Thoughtless Awareness Meditation

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Thoughtless awareness meditation – FAQon basic concepts

Posted by Gopal on December 29, 2007

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Q. What is mind?

Q. What are the divisions of mind?

Q. What are the attributes of mind?

Q. How does food influence mind?

Q. How are breath and mind inter-related?

Q. What is awareness?

Q. What is thoughtless awareness?

Q. What is the meaning of consciousness level? What is the primar advantage of increasing our

consciousness level and what is the primar disadvantage of decreasing our consciousness level?

Q. Wh should one practise thoughtless awareness meditation?

Q. Who can practise thoughtless awareness meditation?

Q. How much and when should one practise thoughtless awareness meditation?

Q. What are the various techni!ues of thoughtless awareness meditation?

Q. Which breathing e"ercises are most helpful for e"periencing thoughtless awareness?

Q. Which is the se!uence of breathing and thoughtless awareness e"ercises that our recommend?

Q. How man tpes of breath-retention are there? What are their importance?

Q. What is auto-suggestion? How is it practised? When should it be practised? What are its

benefits?

Q. I want a good technique to remove anger/depression/”negative attitude”/”lustful thoughts” without feeling

repressed. Can you tell me any such technique?

Q. # want a good techni!ue to remove untimel sleep or unwanted drowsiness effectivel so that #

ma sta awa$e late at night or wor$ as per m original plan. %an ou tell me an such techni!ue?

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techni!ue?

Q. Wh did ou share these $nowledge and techni!ues?

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Q. What is mind?

Ans. Roughly speaking, mind is a bundle of thoughts, feelings and their impressions in the memory.

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Q. What are the divisions of mind?

Ans. The division of mind as per modern psychology (and also yoga psychology) is:

1. %onscious (ind) that part of mind which is sed in the wa!in" state to thin!, will and recei#e sense

perceptions from #arios sense or"ans. Will and will-power are the function of conscious mind.

2. *nconscious (ind) that part of mind which is not in the field of or wa!in" consciosness. $inety

per cent of the mental acti#ities ta!e place in the nconscios mind. %ind in its nconscios realmcontains or basic r"es, instincts, memory impressions and rational aspects. &hate#er data or

conscios mind recei#es from sense or"ans, is analy'ed, sorted and retained by nconscios mind. All

our habit-patterns are governed by unconscious mind. To change the old, harmful habit

patterns and to cultivate new, positive habit patterns, we have to influence our

unconscious mind through daily practice of thoughtless awareness meditation, breathing

exercises and positive auto-suggestions.

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Q. What are the attributes of mind?

ns. According to science of yoga, the mind (both thoughts and impressions/habits in unconscious mind) has been divided into

three modes/states/uality(guna):

!. !ode of "oodness #also $nown as %attva Quality/"una or %attwic %tate in yoga&' "oy, bliss, goodness,compassion, love, selflessness, calmness, euanimity, non#attachment, humility, patience, truthfulness, s$eetness,brightness, intuition, intelligence, discrimination, courage, faith, confidence, optimism, cheerfulness, $ill po$er,firmness

%. !ode of (assion #also $nown as )a*o Quality/"una or )a*asic %tate in yoga&' impatience, pride, "ealously,attachment, greed, , anger, deceit, lying, harshness, passion, possessiveness, acuisitiveness, fickleness,restlessness, uncontrollable thinking

&. !ode of Ignorance #also $nown as +amo Quality/"una or +amasic %tate in yoga&' la'iness, sloth, carelessness,dro$siness, dullness, ignorance, in"uring others through thoughts, $ords and deeds, co$ardice, fear, confusion,depression, frustration, diffidence, pessimism, inertia, hatred

,-- goodness #pure %attva or ,-- %attva& is the state of thoughtless awareness #the interval between any two

consecutive thoughts&. It is the

state of the highest possible relaation and peace.

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Q. How does food influence mind?

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Ans. ood has a direct and intimate connection $ith the mind and plays a vital part in the make#up of the mind. ood has been

classified into & categories: good (satt$ic), passionate (ra"asic) and ignorant (tamasic), based on $hether it induces good

(satt$ic), passionate (ra"asic) or ignorant (tamasic) states of mind.

!. "ood diet #also $nown as sattwic diet in yoga&' milk, cream, cheese, butter, curd, ghee, fruits, figs, vegetables,cereals like $heat, rice, barley, etc., peas, sugar#candy, gram, pulse, ginger, myrobalan, lemon, honey.

%. (assionate diet (also $nown as ra*asic diet in yoga&' fish, eggs, meat, salt, chillies, chutney, asafetida, pickles,tamarind, mustard, sour things, hot, pungent things, tea, coffee, cocoa, ovaltine, $hite sugar, carrots, turnips, spices.

&. Ignorant diet #also $nown as tamasic diet&' garlic, tobacco, rotten things, stale things, unclean things, t$icecooked things, all intoicants, all liuors, all drugs.

*ood diet (satt$ic diet) calms the mind. +assionate diet (ra"asic diet) ecites the mind. gnorant diet (tamasic diet) makes the

mind dull and lethargic. -ark the difference in nature bet$een a tiger $hich lives on flesh and a co$ $hich lives on grass. ood

eercises important influence on the mind. ne should try ones best to eat good diet (satt$ic diet) only. lso0 even good diet

#sattwic diet& becomes passionate diet #ra*asic diet& if it is eaten too quic$ly0 without chewing it properly. nd even

good and passionate diets #sattwic and ra*asic diets& become ignorant diets #tamasic diet& if they are ta$en in ecess

quantity.

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Q. How are breath and mind inter-related?

Ans.

!. A fast breathing rate is associated $ith tension, anger, $orry, fear and other negative emotions, $hich leads to badhealth, unhappiness, fickleness and a shorter life.

%. A person $ho breathes slo$ly, is relaed, calm, concentrated and happy, $hich is conducive to long lifespan.

&. A person $ho breathes uickly, tends to inhale small volumes of air and ehale the same small volumes0 this tends toallo$ germs to accumulate in the lo$er areas of the lungs.Conversely, a person $ho breathes slo$ly tends to alsobreathe deeply and thereby fill the lungs to a greater depth. This helps to remove stagnant air from the lo$er reachesof the lungs and to destroy the breeding ground of germs and the germs themselves.

1. Also, deep breathing imparts a good massage to abdominal organs via the diaphragm. The massage of the liver,stomach, etc. keeps them in good $orking order by epelling old, impure blood and allo$ing pure, oygenated bloodto replace it. 2hallo$ breathing connected $ith fast breathing does not give the internal organs the massage theyreuire, leading to their malfunctioning in long run.

