WHAT IS THE IMPORTANT NOTES FOR MEDITATION ?

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.