WHAT IS THE IMPORTANT NOTES FOR MEDITATION? (ATTRACT MONEY)

OBTACLES TO MEDITATION

OBSTACLES APPEAR IN MEDITATION SOMEWHAT LIKE THE OBTACLES APPEAR WHILE PERFORMING ANY OTHER WORK. WHATEVER OBSTACLE COMES ONE MUST TRY ONE'S BEST TO OVERCOME IT. ONE SHOULD NEVER STOP PRACTICE. ONE SHOULD NOT LOSE HEART. ONE SHOULD KEEP MOVING FURTHER WITHOUT GETTING DISTRACTED BECAUSE OF THE OBSTACLES. ONE SHOULD NOT BE DISCOURAGED BY THE THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD TAKE LONG TIME. IT IS A LONG JOURNEY WHICH CAN NOT BE COMPLETED OVERNIGHT.

DON'T MAKE USELESS EXCUSES TO ESCAPE THE ROUTINE OF EXERCISE, REGULAR PRAYERS AND MEDITATION. DUE TO BUSY ROUTINE OR MONOTONY IN PRACTICE ONE SHOULD NEVER STOP MEDITATION. MIND WANTS VARIETY. SOON IT GETS BORED WITH THE ROUTINE OF MEDITATION. ONE SHOULD CREATE LORD'S IMAGE BY WRITING THAT MANTRA ALL OVER. ONE CAN CHANGE THE SCHEDULE OF MEDITATION BUT MEDITATION SHOULD NEVER BE COMPLETLY STOPPED. SPIRITUAL PRACTICE SHOULD NEVER BE GIVEN UP WHATEVER SITUATION MAY ARISE IN ONE'S LIFE . IN THE BEGINNING ONE IS FULL OF ENTHUSIAM AND HOPES TO GET RESULTS IN VERY SHORT TIME. ON NOT ACHIEVING THOSE RESULTS, GENERALLY ONE GIVES UP PRACTICE. ONE SHOULD MEDITATE WITHOUT ANY EXPECTATIONS. PROGRESS HAPPENS BUT SLOWLY. SWAMI VISHNUDEVANANDA SAID, "YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE, PRACTICE AND PRACTICE UNTIL THE MIND BECOMES MANTRA AND MANTRA BECOMES THE MIND. CESSATION OF PRACTICE IS A GRAVE MISTAKE". SADHANA, SPIRITUAL PRACTICE SHOULD NEVER BE GIVEN UP UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES".

DIET

THE BODY SHOULD BE KEPT HEALTHY AND STRONG AS IT IS VEHICLE FOR GOD REALIZATION. AS THE SHARP TOOL GIVES GOOD RESULTS IN LESS TIME SIMILARY HEALTHY BODY HELPS IN ACHIEIVING GOAL SOONER. REGULAR EXERCISE, PRANAYAMA, GOOD DIET AND MODERATE SLEEP HELPS IN MAINTAINING THE BODY IN GOOD SHAPE. GOOD HEALTH HEPS IN KEEPING THE MIND IN CHEERFUL STATE.

A BIRD HAD BECOME LETHARGIC TO GO TO OTHER PLACES IN SEARCH OF FOOD. SOON ITS FAMILY AND FRIENDS COPIED ITS LETHARGI NATURE. IN THE SAME MANNER, OUR MIND TOO BECOMES LAZY TO DO A WORK REGULARLY. IT STARTS TO SEARCH FOR USELESS EXCUSES AND EASY MEANS. IT ALSO EXPLORES SHORT CUTS FOR AVOIDING HARD TASK. SUPPOSE IF MIND WANTS TO SKIP MEDITATION FOR A DAY AND ONE ALLOW IT TO DO THEN THE NAUGHTY MIND WILL WANT TO SKIP IT FOR SOME MORE DAYS. MIND WILL TRY TO LESSEN THE TIME OF MEDITATION BY GIVING A FUTILE JUSTIFICATION. IF IT SUCCEEDS, THEN THE NEXT DAY IT WILL TRY ITS BEST TO FURTHER REDUCE IT. CRUSH THE BUD OF LAZINESS IN THE NIP OTHERWISE IT WILL GO ON INCREASING.

WHILE CHANTING, IF MIND IS NOT FOCUSED ON MANTRA THEN IT LOSES IT IMPACT. JAPA MEDITATION IS OF NO USE, IF ONE IS NOT ABLE TO CONCENTRATE MIND ON THE MANTRA. THIS IS ALSO A FORM OF LETHARGY. ONE HAS TO WATCH THE MIND VERY CAREFULLY TILL DULLNESS DISAPPEARS. CHANTING OF MANTRA AND MEDITATION SHOULD BE DONE WHEN IS IN FULL SPIRIT AND SHOULD STOP WHEN IT IS DULL. MIND NEEDS TO BE DISCIPLINE TO AVOID ANY SUCH FLAWS. WITH PRACTICE, IT GRADUALLY WILL BE CONTROLLED AND FOCUSED.

