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Everything originates from the Self. This is the life we feel within us. The same life is expressing through all. The Self wants to explore its highest possibilities through man. For this there needs to be a setting, an arrangement. So what is the setting of this Play Field? What is the arrangement? This arrangement is a framework of laws called the Laws of Thought which are the cause for all creation, and the Law of Abundance.

The Law of Abundance

The Law of Abundance states that, “There is abundance of everything for everyone”. There is abundance of love, peace, happiness, wealth, health and avenues for expression in your life and everyone’s life. There is a natural flow of money, time, happiness, and harmony in your life and everyone’s life. Nothing less than abundance will do to provide for exploring the highest possibilities.

There is no limit. Abundance is one of the qualities of the Self. It is an inherent part of the functioning of Nature. Nature is inherently positive. There is no lack or scarcity of anything.

If this is so, then reflect on what is it for which there is a feeling of lack. The cause for the feeling of lack is always a core thought, a wrong belief. By any chance are you thinking that you have got less because an other person has more? Such a belief could be created in childhood when some siblings get more and some get less. A notion forms that our money is stuck with the rich. Do not think that Nature is so stingy. It wants to give generously to everyone. There is no lack there. But if you have received less then there is a core thought somewhere within you which says something like, “Money is less. It is hard to come by. Even if it comes, it does not remain.” Somewhere in your thoughts it is embedded that it is difficult to earn money. You have probably heard this in your childhood from your parents. “This is very difficult… this does not work… It is not easy… one has to go through a lot of hardship.” So much has gone into your psyche that it keeps working on you. Now that you want to break this framework, tell yourself this law. “There is enough.” If you feel you have less, it only means that it is stuck on the way. Why? Because you have taken off your ‘happy hat’. This is the hat of assurance that there is enough whenever and where ever you need it. The laws of thought imply that you will see everything in your life according to how your thoughts are. So wear the hat again and what is stuck will be released. It is stuck because of your chanting, that there is less. “My height is less… I am less beautiful… I am not so smart… I lack these qualities… Something is lacking… I am incomplete…” This thinking arises because of the core thought where one thinks of oneself to be the body. So imagine the feeling generated when even a single hair turns grey. “My God! Am I getting old?… Now my body will deteriorate… these ailments will begin… I will soon die…” The cycle of thoughts begins.

To a women who is childless and wants a child, there is no other topic for her in her life. “Till this happens, I am incomplete… I am inferior…” She remains in this feeling of lack. Her happy hat has come off a long time ago. But there is no need for this feeling. Be in the feeling that everything is available in abundance. Now when such a woman adopts a child, the feeling of lack has now gone. It has been seen in many cases that now this woman bears a child of her own as well. It appears like a medical miracle. But it was actually her own feeling of lack that got released.

The Source of Abundance

Global Forgiveness Day, observed each year on July 7, serves as a powerful reminder to heal the unseen fractures in our lives. In that spirit, let us explore the profound practice of Kshama Sadhana—a simple practice designed to dissolve the invisible karmic scars that cause unrest, and disharmony.

Every Hurt Leaves an Invisible Fingerprint

Consider this striking reality: every hurt bears the fingerprint of the person who caused it. Whenever someone is hurt—or someone else is unknowingly hurt—an invisible impression is left between the two individuals.

Over time, these impressions form a thick, invisible rope of bondage. The thicker the rope, the more sorrow and distance it creates. It clouds relationships, weakens connections, and quietly becomes a source of suffering neither person can fully understand

The Illusion of Innocence

Someone did not look your way. Someone forgot to say good morning. A stray comment stung. Notice how often such events happen in an ordinary day.

Added up over a week, one might feel hurt by something small, perhaps a hundred times. But turn the question around: Out of those hundred times, how many times did I hurt someone else?

Most people will answer “five”—and even that feels like a stretch to admit. The ego resists it, insisting: “I don’t hurt anyone. I am too good-natured for that. If it happens, it is entirely unintentional.” However, whether the hurt was deliberate or accidental, the fingerprint still forms.

