Meditation

Meditation has been an unique tool to dive in the field of divine energy. This science has been advanced in Indian land superbly to highest extent than any other nation or land in the world. Some attempts in Sufi path must have been noticed. But the studies have limitations as such in its attempt to explore the divine field. In Buddha and Jain traditions it has reached a stage where a state of void or abstract which did not move further in its interpretation. This also led to a philosophy of absence of god or divine energy. In Tibetan path also a great significance seems to have been obtained. But the literature about same is not much available.

As far as Indian traditions or Sanatan Dharma concerned meditation approach has been in forefront in all the activities of divine exploration. It needs to be stressed that in all the scriptures, Upanishadik, Brahmanic literature the rishis and proponents, meditation has been used as Laboratory tool exclusively for establishment of various universal hypotheses and explore the divine field time to time. Compared to todays Western researchers with well equipped, refined modern laboratories, the ancient Indians exclusively relied on meditation to establish many universal hypotheses and the pattern of universal energy field. That’s why we notice many scriptures came into existence which claim that same are as “Apouresh” or can not be attributed to individuals as such! The hypothesizes have been established in pure meditation process i.e. where one becomes the pure universal energy as such i.e. loss of individuality. This establishes how advance field studies in meditation have been established to assess the divine energy field or god domain as such.

Now meditation as conceived to a common man in today’s age needs to be assessed. Present age our society has been exposed to highly Industrial, commercial and social complex problems with multifarious networking of individuals.

This has caused tremendous stress induced pressures, anxiety and lack of peace of mind. Not only that earlier performance of various rituals, festivals and celebrations of groups have been lost in total commercialization, industrialisation and loss of family institution. The institution of family has been completely collapsed and a severe psychological loneliness has been existence for many. This has made to turn towards meditation on massive scale for masses. That is why we find lot of exodus of masses towards various meditation centers. Common man is hungry of calmness. If we observe our forefathers generation, they were not in need of meditation or some spiritual practice as such. Because their daily routines have been blessed by routine rituals, intermittent religious festivals and religious holy places trips, which made them to sustain usual life without any anxiety, stresses or lonelyness. But in todays generation, we come across such blank, anxiety, pressures and loneliness a common phenomenon in majority.

A common definition of Meditation specified is “Dhyanam Nirviyasham Man”. It conveys that a state in meditation process where in mind is devoid all desires, subjects and a blank state as such. But it conveys the presence of mind a most difficult task. It is conveyed that great Aadi Shankaracharya, has propounded some more that one lack methods of meditation. Another stalwart Patanjli has provided a perfect sutras to achieve the ultimate stage of meditation. There are so many such as Kriya Yog, Traatak, Art of living and brahmakumaries etc. The list will be unending as such. Our another stalwart in spirituality Param Hans Parivrajakacharya Shri Vasudevanand Sarswati Swami Maharaj conveys that whenever mind merges in prana, stage is of yoga only. Great saint Shri Eaknath Maharaj conveys in his “Datta Aarati” that when ‘I’ and ‘you’ are merged that state is of “Unmani” or devoid of mind. One needs to understand the parameters involved and get acquainted the process .

Mahayoga or Siddhayoga or Shaktipata or Sahaj yoga is a unique approach wherein Guru’s Sankalpa is prominent. The kundalini awakened provides a base to effortless meditation process. The aspirant is not a subject as such but is an object energy operation.