SOMETIMES A PERSON DROWSES WHILE CHANTING MANTRA ON ROSARY. MIND GETS TIRED OF CONCENTRATING ON ONE POINT AN DOF MONOTONOUS REPETITION OF THE SAME MANTRA. IT FINDS EASY TO SLIP IN THE SLEEP THAN TO STAY FOCUSED ON THE MANTRA. THE BEST WAY TO AVOID SUCH SITUATION IS BY STARTING CHANTING THE MANTRA LOUDLY OR STARTING CHANTING THE MANTRA WHILE STANDING. IF DROWSINESS OCCURS THEN ONE CAN SPLASH WATER IN FACE, CAN DO BREATHING EXERCISE OR DO SARVANGASANA OR SHIRSHASANA FOR A FEW MINUTES. THIS WILL MAKE THE MIND ALERT.

EGO

EGO MEANS WHATEVER I AM SAYING IS CORRECT. WHAT OTHRES ARE SAYING IS WRONG. WHATEVER WAY I HAVE CHOSEN IS THE ONLY RIGHT PATH. THIS HOUSE, CAR, WIFE, CHILDREN, STATUS AND MONEY ARE MINE. I WANT TO DOMINATE. I WANT TO SEEK ATTENTION FROM OTHERS. I WISH THAT OTHERS PRAISE ME FOR WHAT I HAVE DONE. I CAN'T BEAR THE CRITICISM OR ANY OTHER SORT FOR DISAPPROVAL FROM OTHERS. I KNOW EVERYTHING AND OTHERS KNOW NOTHING. I AM SUPERIOR AND OTHERS ARE INFERIOR. I CAN'T FORGET AND I CAN'T FORGIVE. EGO IS MUCH MORE DANGEROUS THAN NEGATIVE EMOTIONS LIKE ANGER, LUST AND GREED. IT IS THE ATTACHMENT WITH THIS MERE BODY WHICH CREATES SO MUCH PEOPLE IN ONE'S MIND.

LACK OF FAITH

WHEN WE ARE HAPPY HAVE FIRM BELIEFF IN GOD'S PRESENCE AND LOSE IT AS SOON AS ANY SORROW COMES IN OUR LIVES. LACK OF FAITH IS DISCOURAGING AND IS DANGEROUS OBSTACLES IN THE PATH OF GOD REALIZATION. AS DISCOURAGING THOUGHTS ENTER THE MIND ONE IMMEDIATELY STOPS WORSHIPPING GOD AND PRACTISING MEDITATION. WITHOUT ANY DELAY. ONE SHOULD PUT A CHECK ON THEM AND SHOULD CONTINUE WORSHIPPING GOD AND PRACTISING MEDITATION EVEN IF ONE'S MIND DOESN'T WANT TO. WITH TIME. NEGATIVE THOUGHTS WILL SETTLE DOWN AND ONE WILL HAVE MORE FIRM BELIEF IN GOD.

NEVER LOSE FAITH IN GOD. WHATEVER, HE DOES IS THE BEST FOR US. OUR MIND IS LIMITED BUT GOD'S MIND IS INFINITE.

FEEL THE PRESENCE OF GOD IN EVERY HUMAN BEING, ANIMAL, TREE, PLANT, FLOWER, FRUIT, STONE, RIVER, MOUNTAIN, SEA, SUN, MOON, EARTH, FIRE, AND SKY. GOD IS THERE IN EACH AND EVERY PARTICLE. GOD IS OMNIPRESENT, IT IS US WHO HAVE TO FEEL HIS PRESENCE.

ALL THESE OBSTACLES LIKE ANGER, GREED, LUST, JEALOUSY, HYPOCRISY, ATTACHMENT AND EGO CAN BE OVERCOME ONLY WHEN ONE REALISE THAT THEY ARE ONE'S WEAKNESS. THE EASIEST WAY TO ERADICATE THEM IS TO FIN OUT THE WEAKNESS WHICH IS THE BIGGEST HINDRANCE IN THE PATH. CONCENTRATE TO ERADICATE THAT WEAKNESS. PUT EFFORTS TO ELIMINATE IT. SLOWLY THERE WILL BE REDUCTION IN THAT. WHEN ONEIS FULLY SURE THAT IT IS REMOVED THEN MOVES ON THE NEXT OBSTACLES.

BRAIN SECRET

MIND CAN BE EASILY CONCENTRATED WHILE WATCHING TV SERIALS, MOVIES AND INTERESTING DOCUMENTARIES. MIND CAN BE FOCUSED WITHOUT ANY EFFORT WHILE READING MOVIES AND COMICS AND PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. MOST OF THE PERSONS FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRTE MIND ON TEXTS BOOKS AND OTHER BOOKS REQUIRE SERIOUS READING. MIND IS EASILY CONCENTRATED ON ACTIVITIES THAT IT WANTS TO DO. IT IS ATTRACTED TO PLEASING AND APPEALING OBJECTS AND THINGS.

