This section describes various meditation techniques with a sample meditation.
1. Meditation with Every Breath
In order to cleanse the mind, we need to fix our mind on God. To do that, we need to take the help of Divine entities like God’s Names, Forms, Pastimes (leelas), Qualities, Abodes, and His Saints (Associates). In this mediation, we will use the Names of God to focus our mind on Him.
The scriptures say:
Namnamakari bahudha nija sarva shaktis
(Chaitanya Shikshastakam)
kahahuñ nāma baḍha brahma rāma te
kaliyuga kevala nāma ādhārā
brahma rāma te nāma baḍha baḍha dāyaka baḍha dānī
The Vedas declare that God is fully present in His Name itself. He has put all His powers in His Name. So, He is present in the same form in His Name as He is in Vrindavan! This is another example of the causeless grace of God. The great Saints of India have given us a very easy and powerful way of remembering God. Recite and remember God with every breath you take in. This is the big secret. You do not need any mala (beads); there is nothing else to show to the outside world nor do you have to remember the count.
Let us now practice this form of Meditation. We will take the help of God’s sweet Names, Radhey Shyam. The reader is free to take the help of any Name of God like Seeta-Ram, Om
Namah Shivaya, Wahey Guru, Jai Hanuman, Mother Mary, glory to Christ, Allah, and so on. There is no restriction on the Name of God.
Close your eyes and relax your body. Keep your eyes closed till the end of this meditation exercise. As you read on or listen to a dhyan (meditation) lecture, create the same type of feeling in your mind. Slowly and steadily breathe in and breathe out. Concentrate on your breathing rhythm. Take a slightly deeper breath and let it out. Practice this three times. Keep your eyes closed and body relaxed.
Now, we shall go to the next level. Imagine that there are two pipes in your nasal cavity, all through to the stomach. You are breathing in with one pipe and out with the other. Keep breathing steadily and visualize the same picture.
Let us now move ahead and add one more aspect to the meditation, the Name of God. As you breathe in, say the Name “Radhey,” or your chosen Name, in your mind. Feel the sound travel from your nose to your navel through the pipe. Now, slowly breathe out and say the Name “Shyam,” or your chosen Name in your mind. Feel the sound travel from the navel back to your nose, through the pipe.
Now, discard idea of the pipes from your mind and just concentrate on the Names of God, “Radhey Shyam, Radhey Shyam, Radhey Shyam.” Just feel the Name and the sound within yourself with every breath.
God is present with all His powers in His Divine Name. Bring this fact to your mind, and experience the presence of God as the vibrations of the Names travel within you. Shree Radha Krishna are traversing your body, purifying you by Their presence and grace.
2. Meditation on Noble Thoughts
In this meditation, we work on bringing the noble thoughts and emotions in our mind. This helps us calm the mind and brings a sense of tranquillity that we have not experienced before. Let us learn to create thoughts of forgiveness, mercy, compassion, understanding, tolerance, friendship, devotion, servitude, and so on. This is generally called as “Positive Thinking” and quite commonly known to us. These thoughts strengthen the mind and at the same time, help us get rid of impure thoughts that plague us continuously and weaken our minds.
Think that God is standing right in front of you. He is the ocean of eternal happiness. Try to feel
the peace and calm emanating from God. Feel the tranquility slowly overtake your senses and fill your inner self. Your body is completely relaxed and free of stress.
Now think about God and how tolerant He is. He is the protector of countless souls and knows each soul’s every problem. Yet, He does not get angry or tense. His whole presence emanates peace, tranquillity, and calmness. Now, try and absorb the same feeling within you. Feel the calm presence of Shree Krishna in front of you and relax your body and mind. Stop thinking of matters related to the outside world. Think of yourself to be a tolerant person and try to increase this feeling. People are disturbing and creating problems for you but you remain calm in front of any difficulty. You do not lose your mind or balance. You are now becoming as tolerant and humble as a tree.
God has all the noble characteristics we admire. He has the best characteristics and is the noblest of them all. Feel that all these good qualities are flowing from God toward you, into your body and your mind. As the goodness of God enters your system, you feel more peaceful and calm. Now, all the negative feelings are flowing out of your body. Out of them, the one that hurts you the most, your ego, is leaving you. You feel more humble in the presence of the almighty God, Who is the humblest of all. Humility is one of the best qualities one can possess and you are now learning to be humble and gentle with everyone. You take great pleasure in honouring others but not seeking fame for yourself.