3. 2hallo$ breathing also leads to insufficient oygen in the body. This causes functional disturbance and illnessesconnected $ith circulatory, digestive and nervous systems, since the efficiency of these systems is entirelydependent on healthy, $ell#nourished nerves and organs, $hich depend completely on oygen for survival.Thus, slow and deep breathing is the correct pattern of breathing and shallow and fast breathing is thewrong pattern (leading to diseases like asthma, bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis etc.). The deep breathing allo$smaimum intake for each respiration and slo$ breathing allo$s optimum echange of oygen and carbon dioide bygiving more time to lungs for echange of gases.

4. -odern man has got conditioned to take uick, shallo$ breath due to fear, competition and hatred. 2o, fe$ minutesof breathing eercise $ill help him/her a lot. ! minute of slo$, deep breathing retains its effect on our body and mindfor 45 minutes.

6. The process of inhalation is linked to gain of energy $hereas the process of ehalation is linked to relaation.

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Q. What is awareness?

Ans. Awareness is the facult of conscious attention. (his is present only in hmans. )or e*ample, a cow

may eat "rass+ bt her attention to "rass is nconscios+mechanical. t, a hman can thin! or do somethin"

and can be consciosly attenti#e of the fact that he is thin!in" or doin" it. )or e*ample, yo are readin" this

post and yo can be simltaneosly conscios of this fact that yo are readin" it. (his means, yo are readin"

this post with conscios attention or awareness.

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Q. What is thoughtless awareness meditation?

Ans. &hen there is no tho"ht in mind, that is the state of tho"htlessness or #oid -shoonya. /ne can be in

tho"htless state withot awareness, for e*ample when one is in a dreamless sleep or in a coma. &hen the

state of tho"htlessness or #oid -shoonya is copled with conscios attention+awareness of this state, it is

called tho"htless awareness. (hs, thoughtless awareness is the combination of a tho"htless mind and

awareness -conscios attention of this tho"htless state. s per yo"a, this is considered to be the hi"hest

sta"e of meditation. di Gr 3han!aracharya proclaimed, chintai#a parama dhyana to be in tho"htless

awareness is the hi"hest sta"e of meditation. 5ess says, e still and !now that 6 am God. (his state is

considered to be 100 or pre satt#a+"oodness as per yo"a and san!hya philosophy.

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Q. What is the meaning of consciousness level? What is the primar advantage of increasing our

consciousness level and what is the primar disadvantage of decreasing our consciousness level?

Ans. %onsciousness level means the percentage of conscious mind. $ormally, 10 of mind is conscios

and rest 90 is nconscios. t, the percenta"e of conscios mind increases when mind is in the state of

"oodness -satt#a 8ality+"na becase in the state of goodness,sattva !ualitguna+ conscious mind

e"pands cuasing us lots of peace and rela"ation. 3imilarly, the percenta"e of conscios mind

decreases when mind is in the state of passion or ignorance ,ra/o and tamo !ualitguna because

in such state+ conscious mind shrin$s causing us lots of mental pain and suffocation.

(he primary ad#anta"e of increasin" consciosness le#el by increasin" the degree of goodness,sattva

!ualitguna in mind ,both conscious and unconscious minds is nrffled peace, inner oy and

rela*ation. :i!ewise, the primary disad#anta"e of decreasin" consciosness le#el by increasin" the degree

of passion or ignorance ,ra/o and tamo !ualitguna in mind ,both conscious and unconscious

minds is mental pain, sffocation and mental self;tortre.

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Q. Wh should one practise thoughtless awareness meditation?

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Ans. (here are mltiple reasons to moti#ate s to practise tho"htless awareness meditation. :et s loo! at

them one;by;one<

!. +houghtless awareness is the mode of ,-- goodness #$nown as 1,-- sattva guna” or 1shuddha/puresattva”&. The more one practises thoughtless a$areness meditation, the more one acuires all attributes of

goodness (sattva guna/uality).

%. +houghtless awareness meditation removes mode of ignorance and passion #tamo and ra*o gunas/qualities&from both conscious and unconscious minds. +hus0 though thoughtless awareness meditation0 we becomemore pure0 compassionate0 peaceful0 strong2willed and one2pointed.

&. +houghtless awareness is the state of the highest possible peace and relaation that our mind caneperience. All our stress, frustration, aniety, restlessness, anger, hatred, mental pain and depression are due tonegative thoughts 7 the lesser the number of thoughts in mind, the more peacefulness and relaation mind has and$hen there is no thought in mind "ust like in thoughtless a$areness, mind eperiences the highest possible peaceand relaation. Thinking is the activity of mind 7 so, to give rest to the mind, the process of thinking needs to bestopped. This is $hat eactly happens in thoughtless a$areness meditation.

1. +houghtless awareness meditation completely heals old wounds present in our memory #or unconsciousmind&. -ost of us, unfortunately, have eperienced some undesirable/painful events in the past, $hich have left

$ounds in our memory (or unconscious mind), $hich no$ and then resurfaces to our conscious mind and brings painand suffering to us. Thus, a fe$ negative events of our past becomes fully successful in poisoning our $hole lifespeace and happiness. 8uring the state of thoughtless a$areness, our a$areness or 9conscious mind epands,$hich , in turn, brings negative memories hidden in unconscious mind to surface. 8ue to the peace and relaation ofthoughtless a$areness, $e remain detached to$ards these memories and that ,in turn, neutrali'ed the pain andnegativity of these memories. n this process, $e also develop a forgiving and broad outlook to$ards life, in general,and to$ards negative events of past, in particular. Thus, through daily practice of thoughtless a$areness meditation,a complete healing of old $ounds present in memory (unconscious mind) happens.

3. +houghtless awareness meditation helps in physical health also. -odern medical science says that more than;5< of our physical diseases are directly or indirectly caused by tension/stress (negative thoughts) and restlessnessin mind. =ommon eamples include heart disease, chronic fatigue, insomnia, high blood pressure, constipation,peptic ulcers, poor immune function, migraines, diarrhea, skin breakouts (hives, ec'ema), freuent colds. Thus,through thoughtless a$areness practice one gains enormous physical health also.

4. +houghtless awareness meditation is the $ey to concentration or one2pointedness of mind. This is because,by developing capacity to remove thoughts from mind through thoughtless a$areness meditation, $e can use thesame techniue to remove all distracting thoughts during our $ork and develop concentration or one#pointedness ofmind, $hich, in turn, $ill enhance our productivity and success in our $ork.

6. +houghtless awareness meditation increases our consciousness level or percentage of conscious mind0because it is the state of pure goodness #,-- or pure/shuddha sattva quality/guna&.

