| Mother earth is known to be fertile and a womb of | | | | meditation. |
| jewels. We all know that skies give us life-giving water | | | | Ahead of this are high leveled benefits of meditation. |
| in the form of rains. There is no limit to the vault of | | | | For that a psyche full of intense faith in God and |
| valuable objects in the ocean. Yet human beings have | | | | sacred sentiments is required. As a result one can |
| infinitely more wealth than all this put together. If the | | | | merge one's individual consciousness with cosmic |
| veils of our inner character are uncovered, we will | | | | consciousness or God. Attracting and imbibing one's |
| visualize demigods and incarnations of God in this small | | | | Guru (preceptor) and icon's Divine Powers is possible |
| body made of flesh and blood. Only on the basis of | | | | only with the help of these high statured meditation |
| enterprise and hard work can one earn wealth. | | | | methods. Only then can the individual soul (microcosm) |
| Every unit of our body is amazing. We will be amazed | | | | merge into the cosmic soul (macrocosm i.e. God). No |
| to see great mysteries if we dive deeper within it. | | | | doubt man is an infinite storehouse of Divine Powers |
| Amongst all bodily organs the brain predominates. | | | | and that he can activate them with his own efforts. |
| When one sees its conscious, unconscious and higher | | | | Hence one carries out primary and medium leveled |
| conscious activities one will realize how great is a living | | | | meditation techniques. But it is only with the help of high |
| being that directs its movements. Everyone is aware | | | | leveled spiritual practices that one can contact great |
| of how one earns money, fame, comforts via | | | | divine souls and thus merge our individual soul with |
| education, art skills and other profession. As a result | | | | cosmic consciousness or God. The goal of high leveled |
| every individual tries to augment his own intellectual | | | | concentration/meditation is attainment of God, |
| skills and that of his family members. The bodies of all | | | | attainment of the goal of life and union of a living being |
| individuals are strikingly similar. The mind is very special. | | | | with God. |
| He who evolves his mind attains lot of success in life. | | | | Just as due to augmentation of bodily, intellectual and |
| Those who fail to do so tend to live a life of poverty | | | | financial wealth the association of our contact area |
| and hardships. Man's downfall or upliftment is mainly | | | | and means of public welfare augment, in the same |
| dependent on his intellectual state. | | | | way purification of individual psyche benefits both the |
| This so far has been related to the conscious mind. | | | | individual and the entire world. Via the gross world we |
| The inner movement of bodily organs is dependent on | | | | attain a lot of benefits due to hard work. The glories of |
| the subconscious mind. Good or bad habits are | | | | the subtle world are that much more infinite. Meditation |
| gathered in this area. Depending on our hopes and | | | | is a very powerful tool which helps one build that |
| aspirations, the motor of our life moves in either a | | | | will-power which can imbibe/attract these innumerable |
| good or bad direction. It is the subconscious mind that | | | | Divine Powers. Wild beasts of the forest are very |
| decides the nature of our body, its attraction, its | | | | dangerous, but when they are trained, we can make |
| strength and skill. It is unknown powers that decide our | | | | apt use of them. In the same way once we master |
| destiny. The creator of this mysterious unknown | | | | the art of controlling and making apt use of our mental |
| personality is the subconscious mind, which directs all | | | | potential, our character and personality will became |
| movements of a living being with the help of the | | | | brilliant. The greatest achievement of human life is to |
| intellect. Brain research scientists say that a very small | | | | attain inner/soul progress without any external help. As |
| area of the mysteries of the mind has been | | | | a result one can attain innumerable Divine Powers. |
| discovered. In comparison to the conscious mind | | | | Thus it is most required that we master the art of |
| (known), the subconscious mind (unknown) is more | | | | meditation i.e. Dhyan Yoga. |
| pervasive. Only a very small area of the brain is made | | | | With the help of meditation we can attain God and get |
| use of by us. If only its latent state is awakened and | | | | the superconscious experience of God realization. |