All the negative thoughts and feelings in your body have gone away. You are now surrounded and filled with all the good qualities that belong to God. Your mind is as clear as a mountain stream and perfectly balanced. It has given up all the bad thoughts and is now thinking only of the Lord. Slowly, you begin feeling the Lord’s grace and a feeling of gratefulness starts to flow through your body. It is due to the Lord’s grace that all your negative feelings have gone away and you feel so good and positive. You have never felt this good before. Feel humble before God and see Him smile back at you. Look at the people around you, many of them leading a sad and dejected life. Just like you, they are children of God but they do not realize it. Pray to the Lord that He brings them on the right path and graces them so that they can follow Him truthfully and sincerely.
It gives immense pleasure to the Lord when He sees you as a changed person with all the Divine qualities taking seed in your thoughts. Continue to feel positive and pray to the Lord for the well-being of this whole world.
1. Meditation with Every Breath
In order to cleanse the mind, we need to fix our mind on God. To do that, we need to take the help of Divine entities like God’s Names, Forms, Pastimes (leelas), Qualities, Abodes, and His Saints (Associates). In this mediation, we will use the Names of God to focus our mind on Him.
The scriptures say:
Namnamakari bahudha nija sarva shaktis
(Chaitanya Shikshastakam)
kahahuñ nāma baḍha brahma rāma te
kaliyuga kevala nāma ādhārā
brahma rāma te nāma baḍha baḍha dāyaka baḍha dānī
The Vedas declare that God is fully present in His Name itself. He has put all His powers in His Name. So, He is present in the same form in His Name as He is in Vrindavan! This is another example of the causeless grace of God. The great Saints of India have given us a very easy and powerful way of remembering God. Recite and remember God with every breath you take in. This is the big secret. You do not need any mala (beads); there is nothing else to show to the outside world nor do you have to remember the count.
Let us now practice this form of Meditation. We will take the help of God’s sweet Names, Radhey Shyam. The reader is free to take the help of any Name of God like Seeta-Ram, Om
Namah Shivaya, Wahey Guru, Jai Hanuman, Mother Mary, glory to Christ, Allah, and so on. There is no restriction on the Name of God.
Close your eyes and relax your body. Keep your eyes closed till the end of this meditation exercise. As you read on or listen to a dhyan (meditation) lecture, create the same type of feeling in your mind. Slowly and steadily breathe in and breathe out. Concentrate on your breathing rhythm. Take a slightly deeper breath and let it out. Practice this three times. Keep your eyes closed and body relaxed.
Now, we shall go to the next level. Imagine that there are two pipes in your nasal cavity, all through to the stomach. You are breathing in with one pipe and out with the other. Keep breathing steadily and visualize the same picture.
Let us now move ahead and add one more aspect to the meditation, the Name of God. As you breathe in, say the Name “Radhey,” or your chosen Name, in your mind. Feel the sound travel from your nose to your navel through the pipe. Now, slowly breathe out and say the Name “Shyam,” or your chosen Name in your mind. Feel the sound travel from the navel back to your nose, through the pipe.
Now, discard idea of the pipes from your mind and just concentrate on the Names of God, “Radhey Shyam, Radhey Shyam, Radhey Shyam.” Just feel the Name and the sound within yourself with every breath.
God is present with all His powers in His Divine Name. Bring this fact to your mind, and experience the presence of God as the vibrations of the Names travel within you. Shree Radha Krishna are traversing your body, purifying you by Their presence and grace.
2. Meditation on Noble Thoughts
In this meditation, we work on bringing the noble thoughts and emotions in our mind. This helps us calm the mind and brings a sense of tranquillity that we have not experienced before. Let us learn to create thoughts of forgiveness, mercy, compassion, understanding, tolerance, friendship, devotion, servitude, and so on. This is generally called as “Positive Thinking” and quite commonly known to us. These thoughts strengthen the mind and at the same time, help us get rid of impure thoughts that plague us continuously and weaken our minds.
