‘ ‘ध्यान’ – ‘तन’ और ‘मन’ से ही नहीं, ‘आत्मा’ से भी करना चाहिए।’

‘ ‘Dhyan’ – kewal ‘tann’ aur ‘mann’ se hi nahi , ‘atman’ se bhi karna chahiye …’

Swamiji said …

“Once, on being faced with the question – ‘Tum tedhe kyun khade hote ho?’ ‘तुम टेढ़े क्यों खड़े होते हो?’ – Lord Krishna, answered in his usual mischievous manner, ‘Main toh aisa hi hoon ! Tedha ! Main andar mushkil see hee aata hoon, lekin ek baar agar kisi ke bhitar chala jaata hoon, toh uske baad bahar nahi aa sakta; usey kabhi apne se alag nahi karta hoon!’ ‘मैं तो ऐसा ही हूं! Tedha ! मैं मुश्किल से ही अंदर आता हूं, लेकिन एक बार अगर किसी के भीतर चला जाता हूं, तो उसके बाद बाहर नहीं आ सकता, उसे कभी अपने से अलग नहीं करता हूं!’

“How wonderful must it be for those chosen few who are showered with the divine blessings of ‘Kanha’,’Ishwar’, ‘Allah’, ‘Christ’ इस अद्भुत तरीके से ! And, this is precisely what we should aim for ! ‘Dhyaan’ karte huey humey ‘Bhagwan’ ko apne andar, apni ‘atman’ mein, utaarne ki poori koshish karni chahiye.”

“However, as is in most endeavours of life, things are easier said than done. Success comes not to those who simply wish, but those who develop a burning desire and fan those flames to keep it going. Similarly, those on the path of spirituality must strive to kindle the desire to attain self realisation. Chanting God’s name or one’s ‘Guru mantra’ is no doubt essential and extremely beneficial; but one must learn to push himself beyond, as simply saying the ‘mantras’ mechanically is not enough. We must awaken the ‘jivatman’ from its slumber and motivate it to participate wholeheartedly along with our physical being while meditating.’ Bahut zaroori hota hai – ‘Aatman’ ki ‘chetna’ ko jagana!’ We need to call out to ‘Him’ from the deep recesses of our inner being while yearning for His ‘darshan’.”

” Every precious moment spent in ‘dhyan’ – while meditating on ‘His’ glorious form of our choice, gives us a golden opportunity to understand the divine nature of the ‘spiritual’ path. We understand the importance of meditating not only with our eyes closed and by trying to control a distracted mind that wanders in all directions, but also, by reaching a stage when our ‘atman’ is able to provide us with the insight and strength needed to experience the feeling of being ‘one’ with ‘Him’ – ‘Kyunki inhi kshon ke dauran humey ‘Ishwar’ ka ansh’ hona ka adbhut ehsaas, anubhooti hoti hai !’ “

“ While this is certainly not easy,  the struggle of focussing one’s ‘entire’ being on God must continue.The meaning and significance of each syllable of the sacred ‘guru mantra’ needs to be absorbed by us and every recital of the ‘guru mantra’ must make us aware of the cleansing of the ‘jivatman’ that begins to take place within us. A few, among us, very keen and alert can detect the cleansing process of the ‘ruh’ that sets in motion.The blissful reward of seeking liberation from the cycle of life and death is revealed to us, when our inner being, the ‘jivatman’, allows us to see a vision most beautiful; ‘its’ existence within us in the form of ‘pure’ light ; fascinatingly different from the colourful lights of divinity that we see emitting from our outer being while meditating.”

“ Meditation should not be considered as an ordinary task that is to be accomplished by us within a particular time frame. No. Rather, it is the most valuable ladder that can help us reach God’s abode. It is during those quiet moments when we sit in ‘dhyan mudra’ that we are able to hear our soul speak to us; connecting us, mentally and emotionally, to God and ‘Guru’, and, listen we must to our soul, as it is older than our heart, and wiser than our mind.”