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Meditation on the Self as a Separate Entity from the Body

The first step in meditation is recognizing that one's self is distinct from one's body. With careful consideration, we can understand that the body is a vehicle for the aware self. By concentrating on the hand, we might realize it is not the actual self. We may monitor it and make it move. It's evident that it's "my hand." But who is the "I" that owns the hand and refers to it as "mine"? That is your personality. If we investigate every other body component and limb, we arrive at the same conclusion. Physical components, or even the full body, do not constitute the self. The self is something else entirely. Even the mind differs from the body.

We are not the thoughts that fill the mind. We are the portion of ourselves that is aware of what we are thinking. "O son of Bharata, just as the sun alone lights the entire world, so does the living entity, one within the body, enlighten the entire body through consciousness," Lord Krishna states in the Bhagavad-gita (13.4). We may also see that the conscious self does not change while the body does. As a result, we may deduce that the self will exist when the current body dies. "At death, the soul similarly transfers into another body, as the embodied soul perpetually travels in this body from boyhood to youth to old age," the Gita says (2.13). "Such a metamorphosis does not perplex a clear-headed individual."

God's Service Meditation

We all have our original spiritual selves, yet we are all suffering from forgetfulness and paralysis in the material world. We have lost Krishna and our roles as eternal servants of Krishna. And we've lost our ability to employ our senses in the service of Krishna. Some of the more passive forms of transcendentalism assist us in reawakening our consciousness of our original spiritual identity, but there is also a type of action that assists us in progressively regaining control and actions of our spiritual senses. The matter has now engulfed our spiritual senses. There really are two kinds of senses: knowledge-acquiring senses like the eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and skin, and functioning senses like the arms, legs, voice, and genitals.

How to meditate with the Lord

It's as if the spiritual senses have become immobilized.. In certain cases, a paralyzed person can regain limb function with physical therapy under the guidance of specialists. Similarly, we can reclaim the functions of our now-dormant spiritual senses by participating in spiritual therapy under the supervision of spiritual experts who can gradually, step by step, teach us in Krishna Consciousness how to use our current senses in such a way that we reclaim the functions of our spiritual senses, which are part of a spiritual body. In this way, we prepare to enter the eternal life of service to Krishna in the spiritual realm. Just as astronauts go through lengthy training before flying to the skies, we must go through substantial training before entering the new environment of the spiritual realm.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation

Mantra Japa Meditation

Japa is the reciting of a mantra in a low voice, generally while counting with a string of beads. One of the core spiritual practices of the Krishna awareness movement is the singing of the Hare Krishna mantra in the form of a Japa. Japa is done with 108 wooden beads (see "A Beginner's Guide to Krishna Consciousness," pg. 33). The beads are made of Tulasi tree wood, which is divine to Krishna. The number 108 signifies Krishna's 108 primary allies, the gopis. Although the Hare Krishna mantra may be recited by anybody, to get the most out of it, It should be obtained from a spiritual master in the line of disciplic succession from Krishna Himself.

During initiation, one makes a commitment to recite the Hare Krishna mantra a particular number of times per day, as prescribed by the Guide. Initiated members of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness commit to chanting sixteen rounds on their beads. In other words, they recite the phrase,108 × 16 times a day (1,728 times). In addition, initiates agree to abide by four rules: (1) no eating meat, fish, or eggs; (2) no unlawful sex; (3) no drunkenness; and (4) no gambling. Following these guidelines allows meditators to remove impediments to gaining the full benefit of singing the Hare Krishna maha-mantra.

Hare krishna Hare Krishna Krishna krishna Hare Hare

Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama  Hare Hare

Mantra Meditation in Silence

In order to help the meditator get even more effective from the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra, the meditator can after a couple of years take a second initiation into the chanting of the Gayatri mantras.

Congregational Meditation

As contradictory as it seems, the most powerful form of meditation is kirtan or group meditation. We see some reflection of this spiritual reality in material events. For example, when at a football game, the supporters of the "home" team become united in cheering for a victory. This, however, is just a reflection of the powerful effects of people joining together to chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra. It is like entering into a churning ocean of spiritual energies. This series of mantras are sung silently three times a day, at sunrise, noon, and dusk. Gayatri mantras have been recited by the Bahamas in India since time immemorial.

The advantages are available not just to those who join in the chanting, but also to those who simply observe it. Lord Caitanya, who emerged in West Bengal around 500 years ago, specifically advised collective chanting. Lord Caitanya was an incarnation of God who appeared to teach the meditation system for this present age. He especially recommended the congregational chanting of the holy names of God. Any genuine name of God will work - Kṛṣṇa, Rāma, Allah, Jehovah, according to one's taste.

The goal is to understand mantra meditation.

The idea is to combine all of these types of meditation so that the mind is always focused on Krishna. This continuous state of concentration is known as samadhi or trance. One is devoid of dread and worry in this state. One is liberated from a needless connection to material possessions. This does not imply that one is devoid of material goods. Rather, it implies that whatever possessions one possesses are seen as God's energy, to be used in God's service.

So, whether one lives with little belongings or with enormous richness, one stays engrossed in samadhi and uses everything one has for the service of God and God's creatures. In this condition, one feels inner calm, fulfillment, and joy while maintaining cordial relationships with all living beings. At the end of life, one is qualified to enter the spiritual realm and participate in Lord Krishna's endless spiritual pastimes.