THE THREE TYPES OF PRACTICE DHARANA, DHYANA AND SAMADHI DHARANA DHARANA IS HOLDING THE MIND ON TO SOME PARTICULAR OBJECT. DHARANA (CONCENTRATION) IS WHEN THE MIND HOLDS ON TO SOME OBJECT, EITHER IN THE BODY, OR OUTSDE THE BODY, AND KEEPS ITSELF IN THAT STATE . DHYANAM AN UNBROKEN FLOW OF KNOWLEDGE TO THAT OBJECT IS DHYANA. THE MIND TRIES TO THINK TO ONE OBJECT, TO HOLD ITSELF TO ONE PARTICULAR SPOT, AS THE TOP OF THE HEAD, THE HEART, ETC, AND IF THE MIND SUCCEEDS IN RECEIVING THE SENSATIONS ONLY THROUGH THAT PART OF THE BODY, AND THROUGH NO OTHER PART, THAT WOULD BE DHARANA, AND WHEN THE MIND SUCCEEDS IN KEEPING ITSELF IN THAT STATE FOR SOME TIME IT IS CALLED DHYANA (MEDITATION). SAMADHI WHEN THAT, GIVING UP ALL FORMS, REFLECTS ONLY THE MEANING, IT IS SAMADHI. THAT IS, WHEN IN MEDITATION ALL FORMS ARE GIVEN UP. SUPPOSE I WERE MEDITATION ON A BOOK, AND THAT I HAVE GRADUALLY SUCCEEDED IN CONCENTRATING THE MIND ON IT, AND PERCEIVING ONLY THE INTERNAL SENSATIONS, THE MEANING, UNEXPRE...
THE OBSTACLES IN
MEDITATION
THE BIGGEST OBSTACLES OF JAPA MEDITATION ARE MONOTONY, SLEEP AND ANGER. MIND BECOMES BORED OF REPEATING THE SAME MANTRA AGAIN AND AGAIN. TO MAINTAIN INTEREST A VARIETY CAN BE CREATED BY DOING AUDIBLE, WHISPERING, MENTAL AND WRITTEN JAPA OF MANTRA. VARIETY PRODUCED BY THE CHANGE IN VOLUME OF MANTRA WILL AVOID FATIGUE TO A GREAT EXTENT. REPETITION OF MANTRA TIRES THE MIND HENCE THE MIND ENTERS SLEEP VERY EASILY. ANGER IS ALSO ONE OF THE BIGGEST OBSTACLES THAT JAPA MEDITATION SADHAKA FACES. THE BEST SOLUTION TO OVERCOME ONE'S ANGER IS SURRENDER TO GOD "NOTHING IS MINE, EVERYTHING IS YOURS! SURRENDER YOURSELF, YOUR BELONGINGS AND ALL YOUR ACTIONS AND THEIR OUTCOMES TO THE LOTUS FEE OF GOD.
IN TODAY'S WORLD, THE MIND IS CONSTANTLY BOMBARDED WITH MASSIVE EXTERNAL STIMULI. PROLONGED WORKING HOURS, TRAFFIC JAMS AND OTHER SUCH SITUATIONS IN DAY TO DAY LIFE INCREASE THE STRESS LEVEL BY OCCUPYING MIND UNNECESSARILY. EVEN IN SLEEP SOME PERSONS ARE PHYSICALLY AND MENTALLY TENSED. TENSED MIND CAUSES NEEDLESS DRAIN OF ENERGY WITH THE RESULT THE PERSON FEELS FATIGUED AND TIRED WHICH LATER ON CAUSES ILL-HEALTH. IF MIND IS STRESSED THE BODY TOO SUFFER. IF BODY MUSCLES ARE RELAXED THEN MIND WILL BE RELAXED TOO.
CLOSE YOUR EARS WITH YOUR THUMB, PUT INDEX FINGERS ON FOREHEAD, WITH TWO FINGERS CLOSE EYES AND PUT INDEX FINGERS NEAR NOSE. INHALE DEEPLY AND PRODUCE A HUMMING SOUND FROM YOUR THROAT. TRY IT.
- PHYSICALLY HEALTHY PERSON WILL BE ABLE TO STAY IN THE MEDITATION MAINTAINING THE SAME POSTURE FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
- EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY PERSON WILL BE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE EASILY ON THE POINT OF FOCUS.
- MENTALLY HEALTHY PERSON WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THAT CONCENTRATION ON THAT PARTICULAR POINT OF FOCUS FOR LONGER PERIOD OF TIME.
- GIVE A LITTLE ATTENTION TO BREATHING AND EXPERIENCE BIG CHANGES.
