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REALIZE WHAT YOU ARE:
eyes directly, then you are able to do the same with everyone. The main conviction you need is for your own self. You don't need to convince anybody else. You don't want to prove anything to the world. You have tried for so many years to do that without any success. Now in meditation, you are looking inward. You are observing yourself, stepping back, stepping out and seeing yourself. This is a basic part of meditation.
Next watch your breath and begin to count your inhalation and exhalation. You take a deep breath and your whole body becomes like a balloon with fresh oxygen Each cell must get the touch of this fresh breath. If you keep a window partly open, a little fresh air comes. It should not be too much of a draft, however; just a very smooth, gentle current cooling you down. Then you do "Hrim” several times and raise your energy upward. Then you use the mantram. Inhale with “vee” and exhale with “rum"; come with “vee" and go with “rum.” Experience the beautiful rhythm of your breath. Or you can use “so" while inhaling and “hum" with exhaling. You develop a slow steady rhythm which relaxes your tension and enables you to wear a natural smile.
Meditation and the Art of Communication
Your friends will begin to notice the change in you. They will think: “What is this something new in him?" You are wearing something beautiful; as you wear perfume, good clothes or ornaments, now you are becoming innerpoised. You are not in a hurry to voice your opinion. You are able to listen; you have patience so that when your