Think that God is standing right in front of you. He is the ocean of eternal happiness. Try to feel
the peace and calm emanating from God. Feel the tranquility slowly overtake your senses and fill your inner self. Your body is completely relaxed and free of stress.Now think about God and how tolerant He is. He is the protector of countless souls and knows each soul’s every problem. Yet, He does not get angry or tense. His whole presence emanates peace, tranquillity, and calmness. Now, try and absorb the same feeling within you. Feel the calm presence of Shree Krishna in front of you and relax your body and mind. Stop thinking of matters related to the outside world. Think of yourself to be a tolerant person and try to increase this feeling. People are disturbing and creating problems for you but you remain calm in front of any difficulty. You do not lose your mind or balance. You are now becoming as tolerant and humble as a tree.
God has all the noble characteristics we admire. He has the best characteristics and is the noblest of them all. Feel that all these good qualities are flowing from God toward you, into your body and your mind. As the goodness of God enters your system, you feel more peaceful and calm. Now, all the negative feelings are flowing out of your body. Out of them, the one that hurts you the most, your ego, is leaving you. You feel more humble in the presence of the almighty God, Who is the humblest of all. Humility is one of the best qualities one can possess and you are now learning to be humble and gentle with everyone. You take great pleasure in honouring others but not seeking fame for yourself.
All the negative thoughts and feelings in your body have gone away. You are now surrounded and filled with all the good qualities that belong to God. Your mind is as clear as a mountain stream and perfectly balanced. It has given up all the bad thoughts and is now thinking only of the Lord. Slowly, you begin feeling the Lord’s grace and a feeling of gratefulness starts to flow through your body. It is due to the Lord’s grace that all your negative feelings have gone away and you feel so good and positive. You have never felt this good before. Feel humble before God and see Him smile back at you. Look at the people around you, many of them leading a sad and dejected life. Just like you, they are children of God but they do not realize it. Pray to the Lord that He brings them on the right path and graces them so that they can follow Him truthfully and sincerely.
It gives immense pleasure to the Lord when He sees you as a changed person with all the Divine qualities taking seed in your thoughts. Continue to feel positive and pray to the Lord for the well-being of this whole world.
This section describes various meditation techniques with a sample meditation.
1. Meditation with Every Breath
In order to cleanse the mind, we need to fix our mind on God. To do that, we need to take the help of Divine entities like God’s Names, Forms, Pastimes (leelas), Qualities, Abodes, and His Saints (Associates). In this mediation, we will use the Names of God to focus our mind on Him.
The scriptures say:
Namnamakari bahudha nija sarva shaktis
(Chaitanya Shikshastakam)
kahahuñ nāma baḍha brahma rāma te
kaliyuga kevala nāma ādhārā
brahma rāma te nāma baḍha baḍha dāyaka baḍha dānī
The Vedas declare that God is fully present in His Name itself. He has put all His powers in His Name. So, He is present in the same form in His Name as He is in Vrindavan! This is another example of the causeless grace of God. The great Saints of India have given us a very easy and powerful way of remembering God. Recite and remember God with every breath you take in. This is the big secret. You do not need any mala (beads); there is nothing else to show to the outside world nor do you have to remember the count.
Let us now practice this form of Meditation. We will take the help of God’s sweet Names, Radhey Shyam. The reader is free to take the help of any Name of God like Seeta-Ram, Om
Namah Shivaya, Wahey Guru, Jai Hanuman, Mother Mary, glory to Christ, Allah, and so on. There is no restriction on the Name of God.
Close your eyes and relax your body. Keep your eyes closed till the end of this meditation exercise. As you read on or listen to a dhyan (meditation) lecture, create the same type of feeling in your mind. Slowly and steadily breathe in and breathe out. Concentrate on your breathing rhythm. Take a slightly deeper breath and let it out. Practice this three times. Keep your eyes closed and body relaxed.
Now, we shall go to the next level. Imagine that there are two pipes in your nasal cavity, all through to the stomach. You are breathing in with one pipe and out with the other. Keep breathing steadily and visualize the same picture.
Let us now move ahead and add one more aspect to the meditation, the Name of God. As you breathe in, say the Name “Radhey,” or your chosen Name, in your mind. Feel the sound travel from your nose to your navel through the pipe. Now, slowly breathe out and say the Name “Shyam,” or your chosen Name in your mind. Feel the sound travel from the navel back to your nose, through the pipe.
