MeditationMeditationBy Dada RainjitanandaBy Dada Rainjitananda

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YogaYoga The aim of Yoga is to attain perfect The aim of Yoga is to attain perfect

happiness.happiness. The method for attaining it lies in The method for attaining it lies in

the full development of the mind the full development of the mind and body.and body.

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YogaYoga One can achieve it slowly by One can achieve it slowly by

natural means …natural means … … … but there is a well defined but there is a well defined

method for more rapid self-method for more rapid self-developmentdevelopment

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YogaYoga The goal is union (yoga) of The goal is union (yoga) of

individual consciousness with the individual consciousness with the Cosmic ConsciousnessCosmic Consciousness

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The Teacher/GuideThe Teacher/Guide In the path of Yoga the teacher is In the path of Yoga the teacher is

called called ““GuruGuru”” ““One who dispels darknessOne who dispels darkness””

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The GuruThe Guru One who teaches academic matters One who teaches academic matters

is called teacher. It is not enough.is called teacher. It is not enough. One who removes darkness from the One who removes darkness from the

psychic world, who imparts psychic psychic world, who imparts psychic knowledge also will not suffice.knowledge also will not suffice.

Guru removes darkness from the Guru removes darkness from the three strata, physical, psychic and three strata, physical, psychic and spiritual.spiritual.

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A Spiritual GuruA Spiritual Guru must be well-acquainted with the must be well-acquainted with the

process of sa'dhanaprocess of sa'dhana‘‘(spiritual (spiritual practice) practice)

must possess complete knowledge of must possess complete knowledge of the scriptures, the scriptures,

must know many languages, must know many languages, and must have comprehensive and must have comprehensive

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A Spiritual GuruA Spiritual Guru Must possess the capacity to punish Must possess the capacity to punish

as well as bless the disciplesas well as bless the disciples He is a born guru and has no He is a born guru and has no

spiritual guruspiritual guru He comes with a specific mission to He comes with a specific mission to

restore morality and dharma. restore morality and dharma. His emergence means a new era of His emergence means a new era of

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Who can be the GuruWho can be the Guru Only Cosmic Consciousness knows Only Cosmic Consciousness knows

the method to reach Cosmic the method to reach Cosmic Consciousness as it is beyond Consciousness as it is beyond human scope.human scope.

Through a physical structure the Through a physical structure the Guru teaches the spiritual science.Guru teaches the spiritual science.

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The DiscipleThe Disciple Must be zealous in the practice. Acquire the requisite knowledge. Attain control over the mind. Noble conduct. Self-restraint Ready to follow the instructions

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MantraMantra ““that collection of that collection of

sounds meditation sounds meditation on which leads to on which leads to liberationliberation””

Mantra creates a Mantra creates a parallelism parallelism between individual between individual rhythm and Cosmic rhythm and Cosmic rhythm.rhythm.

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MantraMantra When the Guru chooses a word or When the Guru chooses a word or

words, …words, … ……fills them with the Cosmic vibration fills them with the Cosmic vibration and makes that vibrational flow and makes that vibrational flow

move in perfect rhythm with the move in perfect rhythm with the Macrocosmic vitality, …Macrocosmic vitality, …

……then that mantra is called siddha then that mantra is called siddha mantra (perfected mantra)mantra (perfected mantra)

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Essential Factors for Essential Factors for ProgressProgress

The mantra should suit the The mantra should suit the individualindividual

The individual should feel a The individual should feel a fraternal emotion for the external fraternal emotion for the external world.world.

Service to humanity is a must.Service to humanity is a must.

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Iishvara PranidhanaIishvara Pranidhana The first lesson of meditation is called The first lesson of meditation is called

Iishvara Pranidhana. It is a part of Niyama.Iishvara Pranidhana. It is a part of Niyama. One will receive a personal mantra called One will receive a personal mantra called

IsIs’’ta Mantra.ta Mantra. A process of concentrationA process of concentration And a cakra to concentrate – IsAnd a cakra to concentrate – Is’’ta Cakrata Cakra The Acarya is the media that the Guru The Acarya is the media that the Guru

utilizes to initiate the disciple into the utilizes to initiate the disciple into the practice.practice.

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InitiationInitiation The English word initiation does The English word initiation does

not really translate the meaning of not really translate the meaning of the sanskrit word the sanskrit word ““diksdiks’’aa ’”’”..

There are two kinds of diksThere are two kinds of diks’’aa ’’ Vaedikii diksVaedikii diks’’aa Tantrikii diksTantrikii diks’’aa

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Vaedikii DiksVaedikii Diks’’aa ’’ One is requesting the Supreme One is requesting the Supreme

Entity to show him/her the path to Entity to show him/her the path to self-realizationself-realization

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Tantrikii DiksTantrikii Diks’’aa ’’ One learns the practical method to One learns the practical method to

move towards the Supreme move towards the Supreme RealizationRealization

There 3 partsThere 3 parts Diipanii – it lightens the pathDiipanii – it lightens the path MantraMantra’’ghagha’’ta – it awakes the kundalinita – it awakes the kundalini Mantra Caetanya – the kundalini risesMantra Caetanya – the kundalini rises

The movement of kundalini liberates The movement of kundalini liberates one from all physical and psychicone from all physical and psychic

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KundaliniKundalini The movement of kundalini from the The movement of kundalini from the

lowest cakra to the highest liberates lowest cakra to the highest liberates one from all physical and psychic.one from all physical and psychic.

When the kundalini rises to the When the kundalini rises to the highest cakra the unit entity merges highest cakra the unit entity merges with the Cosmic Entity.with the Cosmic Entity.

This is the highest state of realization.This is the highest state of realization.

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When the When the kundalini rises kundalini rises to the highest to the highest cakra the unit cakra the unit entity merges entity merges with the Cosmic with the Cosmic Entity.Entity.

One attains the higheststate of realization.

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Our Meditation Practice Our Meditation Practice TodayToday

Meditation with Baba Nam Meditation with Baba Nam Kevalam mantraKevalam mantra

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Baba Nam KevalamBaba Nam Kevalam All is the Supreme ConsciousnessAll is the Supreme Consciousness Love is all there isLove is all there is

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Let us meditate nowLet us meditate now Baba Nam KevalamBaba Nam Kevalam

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