Where there is Hurt, there are Karmic Scars

The fundamental rule of relationships is simple: wherever there is hurt, karmic scars exist. The more fog between two people, the weaker their bond becomes.

Rather than keeping score of who wronged whom, sit with a different question: Who might have been hurt because of me? That single act of sincere self-reflection is where healing begins.

The Practice: Kshama Sadhana

The practice of Kshama Sadhana is a Forgiveness meditation. It does not require confronting anyone in person; the work is done entirely within the laboratory of the mind.

Bring a person to mind, and say to them internally:

“Please forgive me. If I have made any mistake — knowingly, unknowingly, or in anger — I ask for your forgiveness. Please forgive me.”

The ego naturally resists this inner surrender. It constantly demands to be right, and asking for forgiveness feels like defeat. Yet with daily practice, the ego can be overcome, leading to healing and harmony. A sincere inward apology is enough to begin dissolving the fingerprint.

The Visible Fruits of an Invisible Practice

Those who practice this meditation consistently report profound shifts:

Relationships steadily improve.

The other person’s behavior changes without a single word being spoken.

Situations that have felt stuck for years suddenly start moving again.

This is the experience of the fog lifting. Problems that seemed deeply rooted in circumstance were, in fact, rooted in these accumulated impressions all along.

Many already know that forgiveness is important. But knowing it and actually practicing it are entirely different. Resistance lives unseen in the mind, which is exactly why this practice must be done deliberately. It cannot be left merely as a good intention.

Forgiveness for those who have departed

The impact of our impressions extends beyond the living. Fingerprints can remain even on those who have passed away, including ancestors, and seeking their forgiveness matters just as deeply.

This is the true spiritual purpose behind the annual period of Pitru Paksha. It serves as a designated time to ask forgiveness from one’s ancestors, dissolve any unresolved impressions that remain, and completely remove ancestral blocks that may still be quietly shaping the present.

The Guided Prayer

True forgiveness begins with oneself before it can radiate outward.

Step 1: Cleanse the Self

“God, help me forgive myself. Help me cleanse my inner being. Help me accept myself. Help me love myself. Cleanse my inner being.”

Step 2: Cleanse the World

“God, help me forgive everyone. Help me cleanse everyone. Help me accept everyone. Help me love everyone. Cleanse everyone’s inner being.”

Step 3: The Quiet Vow

Repeat this inwardly to each specific person who comes to mind: “I forgive you. I love you. I respect you.”

Extend this grace to every person connected to any hurt in your life to date. Forgive every fingerprint formed, whether knowingly or unknowingly.

Perform this meditation every night before sleep. Make it the very last conscious act before drifting off. The mind inevitably carries whatever it was last occupied with into its resting state. By ending your day with active forgiveness, you give your consciousness the opportunity to mend itself overnight, rather than carrying today’s fog into tomorrow.

~ Based on the Teachings of Sirshree

The above article is an excerpt from the book: Seek Forgiveness and Be Free

Kshamechi Jaadu – Kshamecha Samarthya Jana, Sarv Dukhanpasun Mukt Vha (Marathi) - https://gethappythoughts.org/shop/kshamechi-jaadu-kshamecha-samarthya-jana-sarv-dukhanpasun-mukt-vha-marathi/

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Am I on the right path or not?

I want the ultimate truth. But, is it really necessary to make so much effort, put the body through so much pain? Isn’t there someone somewhere who can answer all my questions? Something is wrong in all the spiritual practices that are being promoted throughout the world, somewhere there is a missing link.

The primary aim of man is to attain and be established in the original state of being and then operate from that state. Only those answers which serve this purpose are of any value, no matter how many times they are heard or read.

Answers to all questions are available at the very place from where the questions originate. When this secret unfolds, you will be able to get to the core, the source or the centre of your being. Then you will say to yourself, ‘No question has remained a question anymore. I can now get all the answers from within myself.’ Hence, you access tejgyan. Until you can do that, a true spiritual master can provide you the answers or the tejgyan. The purpose of tejgyan is not to impart intellectual knowledge, but to help you access the Self, the existential experience.

