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DHYANA: MEDITATION
DHYANA: MEDITATION
GITHA: Series I
Number 2
Toward the One, the Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty, the Only Being; united with all the Illuminated Souls who form the embodiment of the Master, the Spirit of Guidance.
In meditation the control over mind is exerted through breath and mind. The breath is kept rhythmical and refined and it becomes ever more refined as the consciousness is turned upon it and the light of man's inner being manifests thereon. If the breath is not kept in rhythm, thoughts will enter and this battle against thought, especially against ego-thought, is the battle that every saint and sage has to combat continually. For this also will-power is needed.
So in Sufism the talib is given a symbolical concentration in order to strengthen the will-power, so that not only will this power manifest, but that it can be used to control one's lower nature.
When the breath is kept in rhythm and is refined, the magnetism which is ordinarily consumed in the activities of mind and body is preserved. In whatever we do and in all our thinking and imagining we consume energy. This consumption of energy brings on old age and
weakness. Contrariwise it may be that meditation of itself may cure man's evils, whatsoever they be. For all arise out of nufs, and meditation is the best means to crush nufs.
When one does that, the magnetism which is ordinarily wasted or consumed, is absorbed into one's personal atmosphere. This makes of him a battery of life. It is this battery which is used by teachers and healers and all mystics. It is the same energy which is mentioned
in Nayaz, that it comes to man through the rays of the sun and the waves of the air and the all-pervading power of space. Through breathing, the energy which is conveyed on the air enters the personality through the breath; by silence and by stilling the mind one draws upon the endless resources of space. This absorption is a
veritable alchemy and the knowledge of it is the secret of the adept.
There is some benefit when meditation is performed constantly in one place, whether one has devotions in a room alone, or in a hall or chamber where many gather together. Such a place offers the right accommodation for the highest and finest vibrations and establishes
an atmosphere of stillness. This makes it easier for others who come to such a place. The saints are often called upon to preserve the stillness of holy places.
The teacher can, by his presence, make the accommodation for still finer vibrations. So there is at least one advantage to have a teacher who is more than a leader, who can elevate the feeling of a room. Yet the faith of people, their prayers and their attitudes also
help to strengthen the atmosphere of a chapel, a hall or a temple. All things that lead away from self, lead to God.
GITHA: Series I
Number 2
Toward the One, the Perfection of Love, Harmony and Beauty, the Only Being; united with all the Illuminated Souls who form the embodiment of the Master, the Spirit of Guidance.
In meditation the control over mind is exerted through breath and mind. The breath is kept rhythmical and refined and it becomes ever more refined as the consciousness is turned upon it and the light of man's inner being manifests thereon. If the breath is not kept in rhythm, thoughts will enter and this battle against thought, especially against ego-thought, is the battle that every saint and sage has to combat continually. For this also will-power is needed.
So in Sufism the talib is given a symbolical concentration in order to strengthen the will-power, so that not only will this power manifest, but that it can be used to control one's lower nature.
When the breath is kept in rhythm and is refined, the magnetism which is ordinarily consumed in the activities of mind and body is preserved. In whatever we do and in all our thinking and imagining we consume energy. This consumption of energy brings on old age and
weakness. Contrariwise it may be that meditation of itself may cure man's evils, whatsoever they be. For all arise out of nufs, and meditation is the best means to crush nufs.
When one does that, the magnetism which is ordinarily wasted or consumed, is absorbed into one's personal atmosphere. This makes of him a battery of life. It is this battery which is used by teachers and healers and all mystics. It is the same energy which is mentioned
in Nayaz, that it comes to man through the rays of the sun and the waves of the air and the all-pervading power of space. Through breathing, the energy which is conveyed on the air enters the personality through the breath; by silence and by stilling the mind one draws upon the endless resources of space. This absorption is a
veritable alchemy and the knowledge of it is the secret of the adept.
There is some benefit when meditation is performed constantly in one place, whether one has devotions in a room alone, or in a hall or chamber where many gather together. Such a place offers the right accommodation for the highest and finest vibrations and establishes
an atmosphere of stillness. This makes it easier for others who come to such a place. The saints are often called upon to preserve the stillness of holy places.
The teacher can, by his presence, make the accommodation for still finer vibrations. So there is at least one advantage to have a teacher who is more than a leader, who can elevate the feeling of a room. Yet the faith of people, their prayers and their attitudes also
help to strengthen the atmosphere of a chapel, a hall or a temple. All things that lead away from self, lead to God.