PURPOSE OF MEDITATION

Several

reasons:

Stress management
Peace of mind
Quiet time

All

are true but more:

Balance lifes activities

Spiritual purpose realize inner Nature

WHAT IS MEDITATION
As

you think so you become.

Meditate

means to rest mind on one thought

Meditation

is having, prayer is asking

Meditation

is an activity and an event - waiting

Body, Mind & Soul

Body, Mind

and Soul are connected:

Exercise (Outdoor walking) makes you think clearly

Use of Will Power helps you to be disciplined with

exercise
Soul or spirit can be freed to experience its real nature,
if Body and Mind understand the real Nature of Soul
and cooperate
Use the mind to regulate the mind
Use the mind to purify the mind
Use the mind to help the soul expand and soar

Created to Evolve?
Nature

of life:

It grows and changes

It has a purpose of evolution, from amoeba to being

God-like
Up to human level it is automatic evolution
Humans are bestowed with Will and Determination
Choices are made till we become slaves of those
choices

Characteristics of Life
What

are we today?

Choices, experiences, knowledge are nothing but what we are

today our personality

Characteristics

of life

Human life should also evolve No choice

It is an evolution of knowing and being who we really are, and

ought to become
Freedom of will makes it challenging
Body is limited, mind is less limited and soul is unlimited.
How do we realize this?

Meditate
As

long as we think we are what we are, we can

not be THAT we can be
So, we think of THAT we can be and we have to
be
So, let us want to be THAT
Let us remind ourselves of THAT
Align our willed action with THAT

WHAT IS MEDITATION
As

you think so you become

So, let us think about what we can become,
becoming which we are content!
It is not riches, beauty, intelligence not all rich
people are happy, not all beautiful people are
good, and not all intelligent people are spiritual
So, we meditate on Realizing our REAL NATURE
God-likeness or divinity

Natural Path
So

How does Natural Path (Sahaj Marg)

work?
Open for all that is willing and able to practice
What is the practice?
Meditation, Cleaning, Prayer meditation
No fees charged
Balanced existence and Universal brotherhood
People from all walks of life leading a normal

life with a divine sense of purpose

How to meditate?
Done

in the morning for a minimum of 30

minutes preferably for an hour
Try to do it first thing in the morning
Sit in a comfortable position with eyes closed
Begin the meditation with a prayer for spiritual
elevation
Begin with the IDEA that the heart is filled with
divine light

What happens in meditation?

Mind

will wander Ignore the thoughts

Gently come back to the heart and the IDEA
Transmission will be felt
Divine energy comes when a vacuum is created
It can be felt feels like lullaby for the soul
Nourishes the soul, soothes the mind and quiets the

body
Takes 3 6 months before one feels the transmission

How to do Cleaning?
It

is done in the evening, for approx. 30 minutes

Preferably on returning from regular work
Sit like in the morning, but now with the idea that
we are cleaning ourselves of all the past
impressions, thoughts, impurities, grossness,
heaviness, etc.
Think that these are going away in form of smoke
or vapor from the back side
Imagine that the divine energy is coming from the
front filling up the heart

What happens in cleaning?

The

mind wanders as usual ignore it

Focus on cleaning. Use of will power is important
to think the going away of the impurities and
attracting divine energy from the front
You will feel lighter at the end of the session and
also feel transmission at end
Cleaning complements meditation
We forget what we need to forget and remember
what we need to remember

Prayer Meditation
Normally

done at night as we go to bed

Spend about 10 15 minutes Introspecting and
resolving to do better
Today ends tonight and tomorrow is a brand new
day
Remind ourselves of the Divine Nature in us and
meditate on the meaning of the prayer and go to
sleep!
We connect the morning meditation to this nightly
prayer and sleep peacefully!

What is the prayer?

O,

Master! Thou art the real goal of human

life; We are yet but slaves of wishes putting
bar to our advancement. Thou art the only
God and power to bring us up to that stage
Who and what is a Master?
Both a principle and a person
One who has Mastered himself
Spiritual Master similar to Master Artisan,

Master Craftsman and Master Physicist

Guru, The Master, The Teacher

Realizing

the need for a Guru

It is easier to be taught a practice than to invent

on our own
Like a mountain guide You need him till you
return to the base!
How

to select a Guru

One who is not money, power, fame-minded

Serves humanity in the remembrance of God
Practices what he or she preaches
Leads by example

Benefits of this Practice

No

experience without practice

No substitute for experience
Experience will show

Better clarity of mind

Better health
Natural improvements in habits
Better relationships
Efficiency at work
Deeper inner abidance and beatitude
And in-the-world and not-of-this-world conditions

Support
Individual

sittings with the preceptors

Preceptors are trainers and practitioners

More like sponsors or mentors

Group

meditation

Day
Sunday

Support

time Venue
time Venue

from the Guru books and seminars

Practice of Constant Remembrance

Reference Materials
www.srcm.org

or write to info@srcm.org
Complete Works of Ram Chandra, Vol. 1
By Ram Chandra

My

Master

By P. Rajagopalachari

Sahaj

Marg Companion

By Clark Powell

How to get started?

If

you are interested in trying this Natural

Path system of Raja Yoga meditation:
You should be 18 years of age
No money is needed
Allocate 70 - 100 minutes a day
Start with 3 individual sittings in 3 days
Call one of the Preceptors by contacting

info@srcm.org

Practice Towards Perfection!

Prayers for all the best!