Object of the Quest? The Self a few tips for the Quest
Samadhi is the natural state of your mind. Samahdi is not supernatural. It is a matter of your own choice as to whether you learn samahdi or not. The Mind Attains samahdi. Serenity a and Clarity of Mind then Reflects The Self.
What you do and don't do have a lot to do with whether you purify your mind and then like a mirror reflect the Inner Self.
Okok, but I don't want a lot of rules here...I just want to be calm and live in unadulterated light...
1. Well, it's been my experience that if you stop hankering after things that aren't absolutely essential, then it helps your own mind to constantly stop "looking for something else". So this creates kind of an inner purity. For instance: I am at work and I sit at a desk and computer all day. We have 3 breaks to get up and walk around and get food during these times. Picture this, its tea break in the morning and someone has brought in gooey yummy pastry's and they are sitting on the counter. Since part of me is hungry and I know I have 2 1/2 hours till lunch, I might want to treat myself with one of these poofy things. I have a nice whole wheat bagel with me and some carrot juice which is ultra good for me but my mind wants something that tastes good but has no nutritional value. Now don't get me wrong there is nothing wrong with eating a pastry and I don't want a rule...you can 't eat pastry...thats not what I want...I want to have Basic essentials in my life and I want my mind to stop going down the pastry road. So, if I stop hankering after the pastry and just have what is essential... then my body doesn't get indigestion or sugar shock (which I sometimes forget and then eat a pastry and it sets me back because all I am thinking about is...oh my I need a Tums and don't I feel awful). So, this is a really silly little basic illustration but if I just keep to what is essential and forgo the pastry then I a set up a simpler situation for myself in which it is easier to maintain my purity and clarity. I mean think about it, there are so many moment to moment situations where you can choose to get upset or to be calm and that choice is the choice between samahdi and not being in samahdi. The big thing, is when you are tired and you ate the pastry and then something blind sides you such as the IT guy wanting to delete all your files because there is no more room on the server and you are busy and have no patience for his deal or your husband calling you with some drama you can not change from where you are sitting at work then that time is the TEST. Samahdi or not samahdi..... The spoiled child inside you doesn't always choose the samahdi thing.... but if anything.....just start watching yourself and look at the moment to moment choices you have everyday... It can be like a game and a way for you to challenge yourself to yourself and choose the highest and best path at any given moment. When I was staying in Gurumayi's ashram, sometimes there would be thousands of people there and they would all want to see and experience Gurumayi. It must have been like a swarm of bees looking for the honey. Everyone was there for the honey and she was the honey. I watched her for over 10 years and I never once saw her not in a pure and clear state even with people pulling at her gown and chasing her down an aisle. I used to ask myself "how does she do that"? I am sure a lot of it was Grace but you probably create your own grace by your moment to moment choices and her moment to moment choices were very considered and pure. So just watching her, I know it is possible even if I think it is impossible for myself, I have little victories with myself here and there and glimpse samahdi. At least I know it IS possible but so much of it is self effort. It seemed for years that Gurumayi's grace was carrying us all and she was doing all the work. I really think she wants us to do our own moment to moment choices in our own sadhana. I thank her for the opportunity to spend time with her so at least I have an example and at least it is permanently installed on like a million levels inside me.
2. Breathing is big here. You know you won't be able to get thru your hatha yoga class without smooth breathing but hardly anyone ever talks about your own natural pranayama and how you breath on a moment to moment way through out your day. It is almost like breathing stops when you leave the yoga class. Breathing and Restlessness go hand in hand and restlessness is the enemy. Your asana and posture and breathing have everything to do with your own restlessness. The Power of your Breath can make you still and this power of asana is the power of inner stillness. Life is so much like the ocean, one day it is calm and one day it is rough. How do I maintain the inner oceanic calm at any given moment? Well, its all about will....who knew will was such a big deal in the spiritual life? Calm breathing - will yourself to calm breathing....spend time everyday practicing calm breathing....
3. Control of Senses...oh my...we are getting back to the pastry thing here aren't we? Okok, facilitate the withdrawal of the senses a bit everyday. That is the sitting for meditation part. Teach your mind to concentrate by practicing being calm and breathing. Pratyahara it is called. Center the Mind.
4. Repeat the Mantra...Om Namah Shivaya...there are two kinds of repetition and again there shouldn't be some type of big rule with your mantra. There is "Darana" which is repeating the mantra in a broken flow...For instance, you only start saying the mantra in those challenging situations like the IT guy is taking apart your computer and you won't be making any commission at your job today because of it. Okok, at least I was saying the mantra to try and calm myself even if I was starting to get upset.... The other kind of mantra repetition is: Dhyana which is uninterrupted flow. Eventually and sometimes in spite of yourself, the dhyana thing happens all the time if you spend a bunch of time practicing it. I try not to beat myself up about this cause your own body is sating the Ham Sa or So Ham mantra like 26,000 times a day anyway which your breath going in and out...I mean mantra and samahdi are always there ANYWAY. It is just aligning yourself to it at any given delusional moment.
5. Teach the mind to concentrate - Cultivate Meditation and Yoga in your life. Offer everything to God, even your crappy job that you hate, your selfish family members, your old car, your long days at work, all the laundry, the dishes in the sink, the dirty floor, the jerks you work with, the guy who cuts you off on the way to work, and your own negative mind...Offer it up...Let it go... This is called surrender and the word surrender is not always about "ignoring" all the bad things. It's about the battle of fighting like a warrior all of these things so you can maintain your yoga, breathing, concentration and samahdi. Why do you think all the gods and goddesses have all those arms and weapons....It is war...Have a war on all the things that keep you from equipoise and equilibrium.
6. Doubts are like your worst enemy..these are the worst obstacles....doubts offend your own samahdi...they block the very source of your own meditation... When it comes to doubts, I have one piece of advice "God Loves You and You Love God, God dwells within you as your own Self" if you have doubts try to be at least appreciative of the gift of your own life to experience god. it is such an amazing opportunity. Remember, Kundalini energy burns the samscaras (past karmas that keep you from knowing you are god) so you CAN receive the Light of God. Try to allow the power of your own inner revelations give you the grace to see the reflection of your own self in the peace and calmness of your own self. Understanding the value of our experiences can take a long time so don't try to force it. Understanding is like a booby prize....in the end who cares whether you understand...understanding can block your own samahdi by tying you in knots with modifications of trying to wrap yourself around your own mind. It ties you in knots and that keeps the ocean churning....not always a peaceful day on the inner ocean if you are worried about understanding everything.
Remember, You can have a Great meditation, if you don't try to have a Better Meditation. revel in your own experience, enjoy yourself...cultivate the enjoyment of yourself and your own calmness and equipoise. Om Namah Shivaya
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