3 Sutras for a Deeper Meditation

Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a World renowned Spiritual Master gave three sutras for meditating effortlessly. Bawa (a very senior Art of Living teacher) has recaptured these sutra's in an excellent way on his blog! Here are the sutra's for you (from Bawa’s posting):

Before you sit to meditate, remember these three things:
1. Achaha: Meaning right now, i don't want anything... Right now, i want nothing...

2. Akinchen: Meaning I am nobody, i am nothing... just ask yourself... who am i? who is ? You will see you are nothing and nobody... dont bother intellectualizing this one... just know and experience that you are indeed nothing and nobody and relax...

3. Aprayatna: Effortlessness... To meditate there is nothing to do. Just be. Like when you go for a massage, you just lie there, do nothing and let the masseuse massage you... similarly, you just sit with your eyes closed and let the Guru Shakti meditate for you!

Before meditating, just relax and remember these 3 sutras (effortlessly)... they will allow you to sink blissfully into Samadhi!

More postings on the meditation on its way!

Love,

Anurag

Hitting bulls eye!

As in archery the string of a bow needs to be pulled backward for an arrow to hit the target.
To give speed and penetration to the arrow first act is of pulling the arrow back and then releasing!

Same is with our mind also, for our mind to be happy, sharp, and intense in the activities of this world. It needs to be withdrawn first, needs to be pulled back from the activities of the world. That is where meditation starts. Consciously withdrawing mind from the activities of five senses.
Pulling the mind back means what?

Sitting with eyes closed with a resolve in mind that I’m not interested in seeing anything, I’m not interested in listening anything, I’m not interested in testing or speaking anything, I’m not interested in smelling anything and so also not interested in touching anything for some time.
For few minutes I just want to relax with myself. This is where meditation starts.

Few more sutras on meditation in next posting!

Love, Anurag