>. +houghtless awareness meditation leads to eperience of oneness of consciousness in everybeing. Through thoughtless a$areness meditation, one reali'es that though thoughts are different in everyone, butthe consciousness in everyone is same. This makes one develop a great amount of empathy, broad#mindedness,good$ill and nobility to$ards ones fello$ humans (and even animals).

;. +houghtless awareness meditation increases the faculty of independent0 ob*ective and criticalthin$ing. Through thoughtless a$areness meditation, one starts vie$ing ones and others thoughts from a distance

7 this enables the practitioners to develop the faculty of independent, ob"ective and critical thinking, $hich, in turn,helps in intellectual gro$th of the individual and society and helps in removing irrational and harmful beliefs anddogmas from society, leading to more maturity, broadness, peace and harmony in individuals, families and society.

!5. +houghtless awareness meditation increases coordination between left and right brains during thin$ingprocess and ma$es the thin$ing more powerful and effective. 8uring thoughtless a$areness meditation, breathflo$ in both nostrils becomes balanced/eual. t is a fact accepted by medical science that $hen breath flo$s

predominantly in left nostril, right hemisphere of our brain, $hich is responsible for understanding, emotion andintuition, becomes more active and $hen breath flo$s predominantly in right nostril, left hemisphere of ourbrain, $hich is responsible for analysis, argument and intellectual thinking0 becomes more active and $hen breathflo$s in both nostrils together, both hemispheres of brains $ork together. This is the period $hen our mind is themost relaed, calm, concentrated and creative.

!!. +houghtless awareness meditation enhances the faculty of intuition. All intuitive flashes of scientists, artists,musician, sculptor and leaders come from the realm of unconscious mind. ur unconscious mind has vast reservoirof po$er and intelligence.Through thoughtless a$areness meditation, $e epand our a$areness or conscious mind,$hich, in turn, brings portions of unconscious mind into field of consciousness and unleash these creative energies in


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our brain. ntuition can function only $hen mind is totally relaed . Thoughtless a$areness meditation, by producingthe highest possible relaation in our mind, enhances the faculty of intuition greatly, $hich, in turn, helps us in beingoriginal and creative in our chosen fields of endeavours.

!%. +houghtless awareness meditation enhances the quality of sleep and rest acquired from the sleep. f aftergoing to bed and "ust before sleep, one practises thoughtless a$areness meditation before falling asleep, one $illenter the sleep state $ith a relaed mind and $ill have a sound, dreamless sleep.

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Q. Who can practise thoughtless awareness meditation?

Ans. (ho"htless awareness meditation is de#oid of all sectarian connotations. 6t imposes no restriction or

constraints on its practitioner. 6t is meant for entire hmanity, belon"in" to all nations, reli"ions and cltres.

(here is no "ender or a"e;restriction at all.

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Q. How much and when should one practise thoughtless awareness meditation?

Ans. How much)

!. ne should practice thoughtless a$areness meditation daily for 3- minutes (more $ill also do 7 &5 minutes isminimum recommended time) in sitting position $ith eyes closed and spine, neck and head all in a straight line. necan choose any sitting position (even use a chair) for this practice. ne can also practice in any of traditional sittingasanas (like sukhasana, siddhasana, padmasana and as $ell as in a ne$ asana, %idhasana.

%. Apart from this, one should practise it in free#time like during travels, meals, bathroom etc. $hen thinking is notneeded. This $ay, the practitioner $ill keep his mind peaceful and relaed in the coolness of thoughtless a$areness$hole day rather than "ust during &5 min of sitting practice.

&. ne should practice it also to remove distracting thoughts during $ork/studies so that one can $ork/study $ith a one#pointed mind and achieve optimum success in professional/academic life.

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!. or practice in sitting position $ith close eyes, the best period is in the morning0 *ust after wa$ing up. This helpsin keeping mind cool throughout $hole day, because the current of peace created by thoughtless a$arenessmeditation in the beginning of day, is carried out $hole day in our mind.

%. ne should practice in different times only if it is simply impossible to manage time for practising it in the morning, "ust after $aking up. ?ut, $ith a little self#discipline and time#management, all of us can find &5 min. in the morning, "ust after $aking up, for thoughtless a$areness meditation.

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Q. What are the various techni!ues of thoughtless awareness meditation?

Ans. ll techni8es of tho"htless awareness meditation, that are !nown to me, ha#e been e*plained in a

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!. 8aily practice (preferably "ust after $aking up) for &5 minutes in sitting position is minimum sitting practice needed for satisfactory level of inner peace and purity.

%. @nless one practice present#moment a$areness in entire $aking hours using thoughtless a$areness meditation toremove all thoughts from mind during free#time like bath/meals/travels etc., the thoughtless a$areness meditation insitting position $ill not have maimum benefits. -any thoughtless a$areness techniues can be uite effectivelyused to curb the minds $anderings into past or future, bringing it back to the present moment activity. This $ill lead

not only to very high degree of concentration but also a relaed and calm mind $hole day.

&. -any negative thoughts may rush into the mind during thoughtless a$areness meditation. These thoughts areimpressions of unconscious mind and since the a$areness (or conscious mind) epands during the state ofthoughtless a$areness, these impressions surface in the conscious mind. ?ut, i t is a purgatory process of self#purification, in $hich negative impressions of unconscious mind are eliminated and one becomes more and moresattvic. 2o, one should not feel emotionally disturbed by the negativity of these thoughts. Rather, one should feel gladthat these negative impressions of unconscious mind are getting removed and one is becoming purer (satt$ic).

inks to ; thoughtless a$areness techniues are given belo$:

!. 14bserve the breath” technique

%. 14bserve the origin of I2thought” technique

&. 14bserve the origin of thought/image/desire/fantasy/sound” technique

1. 14bserve the thought/desire/fantasy/image” technique

3. 1%urrender every desire” technique

4. 15et thought/image/desire/fantasy/sound” technique

6. 14bserve the observer” technique

>. 1Come to present” technique

;. 9isten to this thought/sound techniue: Bvery thought creates a sound in mind. Cust listen to the sound produced bythoughts in the mind $ithout bothering about thoughts. As a result of this, you $ill eperience thoughtless a$areness.

!5. 6evelop your own technique' Darious insights into the nature of thought and thinking process have been givenclearly in above ; techniues. Eou are most $elcome to develop your o$n thoughtless a$areness techniue bymodifying any of above ; techniues or by combining some parts of one techniue $ith those of some othertechniue or developing a ne$ techniue by using some of the insights in above ; techniues.

!!. A complete compilation $ith fe$ additional techniues given in this doc here.

=indly try to e*periment with all 9 techni8es or de#elop yor own techni8e and pic! the one which sits yo

the most and practise that daily for >0 mintes in sittin" position and in remainin" free;time. 6t may be

possible that yo will find more than 1 techni8es sitin" yo. 6n that case, !indly se any of them dependin"

on which leads yo to the state of tho"htless awareness 8ic!ly and deeply at a "i#en point of time.

