Meditation Block

[Guest guest]

For some reason along my journey, I have came upon a wall of resistance

that I cannot overcome so that I may meditate and concentrate properly.

It is as if my life has grown so active that I can only meditate late

at night right before sleep. It is like some force is trying to yield

me in ignorance. What should I do? How should I trancend this

predicamate? I have read the Upanishads and only find comfort for a

short period of time when reflecting upon the words, thus not

sufficing. In the mean time, procrastination has begun to sink within

my being for reasons unknown.

 

Could it be that I am experiencing the very same words of Chaos echoed

by Sri Aurobindo, those, along with others, that I have meditated upon?

[Guest guest]

, " theseraphicbeing "

<elguapo_marco_2008 wrote:

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> For some reason along my journey, I have came upon a wall of

 

Dear this is Kaliyuga and Kaliyuga intentionally makes us busy or

tense to delay our progress.

 

But our ancient sages were very intelligent ...and they knew forehand

this problem. Please read old posts on " Yoga Nidra "

 

Yoga Nidra is very useful in such situations... even if u hv no time

for meditation... you can make you sleep a meditation

 

love

[Guest guest]

All Sadhaks face difficulties & oppositions. I dont know if you've

read Secret of the Vedas by Aurobindo. He gives a verse from the Vedas

that says that the Sadhak has to face many long, dark nights before he

sees the Truth of the Sun.

 

In the verse the Rishis pray for 11 months in the dark before the sun

comes out. This has been translated in many ways, including the

ourlandish theory that the Aryans came from the North Pole! But

Aurobindo takes it to mean that the Rishis struggle on in the

darkness, & only after 11 months, which is almost end of the year, or

the symbolic end of their life, do they finally see the Sun. But they

dont lose hope, as they know there is a Sun............

[Guest guest]

Ahh yes, Yoga Nidra. I have heard of it but never really practiced it.

I read the old posts on it and am starting to prepare myself. Say, just

to ask, is it beneficial or is just an accessory, to have music playing

in the background, such as some Ravi Shankar and others, while

meditating?

 

And on a lighter note, how about this mantram: " Aum Shanti Shanti,

Isvara Shanti Shanti. "

[Guest guest]

it depends on what meditation you are doing-music maybe helpful or not.

 

But there is a meditation in which you just listen to music. There is

special meditation music(Chakra Chants by Jonathan Goldman is very

good) which you just have to listen to while sitting or lying down.

 

Some meditations, like those of Rajyoga, need to be done in quiet. I

find that closing ears with ear plugs works best, as well as darkening

the room.