How to meditate?

Many people who meditate everyday are also put into this same query: How to meditate? The answer is pretty simple. You just cannot meditate! Meditation is a state of thoughtlessness. Thus you can only be in the state of meditation. Many people have discovered and preached a number of methods for going into the state of meditation. But all of them are not so rewarding. Some methods are very tedious and can even cause serious mental and physical disorders. But if you follow the right procedure you will see a very beautiful and peaceful life as a reward for your penances.

For those of you who have seen the documentary which speaks of astral bodies, pyramid meditation and all such things let me tell you that it is the other side of meditation which people do not usually see in their lives. these facts (as they call it) might be scientifically proved but Meditation and science are two completely different things. Let me make your doubts clear regarding these scientific discussions. Most recently I saw an old documentary on Yoga and was quite surprised to see that scientists have stepped into this field and have supported ideas which they do not even know about. In order to get a deep insight into this knowledge I had to go through a few books which spoke about black magic. In the documentary they spoke of a universally distributed energy which can be absorbed by the body during meditation. Till here science was right but further the scientists used their brain and ruined the whole show. They related this energy with the energy emitted from the sun and described pyramid meditation where people sit in a pyramid with a base built at a fixed proportion where maximum energy of the nature is focused. They fix some sort of a crystal at the top of the pyramid which concentrates the energy of the nature at the base where the people are supposed to go into meditation. And then science became even more stupid by saying that the energy is basically hot in nature whereas it is actually the other way round. I will elaborate this point later, but , for now let me tell you that the pyramid thing is absolute rubbish and it will give you nothing special. The reason why the scientists used heat as a sign of energy transfer is because they saw the name: energy centers. These are also referred to as Chakras in India. And the only form of energy which the scientists believed to have existed is the energy of the Sun which is hot in nature. But in actual the person who absorbs the Divine energy feels a cool sort of breeze running throughout his body. Remember the saying of Christ (Our Lord)- cool breeze of the holy ghost. Remember the words of Shri Aadi Shankaracharya- saleelam saleelam (a cool breeze). And if you are a Muslim the Holy Prophet- Mohammed had referred to this same breeze as Ruh. At least this thing you should be assured of- that the Divine energy gives you a cool feel when you absorb it. Whereas if you refer to the works of the people who do black magic you will come to know that a hot air running throughout your body signifies the strong presence of a Satan around you. So please be careful. God knows magic but does not do it. It is only a Satanic force which can show magic, because it is only a Satan which can gain the trust of people by showing things of wonder. God does miracles but does not disclose His face because He is very generous humble and kind. Showing off by doing extraordinary things is only a Satanic behavior.

Now let me tell you something about the astral body illusion. The astral body thing is an absolute fake. They say that your astral body is the reflection of your spirit. But the spirit itself is a reflection of something: your Kundalini. When a child is in its mother’s womb the divine energy flows through the child’s head and rushes towards the base of its spine through three channels (also referred to as nadis). These channels are nothing but the central, left and right nervous systems. While going towards the base of the spine (a little above the fontanelle bone) where it resides, it leaves it reflection behind in the child’s heart. This is said to resemble a flame which looks just like the thumb. And this is the thing which is actually referred to as the spirit. Hence, a person can survive a heart transplant operation. The reason is because the life is not situated there. It (the heart) holds just the reflection of ones soul which is actually the Kundalini (it resembles the form of a serpent coiled into three and a half coils). If the dust on this mirror is cleaned a person can see his reflection in it. And along with his reflection he will also see God’s reflection within himself. So an astral body which roams throughout the Universe is just a myth. The things which you see in your meditation are not true unless you are connected with God Almighty. If at all you see something very strange in your meditation, then it is your myth or imagination. You may also call these as the mirages which are seen on your spiritual path. So it is better not to see or imagine any unnecessary things while you are trying to go into the state of meditation.

