धारण ध्यान समािधDhāra a Dhyāna Samādhiṇ

स्वािम िववेकानन्द योग अनुसन्धान सम्स्थानSvāmi Vivekānanda Yoga Anusandhāna

Samsthāna

CONGLOMERATION OF THOUGHTSCONGLOMERATION OF THOUGHTSYOGA IS TO GAIN MASTERY OVER THOUGHTS

WHAT IS MIND? WHAT IS MIND? WHAT IS MIND? WHAT IS MIND?

Mind

According to modern science

Functioning of the brain

Mind

According to Yoga and spiritual lore

• Conglomeration of thoughts• Bundle of thoughts• Mind can exist with or without you• व्यक्त Vyakta अव्यक्त Avyakta• Manifested or may not be manifested

Facets of mind

• िचित्ता Cittā: Memory

• अहकंार Aha kāra: Egoṁ

• बुि Bद Buddi: Intellect

• मनस् Manas: Emotion

What is the nature of mind?

Multiple subjects multiple thoughts

• चिञ्चल cañcala• Wandering

Effects:• Lot of energy wastage• Lot of tiredness

एकाग्रत EkāgrataWhat is एकाग्रत Ekāgrata?

Single subject multiple thoughts

• Concentration• Stream of connected thoughts

Effects:• Less energy wastage• Less tiredness

CONCENTRATION - IFROM CANCALATA TO EKAGRATA

CONCENTRATIONCHANNELISESENERGIES

ALTHROUGH OUR EDUCATION WE ARE TRYING TO DEVELOP CONCENTRATION

CONCENTRATION IS MANDATORY FOR SUCCESSCONCENTRATION IS MANDATORY FOR SUCCESS

CONCENTRATION - 2METHODS1. BY IMPOSITION, FORCE,

HABITUATION — THE USUAL WAY CHILD BEING TAUGHT

2. LEARN WHILE YOU PLAY THE MONTESSORY SYSTEM

THE EASY WAY

Enjoy your Learning

धारण Dhāra aṇWhat is धारण Dhāra a?ṇ

Single subject single thought

• Focusing• Less energy expenditure• Less tiredness

दशे बन्ध िचित्तस्य धारणDeśa bandha cittasya dhāra aṇ

Binding the mind to a particular place

FOCUSSING THE MINDFOCUSSING THE MIND

SINGLE THOUGHT

TRATAKAAIDSDHARANA

DHARANA IS FOCUSSING

DHARANALENS

LASER

ARJUNA AND THE BIRD’S EYE

DHARANA - MEMORY WAY

TRATAKAFOCUS - CLOSE THE EYES

PERCEPTION - PERSISTENCE OF VISION— EYE LEVEL

DHARANAPROCESS OF RECALL — MEMORY LEVEL

DHARANA IS A PROCESS OF REMEMBERING

DHARANA IS A PROCESS OF REMEMBERING

ध्यान Dhyāna

What is Dhyāna?

Single subject single thought

• Defocusing• Effortless धारण Dhāra a is ṇ ध्यान Dhyāna

DHARANA — TO MEDITATION

DHARANA (FOCUS)

DHYANA (DEFOCUS)

EFFORTLESS DHARANA IS DHYANA

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ध्यान Dhyāna

तत्र प्रत्ययैकतानता ध्यानम्Tatra pratyayaikatānatā dhyānam

Uninterrupted flow of thought

Features of Dhyāna• Wakefulness, Awareness, Expansiveness• Slowness, Effortlessness

ध्यान Dhyāna

• Dhyāna or Meditation is a trifold process

• ित्रपुिट Tripu iṭ• Three things are necessary

• तैलधारा वत् Tailadhārā vat

Meditator Object

Process

DHYANA -TECHNIQUEJAPA- THE EASY TOOL FOR DHYANA1. INCREASING AND DECREASING SPEED2. SLOW DOWN3. BED OF SILENCE4. JAPA IN BLISSFUL SILENCE

समािध Samādhi

What is Samādhi?

सम्यक् अधीयते इतित समािधSamyak adhīyate iti samādhi

Becoming one with the seen

समािध Samādhi

Samādhi is ित्रपुिटभङ्ग Tripu ibha gaṭ ṅ

• Increased knowledge about the object• JUMP: to higher level of consciousness

Meditator Object

Process

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तदवेाथर्थ मात्र िनभार्थसं स्वरुप शून्यिमव समािधः

Tadevārtha mātra nirbhāsa svarupa ṁśūnyamiva samādhi ḥ

The object alone shines, our own reality vanishes

समािध Samādhi

संयम Sa yamaṁ

त्रयमकेत्र संयमः

Trayamekatra sa yamaṁ ḥ

The three happening one after the other is Sa yamaṁ

धारण Dhāra a ṇ ध्यान Dhyāna समािध Samādhi

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PRACTICE OF EQUANIMITY IN STATES OF MISERY ANDHAPPINESSLEADS TO THE MASTERY OVER ALL THE SENSES AND EMOTIONS FEAR GREED ANGER MISERLINESS

ANTARANGA YOGA

DHARANA (FOCUS)

DHYANA (DEFOCUS)

SAMADHI (JUMP WITHIN)

ANUSANDHANA BUILD THE FEATURES OF DHARANA - TOTAL CONCENTRATION ON YOUR JOBDHYANA - EFFORTLESS WAYSAMADHI - THE BLISSFUL WAY

FROM 5 AM TO 10:30 PMWHATEVER MAY BE THE DIFFICULTIES AND PROBLEMS YOU FACE LET THE YOGA WAY OF LIVING BECOME YOUR OWN

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Design of Meditation

Prayer:

शनैः शनःै उपरमेत्। बधु्या धृतित गृतहीतय।आत्म ससं्थं मनः कृत त्व। न ि Bकिञ्चदिप िचिन्तयेत्॥

Śanai śanai uparamet budhyā dh ti g hītayaḥ ḥ ṛ ṛĀtma sa stha mana k tva na kiñcidapi cintayetṁ ṁ ḥ ṛ

Slowly and slowly bring the mind to tranquilityIntelligently perform all your action,Freeze the mind to self / god, do not think of anything

Preparation

• कपालभाित Kapālabhāti

• िवभागीय प्रणायाम Vibhāgīya pra āyāmaṇ– Abdominal breathing– Thoracic breathing– Clavicular breathing– Full yogic breathing

Preparation

कपालभाितKapālabhāti:

* Forceful exhalation, passive inhalation* 1 time, 120 rounds/min (rpm)

Slow Normal Fast

< 5 rpm 15 to 20 rpm > 25 rpm

Prā āyāmaṇ Normal breathing

Kriya

िवभागीय प्राणायामVibhāgīya Prā āyāma ṇSectional breathing:

* Abdominal breathing - अधम शास Adhama śvāsa- िचिन्मुद cinmudra

* Thoracic breathing - मध्यम शास Madhyama śvāsa – िचिन्मयमुद cinmayamudra

* Clavicular breathing - आध्य शास Ādhya śvāsa – आि Bदमुद Ādimudra

* Full yogic breathing - पूणर्थ शास Pūr a śvāsa – ṇ बहमुद Brahmamudra

Preparation

• नािडि शुि Bद प्रणायाम Nā i śuddi pra āyāmaḍ ṇ

• Cooling pra āyāmaṇ– शीतिल Śītali– शीत्कारी Śītkārī– सदन्त Sadanta

• Laya pra āyāmaṇ– भ्रमरी Bhramarī

नािडि शुि Bद प्राणायमNā i śuddi Prā āyamaḍ ṇ

* Inhale through left nostril, exhale through right nostril. * Inhale through right nostril, exhale through left nostril.

Benefits:* One universal practice without contra-indications* Promotes balance between Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous system* Reduction in anxiety and stress level

Benefits:* One universal practice without contra-indications* Promotes balance between Sympathetic and Parasympathetic nervous system* Reduction in anxiety and stress level

शीतली प्राणायमŚītalī Prā āyamaṇ

* Inhale through the tongue, exhale slowly through the nose.* Feel the jet of cool air

* An overall cooling effect is observed

* Expansion from pointed to linear awareness

* An overall cooling effect is observed

* Expansion from pointed to linear awareness

शीत्कारी प्राणायमŚītkārī Prā āyamaṇ

* Inhale through mouth, exhale through nose.

* As the air moves through the tongue and mouth, it creates a cooling effect on the inner surfaces of the mouth.

* Expansion from linear to surface awareness

* As the air moves through the tongue and mouth, it creates a cooling effect on the inner surfaces of the mouth.

* Expansion from linear to surface awareness

सदन्त प्राणायमSadanta Prā āyamaṇ

* Inhale through the crevices of the teeth, exhale through nose.

Benefits of all three cooling Prā āyama practicesṇ

* Helpful in relaxing the muscles, smoothening the nervous system* Allergies due to cold can be effectively overcome* Spiritual growth by expansion of awareness

Benefits of all three cooling Prā āyama practicesṇ

* Helpful in relaxing the muscles, smoothening the nervous system* Allergies due to cold can be effectively overcome* Spiritual growth by expansion of awareness

भ्रामरी प्राणायमBhrāmarī Prā āyamaṇ

* Inhale fully, while exhaling produce the humming sound of a female bee. (Singgggg...)* Key is to produce resonance * Sound frequency = Natural frequency of the body

Benefits:* Helps to move from surface to 3D awareness* Calms down the mind (Mano vega)* Restlessness can be reduced

Benefits:* Helps to move from surface to 3D awareness* Calms down the mind (Mano vega)* Restlessness can be reduced

Types of meditation

• Form / रुप / Rupa meditation• Sound / नाम / Nāma meditation

How to do Rupa meditation?

Rupa meditation

• Single object multiple thoughts• एकाग्रता Ekāgratā Single object single thought• धारण Dhāra a Focusingṇ• Effortless Dhāra a ṇ ध्यान Dhyāna• Forget yourself, only ॐ कार om kāra shines• Then you reach समिध Samadhi• Silence

How to do Nama meditation?

Nama meditation

• Choice of sound should result in calmness• Start chanting the nama ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ ॐ • Continuous chanting of mantra जप Japa• Give some gap and slow down• ॐ ---------- ॐ ---------- ॐ• ॐ -------------------- ॐ -------------------- ॐ• Forget about ॐ कार om kāra: जप Japa अजप Ajapa• -------------------------- silence ----------------------

Relaxation

Silence शािन्त मन्त्र Śānti mantra

सवे भवन्तु सुिखिनःसवे सन्तु िनरामयःसवे भदािण पश्यन्तुमा किश्चित् दःुखिभाग् भवेत्ॐ शािन्तः शािन्तः शािन्तः॥

Sarve bhavantu sukhinaḥSarve santu nirāmayaḥSarve bhadrā i paśyantuṇMā kaścit du khabhāg bhavetḥOm śānti śānti śāntiḥ ḥ ḥ

Different types of meditation

• OM meditation• Cyclic meditation• Transcendal meditation• Vipashyana meditation