Page 26 - Liberal Exposition of Pranahuti Aided Meditation

MEDITATION
The method essentially consists of the practice of meditation. Meditation has got many meanings. It can mean contemplation of a particular subject. It can mean concentration also, in some places, in some systems. It can be contemplation on just what you see in Nature. It can be contemplation on what the great men have said, by fixing up your thought on that. This is generally known as manana by us and we don’t include it as dhyana. It is one of the essential ingredients of any serious practice and dhyana also is there. We talk about dhyana only.
There are two things - you have to meditate and you also have the assistance from the Guru through Pranahuti. These are the two aspects of our system. The reason why another person should be interested in you, is mainly because his desire to share, his desire to serve. So long as it is not motivated by any selfish consideration of the person we should have no objection to receive it. We do not like to be exploited; naturally you also would not like to be exploited. We would like to learn. So the whole process is, you do your sadhana and you will be assisted in your sadhana. There are certain meditational practices we advise.
1. One is the early morning meditation.
2. We have got another process, in the evening you clean yourself or
purify yourself.
3. You offer prayer for the well being of others universally to all people at a particular time i.e at 9’O P.M.
4. Before you go to bed, you offer your prayer in a particular way, the method of praying itself will be told.
5. We also ask you to participate in satsang, once you join us, which is had on Sundays and in some places and in some cities on Wednesdays evenings also. The reason for asking people to attend satsang is, in a collective group meditation, you feel greater force of the Divinity entering into all of us. It is a matter of experience, you can feel for yourself.
6. We also advise you that once you get introduced, to take individually sittings from a qualified trainer, with whom you can discuss -