6f yo !now any more techni8es, !indly share with me at "opal!rishna.mission?"mail.com and 6 will pt that

on my blo" with de credit "i#en to yo on the post.

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Q. Which breathing e"ercises are most helpful for e"periencing thoughtless awareness?

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Ans. > breathin" e*ercises -also !nown as pranayama in yo"a are most sefl for e*periencin" tho"htless

awareness<

!. 5erve2purification breathing eercise (also kno$n as 5adi %hodhana (ranayama in yoga): t helps in makingbreath#flo$ eual in both nostrils and that in turn, helps in making mind thoughtless during thoughtless a$areness

meditation.

%. "reat loc$ eercise (also kno$n as !aha 7andha in yoga): same reason as above.

&. bdominal ehalation (also kno$n as 8apalbhati in yoga): same reason as above.

All of these e"ercises have strong effects on balancing harmonal sstem in our bod+ improve

function of nervous+ circulator and digestive sstems and help in developing deep and slow

breathing pattern+ which in turn+ frees us from man diseases of bod and mind.

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Q. Which is the se!uence of breathing and thoughtless awareness e"ercises that our recommend?

Ans. The recommended practice would be)

6f one can "i#e only >@ mintes e#ery day, then

!. bdominal ehalation (also kno$n as 8apalbhati in yoga): minute

%. Thoughtless a$areness meditation: &5 minute

#f one can give onl 01 minutes ever da+ then

!. 5erve2purification breathing eercise (also kno$n as 5adi %hodhana (ranayama): 3 minute

%. bdominal ehalation (also kno$n as 8apalbhati in yoga): minute

&. Thoughtless a$areness meditation: &5 minute

1. 5erve2purification breathing eercise: 3 minute

2ne can spend more time also+ but 31 or 01 minutes of dail oga-practice with 34 min for

thoughtless awareness meditation and rest for breathing e"ercises is what we recommend to

everone.

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Q. How man tpes of breath-retention are there? What are their importance?

Ans. (here are > types of breath;retention -!nown as $umbha$ in yo"a<

!. Internal breath2retention (kno$n as 9antari$ $umbha$ in yoga): nhale deeply filling lungs completely and hold

breath in the lungs.

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%. 9ternal breath2retention (kno$n as 9bahya $umbha$ in yoga): Bhale deeply emptying lungs completely andkeep the breath stopped after ehalation.

&. %pontaneous breath2retention (kno$n as 9$eval $umbha$ in yoga): Fhen during thoughtless a$arenessmeditation, the breathing process stops by itself, this is calledspontaneous breath2retention#$eval $umbha$).Fhen this happens, one should remain breathless as long as breathing process does not resume on its o$n. Thisstate happens because the air#pressure in lungs become eual to atmospheric pressure due to deep states of

relaation and hence, lungs cant inhale (inhalation is possible only $hen air#pressure in lungs is less thanatmospheric pressure because air moves from high pressure to lo$ pressure region) and breath stops. Thus, thisstate occurs due to good progress in thoughtless a$areness meditation.

#mportance of breath-retention e"ercises)

!. ?etter echange of gases in lungs due to more time for lungs operation, leading to health of entire nervous andcirculatory system.

%. +urges the body of various toins and poisons, giving us a vigorous physical health.

&. 4nce we practice breath2retention for few minutes0 the breath starts flowing equally in both nostrils0 leadingto spontaneous occurrence of thoughtless awareness.

1. A decrease and even cessation of thoughts. The period of each thought is lengthened, giving more time to fullycomprehend and analy'e it.

3. The physical body becomes very strong and energetic. ne may note that while lifting a heavy luggage0 one holdsthe breath: this is in order to gain necessary energy to lift the luggage. 8uring fasting, practice of breath#retention makes one free from hunger and rather makes us more energetic than even a normal day, $hen $e eatfood. This energy comes from inhaled air.

4. +he mind becomes calm0 concentrated and energetic. %o0 it is highly recommended for those0 who areengaged in a lot of mental wor$.

6. +hin$ing becomes very sharp and clear with repeated practice.

>. Geed for ecess sleep is reduced. While feeling drowsiness or lethargy0 instead of ta$ing passionate diet#ra*asic diet& li$e coffee0 tea etc.0 one should practice breath2retention for ,-2,; minutes. It will be moreeffective than the former in removing drowsiness and lethargy and will also give us more calmness andconcentration which stimulating diet li$e coffee0 tea etc. often reduces even if they can ward off drowsinessand lethargy.

;. 9ternal breath2retention produces deep relaation and helps us in removing anger0 tension0 and otherpassions from the unconscious as well as conscious mind.

!5. ?reath#retention is the cru of all advanced breathing (pranayama) techniues like great loc$eercise (-ahabandha) and nerve2purification breathing eercise (Gadi 2hodhana +ranayama).

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Q. What is auto-suggestion? How is it practised? When should it be practised? What are its

benefits?

Ans. What is auto-suggestion?

to;s""estion is a techni8e to inflence oneAs mind in order to chan"e ne"ati#e tho"hts, ne"ati#e tho"ht;

patterns and habits and to de#elop a new tho"ht;pattern, will;power, self;confidence and positi#e habits. 6t is

an essential part of life which most of s consciosly+nconsciosly se.

How should one practise auto-suggestion)

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!. 6evelop statements in simple present tense rather than in future tense. or eample, if one has to $ake up at 1am in the morning daily to do yoga#practice, one should use auto#suggestion in simple present 9 daily $ake up at 1am to do yoga#practice. rather than in future 9Tomorro$, $ill $ake up at 1 am to do yoga#practice.. This is becauseit helps in emphasi'ing to our unconscious mind (unconscious mind is the reservoir of all our habits) that thedesirable habit is already part of us rather than far from us.

%. =ombine picturi'ation process $ith auto#suggestion to make it more po$erful. This is because our unconscious mind

($hich stores all our habits) understands the language of picture more than $ords. or eample, all our dreams(dream is unconscious minds activity) are more like a video/movie full of pictures rather than only $ords like anaudio. This also eplains $hy $e are taught using pictures $hen $e are a child. ?ecause, a childs conscious mind isless developed and hence, his mind ($hose ma"or part is unconscious) can understand pictures more than $ords. Allalphabets are taught $ith pictures and even alphabet are dra$n so big as to resemble a picture. or eample, A isdrawn big in children’s book and is associated with apple with apple’s picture given. For a normal mind also,an event’s impression in memory (memory is also part of unconscious mind) is stronger and more lasting inmind if one sees the pictures rather than by just hearing about that. ence, there is so much effect of

pictures and videos used by print and electronic media on minds of their readers!viewers.