THIS IS QUALITY OF MIND. IT IS IMMEDIATELY PERTURBED WITH A SINGLE NEGATIVE THOUGHT. A STONE THROWN IN A STILL WATER HAS THE POWER TO CREATE MANY RIPPLES.

MIND IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL NOT ONLY FOR CHILDREN BUT ALSO FOR ADULTS. IT WANDERS HERE AND THERE AND JUMPS ON IRRELEVANT THOUGHTS. ITS RESTLESSNESS IS A BIG OBSTACLES TO CONCENTRATE ON ONE POINT. ONE SHOULD TRY TO CONCENTRATE MIND ON THAT CHORE WHICH ONE IS DOING PRESENTLY. ONE SHOULD FOCUS MIND ON ONE POINT TO ATTAIN BETTER RESULTS. SURPRISINGLY, THE WORK IS DONE IS LESSER TIME. ONE SHOULD STRENGHTEN THE POWER OF CONCENTRATION THROUGH PRACTICE AND PATIENCE AS IT CLARIFIES IDEAS, MAKES COMPLEX THINGS SIMPLER, REMOVES CONFUSION AND ENHANCES EFFICIENCY AND WORKING CAPACITY. WITH RESULT, ONE CAN ACCOMPLISH MORE WORK IN LESS TIME THUS CAN EARN MORE.

THE EASY WAY TO PRACTICE

MEDITATION!

MEDITATION HAPPENS NATURALLY JUST LIKE SLEEP. SLEEP CAN'T BE FORCED INTO SOMEBODY EVEN IF SOMEBODY HAS A VERY COMFORTABLE BED. FLUFFY PILLOWS AND MATTRESS. COSY QUILT AND WELL FURNISHED ROOM WOTHALL LUXURIES. SLEEP COMES NATURALLY. ONE FALLNS INTO IT . SIMILARY MEDITATION COMESBY ITSELF. IT REQUIRES REGULARITY AND PATIENCE. THE NEW COMERS SHOULD FOLLOW CERTAIN POINTS IN SELECTION OF PLACE, TIME AND POSTURE FOR GOOD RESULTS. MENTAL ATTITUDE, FOOD HABITS AND ENVIRONMENT COUNTIN THE BEGINNING.

A BEGINNER SHOULD KEEP THE FOLLOWING POINTS INMIND WHILE DOING MEDITATION FOR ACHIEVING BETTER AND EXCELLENT RESULTS IN MEDITATION. THE SELECTION OF PLACE, TIME AND POSTURE SHOULD BE DONE CORRECTLY TO ACHIEVE QUICK AND GOOD RESULTS.

PLACE

FOR PRACTICING MEDITATION, BEGINNERS SHOULD SELECT THE ROOM IN THED NORTH, EAST OR NORTH - EAST CORNER OF THE HOUSE OR BUILDING. ONE SHOULD AVOID DOING MEDITATION IN THE ROOMS SITUATED IN SOUTH. WEST OR SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF THE HOUSE OF BUILDING. WHILE MEDITATING ONE SHOULD FACE TOWARDS NORTH. THIS IS THE BEST DIRECTION FOR DOING MEDITATION. ONE CAN ALSO FACE EAST SHOULD NOT FACE SOUTH WHILE MEDITATING.

TIME

CLOCK OR WATCH IN YOUR HOUSE SHOULD BE WORKING PROPERLY AS IN THE BEGINNING ONE NEEDS TO DO MEDITATION EVERYDAY AT THE SAME TIME. THE BEST TIME FOR CONCENTRATING THE MIND IS BRAHMAMUHURTA. FROM 4 A.M TO 6 A.M.

AT THAT TIME, EVERYTHING IS SILENT IN THE UNIVERSE AND ONE IS AWAKEN FRESH AFTER SLEEPING THE WHOLE NIGHT. THE DUSK AND DAWNARE EXCELLENT TIMES. ONE CAN DO MEDITATION AT ANY TIME WHICH IS CONVENIENT AND CAN PRACTICE IT REGULARLY AT THE SAME TIME.

ONE WILL BE PUNCTUAL FOR THE THINGS ONE WANTS TO DO. ONE WILL ALWAYS FIND TIME FOR THE THINGS ONE WISHES TO DO. ONE HAS TO BRING MEDITATION IN THEIR TOP PRIORITY OF THEIR LIST OF CHORES. FOR THAT ONE HAS TO JUST CHANGE ONE'S OUTLOOK.

POSTURE

THE SPINE, NECK AND HEAD SHOULD BE ALIGNED STRAIGHT IN A LINE WHILE MEDITATING. SUKHASANA, PADKASANA, VRIKSHASANA, SHIRASHASANA ARE GOOD OPTIONS.