Tejgyan is that wisdom which is beyond knowledge and ignorance — the source of all knowledge. Knowing and understanding tejgyan leads to a perfectly integrated life. Tejgyan is that state of wisdom where nothing is concealed, everything can be seen clearly.

People assume that Meera sang the praises of the Lord and attained wisdom. But it was the attainment of wisdom that made her sing with so much devotion. Jesus attained a particular wisdom and acts of kindness automatically followed. Not the other way around. This particular wisdom is tejgyan.

Many truth seekers feel apprehensive about their quest: ‘Am I on the right path or not?’ Often there is a feeling of vacuum inside; something that makes one think, ‘This path that I have chosen is inadequate, there has to be something more to it.’ At times one may ask oneself, ‘Is it really necessary to make so much effort, put the body through so much pain? Isn’t there someone somewhere who can answer all my questions? Something is wrong in all this, somewhere there is a missing link.’

The answer to all these doubts and questions is tejgyan — the truth that is beyond knowledge and ignorance, the truth that can only be experienced. And the missing link is that of ‘understanding’. Understanding leads you to the final truth.

Are you aware of the greatest corruption of all? This is a corruption that goes on throughout the day. This is a corruption that almost all people indulge in. This is the costliest corruption of all. So, what is the greatest and all-pervasive corruption going on from time immemorial? The greatest corruption of all is that the inner mind does not allow self-realisation to occur and continue. The outer mind allows the inner mind to indulge in whatever the inner mind wants to, the consequence of which is that the Self or consciousness does not manifest. Let’s try to understand this deep truth.

Most spiritual seekers focus on giving wisdom to the outer mind. That is not enough to be established in the Truth though wisdom is definitely the starting point. Because the starting point of corruption is not known, the Truth does not manifest in one’s life. Let us see how the greatest corruption of all is perpetrated through an example.

There is a great treasure trove in a forest that has been built over the years. Tribals keep adding to the treasure because of which the treasure has grown. Since there are thieves trying to steal the treasure, a team of father and son have been appointed to guard it together. The father is blind while the son is extremely naive. The blind father has been trained to guard the treasure by using one of the four responses. He can either fire his gun or clap or mouth expletives or shout stop. The problem with this system is that the father, being blind, does not know when to shout stop or fire and when not to. When tribals arrive to add to the treasure, the blind father scares them away by firing or shouting. There are times when thieves arrive and the blind father begins to clap allowing the thieves to rob the treasure. And the son who can see does not even notice all this. All that the son has to do is tell the father to wear his special glasses that helps the father see and give the right response. But being naive, he continues to be ignorant. The result of this blind father and naive son combination is that the treasure has stopped growing and in fact has begun to diminish. This is the greatest scam of all.

The reason it is the greatest scam of all is that the treasure being referred to here is the treasure trove of consciousness that is accessible to one and all, but has begun to diminish. This is the costliest price that humanity is paying because of the blind father and the naive son. The blind father is indicative of the unconscious mind — the inner mind. The naive son signifies the conscious mind — the outer mind.

The outer mind develops much later than the inner mind and that is why the inner mind is more aged in this example. The inner mind begins to develop the moment one is born. It is programmed with fixed responses. Whatever the inner mind learnt as a child, it continues to react accordingly for the rest of the life. That is why it is said to be blind in this example. The outer mind that develops much later is unaware of the workings of the inner mind. The inner mind has to be taught to see. The wisdom of the outer mind has to be increased so that it can help the inner mind to see. Meditation done in the right way can help achieve this. Meditation results in tuning between the inner mind and outer mind. The key is to provide the right meditative practice to the inner mind and the right wisdom to the outer mind. When an improper meditation is taught or when incorrect wisdom is given, it actually adds to the corruption. Ask yourself whether the inner mind and the outer mind are getting the right training. With the right training, it is possible to prevent the greatest corruption and add to the inner treasure.