| made apt use of, one can see gigantic energy | | | | Further one becomes healthy, strong and one can |
| manifest in a tiny human body. If only we master our | | | | attain secret Divine Powers. All sacred scriptures |
| subconscious mind, we can become authors of our | | | | maintain that only man can attain Divine Powers and |
| destiny. | | | | glories. This is a fact. Our consciousness is omnipotent. |
| Beyond the conscious and sub-conscious mind lies the | | | | Yet the reason why we fail to attain them is that we |
| superconscious state. It is inseparably bound to cosmic | | | | lack the art of mental control. He who masters this art |
| consciousness and a lot of give and take takes place | | | | of self-control gains victory over the entire cosmos. |
| between them. In comparison to the gross material | | | | Via concentration/meditation of the 5 sheaths the 5 |
| world, the objects and energy flow of the subtle world | | | | Vital Forces of our consciousness and the 5 elements |
| are extremely more high statured. If a give and take | | | | of our body became so radiant that one becomes a |
| relationship is set up with it, man can understand those | | | | leading personality of the world. The 5 faced images |
| divine mysteries, which are otherwise unknown. One | | | | of Mother Gayatri symbolize the energies of the 5 |
| can attain divine help, which is otherwise unavailable. | | | | demigods of the inner world. If concentration/meditation |
| With the help of gross powers we attain merely a | | | | is executed methodically, one masters the subtle |
| few gross comforts that are transitory in nature. But | | | | cosmos and thus one establishes an important |
| with the help of subtle powers we attain those divine | | | | relationship of give and take with it. |
| glories, which stay with us eternally. We have seen | | | | In the meditation practice of Kundalini Shakti or Divine |
| and heard of miraculous personalities who possess | | | | Serpent Power awakening the doors of manifestation |
| Extra Sensory Powers (ESP). Over here the special | | | | and utilization of infinite Divine Powers albeit in seed |
| qualities of the superconscious mind manifest amazing | | | | form are opened up. Kundalini is our bodily energy. With |
| skills and personalities. | | | | its help one attracts infinite energies of the material |
| It is very difficult to control the brain. No doubt our soul | | | | world and this one becomes powerful both materially |
| is powerful yet it lives a life of lack, poverty and | | | | and spiritually. During the uncovering of the 5 sheaths |
| hardships. The reason for this is that there is no | | | | (Panchakoshas) the mysterious layers of conscious |
| self-control. Our activities akin to an unruly horse | | | | energy are unfolded. Soul power is made more radiant |
| create agitation. If we fail to control our mind, how can | | | | via the 5 sheaths and the body via Kundalini Shakti. In |
| we control external circumstances? We all want to | | | | order to achieve this 2 fold aim, concentration |
| change our circumstances but we never first control | | | | meditation predominates over all other spiritual |
| our psyche. Thus peace and joy run miles away from | | | | practices. |
| us. Great Seers/Saints of the world proclaim "Control | | | | Ordinarily people think that meditation means placing an |
| your mind and you will gain victory over the world". | | | | image in front of our mind and trying to continuously |
| This is a fact because the moment you master your | | | | imagine that form. This is only partially true. No doubt |
| mind, it is easy to master external circumstances. | | | | one makes use of this method, yet only those with a |
| Self-control means mastering thought waves and | | | | powerful mental resolve see this image blurred at first |
| hence our very thinking. We must direct our thinking in | | | | and later very clearly on the slate of their minds. Not |
| an apt direction. This is achieved via Dhyan Yoga or | | | | everyone has this power of resolve (Sankalpa) and it |
| meditation. A particular form or thought is introduced in | | | | is possible only for people with special mental |
| the slate of our mind. It is pressurized into moving along | | | | capabilities. Only those people who combine their |
| a very small focused periphery. It is forced to stop its | | | | sacred emotions, imagination power, faith in God and |
| jumping nature like that of a monkey. No doubt this | | | | focused mind so as to mentally visualize God's image |
| task is very difficult, yet a powerful resolve (Sankalpa) | | | | very clearly, are capable enough of executing such a |