TRY TO RELAX MUSCLES OF YOUR BODY. ONE SHOULD EXHALE OUT TWO OR THREE BREATHS THINKING. "I AM THROWING OUT ALL THE NEGATIVITY INSIDE ME. NOW I WILL THINK ONLY ABOUT GOD AND WHATEVER THOUGHT COMES TO MY MIND WILL BE OF GOD".

CHANGES IN EATING HABITS

"EAT TO LIVE, AND DON'T LIVE TO EAT".

DO NOT EAT TOO MUCH OR TOO LESS. EAT FOOD IN MODERATE QUANTITY THAT IS EASILY DIGESTIBLE. AVOID EATING HOT AND PUNGENT SPICES, GARLIC AND ONION. ALCOHOL DRINKING, SMOKING, DRUGS, BLACK TEA AND COFFEE SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN BY THE SPIRITUAL ASPIRANTS. MEAT, PRECOOKED, STALE FOODS, OVER RIPE FRUITS, FRIED FOODS, MAIDA PRODUCTS, PROCESSED AND CANNED FOODS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.

A SPIRITUAL ASPIRANT SHOULD EAT LIGHT FOOD WHICH IS EASILY DIGESTIBLE LIKE RICE, SIMPLE DAL, KHICHDI, PORRIDGE, CURD, BUTTERMILK, BUTTER, MILK, FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. SALAD AND SPROUTS SHOULD BE TAKEN IN GOOD AMOUNT. ONE SHOULD NOT DO OVEREATING AS IT WILL DISTURB THE MIND WHILE CONCENTRATING.

POINT OF FOCUS WHILE

MEDITATING

FOCUS ON HIGHER GOALS INSTEAD OF FOOD, FABRIC, AND FURNITURE. FOCUS MIND ON GOD THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

WHILE MEDITATING. ONE CAN FOCUS ON VARIOUS CENTRES WITHIN BODY. THERE ARE SEVEN CHAKRAS IN THE BODY ON WHICH ON CAN CONCENTRATE. MOST OF THE SPIRITUAL ASPIRANTS CONCENTRATE ON SIXTH CHAKRA - THE SPACE BETWEEN EYEBROWS. THE OBJECT OF FOCUS IS VISUALIZED IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE EYEBROWS. SOME ASPIRANTS FOCUS ON FOURTH CHAKRA - THE SPACE IN THE CENTRAL CHANNEL IN THE SPINE BETWEEN THE LUNGS AT HEART.

IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE THE MIND. IF ONE ASKS THE MIND NOT TO THINK ABOUT A PARTICULAR OBJECT, THE MIND IS SO MISCHIEVOUS THAT IT WILL DEFINITELY THINK ABOUT IT. MIND IS VERY NAUGHTY AND VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.

FIFTY THOUSAND

THOUGHTS IN MIND

MEDITATION IS THE PRACTICE BY WHICH THERE IS CONSTANT OBSERVATION OF THOUGHTS ENTERING THE MIND. EVERY DAY NEAR ABOUT 50000 THOUGHTS ARISE IN MIND. IF THEY ARE NEGATIVE A PERSON WILL DEFINITELY FEEL SAD AND IF IT CONTINUES FOR SOME DAYS IT WILL LEAD TO DEPRESSION.

EVERY BODY HAS ITS OWN WORLD OF THOUGHTS. THERE ARE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE THOUGHTS. THROUGH THE PRACTICE OF JAPA OF MANTRA, PRANAYAMA AND YOGA ALONG WITH READING SACRED BOOKS ONE CAN FILL MIND WITH PURE AND POSITIVE THOUGHTS AND ERADICATE IMPURE THOUGHTS FROM MIND.

MEDITATION IS A TECHNIQUE TO HAVE A FULL CONTROL OVER MIND. IT TRAINS MIND TO WORK WITHOUT GETTING TENSED, STRESSED, TIRED AND AGED. IT KEEPS THE MIND CHEERFUL, PEACEFUL, CALM, SERENE AND YOUNG AS THERE IS INCRESE OF GREY MATTER. MOST IMPORTANTLY IT HELPS ONE TOBE PEACEFUL IN TURBULENT TIMES.

HOW TO BECOME RICH

WITH GRATITUDE

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GRATITUDE IS RICHES AND COMPLAINT IS POVERTY, IT'S THE GOLDEN RULE OF YOUR WHOLE LIFE, WHETHER IT'S YOUR HEALTH, JOB,RELATIONSHIPS OR MONEY. THE MORE GRATEFUL YOU CAN BE FOR THE MONEY YOU HAVE, EVEN IF YOU DON'T HAVE VERY MUCH, THE MORE RICHES YOU WILL RECEIVE. AND THE MORE YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT MONEY, THE POORER YOU WILL BECOME.