हम सब पृथ्वी पर अपने-अपने विशेष उद्देश्य लेकर आये हैं| कुदरत हमें अपना लक्ष्य पाने के लिए सदा मार्गदर्शन दे रही है| यदि हमारा चरित्र बलवान होगा तो हम बिना विचलित हुए कुदरत के बताये रास्ते पर सीधे चल पायेंगे वरना हम हर छोटी घटना में लालच, सुस्ती और अज्ञान की वजह से डगमगाकर गिर जायेंगे|

यदि चरित्र मजबूत हो तो जब भी कोई सकारात्मक चीज लक्ष्य अनुसार हमारे पास आयेगी तो हम उसे सही तरीके से और खुले मन से ले पायेंगे| अगर आपने कुदरत से यह प्रार्थना की है कि ‘जो मेरा है, वह मुझे सही दिशा और सही तरीके से मिले’ तो कुदरत की तरफ से आपको वैसा ही प्रतिसाद मिलेगा| आपकी यह प्रार्थना ही आपकी नींव की मजबूती को दर्शाती है| आइये जानें कि अपने चरित्र को कैसे सबल बनाया जा सकता है

न किसी से दबें न किसी को दबायें

चरित्रवान इंसान न दबता है, न किसी को अपने अधीन करता है| अविश्वसनीय होने के कारण लोग दूसरों से दबते हैं या दूसरों का शोषण करते हैं| जो लोग दबते हैं, वे तो अप्रशिक्षित हैं ही मगर जो दूसरों को गुलाम बनाना चाहते हैं, वे भी अप्रशिक्षित हैं क्योंकि जो गुलाम बनाना चाहते हैं, वे नहीं जानते कि किसी को बिना गुलाम बनाये भी उनके काम हो सकते हैं|

दूसरों को गुलाम बनाने की चाहत का एक मुख्य कारण यह है कि हर एक अपने काम का नतीजा चाहता है | इस नतीजे (आउटपुट) पर ही उनकी योग्यता का स्तर आँका जाता है| अपने कार्य का परिणाम दिखाने के बाद ही लोगों को पदोन्नति (प्रमोशन) मिलती है|

लोगों को अपना लक्ष्य प्राप्त करने का यही एक रास्ता दिखायी देता है कि यदि वे सामनेवाले पर दबाव डालेंगे तभी उनके काम समय पर संपन्न होंगे वरना नहीं| जो लोग दबते हैं, वे भी अप्रशिक्षित हैं| वे खुलकर किसी को बता नहीं पाते कि किन कार्यों को करने में वे सक्षम हैं| वे सामनेवाले को स्पष्ट रूप से ऐसा बोल नहीं पाते कि ‘आप सिर्फ हमें जिम्मेदारी सौंपें, हम काम करके दिखाते हैं|’ जब वे अपने दिल की बात कह पायेंगे तब वे लोगों के विश्वसनीय तथा आत्मनिर्भर बन पायेंगे| जो इंसान आज़ाद होना चाहता है उसे यह सोचना चाहिए कि ‘मुझे आत्मनिर्भर बनना है, मैं जो कार्य कर रहा हूँ, अपने बलबूते पर कर पाऊँ, मुझे अपने काम में इतनी कुशलता हासिल करनी है कि मेरा काम देखकर लोगों को लगे कि अब इन पर दबाव डालने की जरूरत नहीं है|’

लोग कई बार बिना प्रशिक्षण के ही ऊँचे ओहदे पर पहुँच जाते हैं| ऊँचे ओहदे की वजह से वे लोगों पर दबाव डालकर अपना काम करवाना चाहते हैं क्योंकि वे दिखाना चाहते हैं कि ‘मैं कितना कार्यक्षम हूँ|’ अपनी कार्यक्षमता को प्रदर्शित करने का यही एक मार्ग उनके पास होता है मगर वे नहीं जानते कि इस तरह लोगों पर दबाव डालकर काम करवाने सेे एक समय ऐसा आयेगा कि उनका पद चला जायेगा या वे वहीं रह जायेंगे जहॉं थे| उनकी कंपनी जहॉं की तहॉं रुकी रहेगी या डूब जायेगी|

