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Some Common Errors in Meditation
– Sri. Ishwar Sahai
The regular process followed under the Sahaj Marg system is meditation on heart, thinking of the presence of the Divine Light there. It is a simple process but sometimes, due to complexities of thought in individual cases, complications arise which deprive an Abhyasi of the full advantage thereof. For this particular purpose an endeavour is made to clear some of the technical points of the process which are commonly misunderstood.
In the first place, it must be clearly noted that we mean to practice meditation and not concentration. Concentration brings to our mind the idea of fixing rigidly on one and the same thought. This naturally leads us to apply the force of will for the suppression of mind or driving out irrelevant ideas. But experience shows that the more we exert ourselves to it, the stronger grows the reaction in the heart and the rush of thoughts grows more intense. Consequently the Abhyasi remains involved in the mental struggle all the while and there is practically no meditation at all. We start with Dhyan or meditation, and when we get 99
  






























































































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