Journal of Gyansagar Science Foundation 2013 04 01

Author(s): Sanjeev Sogani, Vimal Jain
Publisher: Gyansagar Science Foundation

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Dr. Sudhir, Volume 1 Issue 1 April 2013
of meditation is taming the mind, elimination of ego and then elimination of mind itself, thus attaining Samadhitotal bliss. Here soul remains uninhibited, manifesting its complete knowledge, complete revelations etc. The state of self realization, God realization comes here. This is the part of Enlightenment and Liberation as per our masters and texts.
one concentrates on breathing, in a way one is perusing the truth. By perusing this truth, one is supposed to be near the ultimate truth. The enlightenment, as revealed by experienced sages.
Breathing is the carrier of our emotions .Our breathing changes with different emotions and perversions. With anger, hatred the breathing becomes fast. With jealousy, it becomes irregular. With love towards living beings it becomes slow, with compassion it becomes more slow and even effective.
"However meditation is not a push button system. One has to have patience courage, hardwork and perseverance. This coupled with right guide, right technique, right understanding and real belief and dedication can bring success. There is a high failure rate amongst meditators, usually this is due to nonfulfilling of above criteria. It is said, that meditation has become a business of billions and many opportunists have misused and abused this sacred spiritual science. Therefore one should be careful.
So, for a regular practitioner of breathing meditation, it becomes a feedback of one's own emotions and perversions. It's an auto check mechanism and whenever there is a negative emotion, one becomes alert, as one's own breathing tells : look here, Something is wrong, control it! This is a wonderful reason, why breath practitioner becomes quiet, calm and compassionate and is always full of positive emotions/energy.
There are several techniques of meditation. Basically all methods and practices of meditation come from basic eight (8) techniques.
one can focus on breathing, one can focus on an object (eg. light), focus on a sound, focus on a thought, focus on sensory perceptions, or on a sensual object. It could be a guided imagery or the meditation on the soul by the soul itself. Let us take one technique for example. i.e. focus on breathing.
Most important: finally, our breathing is our own present tense, present moment. When we stay on breath, we actually remain in present moment i.e. "Now" ! our mind always fluctuates, between past and future, that is one of the major tragedy, root of our miseries. This meditation technique is a straight training of remaining in present tense. Though it is not easy to dwell on breathing, without losing a single breath; with hard work, dedication and commitment, this can be achieved.
Anapan Sati: This technique is about moment to moment awareness of one's own breathing. It is concentration or focus on breathing, but not a pranayam. Pranayam is controlling breathing, but here one has to see and know every natural breath that goes in and comes out. Just No other thoughts, no other objects. Be aware of your own natural breathing, moment to moment in an effortless, choiceless way. Please do not lose a single breath. When the mind gets distressed, as it usually happens with every beginners, one has to bring it back to breathing very quietly, without criticising or cursing the mind. With months and perhaps years of practice, one learns to be with every breath for several minutes to hour. This facililates the awakening process or enlightenment.
Similarly, with all other techniques there is some science and some logic in each one of them. In meditation over thought, one has to either persue one and unified thought process e.g. a good or noble thought.or just simply watch the stream of thoughts, as they come one after the other, and the next..in a non judgemental way..a bare neutral awareness .Similarly for sound meditation, one can chant a mantra several times (loudly or internally without vocalizing) or listen calmly in a quiet place at night or in a jungle the subtle sound that enters the ears and concentrate on that. In object based meditation, one stares at the object continuously even without blinking eyes.
Here, there is no deity, no sect, no religion, hence it's perfectly a secular technique. Also breathing is a vital process, without it nobody can survive, therefore it's a vital technique. Breathing is always with you wherever you are and whenever you go, hence this is a hassle free, easy and handy technique.
Based on these techniques, several masters have designed different methods. We know them as Patanjala Rajyoga, Anapan Sati, Smriti Upasthan, Vipashyana, Prekshadhyan, Jaindhyan, Transcendental meditation to name few important methods. Amongst others are Mantra dhyan, Zen meditation, Yoganindra, Nyas, Dynamic(Hoo Dhyan) meditation, Sahajdhyan, Tratak, Kayotsarga, Atitdhyana, Bhavidhyana, Swapnadhyana, T ahata, Spand dhyana etc.
You are alive, because you are breathing. This is a truth. One can't deny this eternaltruth about existence. So when
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