अपने आपसे पूछें, ‘मुझ में क्या कमी है, जो लोग मुझे दबा रहे हैं या मैं दूसरों पर दबाव डाल रहा हूँ?’ अपने अंदर की कमियों को पहचानकर उन्हें दूर करने में लग जायें| शिकायत करते न बैठें| कमजोरियों पर काम करना श्ाुरू करें| शायद इसमें साल भर लग जाय तो भी कोई हर्ज नहीं| यदि आप आज से काम जारी करेंगे तो एक साल में आपका उद्देश्य पूरा हो जायेगा|

डर या लालच की वजह से लोग गुलाम बनते हैं या बनाते हैं| डर लगने के बावजूद भी आपको काम तो करना ही है| डर को अपना काम करने दें| डर आपके शरीर द्वारा आपको दिया गया फीडबैक है, जो यह बताता है कि ‘तुम कोई नया काम करने जा रहे हो, जो पहले कभी तुमने किया नहीं है|’ यह कितनी अच्छी बात है कि शरीर अपने अंदर सारे रेकॉर्ड रखता है कि वह कौन सा काम पहली बार कर रहा है, कौन सा काम नया कर रहा है तथा कौन सा काम पुराना है? शरीर द्वारा दिये गये फीडबैक को धन्यवाद दें और खुद से कहें, ‘इसके बावजूद भी मुझे अपना कार्य करना ही है|’

नये प्रयोग के साथ अब आपको अपने मस्तिष्क में नयी फाइल (जानकारी) डालनी है| फिर अगली बार शरीर कहेगा, ‘यह काम तुम पहले भी कर चुके हो, यह कोई नयी बात नहीं है, यह तो तुम कर सकते हो, इस स्थिति को तुम सँभाल सकते हो|’ इस तरह आपका आत्मविश्वास बढ़ता जायेगा|

किसी भी मुकाम पर, कितने भी बड़े शिखर पर आप पहुँच जायें, फिर भी सीखना बंद न करें क्योंकि यही नयी संभावनाएँ खोलेगा| जो निर्माण हो चुका है, पहले उसे समझने पर काम करना है, फिर जिसका निर्माण अभी तक नहीं हुआ है, उसके लिए शरीर को तैयार करना है| चरित्र को मजबूत करने का यह लाभकारी उपाय है|

संतुलित रहें

तबीयत और परिस्थिति के हिसाब से आपको हमेशा संतुलित रहना चाहिए| शरीर को जो आदत आप डालेंगे, उसे वह आदत पड़ जाती है| उसे सुस्ती की आदत डालेंगे तो शरीर सोचेगा कि ‘कैसे मैं काम से बचूँ, कौन सा बहाना बनाऊँ|’ शरीर को सुस्ती की आदत डालने से आप अभिव्यक्ति में कम पड़ जायेंगे| इसलिए यह सोचें कि कौन सी आदत आगे मेरे काम आयेगी, काम न करने की या काम करने की? अपनी तबीयत का खयाल अवश्य रखें| यह एक सूक्ष्म बात (फाइन लाईन) है कि कब तक काम किया जाय और कब आराम किया जाय| दोनों अतियों में जाने से बचें| थकने से पहले आराम करें, सुस्ती आने से पहले काम शुरू करें|

बहुत आराम की आदत पड़ने लगी तो धीरे-धीरे चींटी की रफ्तार से यह आदत बढ़ती ही जाती है| एक साल के बाद आप पायेंगे कि आपके शरीर में तमोगुण पहले से बहुत ज्यादा बढ़ गयाहै| पहले आप जितना काम कर पाते थे, अब उससे आधा काम भी नहीं कर पा रहे हैं| यह आदत आगे जाकर आपको तकलीफ देगी| फिलहाल आप अपने शरीर को इस तरह से प्रशिक्षित करें कि उसे ज्यादा से ज्यादा काम करना अच्छा लगे| अगर आप काम को बोझ समझेंगे तो वह काम आपको थकावट देगा| फिर काम से बचने के लिए कपट शुरू होगा| कपट अपने चरित्र की नींव को हिला देगा| इसलिए काम को बोझ नहीं, अभिव्यक्ति समझकर करें|

