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Divine Meditation   

  

Meditation finds its origins in the Eight Fold path of Astanga Yoga. According to this philosophy one has to achieve each of these stages, to reach a stage of super consciousness or liberation, which is the final aim of meditation. The eight limbs of yoga are:

 

Yama or self-restraint

Niyama or religious observances

Asana or posture

Pranayama which is restraint of breath

Pratyahara or control of the senses

Dharana or concentration

Dhyana or meditation

Samadhi or a super-conscious state or liberation

 

There are many different ways to mediate, which range from meditation on a light source to breathing to practicing different meditation asanas. One of the most common ways to meditate is to focus your attention on a deity, which is akin to meditating on perfect purity.

 

Techniques for meditation

 

Stage One:

 

 

 

When preparing yourselves to meditate on a deity, you must first purify your consciousness to the greatest extent possible. So sit is a comfortable posture in a quiet room (you could choose your prayer room is you have one). Using whatever technique that works for you the most effectively, attain a stage of alert, peaceful calm which pervades your mind, emotions and body. And get ready to concentrate upon and receive pure and holy energy. Think of your body as a vessel into which this divine light, power and consciousness will be poured into. Techniques one and two are useful for people who visualize their God in a human form. Technique three is more suited to someone who worships the divine in the form of light or an energy source.

 

Technique 1

 

 

 

In this technique, after you have reached stage of restful calmness, you will need to visualize your God, in whichever form you worship Him, as clearly as possible. Concentrate on visualizing His feet first. Be aware of ever little detail. Imagine that he is blessing the earth with his presence. Move on from the feet, upwards to His robes. Imagine Him calling out to you, beckoning you with His hands, reaching out to you to take all your suffering and pain, to be with you and to carry you to a peaceful and happy universe. Finally, see his benevolent face suffused with love, for you, and for every being in this world. This technique will help you interact with your deity.

 

Technique 2

 

 

 

The next technique is slight different in that you visualize yourself kneeling in front of Him, making an offering to Him. The offering could be anything – your love, your pain, your sorrow, or even a promise. See the deity accept it gracefully and fill your vessel with joyous love and soulful bliss. Watch Him as He takes pleasure in taking on your sorrow and easing your pain. Internalize the gratitude that you feel as He does this for you.

 

Technique 3

 

 

 

Imagine your deity filling you completely as if a tap has been opened, with you being the vessel underneath it. Then visualize him filling up someone else you know. See him as omniscient – in very being on earth, in each and every object. See him filling the entire universe, the entire solar system, each and every planet and every little star. Be aware that the source of energy that is Him is part of each and every thing in the planet, in the world, and is also in every minute cell of yours. You are one with Him. Feel His presence in you. For now and forever.

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