KUNDALINI AWAKENING HEPS YOU IN SMOOTHING THE PATH OF GOD REALIZATION. IT ACTS LIKE A CUTTING TOOL WHICH IS USED TO CLEAR UNNECESSARY FALIAGE COMING IN THE WAY WHILE CLIMBING A MOUNTAIN. IT HELPS IN MAKING THE PATH EASIER. IT HEPS THE ASPIRANT TO REMOVE NEGATIVE EMOIONS COMING IN THE PATH. IT TAKES CARE OF THE ASPIRANT IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES. THAT'S WHY IT IS REFERRED AS "MOTHER" .
YOGA NIDRA IS THE BEST WAY TO INCREASE THE LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF THE DREAM. MANY PEOPLE HAVE DREAMS, BUT THEIR AWARENESS OF THE DREAM REMAINS GROSS AND INEFFECTUAL. THIS IS WHY THEY USUALLY CANNOT REMEMBER THEIR DREAMS. IT IS ONLY POSSIBLE TO VISUALIZE TH DREAM CLEARLY WHEN THE WITNESSING CONSCIOUSNESS REMAINS ALERT. THIS AWARENESS IS ATTAINED BY YOGA NIDRA.
STRESS
THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE OF YOGA NIDRA GOES FAR BEYOND MERELY COMBATING STRESSFUL INFLUENCES AND RETIFYING THE IMBALANCES CREATED BY POOR STRESS MANAGEMENT. THE RISHIS WHO FIRST FORMULATED THE PRACTICE WERE NOT CONCERNED WITH THE COMPLEXITIES OF MODERN LIFE. THEY DEVISED YOGA NIDRA AS A DIRECT PATHWAY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF SELF-REALIZATION, SAMADHI. SAMADHI IS NOT A STATE OF TRANCE, TORPOR OR PASSIVITY AS MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE. THE TERM "SELF-REALIZATION" SUGGESTS A PASSIVE EXPERIENCE, BUT SAMADHI IS A DYNAMIC STATE OF ACTIVITY AND SELF-EXPRESSION.
AJNA CHAKRA
IN TANTRA, AJNA CHAKRA IS CONSIDERED TO BE SITUATED AT THE TOP OF THE SPINAL COLUMN, DIRECTLY IN LINE WITH THE MID-EYEBROW CENTRE, BHRUMADHYA. USING SHAMBHAVI MUDRA, CONCENTRATION AND MEDITATION UPON THIS POINT, AND THE PRACTICES OF VISUALIZATION IN YOGA NIDRA AWAKEN THIS THIRD EYE WHICH IN MOST PEOPLE REMAINS CLOSED. THIS AWAKENING BESTOWS A GREATER VISION, PURPOSE AND UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE. INNER GUIDANCE IN THE FORM OF INTUITION AWAKENS AND IS GRADUALLY RECOGNIZED AS AN INFALLIBLE GUIDE LEADING US TO RESPOND PERFECTLY IN ALL SITUATIONS. THIS FACULTY OF AWARENESS WHICH IS AWAKENED IN YOGA NIDRA IS TERMED "THE INNER GURU".WITH THIS ADDITIONAL DIMENSION OF AWARENESS, THE YOGI HAS A VISION OF THE MYSTERIES OF LIFE WHICH ENSURES HIM OF SUCCESS, EVEN WHERE OTHERS INEVITABLY FAIL.
- THE ELDERLY PATIENTS WHO LEARNED AND PRACTICED YOGA NIDRA ON A DAILY BASIS WERE MORE CAPABLE OF RECOGNIZING AND MANAGING THEIR PROBLEMS, MAINTAINING GOOD HEALTH, A CONFIDENT, ACTIVE AND INDEPENDENT LIFESTYLE, AND A BRIGHT OUTLOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE.
- IN ADDITION, PHYSICIANS PARTICIPATING IN THE STUDY REPORTED THAT YOGA NIDRA IMPROVED THEIR PATIENTS ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT THEIR PERSONAL AND SITUATIONAL DIFFICULTIES, THUS ENABLING A MORE FRUITFUL THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP TO DEVELOP.
THE SUPERCONSCIOUS OR UNIVERSAL MIND IS REALIZED PROGRESSIVELY, AS THE BARRIERS SEPARATING THE THREE NORMALLY DISTINCT FORMS OF AWARENESS ARE REMOVED BY SUCH PRACTICES AS YOGA NIDRA AND MEDITATION. THE MURKY AND UNKNOWN UNCONSCIOUS MIND OF THE INDIVIDUAL IS THEN ILLUMINED, REVEALING THE ENTIRE SUPERCONSCIOUS DIMENSION. THIS PROCESS OF ILLUMINATION OF THE TOTAL MIND IS THE REAL MEANINGOF LIBERATION, SELF-REALIZATION, KAIVALYA, MOKSHA OR SAMADHI.
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