Meditation

[Guest guest]

Guruji is fond of reponding to questions about

meditation: "what? mad-attention?". <br><br>Without mastery

in the physical world, there is no possibility of

stilling the mind.<br><br>We are advised by those who have

explored the Ashtanga Yoga system of Sri KP Jois in depth

- that the four internal limbs unfold naturally

once mastery in the outer four has been obtained.

[Guest guest]

guy<br><br>The eight limbs of Raja Yoga are not

sequential steps. They are interconnected and

interdependent. Practice in one, yields benefits in all.

Over-indulgence in one, impairs all. It is a question of

balance.<br><br>One can practice meditation, for example, and gain

mastery of the physical world (if that is your goal).

Patanjali is clear on this. But he also warns of the

dangers of doing so.<br><br>Practice of asana-pranayama

can, as Shining Skull pointed out, lead to the

beginning of the inner practices (but it can never replace

those inner practices and it never is those inner

practices).<br><br>So have a hatha yoga practice and have a meditation

practice. Go to satsang. Read what the saints and sages

have to say. Develop your discrimination and

detachment through self-inquiry and selfless service. What's

so difficult about that?<br><br>omprem