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TAKE ANY UNPAID BILLS YOU HAVE, USE GRATITUDE'S MAGICAL POWER, AND WRITE ACROSS EACH ONE, THANK YOU FOR THE MONEY. FEEL GRATEFUL FOR HAVING THE MONEY TO PAY THE BILL, WHETHER YOU HAVE IT OR NOT.
TAKE TEN BILLS YOU'VE PAID IN THE PAST, AND WRITE ACROSS THE FRONT OF EACH ONE OF THEM THE MAGIC WORDS, "THANK YOU - PAID", FEEL TRULY GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAD THE MONEY TO PAY THE BILL.
BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP, TAKE YOUR MAGIC ROCK IN ONE HAND, AND SAY THE MAGIC WORDS, THANK YOU, FOR THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED DURING THE DAY.

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NOT DUTY IS MORE URGENT THAN THAT

OF RETURNING THANKS.

ANCIENT SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS SAY THAT WHAT WE GIVE TO ANOTHER PERSON WITH A FULL HEART RETUNRS TO US A HUNDREDFOLD. SO BEING GRATEFUL AND SAYING THANK YOU TO ANOTHER PERSON FOR ANYTHING YOU RECEIVE FROM THEM IS NOT ONLY URGENT, IT'S VITAL TO IMPROVING YOUR LIFE!

WHEN YOU WAKE UP TO THE NEW DAY, BEFORE YOU DO A SINGLE THING, SAY THE MAGIC WORDS, THANK YOU.
FROM THE MOMENT YOU OPEN YOUR EYES UNTIL YOU'VE FINISHED GETTING READY, SAY THE MAGIC WORDS, THANK YOU, IN YOUR MIND FOR EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH AND USE.

EVERY ONE OF US HAS RECEIVED HELP, SUPPORT, OR GUIDANCE FROM OTHER PEOPLE AT PARTICULAR TIMES IN OUR LIFE WHEN WE NEEDED IT MOST. SOMETIMES ANOTHER PERSON ALTERS THE COURSE OF OURLIFE THROUGH THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT, GUIDANCE, OR JUST BEING THERE AT THE RIGHT TIME. AND THEN LIFE GOES ON, AND WE TEND TO FORGET THOSE TIMES WHEN ONE PERSON TOUCHED US OR CHANGED OUR LIFE. SOMETIMES YOU DON'T EVEN REALIZE THE IMPACT A PERSON HAD UNTIL WELL INTO FUTURE, WHEN YOU LOOK BACK ON YOUR LIFE AND REALIZE THAT A PARTICULAR PERSON WAS PIVOTAL IN MAGICALLY CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF YOUR LIFE FOR THE BETTER.

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WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THIS PRACTICE, YOU WILL FEEL A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THAT YOU FEEL. THE EVIDENCE OF GRATITUDE'S POWER WORKING IS ALWAYS THAT FIRST AND FOREMOST IT MAKES YOU HAPPY! THE SECONDARY EVIDENCE OF GRATITUDE'S POWER IS THAT YOU ATTRACT WONDERFUL THINGS. AND AS IF ALL OF THAT WASN'T ENOUGH, THE HAPPINESS YOU FEEL AFTER PRACTICING GRATITUDE ALSO ATTRACTS MORE WONDERFUL THINGS, WHICH WILL MAKE YOU EVEN HAPPIER. THAT'S THE MAGIC OF LIFE, AND THAT'S THE MAGICAL POWER OF GRATITUDE!

MONEY ATTRACTING TIPS

HOWEVER DIFFICULT IT MAY BE, YOU HAVE TO IGNORE YOUR CURRENT SITUATION AND ANY LACK OF MONEY YOU MAY CURRENTLY BE EXPERIENCING, AND GRATITUDE IS THE GURANTEED WAY FOR YOU TO DO THAT. YOU CAN'T BE GRATEFUL FOR MONEY AND DISSAPPOINTED ABOUT MONEY AT THE SAME TIME. YOU CAN'T BE THINKING GRATEFUL THOUGHTS ABOUT MONEY AND HAVE WORRIED THOUGHTS ABOUT MONEY AT THE SAME TIME. NOR CAN YOU BE GRATEFUL FOR MONEY AND HAVE FEARFUL THOUGHTS ABOUT MONEY AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN YOU'VE GRATEFUL FOR MONEY, NOT ONLY DO YOU STOP THE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS THAT PUSH MONEY AWAY FROM YOU, YOU'RE DOING THE VERY THING THAT BRINGS MORE MONEY TO YOU!

HOW TO SEE YOUR

INNER LIGHTS

WHEN ONE CLOSES EYES FOR MEDITATION, ONE SEES ONLY DARKNESS. IN THE DARKNESS MIND WANDERS HERE AND THERE AND JUMPS FROM ONE POINT TO ANOTHER. WITH PRACTICE, ONE LEARNS TO FOCUS MIND. AS SOON AS THE MIND STARTS CONCENTRATING ONE SEES A LIGHT OF THE SIZE OF STRAIGHT PIN HEAD. MIND WONDERS ABOUT THE SIZE, COLOUR OR BEAUTY OF LIGHT. IT DISTURBES THE CONCENTRATION OF MIND AND HENCE THE LIGHT DISAPPEAR. SOON THE MIND BECOMES HABITUAL OF SEEING LIGHTS, ITS EVER CHANGING SIZE, SHAPE AND COLOUR. THE CONCENTRATION OF MIND IS NOT DISTURBED WITH ALL THESE VIBRANT LIGHTS. ALTHOUGH THE APPEARANCE OF MIND IS NOT DISTURBED WITH ALL THESE VIBRANT LIGHTS. ALTHOUGH THE APPEARANCE OF LIGHTS PROVES THAT ONE IS MOVING ON THE RIGHT TRACK BUT THEY ARE OBSTACLES AS THEY DISTURB ONE'S CONCENTRATION. SO IT'S BETTER TO IGNORE THESE LIGHTS.

