if the mind can first concentrate upon an object, and then is able to continue in that concentration for a length of time, and then, by continued concentration, to dwell only on the internal part of the perception of which
In Yoga science, all of the techniques are used to develop certain skills by which one can meditate at a depth that will reveal the Center of Consciousness, the Self within. There are many Yoga techniques that can be learned.
Anything can be the object of your meditation, and with the powerful energy of concentration, you can make a breakthrough and develop insight. It’s like a magnifying glass concentrating the light of the sun. Our true home is not in
If you organise everything— your feelings, your thoughts, your impulses, etc.— around the psychic centre which is the inner light, you will see that all inner disorder will change into a luminous order. If in your mind you go over
Meditation is just to be, not doing anything – no action, no thought, no emotion. You just are. And it is a sheer delight. Meditation is just being delighted in your own presence; meditation is a delight in your own
Much depends on the kind of meditation practiced and the context in which it’s being done. Practices that emphasize mindfulness are different in their effects on the brain than those that are designed to cultivate compassion or kindness. We are
You cannot do meditation but you can become meditative. Meditation is a certain quality. It is not a certain act. The mind does not like meditation because if you keep the body still, the mind will also naturally become still.
One of the most interesting studies in the last few years, carried out at Yale University, found that mindfulness meditation decreases activity in the default mode network (DMN), the brain network responsible for mind-wandering and self-referential thoughts – a.k.a., “monkey mind.” The DMN is “on”
The freedom of the Pureisha is its return to its original status of infinitude by way of abstraction of its relations with every form of objectivity, which is Prakriti in some degree of its manifestation. The pinnacle of Yoga is
I look inside and I become aware of things like my feelings, my emotions, my thoughts and I begin to wonder which bit of me is really me. It’s important that I learn to separate two identities, the material identity,
