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Meditation is a practice in which an individual trains the mind or induces a mode of consciousness, either to realize some benefit or as an end in itself.

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Many very advanced Hindu saints meditate while standing waist deep in rivers and lakes What is the advantage of this ? Why do they do dhyaan inside water bodies ?
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Any Hindu mantras or techniques from Hinduism to remove intrusive thoughts? Unwanted thoughts? These are apparently from OCD/anxiety of bad childhood, western psych stuff says to observe them and not ...
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I’m looking for Hindu shastra excerpts that describe exactly what a sadhak should be doing with their mind in different states of meditation. As in : what should they be doing with their brain ? What ...
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Vigyan bhairav tantra Verse 109 says "The highest lord is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. " Since I have the attributes of shiv,I am the same as the highest lord." With this ...
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My question is subtle. When we meditate we move our body because of some physical pain . My question is why its so painful to keep my mind on breath/or any object . Its not physical pain then what ...
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How can the deliberate discipline of sitting in stillness, which feels like a form of self-bondage, be the very path to ultimate mental and emotional freedom?
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Is there any evidence that one has realized the Supreme Reality without a Guru or has seen the sagun form of God without a Guru or has been successful in practicing meditation or sadhna without a Guru....
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Just as the knowledge of Vedas was revealed to the sages through meditation, is this possible to gain knowledge of different paths by mediation on that particular type path? For example in patanjali ...
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I am not able to practice meditation for more than ten minutes. After that my mind begins to wander on sensual objects. What are the ways to control the mind and overcome this problem?
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I have heard that in deep meditation, we realise Brahman(God) but can that spiritual experience alone can make a jiva Jivanmukta? Isn't the jiva has to think after Samadhi in Meditation with respect ...
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What are some books on meditation and concentration or some techniques that one can implement to develop concentration and meditative powers? The question is asked from the perspective of a non-...
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Do we incur sin if we do meditate on God without doing bath or rituals.Do we have any specific prerequisites to do meditation on God or for that matter for doing yogasanas.
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Is meditation a way to liberate from the clutches of Maya? If so , are not we supposed to think only God and surrender to him in that meditation process? Why now-a-days most of the modern meditation ...
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When we quite the mind and think of the infinite, what do we experience? By focusing on infinite I understand that instead of filling the mind with all our worldly worries we just filled it with only ...
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All the stories I heard since Childhood, DEVOTEE was DEEPLY DEEPLY PRAYING, God appeared and then when DEVOTEE got His boon, God became AntarDhyan. Since then I have thought about it, just wanted to ...
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For a long time I've been interested in yantras and fascinated by them, and have looked for yantras for each of the Navagrahas and the gods with which they are associated. I've only ever found the 3x3 ...
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A commonly cited teaching from Hindu philosophy is that one should keep one's awareness in the present moment (unless there is a specific reason for it to be anywhere else). And many teachers and ...
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I often struggle with anxiety and restlessness, making it difficult to focus during meditation. Which type of Rudraksha is best for calming the mind, enhancing inner peace, and deepening my meditation ...
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I have gone through a few links here on Hinduism Stack Exchange on Kundalini and videos where people talk about Kundalini and how meditation and chanting mantras can help us connect with the divine, ...
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Things like sex or alcohol or drugs gives us pleasure because it shuts the conscious mind . But when doing meditation does we get happiness because of shuting of conscious mind / no thought ? I mean ...
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I am doing meditation (breathing 2 hours daily) for last 6 years. My question is does meditation helps in Artha and Kama , or just its for moksha ? Actually my age is 30 . So I am now interested in ...
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Is there any difference between these stages of realization/enlightenment?
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Visualization of deity during nama japa is recommended every where. Wanted to know any proven techniques to improve that? Any scripture references or books.
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I have watched several Sadhguru videos about Shambhavi Mahamudra and I did not understand: what exactly is Shambhavi Mahamudra in simple words? How to practice it?