SEEING INNER LIGHTS

AFTER PRACTICING CONCENTRATION FOR SOME TIME A TINY LIGHT APPEARS IN THE FRONT OF FOREHEAD. IT REMAINS THERE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AS ONE'S CONCENTRATION INCREASES THE SIZE WELL AS THE DURATION OF LIGHTS APPERANCE INCREASES. LIGHT CAN BE OF VARIOUS COLOURS LIKE RED, YELLOW, WHITE, GREEN, BLUE, OR A MIXTURE OF TWO. THESE LIGHTS ARE ELEMENTAL LIGHTS REPRESENTING EARTH, WATER, FIRE, AIR AND SKY. SEEINGS LIGHTS IN MEDITATION HAVE DIFFERENT EFFECTS WHICH ARE LISTED BELOW

RED - IT UPLIFTS THE ENERGY..
ORANGE - IT PURIFIES THE BODY
YELLOW -IT STIMULATES WAKEFULNESS.
YELLOW - IT STIMULATES WAKEFULNESS.
GREEN - IT RELAXES MIND . IT REDUCES SLEEP.
BLUE - IT LESSONS TENSIONS .
INDIGO - IT PURIFIES THE MIND.
VIOLET - IT GIVES VAIRAGYA (DIPASSION) IT DETACHES THE MIND FROM EARTHLY MATTERS.
WHITE - IT IS THE SYNTHESIS OF ALL COLOURS. IT IS SEEN AT THE TIME OF BLISSFUL EXPERIENCE AND JUST BEFORE THE DAWN OF SAMADHI.

BEGINNERS GENERALLY SEE RED, ORANGE AND YELLOW LIGHT WHEREAS THE VIOLET IS SELDOM NOTICEABLE.

SOMETIMES SUN OR FLASHING LIGHTS APPEAR IN THE FRON TO FOREHEAD. THESE LIGHTS CONFIRM THAT ONE IS PROGRESSING. BUT ONE SHOULD AVOID PONDERING TOO MUCH ON THESE LIGHTS RATHER STOP THINKING ABOUT THEM. THE BEST WAY TO PROGRESS FURTHER IS SO SHUN THEM. SEEING A SNAKE AFTER KUNDALINI IS AWAKENED IS A SIGN OF PROGRESS. SOMETIMES GOD AND SAINTS APPEAR TO BLESS. THE MANTRA DEITY AS ONE HAS IMAGINED WILL APEAR, WEARING BEAUTIFUL DRESS, VARIOUS ORNAMENTS, GARLANDS, FLOWERS AND WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OR WEAPONS IN HIS HANDS.

TRIANGLE IS SEE BY ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE VAIRAGYA (NON-ATTACHMENT) FOR WORLDLY THINGS, WHO CONSIDER FRIEND AND FOE ALIKE, WHO CONSIDER PAIN AND PLEASURE ALIKE, WHO HAVE GIVEN UP EGOISM AND WHO DON'T CURSE OR BLESS ANYONE.

VISIONS AND DAZZLING LIGHTS CAN BE OF WIDE VARIETY. ONE SHOULD NEITHER BE TOO DELIGHTED TO SEE THEM NOR TOO FRIGHTENED BY THEIR WEIRDNESS. ONE SHOULD ONLY IGNORED THEM TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STEP.

HEARING INNER SOUNDS

DURING MEDITATION EARS ARE CLOSED WITH THUMBS AS IN YONI MUDRA AND DISTINCT INNER SOUNDS CAN BE HEARD BY BEGINNERS. IT ONE PRACTICE TO HEAR THESE SOUNDS DAILY THEN IT INCREASE ONE'S ABILITY TO HEAR DISTANT SOUNDS WITH EASE. ACCORDING TO HAMSA UPANISHAD, THE SOUNDS THAT ARE GENERALLY HEARD ARE LIKE THE SOUND OF WORD CHINI, CHINI-CHINI, BELL, CONCH-BLOWING , TANTIRI(LUTE), TALA (CYMBALS), FLUTE, BHERI (DRUM), MRIDANGA (DOUBLE DRUM) SOUND, THUNDER, SOUND OR SOMETIME A COMBINATION OF HARMONIOUS AND MELODIOUS SOUNDS, SOMETIMES ONE ALSO SMELLS GRAGRANCE OF INCENSE, ROSE AND OTHER FLOWERS.

