in different directions for the process of meditation to succeed. Regularity, sincerity, steadiness - these will reward you with success.
God is the Self hidden in everyone. He is only obvious to those whose minds focus one-pointedly on the Lord of Love, nurture intuitive knowledge. Meditation leads them deeper into consciousness, passing from the world to thoughts, and beyond thoughts to the wisdom of the Self.