&. Combine auto2suggestion with internal or eternal breath2retention. n state of internal or eternal breath#retention, mind becomes very po$erful and one#pointed, so auto#suggestion makes stronger impact on unconsciousmind. @se internal breath#retention $hen you are in a positive state and use eternal breath#retention, $hen you arenot in positive state, because eternal breath#retention helps in relaing the nervous system and mind and helps inremoving negative state of mind.

1. +ry your best to use positives rather than negatives. or eample, instead of saying, 9 do not become angry$hen others critici'e me. use 9 remain peaceful even $hen others critici'e me.. This is because unconscious mindlistens longer/more freuently used $ords $ith more emphasis. 2o, in above eample, unconscious mind $ill find9angry $ord more emphasi'ed rather than 9not $ord, $hich $ill make the auto#suggestion negative rather thanpositive.

3. "ive it with full confidence and optimism. The more confidence and optimism $e have during auto#suggestion,the more impact it produces on our unconscious mind.

2ne e"ample) 6f one has to wa!e p at 4 am in the mornin" to do yo"a;practice daily, one shold se all 4

traits to "i#e ato;s""estion mltiple times st before sleep<

• nhale deeply. Hold the breath in lungs and $hile holding breath, give auto#suggestion, 9 daily $ake up at 1 am andcontinuously chanting/singing mantra/song, $ill stop the alarm and go to bathroom. and simultaneously make amovie (a seuence of pictures in mind) imagining that you $ake up at 1 am and continuously chanting/singingmantra/song, $ill stop the alarm and go to bathroom.

When should it be practised?

The best periods are /ust before sleep+ /ust after wa$ing up+ /ust before thoughtless awareness

meditation in sitting position and /ust after thoughtless awareness meditation in sitting

position. (his is becase drin" these periods or mind is one;pointed and rela*ed -relati#ely free from

tho"hts to a "reat e*tent and hence, or ato;s""estions enters nconscios mind more deeply and

stron"ly.

What are its benefits?

!. It can be used to remove negative thoughts from mind. There are times $hen our mind is in negative mood(mode of passion/ignorance 7 in ra"o/tamo uality) of aniety, anger, hate, restlessness, pessimism and despair.2ince at one time, only one type of thought can remain in mind, so if $e give positive auto#suggestions at times $henour mind is in negative mood, those negative thoughts $ill get removed. or eample, if $e feel hate for someone,$e can give auto#suggestions based on universal love to remove thought of hate. f $e feel despair, $e can giveauto#suggestions based on optimism. Thus, auto#suggestion can be used to counter negative thoughts present at agiven point of time in our mind.

%. It can be used to remove negative thought or habit patterns from mind. f $e find that a particular type ofnegative thoughts occur to us too often, this means our unconscious mind has strong impressions in memory aboutvarious events/persons associated $ith that negative thought#pattern. 2o, in such case, $e $ill need to give


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ourselves auto#suggestion daily for a number of days (even months/years) to remove that negative thought#patternsfrom mind. The same applies also to the case $hen $e become victim to a particular negative habit too often.

&. It can be used to develop a new0 positive thought and habit.

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Q. # want a good techni!ue to remove angerdepression5negative attitude55lustful thoughts5

without feeling repressed. %an ou tell me an such techni!ue?

Ans.

!. irst 7 negativity in mind are due to presence of passionate (ra"asic) or ignorant (tamasic) impressions in ourunconscious mind and such thoughts in our conscious mind. 2o, take responsibility for all negativity on your shoulder rather than trying to thro$ it on others or on events and environment. This is the essential, unavoidable step toremove the negativity from our mind.

%. 2econd 7 the process of making the mind free from passionate (ra"asic) and ignorant (tamasic) tendencies take sometime. 2o, keep patience and practise thoughtless a$areness meditation (it is the most effective techniue for self#purification because thoughtless a$areness is !55< goodness/sattva) for &5 min daily for fast self#purification andfor controlling anger/depression/”negative attitude”/”lustful thoughts” without feeling repressed.

&. "reat loc$ eercise is very suited for controlling 1lustful thoughts” without feeling repressed. It is a must2dofor this purpose < never forget this point.

1. bdominal ehalation and nerve2purification breathing eercise are a$esome in long run for removing all kindsof negativity.

3. (ositive auto2suggestion is another po$erful method for removing anger/depression/negative attitude/ $ithoutfeeling repressed.

4. @se only good diets (satt$ic diets) 7 food also plays a great role in determining ho$ muchgoodness/passion/ignorance (sattva/ra"o/tamo uality) one possess.

6. or further suggestions for practice of celibacy/brahmacharya, please read thispost: https'//gopal=mission.wordpress.com/>--/-=/-=/greatly2inspiring2brahmacharya2quotes/

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Q. # want a good techni!ue to remove untimel sleep or unwanted drowsiness effectivel so that #

ma sta awa$e late at night or wor$ as per m original plan. %an ou tell me an such techni!ue?

Ans. 6rowsiness happens when brain lac$s sufficient o"gen. )or e*ample, after ta!in" meals, or

di"esti#e system draws lots of blood from all other parts of the body, becase blood is the medim to transmit

#arios ntrients from di"esti#e system to other parts of the body, so blood amont in brain decrease, which in

trn, decreases o*y"en amont also -becase o*y"en is trasmitted thro"h blood to brain cells, which , in

trn, prodce drowsiness after we ta!e meals. 3o, if any techni8e can help in increasin" the 8antity of

o*y"en in brain, that will help in remo#in" ntimely sleep or drowsiness.

!. The best possible techniue for this purpose is 3#!3 minutes continuous practice of advanced stage of nerve2purification eercise, $hich uses internal breath#retention. t is much better than coffee/tea because it removesdro$siness by inhaling more oygen in the body using internal breath#retention (lungs are in contact $ith inhaled air

for a longer duration, so more oygen is absorbed by lung cells from inhaled air), but it does not stimulates ournerves like coffee/tea do, so our relaation and concentration level of mind are not harmed. ?ut, it can be used only

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by people who don@t suffer from from cervical spondylosis0 high intracranial pressure0 vertigo0 high bloodpressure or heart disease.

%. f one suffers from cervical spondylosis, high intracranial pressure, vertigo, high blood pressure or heart disease, inthat case, suggest another techniue as substitute for above one: or 3#!3 minutes continuously repeat either of$ords Aum (for Hindus)/Amin (for -uslims)/Amen (for =hristians)/any of them (for broad#minded people), as fast andvigorously as possible. f no one is around to feel disturbed by the sound, repeat in sound, other$ise repeat mentally,

but in both cases repeat continuously and as fast and vigorously as possible for 3#!3 minutes continuously. 8uringrepetition of the $ord, feel that the sound#vibration is vibrating in $hole body.

