Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 OM NAMAH SIVAYA hope no one finds this post off base, i am posting because today when i opened it, it really reminded me of things Amma says. SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 2 SEPTEMBER THE SECRET OF MEDITATION Meditation is the road to the attainment of salvation (moksa). Meditation kills all pains, suffering the three kinds of tapas (fevers), and the five klesas (sorrows). Meditation gives the vision of unity. Meditation produces a sense of oneness. Meditation is the aeroplane that helps the aspirant to soar high in the realms of eternal bliss and everlasting peace. Meditation is the mysterious ladder that connects heaven and earth and takes the aspirant to the immortal abode of Brahman. Meditation is the continuous flow of one thought of God or atman, like the continuous flow of oil from one vessel to another. When you sit for meditation, all sorts of worldly thoughts will crop up in your mind; this will disturb the meditation. You will be astonished. Old thoughts, old memories of past enjoyments will bubble up and force the mind to wander in all directions. The trap-door of the vast magazine of thoughts and memories, within the subconscious mind, is opened up and these thoughts gush out in a continuous stream. The more you attempt to still them, the more they will bubble up. Do not be discouraged. Never despair. Through regular and constant meditation you will purify the subconscious mind and thus control the thoughts and memories. The fire of meditation will burn all thoughts. Be sure of this. Meditation on the immortal self will act like dynamite. It will blow up all thoughts and memories in the subconscious mind. If the thoughts trouble you much, do not suppress them by force. Be a silent witness, as in a bioscope. They will subside gradually. Then you must root them out by regular silent meditation. The practice of meditation must be constant. Then only will one attain self-realisation, quickly and surely. He who practises meditation, by fits and starts, for a few minutes daily, will not be able to achieve any tangible success in yoga. In the beginning, beginners fall down from meditation into their old grooves. They must lift up their minds again and again. They will have to fix the mind on the laksya (target). When the meditation becomes deep and steady, they eventually get established in God. Then meditation becomes sahaja - it becomes habitual. JAI MA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Ammachi, "ecjensen_us" <ecjensen_us wrote: Sir, very elaborate subject "meditation" has peen put in a nutshell.Really superb. Very nice and simple. LET THE DIVINE BLESSINGS BE WITH YOU. Sir John Woodroffe (1865–1936)in his comments to the ancient tantric text "Saratha Thilaka Tantra" writes as follows: "Mother Kali alone can save the people from the total destruction and nobody else can ". I cordially invite all of you to join my group: gurujivenkat/ and also to visit : http://guruji.any.to/ With regards, GURUJI (devotee of Mother Kali by tradition) >================================================================= > OM NAMAH SIVAYA > > hope no one finds this post off base, i am posting because today > when i opened it, it really reminded me of things Amma says. > > SIVANANDA DAILY READING FOR 2 SEPTEMBER > > THE SECRET OF MEDITATION > > Meditation is the road to the attainment of salvation (moksa). > Meditation kills all pains, suffering the three kinds of tapas > (fevers), and the five klesas (sorrows). Meditation gives the vision > of unity. Meditation produces a sense of oneness. Meditation is the > aeroplane that helps the aspirant to soar high in the realms of > eternal bliss and everlasting peace. > > Meditation is the mysterious ladder that connects heaven and earth > and takes the aspirant to the immortal abode of Brahman. Meditation > is the continuous flow of one thought of God or atman, like the > continuous flow of oil from one vessel to another. > > When you sit for meditation, all sorts of worldly thoughts will crop > up in your mind; this will disturb the meditation. You will be > astonished. Old thoughts, old memories of past enjoyments will bubble > up and force the mind to wander in all directions. The trap-door of > the vast magazine of thoughts and memories, within the subconscious > mind, is opened up and these thoughts gush out in a continuous > stream. The more you attempt to still them, the more they will bubble > up. > > Do not be discouraged. Never despair. Through regular and constant > meditation you will purify the subconscious mind and thus control the > thoughts and memories. The fire of meditation will burn all thoughts. > Be sure of this. > > Meditation on the immortal self will act like dynamite. It will blow > up all thoughts and memories in the subconscious mind. If the > thoughts trouble you much, do not suppress them by force. Be a silent > witness, as in a bioscope. They will subside gradually. Then you must > root them out by regular silent meditation. > > The practice of meditation must be constant. Then only will one > attain self-realisation, quickly and surely. He who practises > meditation, by fits and starts, for a few minutes daily, will not be > able to achieve any tangible success in yoga. > > In the beginning, beginners fall down from meditation into their old > grooves. They must lift up their minds again and again. They will > have to fix the mind on the laksya (target). When the meditation > becomes deep and steady, they eventually get established in God. Then > meditation becomes sahaja - it becomes habitual. > > JAI MA > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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