Success With Inner Light Meditation Requires Tenacity of Purpose and Focused Concentration

 

Success With Inner Light Meditation Requires Tenacity of Purpose and Focused Concentration, By Swami Achyutanand Baba, Maharshi Santsevi Dhyana Yoga Ashram, Kolkata, India

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Swami Achyutanand Baba

The practice of drishti yoga [meditation upon the Inner Light] calls for utmost devoutness and tenacity of purpose. The practitioner who assiduously and patiently practices this meditation will discover that the fickleness or unsteadiness of their concentration gradually ceases and their mind becomes tranquil. It is thus that they shall, with the piercing thrust of their focused gaze, be able to break open the 'tila dwara' (the Third Eye). 

This is why Gurudev (Maharshi Mehi Paramhans) said, "Drishi yoga abhyasa atihi karatahi karata, kampani sahajahi chhutai praudha hovai surat. Tila darvaza tutai nazar ke jora se. Are han re 'Mehi' lage takataki khuba, jora barajora se." 

Translation: "Through regular, rigorous practice of 'drishti yoga' (Meditation on the Divine Light within), one's attention no longer remains wavering or unsteady, as the surat [the attention-faculty of the soul] slowly matures (becomes absolutely fixed, stilled)." Tila dwara (the Tenth Door or the Third Eye) will break open by the thrust of the focused gaze…So continue gazing inside constantly with all of your attention, says Maharshi Mehi Paramhans ji Maharaj."

The practitioner of drishti yoga [meditation] has to stop seeing outside, and begin to look within. As one's vision gets steadied, the grand expanse of light comes into view. This has been exquisitely portrayed by Sant Gulal Sahab: "Ulati dekho ghata mein joti pasara. Bina baje tahan dhuni saba hovai. Vigasi kamala kachanar, paithi patala sura sasi bandhau, sadhau trikutI dwara. Ganga jamuna ke wara para bicha. Bharatu hai amiya karara, Ingala pingala sukhamana sodho. Bahat sikhara mukha dwara. Surati nirati le baitha gagan para, sahaja uthai jhanakara."

Translation: "Revert within [invert] and behold the stunning spectacles of light within the body. Numerous melodies play there without the aid of any instruments. Flower-like lotuses and Kachanar (Bauhinia Variegata) blossom there. Dive deep within, rein in the Sun (the Pingla nerve or the Yamuna) and the Moon (the Ida nerve or the Ganga), and train your attention at the doors of Trikuti. In the centre of the Ganga (Ida) and the Yamuna (Pingla) lies the repertoire of elixir. Merge the currents of Ida and Pingla in the Sushumna, and lo! The stream of elixir is down-pouring from atop. When the surat (Soul) rises above and gets lost in the inner sky, spontaneously resonating currents of sound are heard."

As a matter of fact, the art of drishti yoga or vindu-dhyana is confidential and has to be taught by an adept Guru [Living One, Living Master, Sant Satguru], without whom this would be but an extremely arduous task. 

(Based on an English translation provided by Pravesh K. Singh)

Swami Achyutanand Baba

A Snake Attends Satsang

A Snake Attends Satsang

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A Snake's Obeisance, from: "The Beloved Master, Some Glimpses from the Life of Sant Kirpal Singh Ji Maharaj", By Bhadra Sena, Published by Ruhani Satsang, Delhi, 1963

Once the Master was delivering a discourse in the Ashram, when a snake appeared in the huge gathering and sat near the dais with its hood all spread out, facing the Master. The panic-stricken devotees were alarmed and agitated. The Master said, "What is there if a snake has come. Leave him to himself." And he resumed his talk. The devotees kept quiet and sat down as ordered. The snake kept sitting there for about an hour and continued looking at the Master. When the talk was over, the snake quietly slithered away, without harming anyone.

 

 

 

 

Rivulets of Sound Emptying Into the Ocean of God

Rivulets of Sound Emptying Into the Ocean of God

 

In the beginning was the Tao.

All things issue from it;

all things return to it.

There was something formless and perfect

before the universe was born.

It is serene. Empty.

Solitary. Unchanging.

Infinite. Eternally present.

It is the mother of the universe.

For lack of a better name,

I call it the Tao.

It flows through all things,

inside and outside, and returns

to the origin of all things.

(Tao Te Ching, Lao-tzu, S. Mitchell)

"My Master has taught me a lesson:

it repeats itself -- without me repeating it.

