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Tonight's discourse and meditation at Indigo Holistic Healing Centre in Tuam was a uniquely insightful description of how to do spiritual meditation.
Janeshwari Devi, a disciple of Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj, began with an explanation of the mind, its formation and qualities. Then she explained about the soul and the connection between the mind and soul. The soul is Divine. Like sparks rising up from a fire, the soul is an eternal fragment of Divinity. We feel a constant inner urge for God, because our real self is Divine. Mind feels an urge for perfect happiness, and because it is material, it seeks that happiness through material means. As one purifies his mind through spiritual meditation, the mind receives a reflection of the Divine soul, and begins to understand that the eternal happiness we are looking for is in God alone.
What distinguishes different forms of meditation is the object of meditation. The effects of the meditations which engage the mind in mental training or concentration on material objects (such as the flame of a candle) offer us only temporary peace and relaxation and can never satisfy the longing of the soul for God.
Janeshwari Devi presented the audience with a new way to meditate which takes one beyond the common meditation techniques. It is a spiritual meditation taught by the saints and sages of India. The focus of the meditation is on God. She explained that devotion to God without asking Him for anything is the true meditation that when faithfully practiced can lead to a feeling of closeness and affinity to God.
Didiji explained that material love and spiritual love are opposite to each other; material love is limited and temporary, while spiritual love is everlasting, keeps growing and is unconditional.
Through a mix of speech, Sankrit verses and soulful chantings, Didiji took the audience to a new level of spiritual understanding and experience.
Didiji's lectures in Galway are coming to an end so we are looking forward to attending her lecture, "Spiritual Wisdom and Chants of India" at An Seomra Yoga later today, 4pm - 5:30pm. See you there!
Namaste,
David.
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