Monthly Archives: April, 2011

When the Mind Wanders During Meditation – Pratyahara – The Art of Refocusing Swami Achyutanand: The mind is, by its very nature, fickle and prone to frequently straying from manas japa [simran, zikhr, mantra of sacred name or names] and manas dhyan. When this happens during meditation, it should be immediately brought back to focus …

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Transcending Mind in Meditation Through the Divine Sound Current Kabir taught, “Subjugate the mind by finding the inner Sound; this precisely is the sahaj (natural) yoga. The True or Unstruck Sound (Word) is our very essence; this body of ours is otherwise unreal or impermanent.” Sant Charandas Ji further says, “By meditating on the Word, …

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In the Book of Amar Mul, Dharam Das asks how it is that Jivas [souls] fail to realize their unity with God. Sat Guru Kabir replies:  ”All the Jivas came from Satya-Loka [True, Eternal Realm] undefiled and devoid of Karma. The clouds lift up the water from the ocean and rain down pure water, but in …

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The individual soul (jiva), bound by illusion (maya), remains in the cycle of death and birth. This is the cause of one’s suffering. In order to escape from this cycle of death and rebirth we must experience realization of the Supreme Being.    Maharshi Mehi Paramahans

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