Yoga Of Inner Light And Sound

Author(s): Achyutanand Swami, Praveshkumar Singh
Publisher: Santmat Sangh Samiti Chandrapur

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Way to Meditate on the Inner Light
Meditation on the infinitesimal point within is done in the inner sky or void. This process is also known as Meditation in the Void or "Shunya Dhyan" ("shūnya' meaning void or empty). Hints of this can be found in the Sixth Chapter of Shrimad Bhagvad Gita, for example:
"Lay a neat seat/mat in a sacred and secluded place. That should neither be too high nor too low.
Sit on it firmly and practice yoga with a steady mind. Sit still holding the trunk, neck and head erect in a straight line.
And stare steadily in the front of the nose without looking in any other direction."
Lord Shri Krishna here hints at looking in the front of the nose abandoning looking in any other direction. This cue needs to be understood well. It is not possible to abandon looking in any direction while one's eyes are open.
Upon closing the eyes one sees dark void or expanse ahead. Whosoever can still one's gaze in this dark void, as directed by the Guru, accomplishes single-pointedness. This is why meditation in void (shūnya-dhyāna) is also called Meditation on the Absolute Point (bindudhyana). Shri Krishna, in the 14th Chapter of the 11th Canto of the Bhagvat, has elaborated this topic even more clearly to Uddhava (his devotee as well as cousin):
"Sit on a level seat with your body held erect in an easy, unstrained way.
Keep your palms one above the other and gaze in front of your nose."
Further,
"Pulling out his senses, guided by the mind, off their objects,
A wise person should focus his attention solely on all parts of my body.
Further, he should shrink the mind scattered in all directions and focus it in one place.
And then not paying any attention to other parts of my persona he should concentrate on my smiling face only."