(hese two techni8es are the most effecti#e techni8es for remo#in" nwanted sleep the first one is more

powerfl than the second one, and one shold se first one nless one sffers from spondylosis, high intracranial

pressure, vertigo, high blood pressure or heart disease.

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+houghtless awareness < 1observe the breath” technique. This can also be called 1will suit all” technique because it

will suit everyone who $nows how to count '&.

8ariation 9.

!. 2it in %idhasana or any other sitting posture or even on a chair and make the spine and head erect in a relaedmanner.

%. +lace the palms on the knees and close the eyes.

&. The breathing should be natural throughout the entire practice. Go attempt should be made to regulate eitherinhalation or ehalation during the practice.

1. Go$, focus your a$areness gently on breath.

3. 2tart reverse counting $ith each incoming breath (and no counting $ith outgoing breath). ne may do reversecounting from 35 to !, decreasing the count by one $ith each incoming breath. n case, you forget the count or reach!, go back to 35 and again repeat the process. IIIWhy reverse counting


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5ote' f someone doesnt kno$ counting, then he can instead say A@-/A-BG/A-G

$ith every inhalation (and say nothing $ith every ehalation for the eperience of

thoughtless a$areness to happen during the moments of ehalation).

Aariation >.

,23. %teps , to 3 are same as above.

=. Go$, focus your a$areness gently on breath.

;. Keep on focus of a$areness on breath. f any thought/fantasy/mental talk/desire

disturbs the focus, say fe$ times (%#3 times should be enough) 9Bvery/This

thought/fantasy/mental talk/desire is going out $ith breath. $hile simultaneously

imagining that during ehalation, every/this thought/fantasy/mental talk/desire get

removed $ith outgoing breath. =ontinue doing this as many times as reuired to

make the mind free from that thought/fantasy/mental talk/desire. Fhen the mind

becomes thoughtless, continue the gentle focus of a$areness on breath.

7enefits'

1. oth #ariations 1 and 2 are #ery simple techni8e and can be done by e#en children.

2. :ote) please practise 3-1 minutes of Abdominal e"halation -also !nown as ;apalbhati

pranaama in yo"a /ust before practising an thoughtless awareness techni!ue in sitting

position. This increases the !ualit of thoughtless awareness practice to the e"tent which

one can't even imagine without tring it first. :ever miss it.

>. 6t e8ali'es the flow of breath in both nostrils, so it lead to calmness of the mind, which in trn

indces the state of tho"htless awareness.

4. When his disciples as$ed the !uestion+ 7How can one control the ever wandering mind?5+


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+houghtless awareness < 1observe the origin of I2thought” technique.

(heory<

Fe can easily notice that all thoughts originate from 9 thought. nly after the rise of first

person (, my), second and third persons (He, they, my brother, my school, etc) rise. e.g.

9Fhen I pass my eam, $ill thro$ a party to my friends., 9!y parents came tomorro$ to

my school., 9!y brother $ants to be a doctor., etc.

2o, 9 thought is the root thought. 9 thought is the origin of all other thoughts and the origin

of 9 is thought is the state of thoughtless a$areness. 2o, if we focus our attention on the

origin or source of I thought0 we naturally become thoughtless.

5ote' ll questions and answers must be done in one@s mother tongue0 although for

the sa$e of communication0 they are given here in 9nglish.

Aariation ,.




1. +ay attention to the present thought/image/desire/mental talk in the mind. Go$, ask either of the follo$inguestions: i) Fho is thinking/desiringL or, ii) Fho is imagining or fantasi'ingL or, iii) Fho is talkingL (i f the thought is atype of mental talk 7 imagination of conversation $ith anyone). Ans$er 9. Repeat the process of asking the uestionand then, ans$ering 9 as many times as needed for removal of present thought/image/desire/mental talk in mind.Go$, go to net step.

3. Go$, ask either of the follo$ing uestions (all uestions have same meaning): i) rom $here does this M originate or,ii) Fho am or, iii) Fhat is the source of this 9, fe$ times (%#3 times are enough), and focus all your attention inseeking the origin of 9 thought. f it is done correctly, it results into the state of thoughtless a$areness (meditation). f thoughtless a$areness doesnt happen, again repeat step 3.

4. ?e in this state of thoughtless a$areness as long as no thought disturbs this state. f any thought disturbs this state,repeat steps 1 and 3.

:ote 9. #n step 1+ one can focus attention in see$ing the origin of 7#5 thought directl and

wordlessl also without using an !uestion. Do step @ sin" 8estions or withot 8estions dependin"

pon what sits yo more.

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Aariation >.

9-0. 3teps 1 to 4 are same as in #ariation 1.

1. Fhant -Eepeat 6A;6A as lon" as re8ired to ma!e mind free from all tho"hts e*cept the chant of 6A;6A.

&hen mind becomes tho"htless, drop the chantin" of 6A;6A. (hen, the mind becomes completely tho"htless.

>. e in this state of tho"htless awareness as lon" as no tho"ht distrbs this state. 6f any tho"ht distrbs

this state, repeat steps 4 and @.

Aariation 3.

9-0. 3teps 1 to 4 are same as in #ariation 1.

1. $ow, say , /bser#e+:oo! at this 6 and ma!e an effort to obser#er+Aloo! atA the 6. &hen one tries to

obser#e+Aloo! atA 6, the mind becomes completely tho"htless.

>. e in this state of tho"htless awareness as lon" as no tho"ht distrbs this state. 6f any tho"ht distrbs

this state, repeat steps 4 and @.

:ote . 8ariation will suit even children or illiterates. =ut+ variations 9 @ should be considered

the main techni!ue and variation should be used onl if variations 9 @ are not grasped b an

individual or are not proving effective at a given point of time.

=enefits)

!. +his is one of the most powerful and fastest technique for eperience of thoughtless awareness.

%. 5ote' please practise 32; minutes of bdominal ehalation (also kno$n as 8apalbhati pranayama in yoga) *ustbefore practising any thoughtless awareness technique in sitting position. +his increases the quality ofthoughtless awareness practice to the etent which one can@t even imagine without trying it first. 5ever missit.

&. +his can be and must be practised even with open eyes to $eep the mind free from thoughts during free timeli$e bath/meals/travels etc and thus0 to en*oy peace and relaation of thoughtless awareness whole day. +hepractice of this technique during free2time apart from in sitting position for 3- min0 is indispensable to gainmaimum possible amount of peace and relaation whole day.

