Each syllable of a divine name - such as Krishna or Jesus - has vibrations which change the atmosphere. Any object that we think about repeatedly generates its own vibration. Even though mantras are strong and powerful, we may not feel the effects immediately but results will come. One can feel the differences in the vibrations of words. Using the word, one can make things change. -Mother Meera
> > "Close your eyes and sit in silence and do japa on any divine name." > -Mother Meera > > > > > > > "Find a position to sit, on the floor or in a chair, that you will be > > comfortable in for an entire session. Use a position that will allow you > > to keep your backbone straight, with your head and neck aligned with your > > spine. When we sit upright with a straight spine, the energy generated by > > meditation can circulate freely throughout our body without being blocked." > > -Karunamayi > > > > > > > > > > "As you start your meditation, Amma recommends that you can use a mantra > > > to help silence and focus your mind. If you are accustomed to using only > > > a particular mantra during meditation and would like to continue with > > > that, please feel free to do so." -Karunamayi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "If you wish to continue with your mantra, it is not necessary to ask > > > > Amma if you should use it or Saraswati or Gayatri Mantra or not. > > > > Divine Mother has blessed you with abundant powers of intellect and > > > > spiritual discrimination. You are welcome to use your discrimination > > > > to decide which mantra you feel is best." -Karunamayi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "What ever you decide, it is important to come to meditation without > > > > > any doubts or questions." -Karunamayi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "If you have been using a particular meditation mantra and you have > > > > > > obtained good results from it, you are welcome to continue with > > > > > > your technique. Amma teaches certain mantras for meditation > > > > > > because She has personally experienced the tremendous benefits that > > > > > > they bring." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My sweet child, meditate. Experience your true self. Silence is > > > > > > > elegance. My baby, be silent and hear the voice of the soul > > > > > > > within you. Silence is the foundation for self-realization. It > > > > > > > does not matter what you believe if you are only in silence. > > > > > > > Silence is honesty in heart. -Karunamayi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My sweet children seek the light through truth. Truth is known > > > > > > > > only by your wise heart. The supreme truth is in the heart of > > > > > > > > everyone. Only a few can practice meditation continuously, but > > > > > > > > I am expecting everyone to practice meditation sincerely. > > > > > > > > -Karunamayi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Time ill spent, is life wasted away. Burst with divine grace > > > > > > > > > at every step. Be still in meditation; realize the truth. > > > > > > > > > Keep out of worldly temptations, and control negative > > > > > > > > > thoughts one by one. Truth leads and purifies your heart. > > > > > > > > > Your meditation power transforms your life into truth and > > > > > > > > > divinity. -Karunamayi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Meditate every day. Be humble. Humility embraces all of > > > > > > > > > > the other qualities. In the great battle of life, the > > > > > > > > > > difficulties broaden. Have full trust; trust your > > > > > > > > > > meditation power. Truth is all for life. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Meditation leads life from ignorance to wisdom, from > > > > > > > > > > > weakness to strength, from disharmony to harmony, from > > > > > > > > > > > hatred to love, from want to fullness, from limitations > > > > > > > > > > > to boundlessness, from diversity to unity and from > > > > > > > > > > > imperfection to perfection. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > As a way of life meditation deepens your understanding > > > > > > > > > > > > and enables you to know your true Self. -Karunamayi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Meditation gives discipline, poise and tranquility; > > > > > > > > > > > > > it miraculously rebuilds one's life. -karunamayi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Control of the mind and senses is meditation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Meditation is a simple path for all faiths." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Karunamayi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "The meditation is in the silence that follows > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the mantra." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -Karunamayi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, merudanda > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > than teach ten thousand > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > stars how not to dance." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Now then, what is the mantra? The mantra is the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Word in reverse. As the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Word impels silence outward into creation, so > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the mantra draws creation > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > back to its silent source, settling vibrations > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > in primordial stillness. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Through mantra, wave returns to sea, mind > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > returns to God. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > When the mantra has done its work in you, you > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > won't be repeating > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > anything. Your awareness will rest in God, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > floating in eternal silence, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the silence before creation. Original innocence > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > will irradiate your > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > heart with the light of joy. This is real > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > meditation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Therefor, let us not do meditation. Let us > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > not-do meditation. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Power of Mantra > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Some people say that our thoughts are > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > powerful. It is not thoughts > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > are powerful, but the silence between them. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There is no need to repeat an affirmation or > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > a mantra. Just brush it > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > once > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > with awareness, then drop it like a sprouted > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > seed in the rich dark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > loam of > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > silence. In that silence, attention > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > effortlessly slips from the head > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > into > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the heart. Rest there. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Real meditation has nothing to do with > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "repeating a mantra." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Repetition is > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > fruitless: it makes the mind dull, mechanical > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > and small. Contrary to > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > public misinformation, techniques like > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Transcendental Meditation or > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sahaj Samadhi are not based on repetition. They > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > utilize a much subtler > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > science. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The fruitfulness of mantra consists not in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > its repetition but in its > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > power to dissolve the mind. If the mantra does > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > not dissolve the mind > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > into silence, it is not a real mantra: it is > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > just another thought > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > rattling around in the skull. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mantra fulfills the definition of Yoga as > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > given in Patanjali's Yoga > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sutras: Yogas chitta-vritti nirodahah. "Yoga > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > silences the vritti, the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > vibrations of consciousness." Mantra carries > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > the mind to the silence > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > that > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > was there before God said, "Let there be > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > light." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In Sanskrit, mantra means vehicle for the > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > mind: manas - mind, tra - > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > vehicle. Tra is the root of our English > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > suffix, tron. Electrons carry > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > electricity. Positrons carry positivity. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mantras carry mind to its > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > source." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
