To Bela on meditation ~ additional comments

[Guest guest]

Dear Bela and Linda,

 

There is also a Ma-Om Meditation guided by Swamiji on a video

( "Chants and Meditation" ) with beautiful pictorials of seven

chakras, etc.

 

But, the main thing is, imho, is to keep it simple.

And "simple" is different for different people.

Experiment and see what works for you.

The more you make it your own, perhaps taking a little from here a

little from there is what will work for you.

 

It seems that the guided Ma-Om meditations by Swamiji change from

year to year ~ this is a sign that Amma does not want us to get stuck

in a rut (doing it mechanically).

 

Just to make sure that my recent posting "New Meditation from Amma in

MI" is not interpreted as some thing to replace the previous old

meditations, let me add that to me it is a sign of flexibility and

choices that Amma wants us to have .

 

In this respect, Temba's suggestions( also Amma's ) that we do not

lose the attitude of a beginner is good to take to heart. Also, to

always ask Amma for guidence and grace at the beginning of each

endeavor (including meditation ) is good ~ thanks Temba for reminding

me of this.

 

Hope this helps.

om amriteswaryai namaha,

amarnath

 

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Bela wrote: I am interested in knowing more about meditation.

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Linda wrote :Dear Bela ~ to make a complex subject simple, one of the

most elegant

meditation techniques I know of if the MA OM meditation, which came

from Amma

long

before the IAM meditation. I can't speak to the second because I

haven't been

trained in that one. But the MA OM is very simple. You sit quietly,

with

eyes closed. You don't even have to say the MA OM outloud ... as you

repeat over

 

and over on the inside, it becomes more and more subtle until "you"

disappear. This is very similar to my experience with TM and some of

my

experirences

of deep connection to the Divine, of knowing I am a soul and not just

a body,

came from that similar, very simple technique. The MA OM will connect

to the

inbreath and outbreath very naturally. If thoughts come, you let them

pass

like clouds. You don't try to push them away; you don't try to hang

on to them;

 

you don't worry about them ... they are bubbles of stress or vasanas

being

released.

 

There are two very good tapes by Big Swami, where he gives you the

method of

doing this meditation. One is a single cassette. I have that one.

Then there

is a two cassette version. I don't know anything about that one, but

I am

sure it would be just as good. During one of Amma's tours, Big Swami

taught

this

technique to the whole group. It was so beautiful.

 

Anyway, it can't hurt. : ) Love ~ Linda

[Guest guest]

Actually, this was the first year that I had noticed differences in the Ma-Om

meditation.

Both in the context of the meditations and in general, Amma and Swamiji really

seemed to

be stressing the importance of forgiveness, particularly in light of the state

of the world.

 

Namah Sivaya,

Iswari

 

Ammachi, "amarnath" <anatol_zinc> wrote:

>

> It seems that the guided Ma-Om meditations by Swamiji change from

> year to year ~ this is a sign that Amma does not want us to get stuck

> in a rut (doing it mechanically).

>

> Just to make sure that my recent posting "New Meditation from Amma in

> MI" is not interpreted as some thing to replace the previous old

> meditations, let me add that to me it is a sign of flexibility and

> choices that Amma wants us to have .