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meditation deepens the entire phenomenal world disappears in Brahman
and the aspirant becomes one with it. This stage of meditation is called
Nirvikalpa."
"In the subjective meditation the Ideal is placed within oneself.
Vedantic seers speak of the heart as an extremely suitable place. As one
progresses in meditation, one realizes that the heart denotes not the
physical organ but the Buddhi (Intellect). At this stage the meditation is
raised from the physical to the psychic level."
Obstacles in Meditation: "The obstacles in our way are only two,
though caused in various ways, namely dullness and distraction
(aavarana and vikshepa). Whenever a person endeavors, without full
training and right preparation, to be silent and listen to the movement of
the higher states of being within himself, he either falls asleep (effect of
dullness), or his mind is distracted and wanders. But if he can hold his
consciousness in a tense state without either falling asleep or letting the
mind wander, he will gradually but surely begin to be responsive to the
subtlest throb, the most gentle whisper of the Self (Atman) within." By
J.C. Chatterji in his book 'Wisdom of the Vedas'.
A day or two before Shivaratri in her meditation Baba told her "All
your impurities, all your conflicts, and all your samskars are taken care
of before Shivaratri. You have been cleansed, corrected, and sanctified.
After Shivaratri you will evolve, you will have the higher knowledge and
wisdom. You will also understand the divine time concept". Almost two
months later in the book 'Mind and Its Control' by Swami Budhananda,
she read the following statement "The distractions in meditation are
supposed to be caused by the forces of our subconscious mind, which are
the storage house of samskars (past impressions and tendencies). Self
examining our samskars and clearing them from our subconscious mind
is what the right preparation for meditation."
6. Sadguru (inner guru / inner teacher)
No subject can be well learned without the help of a good teacher. It is
said that same applies to the subject of spirituality. In the scriptures the
importance of a guru is heavily emphasized. Early on, her friend M and
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