Meditation is not contemplation. Meditation is not concentration. Meditation is a state of being. It is a state of awareness. Meditation is not about doing something; rather it is about doing nothing. Meditation is a state of awareness.
Meditation is a way of life. It is to be lived. We have a vast reservoir of energy in us, lying unused, untapped. Once we get in touch with this energy, our life changes from just being an ordinary to a divine one.
Yoga and meditation are inter linked, if dealt properly then yoga can lead to meditation, but if it is not understood clearly then it can become just another form of exercise. The eight fold path of Yoga begins from body discipline and slowly moves to mind, it is a pure science just like mathematics, physics or chemistry.
Mind is a tool. It can be used for good and bad – both in a negative and positive way. As long as we live in dependence, we create such situations for ourselves when we become prone to pain and hurt.
Mind keeps on drifting from negative to positive all the time. This tendency gives rise to all troubles. We live with ego not with our real self. The egos need are endless.
For the ones who want to understand and experience the inner world of profound tranquility, Gurumaa has been conducting meditation camps round the year, at various places. Five days of retreat with the master revitalize and nourish the soul, healing the wounds of mind, afflicted for ages… dissolving into the ocean of pure bliss!
Every year, a winter meditation retreat is conducted by Her Holiness Anandmurti Gurumaa in these sylvan surroundings, a rare treat indeed. Over two thousand spiritual seekers and devotees from all over India and various parts of the world come together in a celebration of love, life and divinity.
Vipassana Meditation is a way of self-transformation through self-observation. It focuses on the deep interconnection between the mind and the body, which can be experienced directly by disciplined attention to the physical sensations that form the life of the body. Through this practice, the life of the mind is conditioned.
In Chanting Meditation, we use a word or a set of words which at first are chanted aloud and then gently as we move deeper and deeper into silence and allow the mantra to resonate on its own.
Of all the species living on earth, only human beings can dance, and that too in rhythm and supported by music. Dancing is like opening of a flower bud.
There are different ways of walking like walking fast to catch the bus, walking in a jiffy, in anger while thumping the floor, walking tip-toed and walking gently with our loved ones. But there is yet another way of walking and this is called Walking Meditation in which you are in a state of meditativeness.
In this way, one can focus better, train the mind in a better way. When we sit in a quiet corner, with eyes closed and resolve to meditate, then we have created the right ambiance for meditation.
We believe and we know that God is here, right here, right now, in you, in all of us. This very body is a divine temple. Revere it, worship it, love it. It is the shrine of God. Scriptures and holy men have always talked about dissolving any I-ness, and My-ness with the body. We are told that our body is a bag of filth and that we are not body –so we hate it. This is wrong.
Sacred Space Meditation is a delicate and sensitive technique in which the focus is on listening. You listen to the sound waves, listen to the pauses in between two sounds.
Breathe in as if god is going in with your breath. Breathe in as if god himself is going inside you with all his energy. Keep your eyes closed all the time.
Every action has a reaction which creates a chain of follow up actions. What you sow you reap; though you sow one seed, it grows into a thousand new seeds which further give rise to new seeds and new trees. This is the eternal law of karma. There is a cause for every effect and every effect has a cause.
Our mind is always occupied with the incessant flow of thoughts. It is always in a state of disturbance, and has a habitual tendency for distraction. This leaves us feeling so much fragmented that we find ourselves scattered in all directions.
Yoga Nidra means sleeping consciously. It is a kind of deep sleep in which you don’t loose consciousness. It is a more efficient and effective form of psychic and physiological rest and rejuvenation.
Gibberish helps you to clear your mind of all the craziness that has piled in your mind for centuries. Allow yourself to express whatever needs to be expressed within you.
