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Day1: Meditation - BG Ch6 Talk

Day 1: Meditation: Mastering the Mind - Talks on Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 by Swami Aparajitananda ji Day 1 Talk Summary: Day 1 of the talks on Chapter 6 gives us an introduction to Meditation. Meditation is paying attention. To gain knowledge, it is necessary to pay focused attention to it. More intense is the attention, deeper is the knowledge gained. What is worth paying attention to the most in our lives? All scriptures declare roaringly that the only thing worthy of paying attention to is, one’s own Self. Self is the highest! Paying attention to it will give us peace and immortality and make us divine. Dhyanam is meditating upon one’s own Self. Mind is the instrument with which we can pay attention, and therefore, this mind should be available for meditation. At the seat of meditation, if the mind has likes/dislikes, it will go towards such objects and is not available for meditation. A pure mind is able to watch the thoughts and entertain spiritual thoughts. At the seat of meditation, we have to detach from the world (Sanyasi) and attach to God (yogi). The efficiency of detachment will depend on Vairagya, and the efficiency of attachment will depend on Bhakti. Topics that are covered in this chapter: · Dhyāna yogyata: Qualification for successful meditation · Bahiranga sadhanani: General preparation while living in the world · Antaranaga sdhanani: At the seat of meditation, the preparations that are necessary · Dhyāna svarupam: Nature of meditation · Dhyana pratibandhaha: Obstacles in meditation · Pratibandha parihāra: Solutions to these obstacles · Dhyāna phalam: Benefits of meditation Bhagavan says, Only a sanyāsi or yogi can meditate. Sanyāsi is one who can perform his duties without depending on the results. But the kind of results we should not be expecting is material results. Instead, we should be expecting spiritual results, to achieve a meditation worthy mind (pure and disciplined mind). Meditation is needed to know my nature, the one and only purpose of life. Karma yoga is a means to prepare the mind. A samsāri is one whose mind is in the world, and a sanyasi is one whose mind is detached. Apply the mind when doing a task, and withdraw once the task is completed. This is the sign of a healthy mind. Four principles of Karma yoga that help us win over likes and dislikes: 1. Performance of duties 2. Doing your best as you can 3. Perform as worship of the Lord 4. Receiving results as prasad Everything has come from the Lord, and so we must accept the results as coming from the Lord Four mahavakyas to remember. This is where spirituality starts. This is humility (virtue rooted in truth), not an inferiority complex (vice rooted in ego). The more you puncture your ego, life will be peaceful. Disturbance of the mind is due to the ego. 1. I am nothing 2. I know nothing 3. I have nothing 4. I can do nothing Karma yoga should be done with an attitude to please God. The way God communicates this to us is our voice of conscience. When you are on the path of righteousness, there is peace. A life based on scriptures leads to winning over likes and dislikes. Going against likes/dislikes to obey the injunctions of the Lord weakens them, and the mind becomes purer. When the mind is purest, we realize there is a divine presence always with me and watching over me. Such an obedience is the greatest one at the seat of meditation. Only when we are rooted in the truth that only Bhagavan can give me happiness, can we drop the world.