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Friday, July  24, 2020. 7:37.AM. MIND : ITS MYSTERIES & ITS CONTROL : Chapter - 32. Meditation - 10  ----------------------------------------------------- 10. BENEFITS OF MEDITATION : Continued frm last blog - Considerable changes take place in the mind, brain and the nervous system by the practice of meditation. New nerve-currents, new vibrations, new avenues, new grooves, new cells, new channels are formed. The whole mind and the nervous system are remodelled. You will develop a new heart, a new mind, new sensations, new feelings, new mode of thinking and acting and a new view of the universe (as God in manifestation). The fire of meditation, annihilates all foulness due to vice. Then suddenly comes knowledge or Divine Wisdom which directly leads to Mukti or final emancipation. Real peace and Ananda (bliss) manifest only when the Vasanas are thinned out and Sankalpas get extinguished. When you fix the mind either on Sri Krishna or Siva or Atman even for five minutes, Sat...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, June  25, 2020. 7:21.AM. MIND : ITS MYSTERIES & ITS CONTROL : Chapter - 32. Meditation - 9&10. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. MEDITATION WITH EYES OPEN : -------------------------------------------------- In the beginning, when you are a neophyte, you can close your eyes to remove the distraction of mind, as you are very weak. But, later on, you must meditate with eyes open, even during walking. You must keep your balance of mind even when you are in the bustle of a city. Then only you are perfect. Why do you close your eyes during meditation? Open your eyes and meditate. Think strongly that the world is unreal, that there is no world, that there is Atman only. If you can meditate on Atman even when the eyes are open, you will be a strong man. You will not be easily disturbed. 10. BENEF...

==================================================== Thursday, May 28, 2020. MIND : ITS MYSTERIES & ITS CONTROL : Chapter - 32. Meditation -8. 8. SOME USEFUL HINTS-1. Continued ======================================= You must daily increase your Vairagya, meditation and Sattvic virtues such as patience, perseverance, mercy, love, forgiveness, purity, etc. Vairagya and good qualities help meditation. Meditation increases the Sattvic qualities. Just as you conserve the energy by observing Mouna (vow of silence), so also you will have to conserve the mental energy by stopping useless thinking. Then you will save abundant reserve energy for meditation. Remember these three word-images: PURIFICATION, CONCENTRATION, ABSORPTION. Repeat them mentally during meditation. This is a triplet. Remember this triplet. Purify the mind. Get rid of Mala (impurities such as Kama, Krodha, etc.). Perform selfless, desireless actions. This will purify the mind. Practise Upasana, Prana...

======================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # OPINION : 21/03/2020 : 2100. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Swami Sivananda and the Spiritual Renaissance - II.4.1 :  Swami Krishnananda. (This article was written in 1946 and later on published as a booklet.) II. The Mission of the Philosopher : 4. Characteristics of His Works : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. #The writings of Swami Sivananda cover a vast range of subjects, in accordance with his plan of approaching man from every side and every aspect. #Th...

====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 08/03/2020. MIND : ITS MYSTERIES & ITS CONTROL : Chapter - 32. Meditation -8. 8. SOME USEFUL HINTS-1. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ In meditation, do not strain the eyes. Do not strain the brain. Do not struggle or wrestle with the mind. It is a serious mistake. Many neophytes commit this grave error. That is the reason why they get easily tired soon. They get headache and they have to get up very often to pass urine during the course of meditation owing to the irritation set up in the micturition centre in the spinal cord. Make no violent effort to control the mind. Do not wrestle with it with force. It is a mistake to do so. But, rather allow it for a while and let it run and exhaust ...

======================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #OPINION : 10/02/2020 : 2051. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ # Swami Sivananda and the Spiritual Renaissance - II.3.2 :  Swami Krishnananda. (This article was written in 1946 and later on published as a booklet.) II. The Mission of the Philosopher: 3. The Education of Man : 2. SWAMI SIVANANDA - RISHIKESH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. #Knowledge of the world is not merely a collection of facts or gathering information regarding the contents of the physical world, but forms a specific insight into its inner workings as well, at least insofar as man’s inner and outer life i...

======================================================================= ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ MIND : ITS MYSTERIES & ITS CONTROL : Chapter - 32. Meditation -7. 7- HOW TO MEDITATE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Sit in a lonely place on Padma, Siddha or Sukha Asana. Free yourself from all passions, emotions and impulses. Subjugate the senses. Withdraw the mind from objects. Now the mind will be calm, one-pointed, pure and subtle. With the help of this trained instrument, disciplined mind, contemplate on that one Infinite Self. Do not think of anything else. Do not allow any worldly thought to enter the mind. Do not allow the mind to think of any physical or mental enjoyment. When it indulges in these thoughts, give it a good hammering. #Then it will move towards God. Just as the G...