Mind is fertile soil where thoughts nourishes and cultivate. Learn to tame your mind by focus and attention. When mind stops oscillating, and you grabs only one thought for a longer time, this is “dharana” or concentration. But ego still stays in single thought. Meditation is vacuum state of mind. Ego evaporates when mind become thoughtless.
Meditation is connecting to your inner divine essence. It happens when you completely detach from outer world. It is the mind which gives illusion of outer world. When mind comes to its original seat i.e. heart, your awareness goes inwards and transform into consciousness. All the five senses of body also come to rest.
In devotion, when you turn your heart to a chosen deity, your prayer is always answered. Meditation is the unseen chord which connects you to self-illuminating light. It is most reliable and trusted spiritual path, where you falls seldom. It opens your third eye, where you can perceive the object with crystal clear clarity of mind.
Attention is the most preliminary step towards the path of meditation. It plays a vital role in developing concentration. When you focus your mind on any fixed object or subject for an extended period of time, it results in attention. Whole doing your favourite task, the attention develops effortlessly. Choose an object of attention, which tunes well with your tastes. It can be candle’s flame, ear-pleasing jingle of bells or landscape painting on the wall.
One thought at a time in mind is attention. Let your mind move on its own way. If you try to control it by force, it can spoil the practice. Never allow your emotions to subdue your practice of attention. Your attention should be like that of eagle which can see the small objects on earth while soaring high in the sky. Comfortable pose, relaxed breathing and calm mind are must to master the art of yoga.
You can concentrate either on outer object or inner subject of perception. Scientists and surgeon are gifted with sharp concentration. You need high level concentration for meditation. Your concentration will be good, if you gained control over focus and attention. Sit in any comfortable pose (asana) with upright back, neck and head for practicing concentration. If your thoughts are pure, it will lead you to higher path of spirituality.
Senses have the die-hard habit of moving outwardly. Calm your senses with strong will-power and determination. Never try to curb your senses, otherwise it can be uncontrollable. Control your breath by gentle ingoing and outgoing air. It helps in developing concentration of mind without arising of conflicting thoughts. When trains of thoughts stops and entertain only one thought, you knock at the door of meditation.
Asana and pranayama are outer yoga, and paves the way for inner yoga. In a static meditation, preparation is must. You need to sit with stability with upright back, neck and shoulder. You have to sit for long hours for meditation. As per research, concentration starts after 40-minute sitting with sharp an apt attention.
The practice of meditation starts from focus and attention. It then moves to concentration and finally meditation. In kundalini yoga course, the beauty of meditation lies in its simplicity, where you can choose techniques of your taste and choice.
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Meditation is step-by-step process. It always begins with physical stability. Some yoga-seekers directly jump into meditation without aligning their mind and body into one plane. It brings clashes to mind with your body and emotions. Some people mistakenly take one-pointed concentration equivalent to meditation. In meditation, there is no thought, while in concentration you still cling to one thought. It is enough to bind your awareness with outer world. Ego doesn’t erase completely from your sub-conscious mind.