1. 5ote' please practise this technique for 3- minutes #more is always welcome& in sitting position for

satisfactory result. Bess than that will be too little practice and will not give satisfactory result.

(ho"htless awareness obser#e the ori"in

of tho"ht+ima"e+desire+fantasy+sond

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Thoughtless awareness – 7observe the origin of thoughtimagedesirefantassound5

techni!ue.

+heory' There is a gap bet$een any t$o consecutive thoughts/images/desires/fantasy/sound (9mental talk or imagination of

conversation creates a sound in mind. 2ound can be present due to other kind of thoughts also.). This gap is thoughtless

a$areness. Fhen the mind is relaed and calm, the gap is of order of fe$ seconds and $hen the mind is tense or ecited, the

gap is of order of a fraction of second. This means, one thought/image/desire/fantasy/sound is present in mind and then there

is gap of fe$ seconds or a fraction of second and after that gap of thoughtless a$areness, another

thought/image/desire/fantasy/sound comes to the mind.

This implies that all thoughts/images/desires/fantasy/sound in mind arise from the state of thoughtless a$areness. Thus, if we

focus our attention on origin of present thoughtimagedesirefantasy/sound in mind+ we will

e"perience thoughtless awareness

:ote) All !uestions and answers must be done in one's mother tongue+ although for the sa$e of

communication+ the are given here in nglish.

Techni!ue)




1. +ay attention to the thought/image/desire/fantasy/sound in the mind keenly and say to yourself fe$ times (%#3 timesare enough), 9This thought/fantasy/mental talk/desire is fully acceptable to me.

3. Then, ask either of the uestions: i) Fhat is the origin of this thought/image/desire/fantasy/sound or , ii) rom $here isthis thought/image/desire/fantasy/sound originating, and focus all your attention in seeking the origin of 9presentthought/image/desire/fantasy/sound in the mind. f it is done correctly, it results into the state of thoughtlessa$areness. Repeat this step till the present thought/image/desire/fantasy/sound gets removed from the mind andthoughtless a$areness is eperienced.

4. ?e in this state of thoughtless a$areness as long as no thought/image/desire/fantasy/sound disturbs this state. f anythoughts disturb this state, repeat step 1 again.

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:ote 9. #n step 1+ one can focus attention in see$ing the origin of 7present

thoughtimagedesirefantasy/sound5 in the mind directl and wordlessl also without using an

!uestion. Do step @ sin" 8estions or withot 8estions dependin" pon what sits yo more.

=enefits)

1. This is one of the most powerful and fastest techni!ue for e"perience of thoughtless

awareness.





>. This can be and must be practised even with open ees to $eep the mind free from thoughtsduring free time li$e bathmealstravels etc and thus+ to en/o peace and rela"ation of

thoughtless awareness whole da. The practice of this techni!ue during free-time apart

from in sitting position for 34 min+ is indispensable to gain ma"imum possible amount ofpeace and rela"ation whole da.

4. :ote) please practise this techni!ue for 34 minutes ,more is alwas welcome in sitting

position for satisfactor result.


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1. Go$, $atch the thoughts/desires/fantasies/images of the mind $ith complete neutrality (neither "udge them as goodor as bad, neither feel attachment nor aversion to them). magine that the mind is a screen andthoughts/desires/fantasies/images are pictures on this screen and you are an observer of these pictures. bserveeach and every thought/desire/fantasy/image $ith full a$areness and say to yourself, 9 am not this

thought/desire/fantasy/image. am only its observer/$itness.

3. After practice of step 3, a time comes $hen the mind becomes thoughtless (this is the state of thoughtlessa$areness). 2imply be in it till this state is disturbed by any thought/desire/fantasy/image, in $hich case repeat theprocess of step 1.

7enefits'

1. This is a techni!ue which is ver effective if one's mind is alread rela"ed to a good e"tent.=ut+ if one's mind is not rela"ed to a good e"tent+ this techni!ue ma not wor$. #n such a

case also+ 7observe the breath7+ 7observe the origin of #-thought5 and 7observe the origin

of thoughtimagesound7 techni!ues will wor$ with a high probabilit. Hence+ those who

are able to successfull practise latter 3 techni!ues need not bother about this techni!ue.

=ut+ if one is not able to e"perience good state of thoughtless awareness in latter 3

techni!ues+ there is no harm in e"perimenting with 7observe the thoughtimage5techni!ue.

2. :ote) please practise 3-1 minutes of Abdominal e"halation -also !nown as ;apalbhatipranaama in yo"a /ust before practising an thoughtless awareness techni!ue in sitting

position. This increases the !ualit of thoughtless awareness practice to the e"tent whichone can't even imagine without tring it first. :ever miss it.

>. This can be and must be practised even with open ees to $eep the mind free from thoughtsduring free time li$e bathmealstravels etc and thus+ to en/o peace and rela"ation of


from in sitting position for 34 min+ is indispensable to gain ma"imum possible amount of

peace and rela"ation whole da.




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+houghtless awareness 21surrender every desire” technique' this will suit those who have genuine devotion and spirit

of self2surrender to "od/llah/"uru or any name of "od0 be it )ama/esus etc.

(heory< Bvery thought is born out of some gross or subtle desire. f $e keenly observe our thought, $e can verify this fact. or

eample, $hen someone sits for thoughtless a$areness practice, a thought may come, 9 have to do this $ork. 7 no$, this is

clearly a desire to do some $ork. 2imilarly, a thought may come in $hich one talks $ith a beloved friend in imagination 7 this

again, is a desire to talk to some beloved friend.

Thus, one can say that thoughtless awareness is same as desireless awareness and desireless awareness is same as

thoughtless awareness.

If one has genuine devotion and spirit of self2surrender to "od/llah/"uru or any name of "od0 be it )ama/esus etc.0

one can surrender the desire manifested in form of present thought/fantasy/image/sound and that desire will vanish

and corresponding thought/fantasy/image/sound will also vanish0 leading to eperience of thoughtless awareness.

(echni8e<




1. Go$, observe the thought/fantasy/image/sound of the mind keenly and ask yourself the uestion, 9Fhich desire isgiving birth to this thought/fantasy/image/soundL fe$ times (%#3 times are enough). f one uestions so and thenobserves keenly, one $ill find that the present thought/fantasy/image/sound is manifestation of some gross or subtledesire. +ay attention to that desire and say to yourself, 9 surrender this desire fully to *od/Allah/*uru/Rama/Cesusetc. (depending on $ho is the ob"ect of your genuine devotion) as many times as needed for thatthought/fantasy/image/sound to vanish from the mind. f ones devotion and spirit of self#surrender is genuine, thedesire and its corresponding thought/fantasy/image/sound $ill vanish and thoughtless a$areness $ill beeperienced.

