Having seated in the way as described in the previous post, one goes ahead with meditation or Dhyana – the most important step of Yoga.
There are three layers of our physical existence that we need to gradually withdraw from. At the outset there are the sense organs and associated sense perceptive faculties (indriya). These are our direct interface to external world.
These sense organs are governed by our mind (manah). Over this mind there is the discriminating faculty namely the intellect (buddhi). It is the buddhi, using which we can either decide to go on worldly path or on spiritual path.
“First and foremost is to restrain desires using a firm mind guided by a determined intellect. The intellect should be firmly focused on attaining the ultimate realization.
This is a gradual process that has to be done step by step. Since the mind by nature is quite flimsy and unstable, it needs to be restrained with determined and unwavering effort. As and when the mind withdraws itself from external lures one by one, it needs to be firmly redirected to the target of meditation.
Even the thoughts other than about the goal of ultimate realization have to be restrained. There should be no other thoughts. The entire focus should be on attaining the ultimate realization.”
And that is how one meditates. What happens as a result?
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