"Keep your attention fixed on the Heart."

[Guest guest]

"The visitors, devotees and the inmates would be spending many hours

in meditation seated in front of Bhagavan, both in the mornings and

in the evenings. One day I told Bhagavan:

'I feel so bad at not being able to meditate when everyone is taking

to it so seriously. Please instruct me as to how to meditate.'

Bhagavan looked at me with eyes filled with compassion and said:

'Listen, the Heart on the right side of the chest is the spiritual

centre where the Lord dwells. Keep your attention fixed on this

Heart. This is the best form of meditation.'

 

I then asked him whether there was any particular posture which is

conducive to meditation. He replied:

'Any posture is all right. The important thing is to keep the attention fixed on the Heart.'

 

Santamma, who was nearby remarked:

'How lucky you are to receive instructions from Bhagavan himself!'"

 

(Meenakshi in: Unforgettable Years, p. 108)

 

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[Guest guest]

Retitled -- "Stay in the Heart."

 

Stop trying to move away, that's all.

 

Tim

 

, "Gabriele Ebert" <g.ebert@g...> wrote:

> "The visitors, devotees and the inmates would be spending many

hours in meditation seated in front of Bhagavan, both in the mornings

and in the evenings. One day I told Bhagavan:

> 'I feel so bad at not being able to meditate when everyone is

taking to it so seriously. Please instruct me as to how to meditate.'

> Bhagavan looked at me with eyes filled with compassion and said:

> 'Listen, the Heart on the right side of the chest is the spiritual

centre where the Lord dwells. Keep your attention fixed on this

Heart. This is the best form of meditation.'

>

> I then asked him whether there was any particular posture which is

conducive to meditation. He replied:

> 'Any posture is all right. The important thing is to keep the

attention fixed on the Heart.'

>

> Santamma, who was nearby remarked:

> 'How lucky you are to receive instructions from Bhagavan himself!'"

>

> (Meenakshi in: Unforgettable Years, p. 108)

>

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