Now, discard idea of the pipes from your mind and just concentrate on the Names of God, “Radhey Shyam, Radhey Shyam, Radhey Shyam.” Just feel the Name and the sound within yourself with every breath.
God is present with all His powers in His Divine Name. Bring this fact to your mind, and experience the presence of God as the vibrations of the Names travel within you. Shree Radha Krishna are traversing your body, purifying you by Their presence and grace.
2. Meditation on Noble Thoughts
In this meditation, we work on bringing the noble thoughts and emotions in our mind. This helps us calm the mind and brings a sense of tranquillity that we have not experienced before. Let us learn to create thoughts of forgiveness, mercy, compassion, understanding, tolerance, friendship, devotion, servitude, and so on. This is generally called as “Positive Thinking” and quite commonly known to us. These thoughts strengthen the mind and at the same time, help us get rid of impure thoughts that plague us continuously and weaken our minds.
Think that God is standing right in front of you. He is the ocean of eternal happiness. Try to feel the peace and calm emanating from God. Feel the tranquility slowly overtake your senses and fill your inner self. Your body is completely relaxed and free of stress.
Now think about God and how tolerant He is. He is the protector of countless souls and knows each soul’s every problem. Yet, He does not get angry or tense. His whole presence emanates peace, tranquillity, and calmness. Now, try and absorb the same feeling within you. Feel the calm presence of Shree Krishna in front of you and relax your body and mind. Stop thinking of matters related to the outside world. Think of yourself to be a tolerant person and try to increase this feeling. People are disturbing and creating problems for you but you remain calm in front of any difficulty. You do not lose your mind or balance. You are now becoming as tolerant and humble as a tree.
God has all the noble characteristics we admire. He has the best characteristics and is the noblest of them all. Feel that all these good qualities are flowing from God toward you, into your body and your mind. As the goodness of God enters your system, you feel more peaceful and calm. Now, all the negative feelings are flowing out of your body. Out of them, the one that hurts you the most, your ego, is leaving you. You feel more humble in the presence of the almighty God, Who is the humblest of all. Humility is one of the best qualities one can possess and you are now learning to be humble and gentle with everyone. You take great pleasure in honouring others but not seeking fame for yourself.
All the negative thoughts and feelings in your body have gone away. You are now surrounded and filled with all the good qualities that belong to God. Your mind is as clear as a mountain stream and perfectly balanced. It has given up all the bad thoughts and is now thinking only of the Lord. Slowly, you begin feeling the Lord’s grace and a feeling of gratefulness starts to flow through your body. It is due to the Lord’s grace that all your negative feelings have gone away and you feel so good and positive. You have never felt this good before. Feel humble before God and see Him smile back at you. Look at the people around you, many of them leading a sad and dejected life. Just like you, they are children of God but they do not realize it. Pray to the Lord that He brings them on the right path and graces them so that they can follow Him truthfully and sincerely.
It gives immense pleasure to the Lord when He sees you as a changed person with all the Divine qualities taking seed in your thoughts. Continue to feel positive and pray to the Lord for the well-being of this whole world.
1. Meditation with Every Breath
In order to cleanse the mind, we need to fix our mind on God. To do that, we need to take the help of Divine entities like God’s Names, Forms, Pastimes (leelas), Qualities, Abodes, and His Saints (Associates). In this mediation, we will use the Names of God to focus our mind on Him.
The scriptures say:
Namnamakari bahudha nija sarva shaktis
(Chaitanya Shikshastakam)
kahahuñ nāma baḍha brahma rāma te
kaliyuga kevala nāma ādhārā
brahma rāma te nāma baḍha baḍha dāyaka baḍha dānī
The Vedas declare that God is fully present in His Name itself. He has put all His powers in His Name. So, He is present in the same form in His Name as He is in Vrindavan! This is another example of the causeless grace of God. The great Saints of India have given us a very easy and powerful way of remembering God. Recite and remember God with every breath you take in. This is the big secret. You do not need any mala (beads); there is nothing else to show to the outside world nor do you have to remember the count.Let us now practice this form of Meditation. We will take the help of God’s sweet Names, Radhey Shyam. The reader is free to take the help of any Name of God like Seeta-Ram, Om
Namah Shivaya, Wahey Guru, Jai Hanuman, Mother Mary, glory to Christ, Allah, and so on. There is no restriction on the Name of God.
