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Dhyaana Yoga
Practice of Meditation
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Goals of Meditation
• Train the mind to think deeply about any topic
• Think deeply about any topic based on already known information
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Goals of Meditation …
• What about these?– Increase concentration– Increase memory– Reduce stress– Occult powers
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Goals of Meditation …
• What about these?– Increase concentration– Increase memory– Reduce stress– Occult powers
Train the mindto think deeply
Right understandingfollowed by deep
thinking
Not worthgoing after
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What is Meditation?
• sajaatiya pratyaya pravaahah
• Flow of related thoughts
• Like the flow of a steady stream of oil
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Types of Meditation
• Value meditation
• Idea meditation
• Mental worship
• Mantra/Naama Japa
• Story meditation
• Self enquiry
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Pre-requisites
• Faith in freewill and law of karma
• Life of values
• Karma yoga
• Planned disciplined life
• Clarity of goal
• Faith in yourself
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Place
• As secluded as possible
• Clean, orderly
• Associated with spiritual thoughts
• Eg. Temple, puja room, sacred rivers
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Time
• Early morning is best
• Any time when mind is not lethargic and not extrovert
• Quality is more important than duration
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Seat
• Not very high/low
• Not very hard/soft
• Firm and level
• Comfortable
• Don’t share
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Posture
• Seated relaxed
• Steady with wide base
• Back, neck and head should be straight
• Should be able to sit for 20 minutes
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Breathing
• Smooth
• Deep
• Without strain
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Shut Out the Senses
• Close eyes gently
• Withdraw mind from senses
• Be aware of the body – head to foot, foot to head
• Be aware of the breathing
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Withdraw the Mind
• Withdraw mind from roles in the world like parent, child, employee, etc
• Take up role of spiritual aspirant, disciple, devotee, sannyaasi
• Temporarily hand over all worldly responsibilities to God
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Obstacles
• Sleep– Tiredness
– Lack of sleep
– Full stomach
– Lack of interest
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Obstacles
• Wandering mind
– Surrender all past to God• All experiences were for inner
growth• Have no regrets• Have no hatred or bitterness
towards anything or anyone• Forgive yourself and others
– Surrender all future to God• Law of karma will take its course• Pray for strength to bear and
learn from whatever happens
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Obstacles
• Wandering mind …– Mentally give up all
relations in the world
– Spiritual aspirant has only three relationships• God, Guru, Scriptures
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Stages
• Dhaarana– Turning the mind away from the
world towards the object of meditation
• Dhyaana– Retaining the mind in the focused
object– Whenever the mind slips off, bring
it back• Samaadhi
– Natural absorption in the object of meditation
– Constant flow without struggle
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Types of Meditation
• Value meditation
• Idea meditation
• Mental worship
• Mantra/Naama Japa
• Story meditation
• Self enquiry
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Value Meditation
• Memorize a list of values or slokaas and meditate on their meaning– Yama and Niyama of
Patanjali’s system
– Gita 16:1, 2, 3
– Gita 17:14, 15, 16
– Saadhana chatustaya
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Idea Meditation
• Take one idea and deeply think about various aspects of it– Law of Karma
– Karma Yoga
– Dhyaana Yoga
– Any enriching idea
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Mental Worship
• Develops a personal relationship and love to God in a particular form
• Request deity to sit in a lotus at the center of your heart. Form of deity should face same direction as worshipper
• Wash feet, give welcome drink, freshen up• Offer new clothes, tilak, flowers, incense, aarati• Offer food, fruits, sweets, water, massage, fan• Request to permanently be in your heart
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Mantra or Naama Japa
• Usually done after mental worship
• Repeat the mantra or name of deity
• Loving remembrance of the deity
• Optionally, counting on fingers or japa maala
• Done as an offering of love to the deity
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Story Meditation
• Run through the sequence of events in the life of a deity or saint– Raamayana, Bhaagavata
– Story of Gajendra, Prahlaada, Dhruva
– Incidents in the life of Swami Vivekanandaa
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Self Enquiry
• Special kind of idea meditation
• Meditation on “Who am I?”• Based on the ideas of the
scriptures as taught by the Guru
• Ultimate purpose of meditation