https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8 1 Sri Krishna is talking about meditation to Arjun. He explained that whether you are karma sanyasi or a karm yogi, it's not the external renunciation but the state of the mind which is most important. So that mind Sri Krishna said, can be your enemy, it can be your friend. He said to purify the mind you engage in meditation. He is describing further about meditation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=0 2 Bhagavat Gita chapter 6 Dhyan Yog the Yoga of meditation “He must hold the body, neck and head firmly in a straight line and gaze at the tip of the nose, without allowing the eyes to wander. Thus with a serene, fearless and unwavering mind and staunch in the vow of celibacy, the vigilant yogi should meditate on me having me alone as the supreme goal”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=34 3 Supposing all day long you see movies and at the end of it you say okay now let me sit for meditation, will you succeed in meditating ? So it is not just what you are doing during that meditation period but what you do through the day which will affect the quality of your meditation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=128 4 That is why in the Yog darshan, Maharshi Patanjali says, yam,niyam, asan, pranayama, pratyahar So what is pratyahar? The ahaar of the senses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=165 5 The senses of ours. The Kathopnishad says that the creator Brahma made these senses outwardly oriented, so the senses by themselves will not run inside, they will run outside only. Now we think of aahar only as what we eat. But from the spiritual viewpoint all the senses are getting aahar. So if we want to move ahead in Yog, withdraw those senses like the turtle, when it spots a danger what does it do, it withdraws its arms and leg and even the head, it all just becomes a shell and then it waits and hears and when the it seems it is safe, it'll poke its head out. It has learned the art of withdrawing its hands and feet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=185 6 Similarly the expert meditator has to be adept at the art of withdrawing the senses. That is the pratyahara of these senses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=257 7 Now neurology tells us that there is a chemical in the brain called dopamine, and that dopamine is the chemical that causes confusion. All the wrong decisions we take is because of dopamine. The dopamine always promises us there is happiness there but there is never any fulfillment, only hope. So dopamine gets stimulated and in this modern day environment there is constant stimulation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=275 8 So the mind, the brain has gotten addicted to stimulation. When was the last time you ever got bored? At least never since the advent of iPhone. Because from all sides there's entertainment pouring in, little tit bits of interesting information. You can always switch from the different platforms, from the different instant messaging Systems, you can always check the email, So the brain gets stimulation. Will I get some interesting tit bit of information there? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=318 9 That is why nowadays intermittent fasting has become common, right? Give your digestive system a little break, 16 hours of break once in a while and it will improve your digestion. So when you eat, you'll actually be able to eat more. You'll make up for that fast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=367 10 So likewise now people are realizing that you need a dopamine detox, why? Because all the stimulation from all sides and what is happening to the brain is constant dopamine, dopamine, dopamine. And the problem is the brain is getting desensitized, it needs more and more and more dopamine. So if you do a dopamine detox, slowly the brain will come back to normal. That is the pratyahar. Pratyahar means the withdrawal of the senses from the world. Like the turtle you take them in. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=397 11 And then Sri Krishna also gives some external things. So He says that you sit alert, in the Brahma sutra there are four sutras in regard to how to meditate. So Vyas has said there sit down and meditate. Now you say Guru ji can I lie down and meditate? Guruji says if you are really expert you can but if you are little less expert don't do it otherwise you will fall asleep in a short while, that is why it is said while meditating don't even take a “teka” (a cushion as a support for back), don't say, okay I'll meditate, let me also rest my back and meditate why this mind is so lazy, it's looking for opportunities to switch off. Now it doesn't look for such opportunities when you are eating when you are getting the aahar for your senses. Why? Because the mind gets the material rasa. It is a material mind. It gets the material rasa. The mind says this is all right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=448 12 But when you take the mind in the spiritual realm, now the mind is in the reverse area. It's a material mind in the spiritual realm. Well, it is natural. The mind says this is not so interesting. Unless you've got a whole lot of prem (love) then of course the mind finds that interesting then the world is uninteresting. But until you reach that level of surety, don't trust the mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=538 13 That is why sit alert. So the yoga darshan says, sit and do your meditation, later on you can walk along and also do your meditation. That is also possible. But initially just sit down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=570 14 So “samam kaya-shiro-grivam” Shri Krishna says “Sit Erect”, do not sit tilted. and then He says “dharayann achalam sthirah” So you focus, keep your eyes not fully open, not fully closed. What is the sense of that? See Shri Krishna is just being practical. These eyes are the windows to the world, so if you keep the eyes open, you will get distracted, and if you keep the eyes fully closed you may fall asleep, so Shri Krishna is being realistic. He says you keep them half open and half closed. And further he says focus, don't let the world get in through the eyes, so keep the eyes focussed on the tip of the nose. And then you engage in meditation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=592 15 So He has earlier explained the kind of aasan, it need not be too high, not too low. Maharshi Patanjali has said "Sthiram, sukham, asanam." He says when you sit for meditation these three things should be there. Firstly you should be able to sit sukhmay, comfortably. If you are forcing yourself into padmasan and it's uncomfortable for you then naturally your mind will meditate on the pain in the legs and you'll not be able to think of your meditable object. So sukham (comfortably), and asam means sit down and sthiram, sit stationary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=664 16 So likewise Sri Krishna also says in whichever posture you are able to sit stationary you sit down, focus your eyes, control your senses, and now meditate, on what? So he has said, “Meditate on Me”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=725 17 Now you read varieties of commentaries on the Bhagavad-Gita, people have the art. Sri Krishna is saying straight, “Meditate on Me”. but somebody says He is telling you to meditate on the soul within, somebody says He is telling you to meditate on your lifeairs, some master yogis say that there is no Mahabharat, it is only your body but we will learn from Sri Krishna in the next verse, He will clarify it even further. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEiTmThmYo8&t=751
Standby link (in case youtube link does not work) You’ll Never Control Your Mind Without This – Shree Krishna’s Forgotten Truth Swami Mukundananda.mp4