स्वप्रशिक्षण लें, ना कहना सीखें

स्वप्रशिक्षण पाने के लिए सदा तैयार रहें| अपने आपको प्रशिक्षण देने का कोई भी मौका न गँवायें| कान को यह प्रशिक्षण दें कि वह कौन सी बात सुने और कौन सी बात अनसुनी करे| आँख को प्रशिक्षण दें कि वह कौन सी पुस्तकें पढ़े, कौन सा साहित्य न पढ़े| जो पुस्तकें हमारी नींव को हिलाती हैं, उनकी तरफ रुख न करें| कंप्यूटर या टी.वी पर ऐसे कार्यक्रम न देखें, जो हमारी नींव हिलाते हैं|

यदि आप गलत लोगों को ‘ना’ नहीं बोल सकते हैं, उन्हें यह बता नहीं सकते हैं कि ‘मैं आपके साथ नहीं आ सकता, मैं यह नहीं कर सकता, मुझे क्षमा करें’ तो आइने के सामने खड़े होकर ‘ना’ कहने का अभ्यास करें| आइने के सामने खड़े होकर वे पंक्तियॉं बार-बार दोहरायें, जो आप लोगों को कहना चाहते हैं लेकिन हिचकिचाहट की वजह से कह नहीं पाते| आप कपटमुक्त रहने और अपनी बात पर अटल रहने का अभ्यास कर अपने चरित्र की नींव मजबूत करें|

All of us often encounter minor or major upheavals in life, whether in our professional, financial, social, emotional, or even spiritual aspects. When confronted with these unexpected events, we unknowingly adopt a victim mindset, attributing our problems to others, external circumstances, or even ourselves. Most of us can relate to this in our own lives, but what we truly seek is the resolution of the problem and a return to a problem-free, happy state of life.

Would problems still be called problems if we could easily cope with them? This implies that how we handle them is what really matters. If we focus on handling the problem, what mindset would be best to cope with it? Would it be a mindset of despair that drains our energy, or one that opens us to all possibilities and aligns us with what we truly want? When we operate from a state of happiness, we open ourselves to a spectrum of possibilities, which in turn allows us to make healthier choices to resolve life’s challenges. This may feel counterintuitive, as it is not our usual approach to dealing with unwanted events.

Let’s explore this with an example from everyday life. Imagine a friend or family member falling ill, and we visit them. We tend to sympathize with their state of health, believing it to be an empathetic expression of love and care. However, this temporary comforting act may unknowingly reinforce a feeling of weakness, low energy, and helplessness in the sick person. What would we truly desire in this situation? That wellness be restored, isn’t it? Yet here, our conditioned response is not aligned with our true desire.

To correct this misalignment, we need to view such events from a positive perspective and respond differently, thus aligning with our ultimate desire for happiness. Can we look at these events from a happy and positive state of mind? The happy state from which we view the problem helps us to cope with and resolve it. In fact, if being positive and happy is not our default state, adopting such a state becomes even more important in order to handle these challenges. This counterintuitive approach is akin to doing a favor for ourselves and others around us. So, let us harbor feelings of happiness while seeking to resolve these so-called problems of life.

Practically speaking, empathizing with the sick or suffering person is comforting, but it shouldn’t lead one to succumb to self-pity or a victim mindset. When we maintain a happy state of mind, even if we don’t overtly express it, it helps others remain open and allows the best outcomes to emerge. Happy people are the ones who find the best solutions to life’s events.

Our attitude in life is very important. Happiness is our innate state, but untoward life events disrupt it. Our journey toward regaining this state is to use happiness itself as the means to return to it! Thus, this state is both the path and the destination. Hence, be happy as you face a problem—that’s the magical way to resolve and dissolve it.

