vedanta for beginners

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by  swami Chinmayananda

HOW
TO
MEDITATE
1) What is Meditation?
• Process by which I learn to link and claim my true nature of Atma.
2)
Types of Meditation
Develop concentration
Relaxation of Body Value Meditation Expansion
of Mind
- Taking - By Puja, recitation, - Learn to drop - See the entire
awareness to focusing on Gods negative values cosmos in the
various parts of picture, beautiful by auto mind as a
body and scenery. suggestion of creation of one
relaxing them - Dharana - Adjusting positive God principle.
(Shava Asana) - Dhayana – qualities. - Gita – Chapter 10
- If Angry say I am Vibhuti Yoga
Focussing
Shanta Svarupa, - Gita – Chapter 11
- Samadhi – Dropping
etc,. Vishwaroopa
all thoughts, Chitta
Darshanam.
Vritti Nirodha.
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3) How to Meditate?
• My True Nature explained in Tattwa Bodha is Pure consciousness without the medium
of body, mind, sense organs or the universe.
• I learn to relive this spiritual knowledge in meditation.
• It is a supportive discipline.
• I learn to contemplate on the descriptions of Atma given in the scriptures (List
attached).
• I learn to drop wrong notions about myself.
4) Principles of Meditation :
• I am consciousness principle, witness of the arrival and departure of thoughts.
I / Sakshi Mind / Thoughts
Seer Seen
• When I close my eyes, forms and colours are no longer seen.
• Memories, impressions in the mind keep gurgling in the mind like waves in a ocean.
• Without my will, I get identified with the thoughts and get caught up with the
thoughts which keep coming on and on.
• This is called an impure mind.
• I need to make mind free from agitations so that I can see reflection of Atma, pure
consciousness in the mind and become one with it by knowledge. 2
Mind = Flow of Triputi – 3 factors
Knower Known Knowing
Reflected consciousness Objects of the world Thought flow
• I need to dissolve this process of thought flow for which I use the sound symbol –
“om”.
• Chant Om and come back to pure consciousness again and again.
5)
Nature of Mind (Gita : Chapter 6 – Verse 34)
Restless Turbulent Strong Unyielding
Gita :
The mind verily is, O Krsna, restless, turbulent, strong and unyielding; I deem it quite (as) difficult to control
as the wind. [Chapter 6 – Verse 34] 3
6)
Method to restrain the mind
Dispassion Practice
7)
Internal climate of mind to be
aware of daily
Knowledge predominant Action predominant Inertia
Sattva Rajas Tamas
8)
3 Powers of the mind
Ichha Shakti Kriya Shakti Jnana Shakti
To desire To Act To Know
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9) Modes of the Mind :
Waking State
Mind
Witness of
activated by
Perceptions,
Sense organs 5 sense
reflection of
Emotions &
activated by objects
Atma,
thoughts
mind perceived
Vasanas in
full play
Pure Consciousness
Sleep State
awareness principle
│
Mind
Atma Witnesses
resolves into
│ Ignorant Resolve Sense Sense
causal body
Has independent Status of into mind Organs Objects
ignorance
existence without Mind
state
body, mind sense
organs and universe.
Dream State
Illumines
Mind
Impressions
partially Resolve Sense Sense
In the Mind
active with into mind Organs Objects
Vasanas
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Note :
• Moon subtle matter can reflect Sun light, which we call as moonlight in ignorance.
• Mind subtlest matter in creation, reflects the spiritual light of Atma and gets energized
for activity.
MEDITATION
• I am only seeker of truth.
• I am formless pure consciousness unaffected by any thought disturbance.
• Chant Om mentally 5 times.
• Be aware of the silence and see the meaning of Om.
• Chant Om mentally 5 times.
• Be aware of the silence and see the meaning of Om.
• Chant Om – Mentally 5 times and see the meaning of Om.
• Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.
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Meaning of Sound Aum : - 3 States of being
• A → Waker + Waking World Experiences.
• U → Dreamer + Dream World Experiences.
• M → Sleeper + Sleeping World of Blankness, experienced by us.
• Mind merged in sound AUM.
• Silence – Represents bear awareness, consciousness, Immortal spiritual light, my real
nature.
• (In which 3 states appear and disappear).
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10)
Impurities in the Mind
(1) Raaga (3) Lobah (5) Madah (7) Bayam
Attachment Greed Egoism Fear
(2) Dvesha (4) Moha (6) Matsarya
Aversions Delusion Jealousy
Mind
Friend Enemy
When you can handle it When it handles you 8
11)
Benefits of Meditation
- Claim my intrinsic nature
- Frequency, intensity, - Capacity of world to
of Atma as pure
reduction of disturbances emotionally disturb me is
existence, consciousness,
in the mind. diluted.
bliss (without a tinge of
sorrow)
- Sorrow belongs to
Anatma, which is an
appearance and
experienced (Mithya).
Note :
• Don’t expect mystic experiences like light in Vedantic meditation.
12) Success of Meditation :
• Triputi resolves.
• I am subject, pure consciousness, knowledge dawns.
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