3. 2imply be in it till this state is disturbed by any thought/fantasy/image/sound, in $hich case repeat the process of step1.

7enefits'

1. This techni!ue will suit those who have genuine devotion and spirit of self-surrender toBodAllahBuru or an name of Bod+ be it &amaCesus etc. 2ne should use onl one ob/ect

of devotion during the practice.





>. This can be and must be practised even with open ees to $eep the mind free from thoughts

during free time li$e bathmealstravels etc and thus+ to en/o peace and rela"ation of


from in sitting position for 34 min+ is indispensable to gain ma"imum possible amount of

peace and rela"ation whole da.

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3. 2imply be in it till this state is disturbed by any thought/image/desire/fantasy/sound, in $hich case repeat the processof step 1.

7enefits'

!. +his technique may suit some people. Eind out if it suits you or not.



1. 5ote' please practise this technique for 3- minutes #more is always welcome& in sitting position forsatisfactory result. Bess than that will be too little practice and will not give satisfactory result.

(ho"htless awareness obser#e the

obser#er techni8e


Thoughtless awareness – 7observe the observer5 techni!ue.

(heory< &hen one sees a dream, one finds oneAs body and mind actin" in dreams. ody may act thro"h

#arios mo#ements of body and mind may act thro"h #arios tho"hts in the dream. t, who sees the

dreamH (he /$I who sees the dream, is not those dream;ima"es, those dream;tho"hts and dream;

mo#ements of the dream;body. (he /$I who sees the dream cannot be mind also becase it sees the mind

and mindAs acti#ities in dream.

(hs, the /$I who sees the dream can be called witnessin" awareness+witness+obser#er+seer and it is

separate from or mind. (his /$I is or real indi#idal self, which is a state of silent awareness.

6f one tries to watch this witness+obser#e this obser#er+see this seer, the tho"ht+desire+fantasy+ima"e

dissol#e into this witness+obser#er+seer and the state of tho"htless awareness will happen. /ne can

le"itimately raise 8estion here, &ho is the one who tries to watch this witnessA+Aobser#e this obser#erA+Asee

this seerJ, then the reply wold be, the /$I who tries to watch this witnessA+Aobser#e this obser#erA+Asee this

seerA is none bt the witness+obser#er+seer itself. Cow srprisin"K t, this is so. (he seer can see itself+(he

witness can watch itself+ (he obser#er can obser#e itself becase the awareness can be aware of itself

-awareness, seer, obser#er and witness all mean same here.. 6f this phenomenon of (he seer seein"

itself+(he witness watchin" itself+(he obser#er obser#in"+(he awareness bein" aware of itself happens

to 100 e*tent, it reslts into somethin" more than tho"htless awareness, which can be called the state of

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pre awareness -awareness bein" aware only of itself. t, in almost all of s this phenomenon will happen

only to some e*tent, and hence, will lead s only pto the state of tho"htless awareness.

6t is #ery difficlt to nderstand all this intellectally, bt it is hoped that a few will be able to nderstand and

"ain from this techni8e. 6n fact, 6 was thin!in" not to "i#e this techni8e, bt then 6 tho"ht, who !nows

some people can really nderstand this techni8e. Cence, 6 am incldin" this techni8e for sa!e of

completeness.

Techni!ue)




1. Go$, observe the thought/image/desire/fantasy of the mind $ith full attention and complete neutrality (neither "udgethem as good or as bad, neither feel attachment nor aversion to them). magine that the mind is a screen andthoughts/desires/fantasies/images are pictures on this screen and you are an observer of these pictures. bserveeach and every thought/desire/fantasy/image $ith full a$areness and say to yourself, 9 am not thisthought/desire/fantasy/image. am only its observer/$itness.. 8o it %#3 times.

3. Go$, be a$are that the one $ho is observing the thought/image/desire/fantasy, must be different from thatthought/image/desire/fantasy. Ask yourself no$ fe$ times (%#3 times are enough), 9Fho is observing/seeing/$atchingthis thought/image/desire/fantasy. and then, turn the attention on the one $ho is observing thisthought/image/desire/fantasy. f it is done correctly, it results into the state of thoughtless a$areness. Repeat this steptill thoughtless a$areness is eperienced.

4. 2imply be in it till this state is disturbed by any thought/image/desire/fantasy, in $hich case repeat the process of step1.

7enefits'

!. +his technique may suit some people. Eind out if it suits you or not.




(ho"htless awareness come to

present techni8e

Posted by Gopal on 5anary 7, 200B



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Thoughtless awareness – 7come to present5 techni!ue

Theor all past moments came as present moment and all ftre moments will also come as present

moment. I#ery yesterday came as today and e#ery tomorrow will also come as today. Present is the more solid

reality of life, becase past is memory and ftre is ncertain dreams and in reality, past was also e*perienced

as present and ftre will also be e*perienced as present only. 3o, li#in" in present is the real essence of life.

I#ery tho"ht+desire+fantasy+ima"e belon"s to either past or ftre. &hen one is flly in present, one is in

tho"htless awareness and li!ewise, when one is in tho"htless awareness, one is flly in present.

Techni!ue)

!. 2it in %idhasana or any other sitting posture or even on a chair and make the spine and head erect in a relaed

manner.



1. Fatch the present thought/desire/fantasy/image in mind. bserve if it belongs to past or future. f it belongs to past,say to yourself, 9This thought/desire/fantasy/image belongs to past. =ome to present no$. fe$ times (%#3 timesshould be enough) and focus the mind on dark space before yourself ($hen one closes ones eyes, there is a darkspace before the mind.). 2imilarly, if present thought/desire/fantasy/image belongs to future, say to yourself, 9Thisthought/desire/fantasy/image belongs to future. =ome to present no$. fe$ times (%#3 times should be enough) andbring the attention to dark space before yourself ($hen one closes ones eyes, there is a dark space before the us.).f it is done correctly, one $ill eperience thoughtless a$areness.

3. 2imply be in it till this state is disturbed by any thought/desire/fantasy/image, in $hich case repeat the process of step1.

7enefits'

!. +his technique may suit some people. Eind out if it suits you or not. I am including it because it suited myelder sister very much0 so I thought0 who $nows some more people may find it suitable to them. nd secondreason is0 it has a good philosophy of 1live in present”. %o0 even if one practises other thoughtlessawareness techniques0 *ust reading this technique will give them a positive approach of life.

%. 5ote' please practise 32; minutes of bdominal ehalation (also kno$n as 8apalbhati pranayama in yoga) *ustbefore practising any thoughtless awareness technique in sitting position. +his increases the quality of

thoughtless awareness practice to the etent which one can@t even imagine without trying it first. 5ever missit.



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