Day 20 for the 21-Day Dhyana Sadhana, 21-Day Meditation Practice daily online retreat as we approach Divali 2024.
Today I speak about the evolving ego - your sense of self that is going through a process of transformation and purification. Ego is call "ahamkar," in Sanskrit. Literally translated this means the "I-maker," the appearance of the sense of individuality. In meditation you are guided to reposition the ego for greater purification and transformation in alignment with the wisdom and power of the masters. It is an invitation to experience deep beingness. Meditation Transcript
Thank you very much for listening, everyone. You all have been very attentive over the past 20 days. It makes me feel fulfilled. As a guide, let's come into our meditation posture.
Let's close our eyes. Please take a deep breath. Begin with an exhale and then inhale, filling up the lungs. And exhale. Empty your lungs, in and out, and again, in and out. Ensure that your head, neck, trunk is aligned, that the spine is straight and strong. Remember, the central channel stretches from the top of the head down through your body to the root. That's the axis of power, the axis of consciousness. So align it. Try to feel, if you need to make any small adjustments. And I invite you to open up to the group energy, that feeling that we are all connected in the group energy. We are all supported in that group energy. You and I have a deep connection as we explore the inner being. By being in that group energy. We are connected to the power of the masters. Let's seek to be receptive to the masters. Those great guides. May their wisdom, may their blessings flow into our experience. We seek to be receptive to that. Just the act of opening up to the power of the masters, to their wisdom is a shifting in the ego. You are becoming more humble, more receptive. And of course we need that. We need that support and that guidance to help us purify the ego. It's our inner support system, spiritual support system. How will you know that you are accessing the masters? You will feel a gentle lift inside. You will feel a support is there with the mind, with the heart, with the energy. Scan the inner space. Move the energy up and down the central channel. Where do you feel the most supported? Do you feel it in your gut or perhaps the root or sacral? Do you feel it in the heart or throat or brow? Focus where you feel the most supported. Breathe through that point. Connect to that inner support more consciously when you breathe in. Invite the power, invite the wisdom to flow, when you breathe out, release the ego resistance, Release the pride. Release the close mindedness, the judgments and expectations. Just the act of that releasing is purification of the ego. You're learning to let go of patterns that you do not need, that do not serve you. Even as you hold a particular point, focusing there, using your breath as the anchor there. Open up your awareness. Become expansive, without boundaries, without borders. Join me in the vast inner space, the space of freedom. It's your being, beingness. And affirm the sense of I, I am, I exist. Breathe from that space of beingness, of eyes. Breathe into that space of beingness. Let's take a deep breath. Breathe into the point of the mind. Permeating the mind with that deeper vibration, deeper space. Breathe into the throat, breathe into the heart, allowing the heart to be filled from that space. Breathe into your gut, abdomen. Breathe into the sacral and into the root, holding your entire body in your awareness. Breathe into the body. Slow inhale, slow exhale. Feel the expansion in the body with each deep breath. And feel how the body is held in that relationship with your inner self. Beingness. Now tune into the senses, identifying each one of your senses. Feeling the weight of the physical body, drawing yourself back to physical presence. Before we come back fully, let's affirm in the mind, strongly centering the mind: I stay centered in the source of my being, conscious of the fullness and perfection that resides there. May I learn to live in alignment with that. May I be guided to experience that. May every thought, emotion, word and action be aligned with that. Take one last deep breath. Anchor yourself fully. Pull yourself into alertness in the body. When you feel ready, with a few gentle blinks, you can open the eyes. Reflection
1. What was your experience today?
2. What would you like to remember and practice from today's meditation? 3. What was challenging for you? What do you need to do to meet that challenge and work with it?
4 Comments
Dear Ved, Wow indeed. Very powerful vibe in this group-meditation. Now I did not 'just' feel silence and calmness, but also grace and not just in my body but also around. I am still a bit impressed and very grateful. I am definitely repeating this meditation this evening to see how it will be then.
Reply
Ved
10/30/2024 07:17:51 am
Namaskar Marloes!
Reply
Llewelyn
10/29/2024 08:27:34 am
Good morning. My meditation today was very stress draining. I felt like tension was just draining down and out of my body and i could even drain out my thoughts and my minds activities.
Reply
Ved
10/30/2024 07:18:45 am
Namaskar Llewelyn,
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
Archives
October 2024
Buy my book on Amazon.
Categories |