If we seriously desire indulging in yoga meditation as detailed in scriptures of Hinduism, we must indulge in introspection, self enquiry as practiced and preached by Maharishi Ramana. Yoga meditation could never be learnt literally through books. To reach hidden inner meaning contained in scriptural texts of different religions of world… our indulgence in self enquiry was an absolute […]
When young and in search of God, I also wanted to indulge in meditation. Not knowing what meditation was all about… I took help of a relative! He took me to a darkened room where sat many people concentrating on the center of a dimly lit bulb. I had many queries within but there were no answers. None in the […]
Contemplation, the only path to indulging in meditation could be practiced anywhere… in the open or most crowded streets of the city. In the initial stages of spiritual pursuit I also believed that meditation is best indulged in the quiet confines of a room. Slowly I realized I could indulge in contemplation even while jogging, walking, standing, swimming… studying or […]
In yesteryears in erstwhile Bharatvarsha (now India) accomplished sages and Rishis initially indulged in contemplation to realize abstract truths of life from above. Not a single word from God had been invoked by mankind until now. As the thinking process, the thinking prowess of sages and Rishis grew… they indulged more and more in contemplation on God. They devised various […]
How could we indulge in contemplation in running music… this was just not possible! For a serious indulgence in contemplation inner calm was an absolute must. Meditation could only be indulged via path of contemplation; there was never a shortcut or any other method! Most people world over indulge in meditation the wrong way… prime reason, we do not see […]
We are presently passing through Kali Yuga, the metal age (Dark Age). So many meditation retreats, meditation camps in present times tried teaching meditation, something that could be learnt only from within. Existence of such retreats, camps proves they were only centres for earning bread-and-butter, nothing more! Something that could be reached only via path of contemplation, logical reasoning… how […]
The correct method of meditation is detailed in Hinduism scriptures. It was only through contemplation, introspection… logical reasoning we reached the inner meanings contained in scriptures. The exact purpose of meditation was solving queries within. As a soul atman we need purifying self. Human form, the most evolved being on mother earth through path of yoga meditation, contemplation could […]
There never were two types of meditations. All paths of yoga meditation lead to; indulgence in contemplation, introspection… logical reasoning! To realize the hidden underlying cosmic meaning of life… our indulgence in contemplation was ordained by god. But how many people world over indulged in yoga meditation via path of contemplation? All my life from six years of age […]
The best place to meditate is serene surroundings of our own house and time 430 a.m., the Brahma muhurta! This is what is advised in Hinduism scriptures. Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita says the highest yogi of all was one who indulged in yoga meditation even while living in Grihastha ashram (family life) in confines of home. From six […]
I always indulged in yoga meditation lying in shavasna pose of yoga when going to bed in right. Usually in subconscious state I would call a round table meeting consisting of Sri Lord Krishna and other enlightened souls like Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ, Prophet Mohammed, Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana etc. In the morning when I got up […]
No human being had an independent mind. The mind of entire cosmos was one, having two compartments… reservoir of mind plus and mind minus. From reservoir of mind plus human beings invoked all positive thoughts and from reservoir of mind minus… all negative! Human beings only had a brain that works like a receiving and transmitting station. Every second […]
We must indulge in meditation via path of contemplation. As detailed in Hinduism scriptures contemplation is a long drawn process. To understand difference between dharma, religion and spirituality I took a period of above three years. Some definitions could be understood only after contemplating for 8 to 10 years. The longest I contemplated upon a particular precept was 15 years… […]
Necessity of renouncing family and everything was prevalent in yesteryears when one could contemplate on deeper issues of life in the cold reaches of deep dense forests, Himalayas. In present times one could undertake spiritual journey, achieve everything in life remaining within confines of home. Difficult yet not impossible! Lord Krishna in Bhagavad Gita says, one who indulges in contemplation… […]