HOW TO DO JAPA

MEDITATION

A ROSARY MALA IS USED TO RECITE THE MANTRA. ONE CAN USE A MALA OF 108 BEADS OF RUDRAKSHA SEED, TULSI (BASIL) OR CHANDAN (SANDAL) WODD. RUDRAKSHA MALA IS USED WITH SHIVA MANTRAS. IT CALMS THE MIND. TULSI MALA ENHANCES THE DEVOTION AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH OF THE USER. A SANDAL WOOD MALA HAS FRAGRANCE. IT REPELS NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND PURIFIES MIND AND SPIRIT.
A MALA IS USED AS A WHIP TO GUARD THE MIND AS MIND IS VERY NAUGHTY. IT WILL START DISTRACTING DURING MEDITATION IF ONE IS FEELING ACTIVE OR WILL SLEEP IF ONE IS HAVING LOW ENERGY.
THE MALA HELPS IN CONTROLLING THE MIND FROM WANDERING AND HELPS IN ACHIEVING SINGLE-MINDEDNESS.
IN A MALA HELPS IN CONTROLLING AND MIND FROM WANDERING AND HELPS IN ACHIEVING SINGLE-MINDEDNESS.
IN A MALA ALL BEADS ARE STRUNG TOGETHER AND WITH EACH BEAD MANTRA IS RECITED. THE CONTINUOUS RECITATION OF MANTRA ONE AFTER ANOTHER WITHOUT ANY BREAK KEEPS THE MIND OCCUPIED. IT ACTS LIKE AN ANCHOR.
THE MALA BEADS ARE ROTATED IN RHTHYM WITH MANTRA AND BREATH WHICH SHUNS THE FASTASIES AS WELL AS SLEEP. WITH THE HELP OF RASARY, A LAZY PERSON CAN BECOME ACTIVE AND A DEVILISH MIND CAN BECOME DOCILE.
BECAUSE OF CONTINUOUS EFFORTS MANTRA DOES NOT LEAVE THE MIND. AT THAT STAGE THE ROSARY MAY BE DROPPED. BUT FOR BEGINNERS IT IS THE BEST TOOL TO FOCUS THE MIND.
HOLD THE ROSARY MALA IN HAND NEVER BELOW THE NAVEL BUT CLOSE TO HEART.
ALWAYS COVER THE ROSARY MALA WITH A CLEAN OR HANDKERCHIEF SO THAT OTHERS CAN'T SEE IT.
ONE SHOULD USE THE MIDDLE FINGER AND THE THUMB TO ROLL THE BEADS. THE INDEX FINGER SHOULD NOT BE USED IN ROLLING BEADS.

PREACAUTIONS AND OBSTACLES IN

JAPA MEDITATION

THE BIGGEST OBSTACLES OF JAPA MEDITATION ARE MONOTONY, SLEEP, AND ANGER. MIND BECOMES BORED OF REPEATING THE SAME MANTRA AGAIN AND AGAIN. TO MAINTAIN INTEREST, A VARIETY CAN BE CREATED BY DOING AUDIBLE, WHISPERING, MENTAL AND WRITTEN JAPA OF MANTRA. VARIETY PRODUCED BY THE CHANGE IN VOLUME OF MANTRA WILL AVOID FATIGUE TO A GREAT EXTENT. REPETITION OF MANTRA TIRES THE MIND HENCE THE MIND ENTERS SLEEP VERY EASILY. ANGER IS ALSO ONE OF THE BIGGEST OBSTACLES THAT JAPA MEDITATION SADHAKA FACES. THE BEST SOLUTION TO OVERCOME ONE'S ANGER IS SURRENDER GOD "NOTHIG IS MINE, EVERYTHING IS YOURS! SURRENDER YOURSELF, YOUR BELONGINGS AND ALL YOUR ACTIONS AND THEIR OUTCOMES TO THE LOTUS FEET OF GOD.

SUCCESS IN MEDITATION

ONE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN OUTER WORLD BUT CAN BE DISATISFIED FROM INSIDE. IF ONE ACHIEVES WHAT ONE EXPECTS THEN ONE FEELS SATISFIED. THE UNFULFILLED EXPECTATIONS LEAD TO DISSATISFACTION. ACCORDING TO RYAN REYNOLDS, "WHEN YOU HAVE EXPECTATIONS, YOU ARE SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR DISSPOINTMENT".

LIKEWISE, BEGINNERS TOO ARE IN HURRY TO GET SUCCESS IN MEDITATION. A MISTAKE THAT ONE SHOULD ESCAPE FROM COMMITTING. SWAMI VISHNUDEVANANDA SAID, "MEDITATION DOES NOT COME EASILY. A BEAUTIFUL TREE GROWS SLOWLY. ONE MUST WAIT FOR THE BLOSSOM, THE RUPENING OF THE FRUIT AND THE ULTIMATE TASTE. THE BLOSSOM OF MEDITATION IS AN EXPRESSIBLE PEACE THAT PERMEATES THE ENTIRE BEING. ITS FRUIT... IS INDESCRIBABLE".

