ArL and sclence of llvlng

8aslc MedlLaLlon by ur swaml anand

TIe concepL und prucLIce oI medILuLIon exIsLs In every reIIgIon, pIIIosopIy und sysLem oI spIrILuuI
growLI. L Is sImpIy LIe process oI IeurnIng Lo conLroI LIe mInd und dIrecL IL Lowurds more posILIve
und spIrILuuI LIougILs und objecLs oI concenLruLIon. TIe process oI medILuLIon Ius emerged ouL oI
munkInd`s conLInuIng eIIorLs Lo undersLund IImseII, Lo ucIIeve seII-knowIedge, Lo Improve IIs conLroI
over IIs mInd, und Lo reucI IIgIer IeveIs oI conscIousness. MedILuLIon Is every ucLIon, or ubsLInence
Irom ucLIon, wIIcI brIngs LIe mInd InLo u sLuLe oI conLucL wILI LIe Inner seII, so LIuL un Inner peuce or
sIIence Is creuLed. TIe medILuLIve process cIImuxes In LIe Lrunscendence oI LIe ego und LIe mInd
ILseII, endIng In u sLuLe oI pure uwureness; conscIousness wILIouL un objecL oI percepLIon.
EgoIsLIc mInd cunnoL succeed In medILuLIon Ie wIo Ius ubIIILy Iove LIeIr enemIes - succeeds In
medIuLIon everyone sIouId Iove wILIouL excepLIon. As we uccepL our cIIId wILI uII LIe good und bud
quuIILIes we sIouId uccepL our enemy und IrIends. TIus, wIIIe we musL cIunneI uII our emoLIonuI
energIes InLo our worsIIp oI our cIosen deuI, uL LIe sume LIme we musL keep our IeurLs und mInds
open Lo everyone eIse, no muLLer wIuL LIeIr cIosen wuy oI worsIIp or beIIeI. TIe sIukLII yogI soon
sLurLs Lo dIscover LIuL God is the inner resident of each and every being in creation und consequenLIy
IIs or Ier Iove expunds Lowurds uII. Ego und seIIIsIness ure sIowIy eroded by IIs Iove, wIIcI Is IIke u
IIgIL removIng LIe durkness In IIs IIIe. L Is noL possIbIe Lo LruIy Iove God, wILIouL IovIng peopIe. TIIs
puLI purIIIes neguLIve emoLIons, desLrucLIve desIres, LIe mInd und LIe cIurucLer LoLuIIy pIysIoIogy oI
LIe Iumun beIng. L Is consIdered one oI LIe more suILubIe meLIods oI enIIgILenmenL In our presenL
uge. TIe meLIods oI sIukLII yogu ure pruyer, cIunLIng, spIrILuuI dIscussIon, repeLILIon (munLru) oI LIe
nume oI God und vurIous LrudILIonuI rILuuIs, wIIcI muy suIL LIe IndIvIduuI. A combInuLIon oI Kurmu
Yogu und sIukLII Yogu oIIer un IndIvIduuI In our socIeLy un opporLunILy Lo beLLer IIs own IIIe und LIe
worId uround IIm sImuILuneousIy. L requIres no LecInIques und no specIuI LruInIng to do so

Coming to the meditation there are so many kinds of meditation Dr Swami anand after doing so much
of research on chakaras, he came with simple yet powerful solution
Manas (mind) always wonders seeking for new things & pleasure (it is called as monkey) ego
occupies major part of mind ego is the barrier in between you and youre self


Fig 1
ArL and sclence of llvlng
8aslc MedlLaLlon by ur swaml anand





TIe busIc medILuLIon deuIs wILI mujor LIree cIukurus In our Iour Ieud LIIs LIree cIurus ure
1. Ajnu Ior wIsdom gnunu sIukLII
z. Munus LIInkIng IccIu sIukLII (mInd)
. ndu cupubIIILy oI creuLIng (work) krIyu sIukLII


One Ius Lo conLroI munus (mInd) Irom wunderIng LIIs Is very ImporLunL
SIL In muL comIorLubIe posILIoned Iegs crossed Lry Lo sIL erecL us possIbIe wILIouL bendIng your buck
bone reIux your body wILIouL uny muscIe LensIon cun Ieun on your buck sIde wILI erecL posILIon you
cun sIL on medILuLIonuI cIuIr concenLruLe on your munus cIukuru on your Iour Ieud us sIown In IIg 1
Iocus on your breuLI do LIIs sImuILuneousIy us Iong us your ure comIorL Increuse LIe LIme duy by duy
uILer Iong prucLIce your breuLI becomes sIuIIow und you wIII be cuIm In nIrmuIu sLIILI wIere no
LIougIL wIII ucquIre



Ig z

TIe z IIg sIow LIree cIukurus Irom down 1.ujnu z.munus . Indu

PeopIe Irom uII wuIks oI IIIe, In uII LIe counLrIes oI LIe worId beIongIng Lo uII LIe possIbIe reIIgIons,
medILuLe Ior u wIde vurIeLy oI reusons. TIe sume LecInIque oIIers someLIIng dIIIerenL Lo eucI
uccordIng Lo IIs needs und moLIves. Some oI LIe moLIves Ior wIIcI peopIe medILuLe Loduy ure:
1. To reIux LIe body und mInd und rejuvenuLe one`s IIow oI energy In order Lo more eIIecLIveIy Iuce LIe
responsIbIIILIes oI one`s demundIng und ucLIve IIIe.
2. To IeuI IIInesses (especIuIIy psycIosomuLIc ones).
3. To overcome emoLIonuI probIems.
4. To deveIop u more reIuxed, und posILIve vIew Lowurds IIIe.
5. To deveIop u peuceIuI und more cIeurIy IuncLIonIng mInd.
ArL and sclence of llvlng
8aslc MedlLaLlon by ur swaml anand
6. or greuLer ubIIILy Lo peneLruLe InLo LIe core oI probIems und IInd InspIruLIonuI soIuLIons. TIIs Ius
been Iound especIuIIy useIuI by scIenLIsLs und busInessmen. BeneIILs oI MedILuLIon
7. To Lune InLo creuLIve InspIruLIons Ior urLIsLIc expressIon.
8. or IreeIng oneseII Irom uddIcLIons sucI us cIgureLLes, uIcoIoI, nurcoLIcs und LrunquIIIzers.
9. To purIIy one`s cIurucLer.
10. To deveIop wIII-power.
11. As u meLIod oI seII-observuLIon und seII-dIscovery.
12. To deveIop LIe IuLenL powers oI LIe mInd.
13. To creuLe u reIuLIonsIIp wILI God.
14. To deveIop un Inner reIuLIonsIIp wILI God.
15. or spIrILuuI growLI, seII-knowIedge or enIIgILenmenL.
16. or LrunscendIng LIe IdenLIIIcuLIon oI seII wILI LIe body und mInd, und experIencIng spIrILuuI
reuIILIes.
17. or LIe ecsLusy oI unIon wILI LIe UnIversuI SpIrIL, wIIcI Is LIe essenLIuI reuIILy oI LIe unIverse.
MedILuLIon Ius been und Is beIng used Ior u wIde vurIeLy oI oLIer prucLIcuI uses, wIIcI LIere Is no
spuce Lo menLIon Iere. TIe possIbIIILIes ure InIInILe, us LIe powers oI LIe Iumun mInd ure unIImILed.

note
Asana and pranayama helps in body stability and reach your goal easily particularly surya namaskar