Helping as many people as I can to learn how to meditate and attain enlightenment
through their meditative practice is my lifelong preoccupation.
I always try to help new students of meditation as well as encourage them to establish
realistic but ambitious goals in their meditation. Meditation as a tool for attaining a huge
number of other benefits, not just imagination and inspiration.
If you are new in meditation, you would need a quiet room where nobody will disturb you for
at least 20 minutes. The first exercise you can start with is pranayama. Pranayama means rhythmic breathing,
and it should be followed by pratyahara. Pratyahara is a very simple exercise although with a
complicated name. It means withdrawing your senses from everything that surrounds your. Just close your eyes and
do nothing for 5 minutes. If you feel stressed and tense, a relaxation of the
mind, senses and finally of the physical body will help you. In the pranayama you will breathe rhythmically – inhale,
hold your breath, and exhale, while using a simple pattern of repetition (4-16-8, for instance) – you will
absorb universal energy or prana, recharge your life force, and your will be able to gain new spiritual strength. During the
pratyahara you will play the role of a neutral observer of your thoughts, with the ultimate aim of
achieving a state of consciousness without any thoughts.
In this way, the objective possibility of reaching the most inner part of your Being – God in you – is realized.
This means that you can now start feeling the warmth in your heart, see the light which is present there, and
experience the subtle energy of Divine love. Furthermore, you can become aware of the harmony of mind, heart,
and will. Your devotion and relaxation can lead you into deeper levels of consciousness, into deeper meditation.
You can turn your senses inward to further increase you awareness. Your meditation will start realizing its goals.
This is the level of devotion where you can actually contact the source of inspiration, gain countless insights,
and approach the possibility of enlightening your Being.
It is the harmony of your mind, heart, and will, that brings you into Unity with the One. When you learn to be
quiescent, when there are no thoughts and aspirations of any kind, you will find yourself out of your mental
body, out of limitations, free in the consciousness of Unity. Only when your intentions diminish, when your
mind becomes unoccupied, the enlightenment will start to show its magnificence. The sustained flow of attention
will connect you to the endless reservoir of power, the source of knowledge and inspiration. When meditation o
occurs, love is its flavor. This love is your true nature. When the consciousness starts perceiving itself,
it becomes pure consciousness. What resides is only the voiceless spirit of awareness whose meaning is I AM,
I EXIST, I ENDURE.
You are supposed to meditate every single day, and sometimes you might find it necessary to meditate several times a day.
If you feel stressed and under pressure there is a simple meditative exercise that can
be of help to you.
- Light a candle and place it 25 cm away from your face, at the level of your eyes.
Gaze at the darker area of the flame for several minutes, if possible without blinking.
Gradually you will see that your body and mind are more and more relaxed.
Your positive thoughts, belief, peace, and serenity will bring you closer to your own Higher Self.
You should consciously develop love toward your meditation
and spiritual practice. The results will certainly come, but they will correspond to your efforts,
persistence and to your determination. There is not
a single individual who can not succeed. There are only different kinds of obstacles with different people.
When learning how to meditate some people forget that having a spiritual teacher is of
great importance. Therefore do not forget to consult your spiritual teacher, who is there to help
you overcome your obstacles.
