Everyday you will have newer and deeper
longer lasting experiences, I assure you
I promise you, you will have them
Like any other skill, meditation requires practice and discipline
Practice and witness the results
Today
I can explain in detail how we can create the conditions
that will nurture the inner connection with our heart
It is easy to create the condition, the connection
but also it is simpler and easier
to keep nurturing and making this connection stronger
The process is very simple.
Let us understand what happens
Generally, after meditation, the deep state of meditative consciousness
also called samadhi in ancient literature
lasts for a few seconds or few minutes
How to make it possible that this high level of meditative consciousness
rests with usfor the longest duration possible during the daytime?
The key
is to create a cycle of constant connection with the heart
How do we create the constant cycle of connection with the hear?
First
we start the day with morning meditation
As soon as we wake up
we try to offer to our own self,
a kind of reminder that
“I would like to meditate, I would like to connect with myself”
It is like an autosuggestion to yourself
And as we remember to unite with our heart
we are setting the tone and direction for our day
Next, the cleaning techniqu
It is ideal to do our cleaning at the end of the day’s work
Because during the day we acquire many impressions in the form
of repetitive thoughts, emotions,
inner disturbances etc
So we want to remove them,
so that we clear our inner space
our heart space
Cleaning also ensures
that our work life
and its traces do not spill into our family and family life
Finally at bedtime, just before we sleep
we do a short meditation, a prayerful meditation
We meditate for a few minutes,
bringing our attention to the light in our heart
like we do in the morning,
and we set our intentions
which is to be attuned to our hearts at all times
and be one with the highest potential within us.
If possible, scan through all the day’s activities
see where we went wrong, where we need to improve
And resolve at that time
through this meditation
in a very subtle way, a gentle way
how not to repeat the same mistake again
This resolution is an improvement
Such constant improvements in ourselves
make us better and better all the time
This is what I like to call continuous improvement.
so
at bedtime, we kindle our longing for this inward connection to deepen
knowing that the guidance we need is also within our heart
Our heart is now our guide
As we go to sleep
this connection continues in our subconscious
making it easier for us to meditate the next morning
Thus, we are also able to make use of the idle unproductive hours of sleep
Sleep no doubt gives us rest and helps us recuperate our system at a physical level
But now we are trying to make use of these
hours of sleep to our better advantage in improving our consciousness.
In yoga shastra we call
going from sushupti or deep sleep into turiya state, the fourth condition which is highly described
Maybe in the future we will be able to discuss more on turiya
and turiyateet conditions or the fourth state and the stages lying beyond the fourth state
anyway
the first thing we do consciously to connect
and the last thing we do at
bedtime, is to bring this conscious connection with ourselves into the subconscious
while we go to sleep.
Over time through repetition,
and through fastening a routine
through the cycle of connection
we expand our capacity
to be attuned to our heart
the highest potential within us at all times
That is also why I recommend
that we have to fix a regular time.
We should set aside a regular place for daily meditation and practice.