Intelligence normally refers to knowledge gained through brooks, written material! Meditation demands our indulgence in path of jnana yoga (absolute wisdom). Jnana wisdom was distinct from bookish knowledge. One becomes wise only by indulgence in contemplation, introspection… logical reasoning! When we tried reaching hidden cosmic precepts of life through path of contemplation… we were indulging in yoga meditation the right […]
All my life from six years of age I indulged in yoga meditation. Not for a single moment in life did I skip my indulgence. Whenever I got an opportunity lying in shavasna pose of yoga I indulged in self enquiry… contemplation, introspection… logical reasoning, the only path to correctly indulging yoga meditation. That is how we realized gist of […]
The difference between practical and theory was demonstrated in a simple but very unique experiment: A very typical glass flask was got made and filled with water. The physicists that had collected from all over were asked to measure the contents of the flask. Every physicist tried his own formula, his own method to come at the right solution […]
As a practitioner of yoga meditation and also as a beginner it was in our interest to understand what yoga meditation was all about. Most human beings world over indulged in meditation the wrong way. Do we really require a separate timeframe for indulging in yoga meditation? I started in search of God six years of age. Not for […]
If we could meet God Almighty, there were thousands of questions to ask… who were we, where did we come from, what was our purpose of life, our relationship with god… who was God, our relationship with lower forms of life, meaning of dharma, karma… enlightenment, moksha and so on. Indulging in yoga meditation via path of contemplation we […]
I indulged in practice of meditation as people normally do worldwide. Not knowing what meditation was all about… About nine years of age one of my relatives took me to a so-called meditation centre where I was asked to concentrate on the center of a dimly lit candle in a completely dark room. When I asked what I was supposed […]
Immortality never belonged in the physical body. Immortality was the stage when a soul atman devoid of dross impurities within reaches stage of absolute purity. Moment human beings gained enlightenment and finally moksha salvation (Nirvana in Buddhism) one gains immortality forever. The liberated soul atman, emancipated from cycle of birth and death gains entry in kingdom of God (Vaikuntha in […]
In yesteryears people indulged in Padmasana pose of Asana (Lotus Pose) to contemplate on God Almighty. In present times one could easily indulge in yoga meditation via path of contemplation even while walking, standing, sitting, swimming, indulging in any day-to-day activity. Right from six years of age I indulged in yoga meditation via path of contemplation, introspection… logical reasoning to […]
All my life from 15 years of age I indulged in shavasna pose of yoga to seek answers to my spiritual queries. While going to bed in the night, lying in shavasna pose of yoga I used to call a roundtable conference on which sat Lord Krishna and other enlightened souls like Mahavira, Gautama Buddha, Jesus Christ, Prophet Mohammed, Sri […]
Path of yoga meditation does not relate to physical manifest life still, every single indulgence in yoga meditation resulted in feelings of extreme happiness, ecstasy… joy that could never be expressed in words. When we connected self to God Almighty (Brahman in Hinduism) via path of yoga meditation… indulgence in contemplation, introspection, logical reasoning… we practically connected to infinite! […]
I indulged in yoga meditation via path of contemplation, introspection… logical reasoning. For me yoga meditation could be indulged anywhere. Even while walking, standing, talking, swimming, indulging in business or even going to sleep, I could all the time indulge in yoga meditation. I loved lying in shavasna pose of yoga when going to bed in the night and calling […]
In yesteryears yogis primarily indulged in tapasya (penance) in deep dense jungles (forests) where the epidemic of mosquitoes was much widespread than in present times. Prime reason why Tapasvi’s preferred colder climate of snow-clad mountains to avoid the menace of mosquitoes etc.! In the higher reaches of Himalayas, animals also were limited. In older times, the body of yogis […]
Yoga meditation could be indulged only through contemplation, introspection on various hidden truths of life contained in scriptures of different religions of world. Reading and contemplating is the mantra! Logically reasoning each and every single query and reaching the final answer was the only way one could indulge in yoga meditation to reach God in present life. No matter […]