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Meditation (Dhyana)

Meditation is an ancient method to reduce agitation in our inner and outer life, creating harmony between the individual and his social and spiritual life. It does not rely on faith, and can bring perfection both in our inner self and outer self, as it simplifies our lives and enriches our souls. It confers on us…
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Improving Conditions for Meditation

Generally there should be a special place reserved for meditation, for example, a certain room. The moment we step into that room we can imagine that we leave behind all our thoughts, preoccupations, worries, and problems which could distract our attention and impede our practice of meditation. Gradually this room will become…
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Free Will and Predestination

  Most people believe that the doctrine of reincarnation and karma is fatalistic, denying the individual’s right to live his own life and destroying his ideals by a structure of inevitable circumstances. Therefore, the first question should be: is there or not a free will? This philosophy appears to deny the…
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Pranayama

O, Lord,To take You in my heart,This could transform You into a thought.I won’t do this!To embrace You with my eyes,I would transform You into a thorn.I won’t do this!I will bring You in my respiration,So that You become my life. Rumi Pranayama is the fourth stage in Yoga and is considered a very subtle and profound art for complete…
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Obstacles in Meditation

The only real impediments regarding meditation are internal rather than external. That is why you must be in total control of your mind. This can be achieved through concentration excercises. The obstacles to meditation are: 1. Desire to get immediate results. In the beginning the meditator is full of…
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Elements about the Subtle Bodies

The vehicles of the divine immortal Spirit (ATMAN) that, during the manifestation and the organisation of the human being, enable the spiritual evolution and, in the end, through transcendence, lead to the supreme liberation, are the following 3 fundamental bodies:the coarse physical body (STHULA SHARIRA) the astral or subtle body (LINGA…
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Samadhi – the State of the Supra-Consciousness

Samadhi represents the glorious and final state of every authentic spiritual path. Even if we call it different names – Satori in Zen, Nirvana in Buddhism or the Deification in Christianity – it is in fact, the same supreme condition of the human being.The reality of the Samadhi state must be effectively lived: it is not enough to…
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Meditation – Effects

The beneficial effects which result from constant practice of meditation is due to the resonance with the subtle energies of the Mind of God. The specific effects are that it: makes possible the amplification and inner directing of mental and psychological processes. gradually eliminates nervousness,…
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Resonance – The Basic Principle in Yoga

''Resonance'' comes from the Latin word "resonare" – to resound, to repeat a sound; in other words, a vibration. In Physics, resonance is defined as the process by which a transfer of energy takes place between two vibrating systems. These two systems (the source system and the resonating system) oscillate at close vibrational…
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