Catch the Gap Meditation (CGM)

 I keep hearing the comment, “When I sit to meditate, continuously thoughts keep coming”. Gave a deep thought to this statement and then got some revelations during my meditation (as thoughts)! I have been getting guidance and messages during meditation since many years. And they always drop down as thoughts. So personally, I don’t long for a totally thoughtless meditation experience.

The importance of gap

Anything that works overtime gets damaged. There needs to be time for rest and rejuvenation, however short it may be. Think of our heart, which starts beating the moment we are conceived, and continues to the last breath. In healthy adults, there are two normal heart sounds, often described as a lub and a dub that occur in sequence with each heartbeat. There is a gap between the sounds, when the heart muscles rest.

Our lungs are also functioning 24x7 during our life time. If you compare the breathing styles when one is angry and calm, they are totally different. Long term practice of Reiki and pranayama makes the breath longer and deeper. I have noticed that the gap between an exhalation and the next inhalation has increased tremendously after my Reiki and pranayama. Many Reiki practitioners will have a breathing rate of 8 to 10, instead of the normal 12 to 16 breaths per minute. This gives adequate rest to the lungs, leading to longer, healthier life.

I will consider mind also as an organ. The function of mind is to think, and we need to think to have a streamlined productive life. The problem comes when a thought chain follows every time we think.

Is it possible to stop the function of mind?

When we aim to stop the function of mind, I feel it is being partial to it. We don’t try to stop the function of the heart or lungs. When we think logically, the mind is programmed to think and it will continue its function.

Does it mean that we can’t experience thoughtless state during meditation? No, that is not what I meant. We need to think from a different angle, that’s all.

Gap between thoughts

An average human being’s mind is always occupied by thoughts and thought chains. A thought chain is subsequent irrelevant thoughts that follow a useful or useless thought. According to the National Science Foundation, an average person has about 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts per day. Of those, 80% are negative and 95% are repetitive thoughts. If we repeat those negative thoughts, we think negative way more than we think positive thoughts. Many people even complain that they can't sleep immediately after going to bed as their brain does not stop thinking.  And this is not conducive for good health.

By practicing meditation daily, gradually we start experiencing gaps between our thoughts. And that is like tasting nectar (Amrit). Initially it will be for a brief duration, like a few seconds, but as practice progresses, the gaps between thoughts become longer, we start enjoying the process and we are hooked to meditation now!

Catch the Gap Meditation (CGM)

This is the technique that got downloaded into my brain during meditation. It will help you to experience the gaps between thoughts, get them removed as they start occupying your mind, and gradually lengthen these gaps. Before doing this meditation, please read the following carefully, at least twice.

Etheric body (prana-maya-kosha)

The etheric body, or ether-body, is a name given by neo-Theosophy to a vital body or subtle body propounded in esoteric philosophies as the first or lowest layer in the "human energy field" or aura. It is in immediate contact with and maintains the physical body, to sustain it and connect it with "higher" bodies. It is a body of forces, rather than substance.

                                                                              Etheric body

The etheric body, composed of four ethers, is called the "Vital Body" since the ether is the way of ingress for vital force from the Sun and the field of agencies in nature which promote such vital activities as assimilation, growth, and propagation. The Etheric body delivers energy to your physical body so that it can do everything that it does to enable you to generate your life experiences. It is also connected to the emotional and the mental energy systems.

In a meditative state you will be guided to observe your etheric body detach from your physical body and being present in front of you, facing you. But it will be floating, since it doesn’t have any substance or matter.

An incoming thought

Since you have been taken into a relaxed state free from stress and tension, as you watch your etheric body detaching and coming in front, it can float because your mind is thought free. As you keep observing the etheric body, slowly a thought will creep into your mind. 

                                                                        A thought form

Sense the presence of this thought in the etheric body and watch it being weighed down by the thought. Depending on the depth and intensity of it, and also whether there is a thought chain, the etheric body will float downwards. It is also possible that you may watch it tipping down, even upside down. Now you know why your world view goes upside down sometimes.

Sun, the saviour

You will be guided to recognize the presence of Sun and its healing light particles descending into the etheric body, clearing up the thought and making it float upright again.

