I have refined the translation a little, and will continue to do so as inspiration arises. Hopefully, other translations will emerge soon which will be help get the meanings clearer:- http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/upadesh.htm#Gurudevmeditation
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Marek Reavis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Premanand Paul, > > Thank you for another enormous contribution. Your site on Guru Dev is > tremendous. And this teaching of his (below) hits the spot. > > Jai Guru Dev > ** > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Mason" <premanandpaul@> > wrote: > > > > Yes Barry2, in this context that must be what he meant and I have > > ammended the translation to reflect this view: > > http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/upadesh.htm#Gurudevmeditation > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu <noozguru@> wrote: > > > > > > Paul Mason wrote: > > > > > > >Guru Dev - Shankaracharya Swami Brahmanand Saraswati gives a few > > > >words about when and how to meditate. > > > >Translation by Paul Mason 31st August 2006 > > > > > > > >"At daybreak and in the day do that fit puja and dhyaana etc, but > > at > > > >night before sleeping you should certainly do 10-15 minutes of > > japa > > > >of the 'ishhTa mantra kaa japa' and 'dhyaana' of the 'ishhTa > > muurti' > > > >(desired form). From this 'upaasanaa' (sitting near / devout > > > >meditation) quick advancement occurs. > > > > > > > >In darkness you should sit with eye closed and do japa of the > > mantra, > > > >and in the same way with eye closed you should do dhyana of the > > > >ishhTa with the mind. Not on their whole body, you should look on > > the > > > >foot or on the mouth area of the head, seeing the full of > > compassion > > > >of our favourite ishhTa, looking infused with tenderness. The > > vision > > > >of the ishhTa becomes one's own desire. You should look not > > envisage > > > >the eye of the ishhTa to be closed. This manner of having seen the > > > >vision of the infusion of tenderness, doing dhyaana of the ishhTa > > in > > > >the heart, you should remain doing japa of the ishhTa mantra. >From > > > >this, the image of the ishhTa will grow and provided that the mind > > > >gets strengthened and held with the ishhTa then in the end will > > stay > > > >in this condition. On the strength of this you should go across > > the > > > >ocean of samsaara." > > > >['Shri Shankaracharya UpadeshAmrita' kaNa 48 of 108] > > > > > > > >More: http://www.paulmason.info/gurudev/gurudev.htm > > > > > > > It's important to remember that India being close to the equator > > does > > > not have the varying sunrise and sunset times nor Daylight Saving > > Time > > > that more northerly countries have. Hence many gurus will modify > > the > > > meditation after sunset to meditating in a dark room. > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
