THE JAPA MEDITATION
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DHRANA
ACCORDING TO SWAMI JNANESHVARA BHARATI, "CONCENTRATION (DHARANA) IS THE PROCESS OF HOLDING OF FIXING THE ATTENTION OF MIND ONTO ONE OBJECT OR PLACE'. WHEN THE MIND IS CONCENTRATED ON AN OBJECT LIKE FLAME OF LIGHT, SYMBOL OM, IMAGE OF DIETY OR TIP OF NOSE WITHOUT ANY DISTRACTION IT IS KNOWN AS DHARANA.
THE INTERNET CONNECTION IS TOO SLOW. MAM, COME HERE AN CHECK WHAT WENT WRONG WITH THE COMPUTER". THE BOY SAID WHO WAS WORKING AN A PROJECT REPART ASSIGNED TO HIM AS HOME WORK.
THE MOTHER CAME IN, PEEPED FOR A SECOND WAS SURPRISED TO SEE COMPUTER SCREEN. AT THAT TIME, THAN TWENTY WINDOWS WERE OPENED. "YOU HAVE OPENED SO MANY WINDOWS THAT'S WHY ITS SPEED SLOWED DOWN. IT YOU OPEN ONLY ONE WINDOW THEN ITS SPEED WILL BE FAST . IN THE SAME WAY IF YOU CONCENTRATE YOUR MIND ON ONE TASK, THEN YOU WILL BE ABLE TO FINISH IT IN LESS TIME".
SWAMI VENKATESANANDA SAID, "WHEN THE ATTENTION OF THE MIND-STUFF IN DIRECTED IN A SINGLE STEAM TO A CHOSEN FIELD, WITHOUT BEING DISSIPATED AND THUS DISTRACTED THAT IS CONCENTRATION".
DHYANA💫
UNDISTURBED STEAM OF THOUGHTS AND CONTINUED ABSORPTION IN THE POINT FOR LONG TIME RESULTS IN CONTEMPTION.
THAT IS THE POWER OF FOCUS! POWER OF FOCUS IS SUCH THAT IT CAN BURN ALL THE NEGATIVITY INSIDE A HUMAN BODY.
THE MIND ENTERS IN DEEP CONCENTRATION WHEN THE OBJECT OF CONCENTRATION AND THE ACT OF CONCENTRATION BECOMES ONE. THE MIND BECOMES STILL, SOLO POINTED OR CONCENTRATED. IN SAMADHI ONE DOESN'T HEAR OR SEE. THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL CONSCIOUSNESS VANISHES. ONLY SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS IS LEFT ONE EXPERIENCES ULTIMATE PEACE.
TYPES OF SAMADHI💫
SAMADHI IS OF TWO TYPES I.E. SAMPRAJNATA OR SABIJA OR SAVIKALPA AND ASAMPRAJNATA OR NIRVIKALPA. IN SAMPRAJNATA SAMADHI THE KNOWER, KNOWLEDGE AND THE KNOWABLE ARE DISTINCT. ONE EXPERIENCES THIS SAMADHI WHEN THE KUNDALINI ENERGY RISES UP TO SIXTH CHAKRA I.E. AJNA CHAKRA AND OPENS IT. IN THIS SAMADHI THA SANSKARAS (PAST KARMAS) ARE NOT FRIED. WHEN THE TIME COMES THESE SANSKARAS CAN GROW AND CAUSE TROUBLE FOR THE SADHAKA (DEVOTEE) LIKE A SEE WHICH CAN GERMINATE ON RECEIVING FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS. IN SAMPRAJNATA THE KNOWER, KNOWLEDGE AND THE KNOWABLE ARE SAME. THIS SAMADHI IS EXPERIENCED WHEN KUNDALINI ENERGY REACHES SEVENTH CHAKRA I.E. SAHASRARA CHAKRA AND THE THOUSAND PETALS LOTUS FLOWER IS OPENED. NO PAST KARMA'S SEEDS ARE LEFT. THEY ARE ALL FRIED UP. WHEN ASAMPRAJNATA SAMADHI OS CONSTANTLY PRACTISED IT LEADS TO LIBERATION.
APARIGRAHA💫
IT MEANS NON POSSESIVENESS AND NON HOARDING. ONE SHOULD TAKE WHAT IS NECESSARY AND AVOID BEING GREED. ONE SHOULD BE SATISFIED WITH WHAT ONE HAS AND SHOULD NOT YEARN FOR MORE AND MORE. HOARDING OF THINGS INDICATE "FEAR FOR FUTURE". IF ONE WISHES TO PROGRESS ON SPIRITUAL PATH THEN ONE HAS TO SHED THE FEAR BY NON HOARDING OF THINGS. THE MOST IMPORTANT IS TO SHED ANY ATTACHMENT WITH SUCH THINGS. GET RID OF WORRY ABOUT YOUR MONEY, ABOUT YOUR BELONGING AND ABOUT YOUR FUTURE- GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.
IF THE YOGI IS WORRIED ABOUT THE NEXT MEAL IT MEANS HE HAS NOT OVERCOME HIS GREEDINESS AS WELL AS FEAR OF FUTURE.
