[Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru] Mantra Japa

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My dear sadhaks,

 

I read with great interest what my dear Shreeram had

to say.

I have to step in here before others go into extremes

of Dharana in Ajna chakra!!

I just wanted to add some insights to what Shreeram

had to say in this regard.He was correct regarding the

six factors of mantra.

But there are three stages to meditation according to

Patanjali..

" Dharana,Dhyana and samadhi " Sh

 

Shree Ram only described Dharana which is

concentration.

 

In fact, it is not concentration that leads to the

other side of consciousness but a process which is a

kind of deconcentration and letting go. Here the focus

is not on any part of the body such as Ajna- eye brow

chakra but everywhere at once.

 

Mantra is also slowly, the focus is on " doing nothing "

in some sense and allow a " let go " and then comes the

transcendence, the benediction.Thus it is Sharanagadhi

that gives the final vision of " Paramba " .

 

It is not action that helps in the last stage but

inaction and surrender that results in Akhandakara

Vritti suggested by Panchadasi mantra.

 

Reference: 1. Naishkarmya Siddhi by Adi Shankara.

Also ref 2. Bhagwad Geetha where Krishna talks about

action in inaction and inaction in action.

Love and blessings.

 

Yours in Om and prem,

Sri Datta Yogi Raja

Chicago.

 

--- para_anuloma <para_anuloma wrote:

 

> Dear Joanna Ma,

>

> What one should visualize depends on many factors.

> There are no

> standard setof rules. Gheranda samhita gives a

> visualisation

> procedure which is verysimilar to what Shakti Gawain

> of modern times

> has given in her book Creative visualisation.

>

> I feel it depends on six factors mainly:

>

> 1. Mantra-dhyana---The mantra or the meditation

> which you are doing

>

> 2. Mantra Guru-upadesha--The Guru's instructions

>

> 3. Mantra Moorthy/devi--The deity or source of power

>

> 4. Mantra-Kaamyam--The purpose.

>

> 5. Mantra-nivasam--The place where you concentrate

> the mantra(heart

> region or the third eye region)

>

> 6. Mantra-Beejam--The symbol(seed symbol) of the

> Mantra(as directed

> by the preceptor)

>

> Keeping these in mind one should take a decision.

> But once a decision

> is taken then one should concentrate on the image to

> the exclusion of

> everything else. As if the whole world did not

> exists but you and the

> object of meditation.

>

> For example you imagine " Hreem " symbol(instead of

> Paraamba) in fire

> in the third eye region while chanting Panchadasi,

> then only three

> things exist as far as others are

> concerned---Hreem,you and your

> meditation and as far as you are concerned only one

> thing exists--

> Hreem.

>

> When this total merger is achieved --when you

> concentrate,concentrate,concentrate...then suddenly

> you go to

> the " other side " of your consciousness. This flip

> happens when the

> observer and the observed become one.This quantum

> leap takes you to a

> higher dimension.

>

> Jaya Sarvamangala!

>

> Shreeram Balijepalli

>

> Rajarajeshwari_Kalpataru ,

> " joannapollner "

> <joannapollner wrote:

> >

> > Hello Shreeram ji

> >

> > hope you could describe , what should one

> visualize during japa,

> > I would think the deity , Guru any other

> suggestions ? would be

> very

> > helpful.

> >

> > Namaste , Joanna

> >

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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Hi, Every Mantra is having saptangas (7 essential addins ) and they are must while doing upasana.With out these 7 parts Mantra is useless(according to MahaNirvana tantra), except Utchitta Chandali or Mathangi (Only for mathangi not for other raja manthangi , and all )for all other God mantras its must.(what ever the Cult(sampradaya)) Saptangas for a Mantra : 1.Rishi(Brahma, Agathsya, Viswamitra, Vasista,...) 2.Chandassu(Gayatri, Anustubh,....) 3.Devatha (to whom it is addressed) 4.Purpose (Kaamya or Vinniyogam) 5.Anganyasam 6.Karanyasam 7.Pancha puja Upasana Panchangas 1.Devatha/Deva Hrudayam ******* mantra recitation ********* then 2.Mala Mantram 3.Kavacham 4.Astotharam 5.Sahasram Narasimha

para_anuloma <para_anuloma wrote: Dear Joanna Ma,What one should visualize depends on many factors. There are no standard setof rules. Gheranda samhita gives a visualisation procedure which is verysimilar to what Shakti Gawain of modern times has given in her book Creative visualisation.I feel it depends on six factors mainly:1. Mantra-dhyana---The mantra or the meditation which you are doing2. Mantra Guru-upadesha--The Guru's instructions3. Mantra Moorthy/devi--The deity or

source of power4. Mantra-Kaamyam--The purpose.5. Mantra-nivasam--The place where you concentrate the mantra(heart region or the third eye region)6. Mantra-Beejam--The symbol(seed symbol) of the Mantra(as directed by the preceptor)Keeping these in mind one should take a decision. But once a decision is taken then one should concentrate on the image to the exclusion of everything else. As if the whole world did not exists but you and the object of meditation.For example you imagine "Hreem" symbol(instead of Paraamba) in fire in the third eye region while chanting Panchadasi, then only three things exist as far as others are concerned---Hreem,you and your meditation and as far as you are concerned only one thing exists--Hreem.When this total merger is achieved --when you concentrate,concentrate,concentrate...then suddenly you go to the "other side" of

your consciousness. This flip happens when the observer and the observed become one.This quantum leap takes you to a higher dimension.Jaya Sarvamangala!Shreeram BalijepalliRajarajeshwari_Kalpataru , "joannapollner" <joannapollner wrote:>> Hello Shreeram ji > > hope you could describe , what should one visualize during japa, > I would think the deity , Guru any other suggestions ? would be very> helpful. > > Namaste , Joanna>

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