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Sadhaka :
On which object the mind should be fixed?
Swami Krishnanandaji: Direct the mind away from the objects of sense,
and direct it slowly to the wholeness of the Soul. The main forms, to
put them in an ascending order, would be:
1) Concentration on an external point,
symbol, image or picture;
2) Concentration on an internal point,
symbol, image or picture;
3) Concentration on the Universal
Existence.
Sadhaka :
Will you please explain this in detail?
Gurudev :
There can be no concentration without something upon which the mind may
rest. The mind can be fixed easily on a pleasing object.
External point of focus:
You can concentrate externally on the picture of any devata (deity),
on the tick-tick sound of a watch, on the flame of a candle or a black
point on the wall or a flower or any pleasing object.
Internal point:
You can concentrate internally on any of the seven plexus or charkas or
centres of spiritual energy, or at the tip of nose or tongue.
Cosmic Consciousness and related
concepts: vedantis try to fix the mind on Atma, the inner Self.
Meditate on the light that is shining in your heart. Meditate on the nature
of the Self: "I am Sat-Chit-Ananda, Existence- Knowledge-Bliss Absolute".
Meditate on the divine qualities.
Stick to one centre, cling to it tenaciously.
Swamiji :
Meditation is gathering up of the mind and focussing it at one point.
As an exercise in concentration, you can make that focal point on any
object. The meditation upon the personal God with form may gradually and
naturally give place to meditation on the impersonal Absolute.
In classical meditation that focal point is always the Divine Being or
your inner Self. The supreme Universal Being is present in you as your
true self. The vedantic meditation (is) upon your innermost Reality-"I
am Existence-Consciousness-Bliss Absolute; I am an ocean of peace and
joy."
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