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WHAT IS MEDITATION?

Meditation is a gateway to the source of love, joy and peace within you. In meditation, you just need to be present in the state of beingness. The real essence of meditation is beingness that transcends all states. The real goal of meditation is to permanently abide in the experience of pure consciousness and express the divine qualities of unconditional love, boundless joy and peaceful stillness through the human body.

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Our mind indulges into negativities in the external world and constantly pulls our attention away from the source of love, joy and peace, which is within us. We need to quiet our mind and shift our focus inward on the Source of love, joy and peace within us.

You would have seen toddlers who play with their toys, scatter them, or even break them. They make a mess all around the place. However, when the child goes to sleep, the child’s mother neatly puts everything back in order. How did the child help the situation? The child helped by keeping quiet and sleeping. It allowed the mother to step in and restore order.

In the same way, you can help the universe to restore the divine flow of love, joy and peace in your life by quieting your mind through meditation. Thus, learn the art of meditation. Meditation is a gateway to the source of love, joy and peace within you.

When you watch your attention through meditation, you reach a no-mind state, an experience of pure consciousness. This is the inner source of love, joy and peace. Your outer world only reflects your inner world. When you connect to the Source through meditation and abide in its experience, your life automatically reflects it through the expression of health, wealth, loving relationships, abundance, creativity, compassion, simplicity and ease in the external world.

When you are in meditation, the states of mind may alter or various experiences would occur on the body, but meditation has nothing to do with that. These experiences are temporary, illusionary and they shall pass. If this is the case, then what is that which is true, permanent and remains unchanged?

The real essence of meditation is beingness that transcends all states. At Tej Gyan Foundation, we understand that we simply cannot conceptualize this formless experience with words or thoughts, as the experience of our being transcends the realm of mind to which thoughts and words belong.

Your experience of ‘being’ never changes, yet it is ever fresh and new. It never goes anywhere. Actually, meditation is not separate or distinct from you. This state of beingness is who you truly are. That state is meditation. In other words, you are meditation (though, at first, this may sound strange). Meditation is the experience of the real Self, the real ‘I’. This may also be referred to as the Source, Consciousness, God, Allah, Christ, Self-witness, or Pure Awareness. Whatever name we use, meditation is our essential nature.

Source or Consciousness is the living, sentient principle that dwells within and around each and every living being. It is only due to the presence of Consciousness, the knowing principle, that our eyes can see, ears can hear, and tongue can taste. Consciousness is equivalent to the electricity lighting a bulb. There is no use of a bulb without electricity. Similarly, the body-mind mechanism comes alive due to the presence of Consciousness. Consciousness enlivens the mind. Thoughts arise due to the presence of Consciousness.

The purpose of meditation is to experience the real ‘I’, the universal Self, which transcends all concepts, words, thoughts and forms. When you meditate with this purpose, you realize your oneness with the universal Self through the direct experience of your true nature.

If you believe that whatever is inside your skin is “I” and everything outside your skin is not “I”, then meditation breaks this false belief.

The real goal of meditation is to permanently abide in the experience of pure consciousness and express the divine qualities of unconditional love, boundless joy and peaceful stillness through the human body.

One may ask, “How can I experience this state of beingness? How can I meditate?” The answer is ‘by doing nothing and not doing nothing.’ It is beyond ‘doing’ and ‘non-doing’ where we just need to be present; nothing else. However, for many people, even doing nothing seems very difficult. They ask, “How can I do nothing?”

This is like asking, “How can I fall asleep faster?” Of course, other than just lying down, we need to do nothing to sleep. If we try hard to sleep, it will simply elude us. In the same way, during meditation, we only need to be present and witness everything that arises. ‘Meditation’ may sound like a process or an activity, something we have to ‘do’. However, meditation is not separate or distinct from our true nature, since the essence of meditation is ‘beingness’ that exists beyond thoughts.