The meditative state must accompany us
for longer and longer durations of the day and the night.
So how to foster this?
Namaste and hello everyone.
Welcome back. Today,
I would like to 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's,
I think, equally simple and easier
to keep nurturing and making this connection stronger.
The process is very simple.
Let's understand what happens. Generally after meditation
the deep state of meditative consciousness
also called Samadhi in ancient literature,
lasts for a few seconds or a few minutes.
How to make it possible that this high level of meditative consciousness
rests with us, you know, for longest duration possible during the daytime?
Our practice of meditation must result in meditative state.
Even when we are not meditating,
that is, when we are at work or going about our daily activities
and especially while sleeping, the meditative state must accompany us
for longer and longer duration of the day and the night.
So how to foster this?
The key to that is to create a cycle of constant connection with the heart.
How do we create that cycle of constant connection?
First, we start the day with morning meditation.
As soon as we wake up
and we try to offer to our own self
a kind of a reminder that, yes, I'm going to meditate.
I like to connect with myself.
It is like an auto suggestion to yourself.
And as we remember to unite with the heart,
we are setting the tone and direction for our day.
Next, the Cleaning technique.
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,
you know, as repetitive thoughts, emotions, inner disturbances, etc..
So we want to remove them so that we clear
our inner space, our heart’s space.
Cleaning also ensures that our work life
and its traces don't spill into our
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 heart at all times
and be one with the highest potential that is within us.
If possible, you can scan through all the day's activities.
See where we went wrong, see where we need to improve.
And resolve at that time,
through this meditation in a very subtle way,
in a very gentle way, how not to repeat the same mistake again.
This resolution is improvement.
And such constant improvements in our self
make us better and better all the time.
This is what I would like to call as 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, tell us to recuperate our system at the 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 this going from Sushupti, your deep sleep
into Turiya state, the fourth condition, which is highly described.
Maybe in future, we will be able to discuss more on Turiya and Turiyatit
conditions, on the fourth stage and the stages lying beyond the fourth state. Anyway,
first thing we do in the morning, consciously, is to connect.
And last thing we do at bedtime is to bring this conscious connection
with ourselves into the subconscious while we go to sleep.
And over time, through repetition,
and through fashioning a routine
through the cycle of connection, we expand our capacity
to be attuned to our heart and the highest potential
within us at all times.
That is also why I recommend
that we got to fix a regular time.
We should set aside a regular place for daily meditation or practice.
It will take more than one session to feel progress.
But I emphasize that your condition,
your confidence in mastering the techniques,
in tracking and in validating the results for yourself
is what Heartfulness meditation strongly recommends.
We're now coming to the end of our session.
Every day you'll have newer
and deeper and longer lasting experiences. I assure you,
I promise you, you will have them
Like any other skill,
meditation requires discipline.
Practice and witness the results.
And one last thing I would emphasize, when you do meditate
do it with a joyful heart, joyful attitude.
Meditation must be a joyful exercise.
Only then you can master it.
Thank you. Namaste.