by Sri Bmal Mohanty
VOL No. 15
Nov. 2001

CHAPTER SIXTEEN- ON MEDITATION - Part 4

Meditation the vital support of life.

Continued from Chapter fourteen which dealt with The Benefits of Meditation- on the mind, knowledge and the bliss sheaths.

"Based on the lectures by Sri Bimal Mohanty"

In the last three chapters we have discussed various aspects of meditation trying to understand how it works and influences the entire physical, mental and causal body - the tan, man and chetan of the sadhaka and how eventually it assumes a state of natural process of evolution and development for every created being.
   
Those who practice meditation, understanding its ways in a logical manner, are likely to be rewarded with faster and better results. And who does not want faster results? What is more, the understanding helps us in maintaining our firmness - the dhrti - against temporary frustrations which each of us face.

It is therefore important that before we get into some more philosophical discussions, we summarise briefly what we have covered so far.

By definition, spiritual meditation, is concentration or deep fixation on a subject matter that will contribute to our evolutionary process towards a higher being, - a state of supramental consciousness.

The source of supramental consciousness happens to be Bramhan. Hence meditation is Bramha chintan. Bramhan is to be meditated upon.

The achievement of goal through meditation is achieved through personal efforts but always with assistance from Bramhan - the Supreme consciousness who is always present in the back ground of our thoughts.

Meditation begins being inward looking - antarmukhi- before it expands to encompass all and becomes vishwamukhi. It is the discovery of oneness of the individual self within us with the universal supreme self - the Virata.

From the beginning, meditation benefits our various layers of existence, gross and subtle. The first beneficiary being our physical body.

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