THE PLACE TO DO MEDITATION

TRYING TO CONTROL ONE'S MIND IS PRACTICE AND DOING IT REPEATEDLY IS REGULARITY. REGULARITY SHOULD BE MAINTAINED BY DOING MEDITATION DAILY. IT SHOULD BE DONE AT THE SAME PLACE AND SAME TIME. IRREGULARITY IN MEDITATION DOESN'T GIVE GOOD RESULTS SO NOT A SINGLE DAY SHOULD BE SKIPPED. DOING MEDITATION FOR 2-3 DAYS AND MISSING IF FOR NEXT TWO DAYS WILL NOT GIVE PROGRESS IN MEDITATION. EVERYDAY ONE SHOULD MEDITATE WITH OR WITHOUT SUCCESS. PRACTICE SHOULD BE DONE REGULARITY ONLY THEN ONE WILL BE ABLE TO PROCEED FURTHER ON MEDITATION PATH.

ONE SHOULD MAKE A HABIT TO DO EXERCISE DAILY. SET ASIDE TIME FOR REGULAR EXERCISE. BENEFITS MORED WHEN DONE OUTDOORS IN FRESH AIR. IF ONE CAN'T DO IT OUTDOORS IN A GARDEN OR PARK THEN ONE CAN DO IT IN BALCONY. COURTYARD OR A WELL-VENTILATED PLACE. YOGA EXERCISE DOESN'T REQUIRE ANY SPECIAL CLOTHES OR EQUIPMENTS, JUST A BIT OF SPACE AND A STRONG MOTIVATION TO DO EXERCISE. YOGA EXERCISE NOT ONLY TONES VOLUNTARY MUSCLES LIKE HANDS, LEGS, BACK, THIGHS, HIPS, NECKS, SHOULDER AND ETC. BUT ALSO STRENGTHEN VITAL ORGANS LIKE LUNGS, HEART, STOMACH, INTESTINE ETC. THE DAILY EXERCISE WILL INCREASE MUSLCLE STRENGTH, BODY SUPPLENESS AND MOTOR REACTION.

IT KEEPS THE GLANDS AND NERVOUS SYSTEM IN RADIANT HEALTH. IT IS MENTALLY AS WELL AS PHYSICALLY STIMULATING. IN THE BEGINNING ONE SHOULD DO THE EXERCISE FOR MINIMUM. SLOWLY AND GRADUALLY INCREASE IT. WHILE PRACTISING YOGA POSTURES HOLD THE POSTURE FOR MINIMUM TIME AND THEN GRADUALLY INCREASE IT TO THE MAXIMUM TIME. THE YOGIC EXERCISES AND POSTURES WILL HELP ONE TO MAINTAIN SAME POSTURE WHILE MEDITATING FOR LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.

PROPER RELAXATION

ONE SHOULD SLEEP NOT TOO MUCH NOR TOO LESS. THE MODERATE SLEEP IS GOOD.
AN OLD SAYING IS "EARLY TO BED AND EARLY TO RISE, MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE. ONE SHOULD AVOID SLEEPING LATE AT NIGHT. MOREOVER, ONE SHOULD WAKE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MEDITATION SOOTHES BODY AND MIND. DOING MEDITATION OUTDOORS RELAXES BODY AND MIND AS ONE COMES IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH NATURE. ONE HILLS, THE OXYGEN IS LESS WHICH HELPS IN BETTER CONCENTRATION.
LISTENING TO CLASSICAL MUSIC, DEVOTIONAL SONGS AND LECTURES BY SAINTS HELPS IN KEEPING THE MIND CALM.
READING SCRIPTURES AND SACRED BOOK IS GOOD FOR MIND'S HEALTH.
DACING ON DEVOIONAL SONGS RELAXES BODY AND MIND.
PAINTING AND DRAWING LORD'S IMAGE HELPS IN KEEPING THE MIND SERENE IN EVEN TURBULENT SITUATIONS.

PROPER RELAXATION MEANS THAT ONE SHOULD BE PHYSICALLY, MENTALLY AND SPIRITUALLY RELAXED. MENTAL RELAXATION CAN ONLY BE COMPLETELY ACHIEVED IF THERE IS SPIRITUAL PEACE. ONE IDENTIFIES ONESELF WITH BODY AND MIND, ONE CAN'T BE COMPLETELY RELAXED AS HERE WILL BE EMOTIONS LIKE FEAR, ANGER, GREED, WORRY AND DOUBT. TO BE SPIRITUALLY RELAXED ONE HAS TO DETACH ONE SELF AND TO BE A MERE WITNESS OF BODY AND MIND. TO BE ONE WITH A SELF WILL GIVE SUPREME PEACE.