(Mind59)- Let us take a break!

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I started this long series of talks on Mind beginning November last year. I spent a month each, discussing various scientific and philosophic aspects of Mind.

(Mind58)- Samadhi with awareness

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Many people associate different meanings to the Yogic state called Samadhi. Most people imply a sudden loss of awareness, or an experience of proximity to the divine, and so on.

(Mind57)- Once the fun starts all actions stop!

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We were discussing the strange and unusual experience that Ramakrishna Paramahamsa used to go through every now and then. What was it?

Let me start with a simple analogy.

(Mind56)- Can you experience Samadhi without meditating?

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Samadhi is the final stage of meditation. It is the eighth step of Yoga. As the meditation continues for a prolonged duration, one slips into this state of Samadhi.

The question is – “is meditation a necessary precondition to attain samadhi?”.

(Mind55)- What happens when you meditate?

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In the past few episodes, I rushed through a selection of meditative practices from various disciplines, both ancient and modern. 

I am sure there are many more ways. 

In one of my books namely “Meditation – Important things you need to know”, I have hinted that most meditations ultimately lead you to the same destination irrespective of their form and origin. The time taken to reach the destination may differ in each case though.

(Mind54)- Kundalini based meditation of the Hatayogis

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For many people, Kundalini is an inalienable part of Yoga. 

They talk about the dormant mystic power Kundalini, an array of energy centers called Chakras spread all over the spine starting from the lower tip of the vertebral column to the top of the skull. 

 

(Mind53)- Meditation – The Buddha’s way

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Meditation is the crux of Buddhism. But then what exactly is this meditation is something not very clear.