NIYAMA 💫
NIYAMA MEANS THE RULES FOR PERSONAL AND RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCE. THEY ARE MORE INTIMATE AND PERSONAL WHEN COMPARED TO YAMAS. THE FIVE NIYAMAS ARE SAUCHA (PURITY) SANTOSH (CONTENTMENT), TAPAS (DISCIPLINE), SWADHYAYA (SELF STUDY) AND ISHVARAPRAMIDHANA (SURRENDER TO GOD).
SAUCHA💫
SAUCHA MEANS CLEANLINESS OF BODY AND MIND. IT IS EXTERNAL AS WELL AS INTERNAL PURITY. OUTER CLEANLINESS DENOTES THAT ONE SHOULD WASH ONE'S BODY REGULARLY TO KEEP IT FREE FROM DISEASES. WITH A SICK BODY ONE CANNOT CONCENTRATE PROPERLY. AN OLDER PROVERB SAYS "THERE IS A HEALTHY MIND IN A HEALTHY BODY" INNER CLEANLINESS REFERS TO HEALTHY AND PROPER FUNCTIONING OF ORGANS AND CLARITY OF MIND. BY DOING ASANAS AND PRANAYAMAS, ONE CAN PURIFY ONESELF INTERNALLY. REGULAR ASANAS MAKE THE BODY HEALTHY. FIT ANS STRONG WHERE AS REGULAR PRANAYAMAS CLEAN LUNGS, PURIFY BLOOD AND HELP IN PROPER CIRCULATION OF BLOOD. CLEANSIG OF MIND IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN CLEANSING OF BODY. EMOTIONS LIKE ANGER, JEALOUSY, GREED, LUST, HATRED AND PRIDE SHOULD BE REMOVED AS THEY ARE VERY DISTURBING FOR MIND. A SPECIAL MENTAL BROOM IS NEEDED TO WIPE OUT ALL NEGATIVE SENSATIONS FROM MIND.
SANTHOSH💫
SANTHOSE IS CONTENTMENT AND SATISFACTION. IT IS THE FEELING THAT ONE IS SATISFIED WITH WHAT ONE KIND HAS. JEIHE VIDHI RAKHE RAM LEIHI VIDHI RAHIYE" MEANS WHAT EVER BE THE CIRCUMSTANCES CREATED BY GOD ONE SHOULD BE HAPPY AND CONTENTED WITH THAT.
ONE SHOULD BE CONTENTED EVEN IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONS.
TAPAS 💫
IT MEANS DISCIPLINE - DISCIPLINE OF THE BODY AS WELL AS MIND. IT MEANS TO HAVE CONTROL OVER THE BODY WHICH CAN FURTHER HELP TO CONTROL MIND. IT GUIDES US TO BURN ALL THE DESIRES COMING IN THE PATH OF SELF REALIZATION. TAPAS ALSO INCLUDES DISCIPLINING FIVE SENSES I.E. NOSE, EAR, TONGUE, SKIN AND EYES. TONGUE IS THE MOST DIFFICULT TO DISCIPLINE AS IT ALWAYS WANT TO EAT TASTY FOOD AND TALK GOSSIP. BY DISCIPLINING ONE'S EATING HABITS AND BREATHING ONE CAN EASILY CONTROL BODY AND MIND.
SOME PERSONS PRACTISE TAPAS BY STANDING IN ICE COLD WATER AND SOME BY STANDING ON HOT SAND IN SUMMER FOR LONG TIME. ONE WHO CAN BE BEAR COLD AND HEAT DOES THE PHYSICAL TAPAS. MENTAL TAPAS IS MORE DIFFICULT THAN PHYSICAL TAPAS. ONE WHO CAN BEAR THE INSULT AND HARSH WORDS DOES THE MENTAL TAPAS.
SWADHYAYA💫
SWADHYAYA MEANS SELF STUDY. IT MEANS READING SACRED SPIRITUAL TEXTS LIKE RAMAYANA, SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA, BIBLE, QURAN AND GURU GRANTH SAHIB. SWADHYAYA CLEARS DOUBT, STRENGTHENS FAITH, ENCOURAGS MOVING FURTHER ON SPIRITUAL PATH AND OVERCOMING ALL OBSTACLES COMING IN THE WAY. IT HELPS IN ANALYSING AND INCORPORATING THE TEACHINGS OF THE SAGES. IT REMOVES NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND THROWS LIGHT ON A NEW POSITIVE OUTLOOK TOWARDS. IT REMOVES NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND THROWS LIGHT ON A NEW POSITIVE OUTLOOK TOWARDS LIFE. ONE'S OWN INTERPRETATION OF FACTS AD INFORMATION HELP IN EVALUATING ONESELF.
ISHVARAPRANIDHARA 💫
IT MEANS SURRENDER TO GOD. IT MEANS PUTTING ALL THE ACTIONS AND THEIR FAITHS TO THE LORD'S FEET. THIS ATTITUDE HELPS IN BECOMING ONE WITH GOD.