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I used to do Naam Japa in the past but since I have come to know about Advaita this practice is unacceptable to my mind. I can't find it logical. Though I have experienced it's mind purifying benefits ...
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By meditating deeply on God/ gods, can we become more effective in our work and professions. Are there any examples today? That is important because we have to finish our job in best way, before going ...
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When i had Brahmopadesham, it was taught to us secretly in ears ensuring others and especially women don't listen to it. Women those times were closing the ears if someone starts chanting. Its ...
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There are many forms of meditation technique out of which some techniques involves focus on Agya chakra. What is the correct way to focus on Agya chakra? Let's think about a few ways that may or may ...
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To divert myself from daily thoughts I used to focus my mind on incoming and outgoing breath casually. Casually means whenever I am feeling like to focus like before going to sleep or whenever I am ...
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Since we have not seen Krishna ,I want to know What image of Krishna should we mediate upon. So,I want to know Dhaynmantra/DhyanSholaka for Krishna.
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I've been trying to concentrate on my ajna chakra while meditating. I'm doing Sri Ram naama japa with one hand while holding chinmudra with the other. I had a sensation suddenly to concentrate on Ajna ...
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I am confused about morning routine. After waking up, In what order should one perform these actions: Brushing Teeth (Is usually the first thing) Bathing (15 mins) Meditation (takes 15-30 mins, ...
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We know that the best time to meditate is at 4 AM in the morning, but it gets tricky with daylight savings time. Do we follow standard time zone or daylight savings time? Or do we need to meditate at ...
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First of all I know that this is not community for jains and I am not a jain either. But since there is no Jain stack exchange, I thought of asking here. My question is regarding details of how ...
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Do Vishnu in Baikunth , Shiva in Kailash and Brahma in Brahmloka always keep meditating ? And What about Krishna. He lives in Go-Loka with Radha. What does he constantly keep doing in Go-Loka ?
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In patanjali yoga sutras patanjali told to concentrate on qualities of friendship, what exactly is quality of friendship, what exactly one have to focus on...
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There are so many forms and types of meditation techniques. I don't know if all those are the same or different.  So just to start something I want to try the meditation technique given in Bhagavad ...
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Is it safe to do Pranava Yog wich is Chanting Om without guidance or Guru? Is there any side effect of doing alone by just reading on internet and for random duration?
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What are the different type of meditation mentioned in scriptures? Like one is Pranava yoga which is chanting OM sound.
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After consulting you guys many time on how to start spiritual journey I decided to chant ashttotar satnamavali of my deity,I decided to chant one name every night before sleeping for 108 days I even ...
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I want to know how you're supposed to receive any guidance from your deity when you don't know what to meditate on or chant any mantra/strota of that deity or something else ?
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I'd there any methods mentioned in scriptures to increase intelligence
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How to get body of vajra like Duryodhan?Is there a way, by tapas or yoga?I know yogis who can go on cold mountains without much clothing.
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What mantra/strota should I chant to ask for a boon from God? Or, how do I do tapasya for a boon?
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I'm new to this site. Apologies in advance if I made any mistake. Please read the details. I've recently started meditation. I do it every night before sleeping. But after a few minutes of starting ...
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I know that these are mentioned in Buddhist scriptures, but I'm specifically interested in their occurrence in Hindu scriptures.
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From what I understand this can only be accomplished by the help of at least 1 deity?
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What is the Vaisheshika view on meditation? Does it explicitly oppose it? Or does it recognize meditation as something that can be helpful? Or it did not bother to say anything about it. What exactly ...
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What is the difference between PRANAYAMA and vipassana Meditation ? I know that the founder of vipassana Meditation is S.N. Goenka and Pranayam by Baba Ramdev
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I have come across the term Nada, Bindu and Kala etc many times and they seem to be talking about various different concepts sometimes personal and sometimes cosmic. In one explanation Bindu is ...
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