Episode 2 - Three meditation methods on Virat Purusha - Top down meditation

 

Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya!

Welcome to this short series on Virat Purusha meditation

In the previous episode, we discussed what is this Virat Purusha and also methods of meditating upon this Virat Purusha

In this episode, we will discuss the top down method of meditating upon this Virat Purusha

What is the grandest thing that we know?

Galaxies? Our universe itself? Or the multiple universes?

The cosmic consciousness that occupies all these infinite multiple universes, is the same as the universal consciousness that occupy our universe.

It is the same God that occupies all the stars that we see and the stars that we don't see

It is the same as this parabrahman that we worship through sun

It is the same as our personal God that we pray to everyday!

In Bhagavata purana, Lord Krishna commands chief of all these infinite universes to come before him.

Today string theory acknowledges the fact that there are ofcourse multiple universes.

Can we really imagine this Virat Purusha?

No; not really.

But we do experience this Virat Purusha, indirectly every moment of our life.

But we can experience bit of this Virat Purusha through meditation directly.

In the next one minute, there will be a guided meditation with respect to the top down method of meditating upon this Virat Purusha

In the next episode we will discuss about the bottom up method of meditatng upon this Virat Purusha.

Until then, Om shanthi shanthi, shanthihi!

Episode 1 - Three meditation methods on Virat Purusha - introduction

 Om namo bhagavate vasudevaya

Welcome to this short series on Virat Purusha Meditation

What is this Virat Purusha?

At a very gross level, Virat means “Grand”; Purusha means “Consciousness”

So Virat Purusha means “Grand Consciousness”; you may call it cosmic consciousness, you may call it universal consciousness, you may call it parabrahman, you may call it God, you may call it atman; you may call it by whatever name you want

Bhagavata purana says that the entire universe is filled with this Virat Purusha. This Virat Purusha  occupies the entire universe in the same shape that of the universe itself. The same concept is also echoed in some of the western philosophies such as Panentheism and panpsychism.

Ok. How do we meditate upon this Virat Purusha?

There are many methods. I personally follow three methods; first method I call top down method; the second method I call bottom up method; and the third the middle method.

In the top down method, we start with meditation upon the grand scale of the universe and then come down to our experiential level; and then go further down in to the subtle nature of the universe. 

In the bottom up method, we start with the subtle nature of the universe, and then come up to our experiential level and then further go up in to the grand scale of the universe

The centre method is where we start with our experience. And from there either we can go up to the grand scale of the universe or go down to the subtle nature of the universe.

Now for the next one minute there will be an introductory guided meditation. 

And thats it for this episode and in the next episode, we will discuss more on the top down method.

Until then, Om shanthi shanthi shanthihi!

Six meditation methods directly from Yoga Sutras

 

 

Pantanjali’s Yoga Sutra is the source material for the

philosophy and practice of Yoga school of thought

Patanjali mentions many meditation methods in Yoga sutras

and we have picked six meditation methods for you

At a basic level these methods will develop mindfulness

With continued practice, one will gain stability in mind.

A stable mind is a powerful tool in achieving whatever

we want.

Meditation practices with the understanding of yogic concepts

elevates our awareness of the workings of our mind.

This increases our ability to use the mind as a powerful tool.

While meditating, proper use of physical posture called asana,

breathing called pranayama and hand gestures called mudra -,

increases the potency of mind.

Come, lets learn six meditation methods directly from yoga

sutras, along with appropriate asana, pranayama and mudra:

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