Close your eyes and relax your body. Keep your eyes closed till the end of this meditation exercise. As you read on or listen to a dhyan (meditation) lecture, create the same type of feeling in your mind. Slowly and steadily breathe in and breathe out. Concentrate on your breathing rhythm. Take a slightly deeper breath and let it out. Practice this three times. Keep your eyes closed and body relaxed.
Now, we shall go to the next level. Imagine that there are two pipes in your nasal cavity, all through to the stomach. You are breathing in with one pipe and out with the other. Keep breathing steadily and visualize the same picture.
Let us now move ahead and add one more aspect to the meditation, the Name of God. As you breathe in, say the Name “Radhey,” or your chosen Name, in your mind. Feel the sound travel from your nose to your navel through the pipe. Now, slowly breathe out and say the Name “Shyam,” or your chosen Name in your mind. Feel the sound travel from the navel back to your nose, through the pipe.
Now, discard idea of the pipes from your mind and just concentrate on the Names of God, “Radhey Shyam, Radhey Shyam, Radhey Shyam.” Just feel the Name and the sound within yourself with every breath.
God is present with all His powers in His Divine Name. Bring this fact to your mind, and experience the presence of God as the vibrations of the Names travel within you. Shree Radha Krishna are traversing your body, purifying you by Their presence and grace.
2. Meditation on Noble Thoughts
In this meditation, we work on bringing the noble thoughts and emotions in our mind. This helps us calm the mind and brings a sense of tranquillity that we have not experienced before. Let us learn to create thoughts of forgiveness, mercy, compassion, understanding, tolerance, friendship, devotion, servitude, and so on. This is generally called as “Positive Thinking” and quite commonly known to us. These thoughts strengthen the mind and at the same time, help us get rid of impure thoughts that plague us continuously and weaken our minds.
Think that God is standing right in front of you. He is the ocean of eternal happiness. Try to feel the peace and calm emanating from God. Feel the tranquility slowly overtake your senses and fill your inner self. Your body is completely relaxed and free of stress.Now think about God and how tolerant He is. He is the protector of countless souls and knows each soul’s every problem. Yet, He does not get angry or tense. His whole presence emanates peace, tranquillity, and calmness. Now, try and absorb the same feeling within you. Feel the calm presence of Shree Krishna in front of you and relax your body and mind. Stop thinking of matters related to the outside world. Think of yourself to be a tolerant person and try to increase this feeling. People are disturbing and creating problems for you but you remain calm in front of any difficulty. You do not lose your mind or balance. You are now becoming as tolerant and humble as a tree.
God has all the noble characteristics we admire. He has the best characteristics and is the noblest of them all. Feel that all these good qualities are flowing from God toward you, into your body and your mind. As the goodness of God enters your system, you feel more peaceful and calm. Now, all the negative feelings are flowing out of your body. Out of them, the one that hurts you the most, your ego, is leaving you. You feel more humble in the presence of the almighty God, Who is the humblest of all. Humility is one of the best qualities one can possess and you are now learning to be humble and gentle with everyone. You take great pleasure in honouring others but not seeking fame for yourself.
All the negative thoughts and feelings in your body have gone away. You are now surrounded and filled with all the good qualities that belong to God. Your mind is as clear as a mountain stream and perfectly balanced. It has given up all the bad thoughts and is now thinking only of the Lord. Slowly, you begin feeling the Lord’s grace and a feeling of gratefulness starts to flow through your body. It is due to the Lord’s grace that all your negative feelings have gone away and you feel so good and positive. You have never felt this good before. Feel humble before God and see Him smile back at you. Look at the people around you, many of them leading a sad and dejected life. Just like you, they are children of God but they do not realize it. Pray to the Lord that He brings them on the right path and graces them so that they can follow Him truthfully and sincerely.
It gives immense pleasure to the Lord when He sees you as a changed person with all the Divine qualities taking seed in your thoughts. Continue to feel positive and pray to the Lord for the well-being of this whole world.
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