How To Meditate: Part 1
This is a three part video podcast on how to meditate. Words are from Sri Chinmoy, a widely known spiritual teacher; the video part shows him in a silent meditation.
Part 1 shows the first step of meditation: "Concentration".
Published by www.srichinmoy.tv for VideoJug.
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Step 1:
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Block Out External Influences
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When we concentrate, we do not allow any thought to enter our minds, whether it is divine or undivine, earthly or heavenly, good or bad.
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Step 2:
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Focus The Mind
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The mind, the entire mind, has to be focused on a particular object or subject.
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Step 3:
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See Only The Object
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If you are concentrating on the petal of a flower, try to feel that only you and the petal exist, that nothing else exists in the entire world but you and the petal.
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Step 4:
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Focus Your Look
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You will look neither forward nor backward, upward or inward.
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Step 5:
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Concentrate On The Object
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You will just try to pierce the object that you are focusing on with your one-pointed concentration.
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Step 6:
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Concentrate From The Soul
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But this concentration is not an aggressive way of looking into a thing or entering into an object. Far from it! This concentration comes directly from the heart, or more precisely, from the soul.
We call it the soul's indomitable Will, or Willpower.
