Guest guest Posted December 10, 2007 Report Share Posted December 10, 2007 MEDITATION: It confers three gifts. First, it brings deep peace and tranquility of mind. Second, it brings clear intuition. Third, if pursued with constancy and devotion, it leads to the direct experience of the Divine. Sit quietly with your back straight. Close your eyes and relax and then set your attention on your nostrils watching your breath passing in and out. At each inhalation, you take note: In, you say silently to yourself; on the exhalation, you say Out. Breath is the only true, factual, indisputable reality we know. Everything else is happening within our minds; they are projections of our minds. In addition to noticing when you are thinking, you begin to name emotions – mind states: anger, fear, jealousy, boredom, irritation, happiness, desire, longing, rapture, joy. They rise up, move like clouds across the limitless, blank, empty sky of your being, and pass away. You watch and return to your breathing. - Sophy Burnham Self-enquiry is possible for mature minds, not for immature ones. For the immature ones, repetition of a prayer or holy name, worship of images, breath-control (pranayama), visualizing a pillar of light and similar yogic and spiritual and religious practices have been prescribed. --- Ramana Maharshi prof laxmi narain (prof_narain) Source and courtesy: Sri Ramana Kendram, Hyderabad This article was published in Sri Ramana Jyothi, monthly magazine of the Kendram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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