Again you are experiencing a thoughtless state which is unique, filled with bliss and peace. After a while, another thought will gently come into the mind.

Easier with each practice

We will go through the sequence several times and each time it becomes easier and faster for you to experience the thoughtless state.

The Finale

Finally, the etheric body is guided to merge with the physical body. That is when you experience the weightlessness and expansiveness of the physical body. It is an indescribable experience!

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Podcast- Unit 3 - Spirituality for Instant Gratification?

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These days it is the in thing to say that one is on the spiritual path. One needs to look deep down inside the reason for being on the spiritual path.  Is instant gratification the motivating factor?  That means spirituality is being made into a business model. Unfortunately it doesn’t work like that.

The ultimate realization is to understand that everything is ONE. There is a Universal plan or grid according to which the Universe runs. If we try to achieve or get anything that is not in tune with the Universal grid, it doesn’t happen.

When you have walked that spiritual path, your  wishes will be in tune with the Universal grid and as you go still further, you cease having ‘wishes’ because you know whatever you need (as opposed to WANT) always come to you.

All the experiences we had decided, at the soul level, to undergo in this Earthly life, we will undergo. Being in the spiritual path helps you to keep your inner self in a joyful, peaceful state, while keeping on doing all the worldly duties.

Amalgamation of fragmented life

As we start going against Nature, our lives get fragmented, bringing in guilt, anger and helplessness. As a human being, we have masculine and feminine aspects within us. They need to be in balance and in synchronization to lead a peaceful and happy life.

Only masculine aspect honoured?

From childhood, a boy is reprimanded for crying or expressing emotions because it is considered shameful for a boy to behave like a girl. On growing older, suppressing the feminine aspect becomes second nature to majority of men.

An woman gets more accolades for the worldly achievements, establishing themselves in the ‘male dominated’ areas. Sincere compliments for keeping the house in order, preparing wholesome meals day after day and bringing up well balanced kids are hard to get. The corporate machinery leaves no stone unturned to instil into the female brains that, ‘You are destined to do things to make the world progress by working hard in the corporate  set up, not to toil in the kitchen. We will provide you the food. You just immerse in the tasks that the company expects you to do.’

With the exponential scientific progress, man started thinking he is above Nature. But we are very much part and parcel of Nature.

Feminine Earth and Masculine Sky

Earth is our mother and the Sky our father. What are the qualities of Earth: nourishing, nurturing, supporting and having unlimited patience.  These qualities are given to the feminine gender, which makes it possible for them to bear children and they are endowed with patience to bring up kids. But the constant emanation of information contrary to this has made women lose their feminine qualities. I understood the seriousness of this aspect when I heard my daughter saying to her friend one day, ‘When everybody wants to wear trousers and nobody likes to wear skirts, where will the world go?’

The sky on the other hand, is there to give protection from above; it lets the Sunshine and the rains to reach us. If we expect the sky to grow plants for us, it is our foolishness.

Similarly, men and women are part of Nature, their roles are equally important and they are equipped to do their job best.

Basic aspects have been neglected too long

We have travelled a long distance from our natural path and this is causing a lot of heart ache, relationship problems, guilty conscience, immense suppressed anger and a joyless existence.

Is there a way out?

Yes, definitely. We can bring back the lost feminine aspect in both men and women to live in tune with Nature. 

Going against nature is not the way, but to live in harmony with it should be made the aim of the future. Are you ready to do this and bring in an amalgamation of our fragmented lives to get back to wholesomeness? You can indeed do this, if you have this one basic necessity – Trust in Yourself.

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Podcast- Unit 2 - Justifications for your actions

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 Whatever we humans do in life, we always find justifications. Pause for a moment and muse: Are your justifications aimed to substantiate wrong actions, or to stick to the moral principles?

Podcast- Unit 1 - Illegitimate money

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 Continuing with the money source - Illegitimate inflow of money can have an adverse effect on the family. Examples of the character of doctors and teachers, which can bring in bad vibrations. Story of the corrupted mind of a Sadhu who ate in the palace of a king.

The decision making capacity gets corrupted as one keeps ignoring the heart’s warnings when he/she does Karma that is not according the Dharma. So they lose the correct decision making capacity in crucial moments of life.