Now let me tell you about the people who promise you great things and instead take great things away from you. You need not give away your property to a Guru in order to get your realization. In fact what you need the most is a determined heart and a true Guru. i.e. you need a Guru who is interested in your spiritual growth and not in his own bank-balance growth. There are great Gurus in India who are found staying in the mountains in search of spirituality. If you seek spirituality and end up into their ashrams they will not demand money from you. Instead they will demand a little bit of work from you in order to assure proper working of the ashrams that they live in. This is the sign of a true Guru. But nowadays I am quite surprisingly seeing Gurus who show Guru Purana to their disciples in which it is clearly written that you should dedicate your body mind and wealth to your Guru. Quite surprisingly I have seen people who call themselves as Gurus and take all these things from their disciples. In some cases I have also heard of cases where the Gurus are having sex with their own disciples. In reality a disciple is said to be the daughter or son of a Guru. And two children studying at the same ashram are said to be brothers and sisters. And hence a Guru should not even think about having sex with his disciples. If somebody is doing so it is anti-divine. And it has been clearly written in the Puranas that such a person is known to die with a massive heart attack. Hence it is always better to stay away from such things as far as possible. So beware of such Gurus. And do not take to celibacy under any condition. A celebate stays an incomplete person throughout his life. So do not go into such extremes. None of it is required to go into meditation.

Now let me come to the main point. Going into meditation is very easy. There are many ways of going into meditation. But not all of them are helpful. The first technique is the one told by Shri Krishna where you have to stop your thoughts and concentrate on the region between your two eyebrows. But remember: you just need to keep your attention there. If you concentrate your vision at that region you will get a massive headache at the begging and may also get squinted eyes if you follow the wrong procedure. With your attention at the region between your eyebrows breathe in and breathe out for equal amount of time. If you are getting a headache while meditating discontinue. You should never get a headache while meditating. Meditating should relieve your mental stress and not amplify it. Now in the above mentioned state try to visualize your lovable Deity. Take His name praise Him, do anyting you like in order to please Him. Try to visualize yourself washing the lotus Feet of God Almighty. Surrender yourself and try to give something to your Deity. This will give you a feeling of satisfaction that you have given something to your Deity. But truly speaking this is a very long time process and will require you to spend lots of time in order to achieve your self-realisation.

There was some other thing I heard of. One was Sudarshana Kriya and the other was Chakra meditation. In one of these you use a few breathing techniques in order to purify your breath. While in the other one you look at a few charts with some symbols and dots on them. Then they perform a thing called as trataka. Trataka is the process of continuously staring at something. But friends of mine who follow these techniques are known to be very arrogant. They are so arrogant that they do not look back to even bite their sisters when in a fist of rage. And hence I am not going to recommend either of the above processes. People following these techniques are devoid of love and lead a very strict and deserty lifestyle just like a military man. Some also follow things like celibacy and a strict diet which does not include spices and condiments.

The best and the easiest way of getting your self-realisation is through Sahaja-Yoga and you can count me on this. Sahaja Yoga is a very unique technique taught by H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi to get your self-realisation within a few minutes. Fifteen minutes of a sincere exercise can save your life. Getting into meditation is very easy in Sahaja Yoga. You just sit in a thoughtless state in front of H.H. Shri Mataji NIrmala Devi’s Photograph and you can feel you chakras becoming clear on your fingertips. If any chakra within you has the shadows of some Satanic forces within it you will be able to feel a pinch or a hot breeze flowing on a respective finger which is connected to that particular chakra on the nervous system. Recently a study has revealed that an infinite amount of energy flows out of Shri Mataji’s photograph. It is just that you should be able to grasp it. And  the only way you can absorb this energy is through meditation. if you have a humble heart the heat that you can feel on your fingertips should gradually cool down. The Kundalini is said to be like a furnace which burns away all the Satanic forces in you. And hence the heat that you feel in this case will be flowing out of your hands. It is usually observed that you can feel cool on at least one particular hand. Some people have also reported a magnetic force trying to pull something out of their hands when they open their palm and hold their hands towards Shri Mataji’s photograph. In a recent study a patients health reports showed improvement in the statistics when the patient was made to hold H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi’s photograph in her hand. For more details refer to the post “Modern Times And Sahaja Yoga” posted in this same blog.