| and unswerving perseverance helps us make this task | | | | method of meditation. |
| easy and successful. We have never controlled our | | | | As soon as an aspirant sits for meditation with eyes |
| mind in a regular manner. Our character is nothing but | | | | closed, he immediately thinks of things/people very |
| a symbol of our mind. Our mind is used to following the | | | | dear to him. As though seated in a movie theatre they |
| path of lowliness and thus we imbibe bad thoughts. If | | | | revel in this mental video of theirs. True meditation |
| only we had tried controlling the mind, we would have | | | | means trying to paint an image on our mental slate |
| made it cultured and sacred. Only then can we be | | | | with the help of sacred sentiments. First one sees the |
| revered as a great personality. One could then avail of | | | | image with eyes open and then one tries to visualize it |
| cooperation and respect from all directions. It is the | | | | mentally. This is called Trataka. Only then very slowly |
| demeaning mind that makes us execute lowly | | | | and steadily the mental image becomes clearer and |
| activities. Thus we live a sorry life of poverty and pain. | | | | thus our meditation keeps progressing. |
| On the other hand if one wishes to raise one's lowly | | | | Not every human brain is aptly designed to augment |
| state, one will have to purify the mind by overcoming | | | | sacred sentiments or visualizing sacred images during |
| all taints within it. We will have to learn the art of self | | | | meditation. Hence in order to focus our meditation, |
| mind control in order to purify our psyche. Dhyan Yoga | | | | Drishya Yoga or Bindu Yoga is not recommended. |
| or meditation is a powerful method that helps us attain | | | | The fundamental aim is to stop scattering of thought |
| mind control. | | | | waves and instead focus them at a point. This can be |
| Meditation has many aims | | | | achieved variedly with the help of 5 sense organs of |
| 1. Controlling one's monkey like mind that runs hither | | | | knowledge. These are methods like Naad Yoga, via |
| and tither. | | | | one's ears, Gandha Yoga via our nose, Rasna Yoga |
| 2. Utilizing the power of self-control for apt tasks. | | | | via our tongue, Sparsha Yoga via our skin. Over here |
| 3. Augmenting our intellectual potential via concentration | | | | one sees forms with the help of subtle eyes. |
| of the mind. | | | | For seekers of a preliminary stage, it is best that their |
| 4. Focussing our mind at a single point via a powerful | | | | minds follow one thought flow which is sacred. The |
| resolve (or Sankalpa) so as to create miraculous | | | | concentration/meditation of scientists, artists, musicians |
| movements. | | | | etc. is of this variety wherein their minds revolve |
| 5. Discovering the mysterious layers of consciousness | | | | around one particular type of thought flow. Thus they |
| with our own will power. | | | | perform extraordinary feats. The same tenet is used |
| 6. Discarding all mental taints. | | | | in concentration/meditation techniques with reference |
| 7. Augmenting sacred activities. | | | | to 5 sheaths and Kundalini activation. Over here the |
| 8. Maintaining a serene mind even amidst chaotic | | | | thought flow is predominant. It is akin to seeing a movie |
| conditions. | | | | on one particular topic. It is not necessary that one will |
| 9. Experiencing bliss and peace under any | | | | get the holy vision (Darshan) of the particular God's |
| circumstance. | | | | image that one meditates on. In certain special types |
| 10. Influencing those areas of contact with our thought | | | | of mental reflection, infinite images appear every |
| electricity and augmenting elements that bring joy and | | | | moment and then they disappear. Yet this is not true |
| peace in the world. | | | | meditation. The following nature of concentration |
| All these are worldly/intellectual applications of | | | | meditation too is of this type. If importance is given to |
| concentration/meditation. Even a so-called atheist can | | | | the directions laid down and one thinks deeply about |
| get benefits with a little bit of alertness and zeal. This | | | | them, know for sure that the true goal of |
| method of meditation is of a general and medium | | | | concentration/meditation is about to be achieved. It is |
| stature. Ever so today's highly intellectual human beings | | | | beyond doubt that one will benefit immensely from |
| too will have to accept its great utility. Even a man of | | | | their sacred results. |
| ordinary faith and sensitivity can benefit from | | | | |