Starting podcast

 

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Hello my fellow travellers,

We are all walking the path of life. I may be ahead by a few steps from some of you. You will benefit tremendously from my subsequent podcasts. And I may be behind some of you. And this is a chance for you to reinforce the lessons that you have already learnt in life.

 

I dedicate this podcast to my dear friend Nupur Saxena, who has been behind me for a couple of years to start podcast. I was thinking, what do I have to contribute, because already there are millions of podcasts. What special thing do I have to share? But since week, I have been thinking about that. Nupur always tells me that she benefitted tremendously from many points which I have told her. Then it came to me, whatever I have to tell, they all come from my personal experience. Every point that I say has tremendous energy or vibrational power that it will be easy for you to incorporate, provided you are in such a stage.

 

Even if one person out of thousands benefit, it is worth starting this.

 

Now a days it is very common to be in the spiritual path, to do meditation or chanting. When these things are done, it is important that our life is going in a proper manner so that we get maximum benefit.

 

Mantras are like heavy electrical power. They can bring so much change in your life. But if you are not prepared, it can be harmful too. It is also like fire. For fire to burn properly, there should be a lamp, oil, and wick. Compare lamp with food, oil - your deeds, and the wick - your thoughts. Take care that your thoughts and actions are in synchrony. Food is very important. It should be bought from the money that is legitimately earned. Otherwise, the mantras can be like high voltage electricity and you, like a live wire, without any protective shield! It may prove dangerous.

So, I am starting a series of podcast to help people on the spiritual path. I intend to share whatever I have learned from my experience. 

Agya (Brow, Third Eye) Chakra

 

Agya (Brow, or Third Eye) Chakra is the sixth chakra, which is a part of the brain that can be made more powerful through meditation, yoga and other spiritual practice just as a muscle is. Sometimes referred to as the “conscience,” this chakra governs the pineal gland and your vision, intuition, memory, and imagination. 

It signifies the subconscious mind, the direct link to the Brahman. While a person's two eyes see the physical world, the third eye reveals insights about the future. This third eye chakra connects people to their intuition, give them the ability to communicate with the world, or help them receive messages from the past and the future.

Our journey

From earth we came (Muladhara Chakra). We flowed into water from there (Svadhisthana Chakra) and then into the throes of fire (Manipura Chakra). And then, we entered the heart (Anahata Chakra) and onward, we spoke our truths (Visuddha Chakra). Now, we get a different kind of clarity, that which comes from our deepest visions

Agya is described as a transparent lotus flower with two petals, representing the nadis (psychic channels) Ida and Pingala, which meet the central Sushumna nadi before rising to the crown chakra, Sahasrara. The seed syllable of Agya, Om, which is believed to be the basic sound of the world and contains all other sounds. It is considered the supreme sound of the universe. Indigo is the most common chakra color associated with the Third Eye. Additionally, violet, silver and shades of darkest blue/purple may also be used.

Imbalance in the Agya Chakra

The mind can go overdrive when the Third Eye chakra produces an excess of energy, and it causes difficulty to concentrate and, in some cases, can induce hallucinations.

An underactive Third Eye chakra makes one indecisive, procrastinate, or become fearful of the unknown. It can affect the ability to concentrate on, process, and remember information.  Extremely deficient Agya chakra function can hinder the ability to focus, keep a cool head under pressure, or dream and recall dreams.

Restoring balance to Agya Chakra

-          Yogasanas  that help with Third Eye chakra healing and balancing, include child’s pose, shoulder stands, and forward bends.

-          Applying sandalwood on the forehead at the location of the Agya chakra can assist in cleansing and balancing.

-          Healing stones like Amethyst, Moonstone or Quartz that possess the same vibration frequency and chakra color as the Agya chakra help to clear away negativity and restore proper energy flow.

-          Diet, apart from playing a vital role in your overall health, affects the Chakras. Dark blue and purple-colored foods like brinjals, plums, and blue berries can boost Third Eye chakra function. So, think purple to heal and maintain a healthy Ajna chakra.

-          Meditate on the Agya chakra

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References:

1.       https://wanderlust.com/journal/ajna-chakra-meditation-see-light/

2.       https://www.chakras.info/third-eye-chakra-healing/