When I plug my ears with my fingers,

without hearing, I hear its Melodies." (Sultan Bahu)

"The waves or vibrations of Sound permeate the whole of the body...... It exists in the body in the form of vitality or Life-Current. It exists in the mental sky in the form of Light, while it exists as Sound in the void.... It is the highest duty of every individual to acquire experiential knowledge of this Sound and to investigate or explore the Origin or Source from where this Sound flows out." (Baba Devi Sahab)

"Understand the jiva [soul] as the drop, and the Naam of the Satguru as the Ocean...." (Anurag Sagar)

 

 

"Listening to the Sound Current is a separate practice. During the practice you need not repeat the Holy Names nor fix your inner gaze, but only listen attentively, while staying at the back of the eye-brows [third eye center] .... The Sound will draw closer, grow stronger and ultimately come from above, and pull your soul [surat] up to the higher regions." (Kirpal Singh, Spiritual Elixir, Volume One)

"When using this Mystical Sound as the basic support for his meditation, the seeker should also be very alert and attentive as to where the subtler aspects of this Sound are drawing him within himself. He will thus, little by little, gravitate to ever finer states of consciousness and will start to sense an out-of-the-ordinary inner continuity of being that is beyond description and that it is impossible for him to experience in his habitual state. As his meditation deepens, it will bring with it a most subtle, transparent, and luminous consciousness that he will finally become immersed in and one with. He will no longer sense himself in the same way as he did in the past. He will become mysteriously transformed into an unchanging and enigmatic 'Spectator', plunged in the vast silence of an eternal cosmic 'Nowness.'

"The aspirant should look upon this Nada [Mystic Sound] as a Divine Grace and rare opportunity, always turning to it with the utmost respect, revering it as the treasured means that can make his deliverance possible." (Edward Salim Michael, "The Law of Attention - Nada Yoga and the Way of Inner Vigilance", Published by Inner Traditions, Vermont)

The World Is An Illusion -- Practice Meditation

When Satguru Baba Devi Sahib was nearing the time of his departure from this ephemeral world for his true destination, satsangis humbly requested him to bless them with his parting words. Responding, Baba Devi Sahab obliged by saying, "Duniyaa waham hai, abhyaas karo", meaning: "This world is an illusion. Practice meditation." (From the Preface to the, "Baal Kaa Aadi Aur Uttar Kaa Ant" of Sant Tulsi Sahab")

 

 

 

Happy Kabir Jayanti: Always, Always Meditate Day and Night - Kabir

Happy Kabir Jayanti: Always, Always Meditate Day and Night - Kabir

 

June 26th, 2010 Kabir Jayanti (Kabir's 612th Birthday) is being Celebrated: Sant Kabir Jayanti is observed on the Purnima or full moon day in the month of Jyeshta (May/June) as per traditional calendar. It is believed that Sant Kabir Das was born on this day. The birth anniversary of Sant Kabir is observed in India and around the world. Meetings, satsangs, and recital of Sant Kabir's poems are held on this day.

 

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Meditation leads to salvation's door:

Go to heaven --

why go back to the world?

In the house of the fearless One,

where music, unstruck, sounds,

you shall play trumpets.

Meditate upon Him in your heart.

Without meditation there is no salvation.

Unfettered meditation

brings salvation:

Your heavy load is taken off.

Welcome Him in your heart,

so you will not be born

again and again.

Blissful meditation

will light a lamp inside you

that does not need any oil.

This lamp will make you immortal;

this lamp will draw out the poison

of lust and anger.

Pierce this meditation

that gives you salvation,

and wear it around your neck.

Never take it off.

Meditate always:

Your guru's grace will get you across.

Meditation will free you

from dependence on others:

You will sleep on silken sheets at home.

Your heart will be at peace;

your life will blossom:

Deeply drink this meditation.

This meditation

will erase your blemishes;

you will be free from Maya's touch.

Meditate, meditate, and sing,

"Hari, Hari" [God, God]. You will obtain

this meditation from your true guru [Satguru].

Always, always meditate day and night:

When you rise, when you lie down,

when you breathe in, when you breathe out.

Waking or sleeping,

relish the taste of meditation --

meditation will bring union.

Meditation will remove all your burdens;

meditation upon Ram's name [God's name]

will become your support.

Kabir, says, "He is limitless."

(Songs of Kabir from the Adi Granth, Nirmal Das, SUNY Press, NY)

 

 

I am a free being in this world - Kabir

I am a free being in this world - Kabir

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I am intoxicated with love,

I have lost all need for cleverness.

I am a free being in this world,

I have lost all need for eliciting favors,

For the sake of friendship with the worldly.

Those who are separated from the Beloved,

Wander aimlessly from door to door.

My dearly Beloved is within me,

So why should I go searching for him?

The worldly struggle desperately for name and fame,

And endure intolerable sufferings.

I am replete with the Beloved's wisdom.

What need do I have for name and fame?

My Beloved never departs, not even for a moment,

I am never separated from him.

If such is the bliss of love I enjoy,

What need have I for restless longing?

Kabir has united with the Beloved,

And abandoned all duality from the heart.

The Path I walk is a delicate one,

Why should I add heavy bundles to my head?

 

 

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