YOGIC MEDITATION:
PURIFYING THE MIND
March 2nd, 2013
Saturday
5:30pm-7:30pm
Excited to work together as our meditation group grows...It is profound to me that so many are finding themselves drawn to developing a practice that allows one to counter the ceaseless chatter of the mind with stillness and quiet. For in this stillness and quiet, much like the pond whose ripples have smoothed out, there is the clear vision down into the depths of that pool of water. So it is with our inner being, when the ripples of thought waves cease their movement and activity, clarity, depth, wisdom, and profound self-realization can occur. The benefits of which are incredibly impactful on body systems, mental health, and our overall sense of well-being: physically, emotionally, spiritually.
This next meditation, we will be focusing on purifying the mind of thoughts by talking about YAMAS AND NIYAMAS in YOGA: values, morals, and ethics. When practiced moment to moment, these values empower us to sort through toxic thoughts and mindsets, preconditioning and behavioral patterns that fuel unhealthy thoughts or chains of thoughts. The moment to moment practicing of yogic values or code of ethics IS what purifies the conscious layer of the mind. BY PURIFYING THE CONSCIOUS LAYER OF THE MIND, IT BECOMES EASIER TO CONTROL THE THOUGHT WAVES OF THE MIND IN GENERAL...WE ARE MORE ABLE TO EXPERIENCE DEEPER, MORE RELAXING, HEALING MEDITATIONS!!!
Here's a review for those who didn't get this from last meditation:
By putting this code of ethics into practice, we are disarming ourselves, disarming our mind of harmful thoughts, ammunition if you like. Steadily weeding out mindless habits or knee jerk reactions and planting seeds of love, care, meaning, and respect for ourselves, others, and the world of life around us...We are taking our minds out of its own enslavement and mindless trickery of thoughts that perpetuates separation and self-centeredness.
Practicing the above YAMAS AND NIYAMAS, our thoughts hold intentions for goodness, well-being, and healthy connections. We become vehicles through which truth, love, light, and reverence flow and in this flow, we awaken to the power of our thoughts such that we learn to take responsibility for what we manifest through those thoughts.
We become better aligned with what and who we say we are, with what we believe to be of value, and therefore this alignment begins to play out in our lives...improving the way we think, talk, walk, and feel. Our life changes before our eyes as we are truly replenished, restored, and bathed in the luminous light of the divine self!
Here's a review for those who didn't get this from last meditation:
YAMAS
Ahim’sa: (no harm)
Acting and thinking in ways that inflict NO harm, hurt, pain
Aparigraha: (no unnecessary accumulation)
Living in accord w/ basic needs so that ones life may be simplified, clear, and at ease
Brahmacarya: (all as divine/one)
Perceiving all beings and things as the divine manifest in myriad forms
Satya: (kind words)
Using words and thoughts only for the benefit or well-being of others
Asteya: (no taking/stealing)
Respecting in thought and in action what is of anothers
NIYAMAS
Santos’a: (balance and contentment)
Maintain equanimity/balance through contentment
Shaoca: (pure mind)
Maintain purity and quality of mind
Sva’dhya’ya: (self-study)
Maintain a healthy pursuit/searching for truth/knowledge of the nature of the universe
Tapah: (service to others)
Maintain a sense of selfless service to others
Iishvara Pran’idhan’na: (ideate on the source)
Maintain reverence and remembrance of the supreme consciousness
By putting this code of ethics into practice, we are disarming ourselves, disarming our mind of harmful thoughts, ammunition if you like. Steadily weeding out mindless habits or knee jerk reactions and planting seeds of love, care, meaning, and respect for ourselves, others, and the world of life around us...We are taking our minds out of its own enslavement and mindless trickery of thoughts that perpetuates separation and self-centeredness.
Practicing the above YAMAS AND NIYAMAS, our thoughts hold intentions for goodness, well-being, and healthy connections. We become vehicles through which truth, love, light, and reverence flow and in this flow, we awaken to the power of our thoughts such that we learn to take responsibility for what we manifest through those thoughts.
We become better aligned with what and who we say we are, with what we believe to be of value, and therefore this alignment begins to play out in our lives...improving the way we think, talk, walk, and feel. Our life changes before our eyes as we are truly replenished, restored, and bathed in the luminous light of the divine self!
I hope you each have been able to put these yogic values into practice or at least been able to think about them for our next discussion.
The itinerary is as follows:
5:30pm
review of yamas and niyamas
and yogic steps in meditation
6:00-6:15pm
*1st meditation
6:15
what are the affects of practicing yamas and niyamas
and how they can change how the conscious mind operates
6:30pm
yogic breathing/ujjayi breath & stretching
6:45- 7:05pm
Tibetan Singing Bowl to still the mind
mantra to prepare the mind
*2nd meditation
7:15-7:30pm
soup & closing w/ reflections and sharing
No Cost
(donations accepted however for candles, soup, flowers)
Please Call to Register
808-269-2638
Prema Devii "Trish"
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ReplyDeleteWhat happens to the content, quality, and mode of the mind when we practice yamas and niyamas? How do we begin to feel and what is really changing/transforming within us? When we embody these practices more and more over time, how does our personality, our character traits change...in other words, what would others see in us...how would they describe our demeanor....our radiance....our vibration...our energy?
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