24th June 2024
- Remembering the Self through continuous thinking or contemplation (anusmaranam) is the beginning of abiding in the Self. It can be seen as a preparation for meditation as well.
- How can we remember the Self? By contemplating it as all-knowing, ancient, the complete ruler, most subtle, the support of everything, unthinkable, brilliant like the sun, and beyond the darkness - these are the focal points for meditation.
- Regular meditation with these focal points will help us detach from strong identification with the body, even at the time of death. When strong attachments related to the body are not constantly kept in check, leaving the body can be the most painful experience.
- Practitioners of Yoga, at the time of death, will be able to keep the vital energy (prana) at the point between the eyebrows. With a mind full of devotion and attention, they will reach the highest abode of the Lord.
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