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4.7 MIND STILLING EXERCISE

As the subject matter of this workbook is I - the self, it is always

useful to look through self, during the Mind Stilling Exercise. This

is called self-introspection (atamanirikshan) just as the slow motion

action replay in the match relay on Television, we should review our

own actions and behaviour, weigh them on the scale of Gunas and make

a consistent effort to improve upon. It is better to introspect

during Mind Stilling Exercise or Meditation in the morning. We can add

the steps for introspection to our Meditation process as given in

Unit III as follows:

 

Sit comfortably as advised in the previous Units. If you are wearing

something, which is tight on your body, you can loosen it, relax,

close your eyes............ feel from your toe to head that you are

relaxed. Your mind is relaxed and you do not feel like moving any

part of your body. Keep your attention on the fontanel area of your

head, i.e. above your brain.

 

Breath slowly. Inhale, stop and exhale, stop. Again inhale, stop

and exhale, stop. Follow it a few times.

 

There are no thoughts now, or very less thoughts. Now just prey:

 

Let the fontanel bone area of my head open up in the form of a

lotus. Let me be one with the all-pervading Divine power. Let this

power nourish me.

 

Let the petals of the open lotus absorb this divine love into my

brain, my central nervous system.

 

Imagine that you are breathing through this opening, inhaling

Sattwa guna, the positive energy and exhaling out the vicious

emotions, the negative energy.

 

Keep sitting and be receptive.

 

You are stable now. Start introspection while keeping attention at

the top of the head only. Think, if my best friend or family member

were speaking honestly about my faults, what would they say that need

correction.

 

What are the problems that keep occurring in my life? What positive

change in my behaviour can improve the situation?

 

Witness yourself and your actions in thoughtless awareness. Ask why

do I do such wrong things?

 

Are there any impure thoughts that keep coming to my mind? Do I

allow them to continue? How can I stop them? How can I withdraw my

attention from them?

 

Do I get angry? How can I get over my anger?

 

Am I truthful to myself? Am I honestly putting my attention to

improve myself achieve self-asteem?

 

Pray with your heart for improvement of your qualities – specify

them. Also pray for getting rid of the impure unwanted qualities.

Prayer is a very powerful tool.

 

These are the various steps suggested for daily meditation. It is not

obligatory to follow them as stated, but you can take up as many of

them as you feel convenient with. It does not matter if you omit some

and add up some step later. Having seen in the previous Unit that

Sahaja-yoga meditation is more effective, let us read the following

article from `Times of India', to know something more about this

system of meditation.

 

RAISING KUNDALINI WITH SAHAJA YOGA

(By N.B.Salunke)

 

The word `Yog' is derived from the verb yuj which means to yoke, to

join, to connect. The end of life is to yoke oneself to the Holy

Spirit i.e., the Paramchaitanya. Hindu scriptures enlighten us on the

various ways of margas of doing so. The union with the Holy Spirit is

possible through Gyan Yog, Karma Yog, Bhakti Marg, Mantra Yog, Raj

Yog, Sanyas Marg or Hath Yog.

 

The rishi-munis have particularly adopted the Gyan Yog, which is

possible only through Dhyan. For the householder, Karma Yog and

Bhakti Marg are the most practical ways of attaining moksha. Ascetics

have developed the knowledge of mantra-tantra. Hath Yogis have

evolved various Aasanas, postures and occult practices for awakening

the Kundalini. Shri Aadishakti Shri Mataji Nirmaladevi has advocated

the Sahaj Yog for householders to attain Paramachaitanya through the

raising of the Kundalini.

 

Shri Markandeya Purana has prophesied the incarnation of the Adi

Shakti for the salvation of human beings. In Devi Bhagvatam we find

the description of Kundalini. Indian Jyotisha Acharya Kaka Bhujandar

Tatvacharya noted in his renowned Nadi Grantha, some 2000 years ago,

that a great yogi will appear on the earth and this yogi will have

all the powers (shaktis) of the Adi Shakti.

 

Shri Mataji rechristened awakening of Kundalini Yog as `Sahaj Yog'

and one can very easily practice it without renouncing one's family

life. It does not require any special knowledge (of scriptures).

Kundalini- is the Shakti of Jagat Guru, Jagat Pitha Sadashiv. She is

in the form of a serpent with 3-1/2 coils surrounding the Shiv linga

and is in the dormant posture. After it's awakening it traverses

through the body (spinal cord)- cleansing the six charkas and uniting

with Shiv in the 7th chakra, Sahasrar. She is situated in the sacrum

bone of the spinal cord. Sacrum – a Latin word means sacred. It is

the last bone of the spinal cord. It is a known fact that there are

seven charkas in the spinal cord. Every chakra has its field of

action. The modernday medical science has proved that there are seven

plexuses, which control the whole body. Kundalini while traversing to

sahasrar cleanses the charkas, which are polluted by the shadripus.

 

The Paramchaitanya is flowing incessantly throughout the universe in

the form of vibrations- waves – very similar to various other waves

we receive viz sound waves, light waves etc. kundalini facilitates

our union with the Paramchaitanya by cleansing our charkas. Saint

Gyaneshwar has very clearly described the whole process. He has

written " Tekundalini Jagdaruba, je chaitanya chakravartichi shobha…

 

Adishankaracharya in Saundarya Lahri has mentioned, " Salilam, Salilam

etc " . These saints have expressed their own experiences of Kundalini.

Unfortunately the knowledge of Kundalini and the experiences of these

saints have gone into oblivion. Ascetics have employed mantra Shakti

to raise the Kundalini. Tantrik literature has described in detail the

process of raising the Kundalini for sexual prowess. Kundalini is

trigunatmika. She is Mahalaxmi, Mahasaraswati and Mahakali. She

sanctifies one, thereby making one eligible to enter the empire of

the Lord Almighty. This is also known as salvation or moksha i.e.,

the union with the Paramchaitanya. Human body is controlled by the

seven plexuseschakras. When there are cleansed, their performance is

improved to its maximum, protecting the human body from any disease

or vice. This fact is medically verified. Research done on the

practice of Sahaj Yog has found its conclusions to be consistent with

the insights of modern medicine.

 

It is possible to awaken the Kundalini through Dhyan. But for this,

one has to take Jagriti- if possible, directly from the holy mother,

Shri Mataji – or from any other Sahaj Yogi. Controlling one's mind

seems to be a very difficult task but following the example of Shri

Mataji makes it a `sahaj' exercise. To begin with, one has to

undertake dhyan regularly for 10-20 minutes everyday. The meanings of

the various verses and the padas written by the great saints will

then reveal to us their new meaning in the light of the Sahaj Yog

practice.

 

It is only then that one can submerge oneself in " thoughtless

awareness " - with joy and peace.

(This article appeared in the column `The Speaking Tree' in the Times

of India)

 

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