Meditation Yoga in hindi

Meditation: Anyone with a slight Spiritual inclination would say with confidence that one meditates daily. Ask them the right procedure for Meditation ... most would stare blank! One may say, Meditation means concentrating on the core of a lighted bulb in a darkened room. Others may put forward, "trying to concentrate on nothingness ... a state when no thought remains in the body". Fewer still would say," concentrating on your atman the soul within". How! Is what eludes them all. You can meditate perfectly well if you knew the meaning of word " Meditation".

"Meditation" is the English translation of Hindi word "Yoga". Yoga is an Upanishadic word and since the times of Mahabharata and the preachings of Lord Krishna ... it's meaning has remained the same. For understanding any Upanishadic text one has to delve deeper within the inner confines of the word meaning. Literal translation won't help. It is by far best for those who want their names etched in the history with Golden colors ... who take pride in decorating their names with numerous degrees ... so-called Scholars of Philosophy.

Yoga is derived from the basic root "Yog" which in Hindi means uniting something. Yog of 2 plus 2 is 4. Yoga in Spiritual terminology means ... the effort of Atman (The Soul Within on its Cosmic journey) to get reunited with its source, the Brahman (the Almighty Creator of the cosmos). This subconscious effort of Atman within may not be always given cognizance by the egoistic I of a Human Being. Truth prevails. The Atman within dominates all our actions in the end. Yoga ... which is inherently being tried out by Atman within all the time finds itself expressed in Saints and Sages who have achieved a certain level of Spiritual purification.

For a common man, it is a struggle of 8.4 Million manifestations right from the stage when it started on its Cosmic journey. As an Amoebae (first manifestation taken by the Atman) and up to the last stage of perfection ... the Nirvikalpa Samadhi, the Self Realization and finally gains moksha salvation! To cut short the journey by proper synchronization (Yoga) is a hard task! Only few succeed in their attempts. The journey has to be completed by one and all ... no exceptions. Do it willingly as prompted by atman the soul within or unwillingly as dictated by your ego.

Practice Meditation in its truest form. Be truthful to all. As you climb higher and higher on the Spiritual plane, you shall reap the benefits of your labor of love.

Yoga is required to be practiced in following stages -

1. You are required to practice it in Daily Life ... free yourself of all sins committed knowingly or unknowingly in day-to-day Life. If the sin is committed by the others ... you have to learn to Forgive them.

2. You have to absolve yourself of all the accumulated sins of past lives. You must earn the Grace of God ... pay Obeisance to all Atmans against whom the sin was committed.

Once you are free of all sinful effects, your body would glow from the Truthfulness radiating from within ... all negative influences drained out from your body ... you shall feel energized from the residual effects the Spirituality. Maintaining a balance between the effects of the present and past lives is the Essence of Yoga. A true Yogi lives in this World but is not attached to the body. King Janaka was a true example of such a phenomenon.

Working out a perfect synthesis between atman the soul within and Brahman (the Almighty Creator of the cosmos) is the Essence of Yoga. One needs to maintain his body in perfect shape and health to practice Yoga (Yogic exercises thus form part and parcel of this curriculum).

To reach the source of all (the Baikunth) wherein resides the Creator, one has to start from one's own body. Which part of the body plays most vital role? No heart ... no body. No heart ... no Atman, for heart is the abode of atman the soul within. To reach the heart and its occupant one needs to concentrate on the intermediate link. Thus arises the necessity of concentrating on "Shava Asana" (the death posture) which alone has the capability of leading one to atman the soul within.

Who inhales ... the body? No no ... it cannot be for, the body is inert. atman the soul within needs oxygen for its survival. If you are able to reach the source through your breathing process ... you shall one day come face-to-face with your true inner self. Atman being of the same Essence as that of Brahman, you are bound to realize God within this Life. To meditate properly you must have a definite reason. Once the goal is fixed it is but to concentrate all your energies on the target. Single pointed concentration would win you the day. What of the goal? What must be have in mind before starting Meditation!

Meditation (Yoga) is but a journey. Eternal goal for all is fixed since eternity. One has only to decide whether to complete the Cosmic journey within this Life time nay postpone it indefinitely. A fixed Cosmic goal of Life, our total Faith in God, an unwavering Faith in our own capability (of realizing the goal in this Life) brings us closer to God. If we are lucky enough, we shall earn his grace ... one darshan of God and all is over for Atman within. No further looking back . Veil of Maya (ignorance) removed forever, we can now have a glimpse of the Essence of the Creator and his creation. Ephemeral realities like material riches, physical relationships etc. ... all lose their meaning. All become one for you. In the mighty ocean of 6000 Million people you fail to distinguish your own from others. Till yesterday all whom you called your Father, Mother, Guru , wife and children lost to God ... you are able to break the bond which attached you with your near and dear one's.

By: Vijay Kumar "Atma Jnani"

Vijay Kumar... The Man who Realized God in 1993 explains the concept of Meditation. For more on meditation visit - meditation. Send Your Query - click here Ref. 990618