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Sadhana or Dhyan means how to concentrate your mind at one
point. Sadhana is a vision. The main objective behind doing Sadhana is how to concentrate the mind and live a disciplined
life. Sadhana also means meditation. In the beginning, meditation will not
be about how long you can maintain a state of mental clarity and
focus. But, meditation is all about developing an ability to
return your attention to a selected focus point, time and time
again.
The human mind is not still. It gets moved away easily by
various thoughts, emotions and feelings and thus distracting the
mind. But as soon as one notice that the mind has moved, then
return your attention to the chosen focal point. During the
meditation one should not get frustrated when the mind moves
away from one place to another. So Sadhana is connected to
the higher power within you.
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Meditation is
a method of attaining the focus and maintaining attention on
the present moment through various meditation techniques.
The different meditation techniques are focus on the breath
and focus on an object and the Mahamrityunjay Mantra.
Focus on the breath
In this type of meditation, you can focus the attention by simply observing the natural flow of
your breath without changing it any way. You can also focus
your attention on each exhalation, allowing tensions and
emotions to be released with breath. While focusing on the
breath you can also chant "Omkar Mantra" at least three
times with deep inhaling and exhaling of the breath. One must
perform inhaling and exhaling properly and very slowly.
Focus on an object
In this type of meditation you can place an object like a
lighted candle on the floor or on a surface at the eye level
and place the attention on that object. Whenever the mind
moves away then bring it gently back to the flame. While
using an object in meditation, then use the object as a
neutral focal point to which your eyes can return whenever
you are aware that your attention has been moved. The object
must be very simple in shape and design as the main purpose
is to refocus the attention when it moves away.
Mahamrityunjay or Lord Shiva Mantra:
OM TRAYAM BAKAM YAJAMAHE
SUGANDHIM PUSHTI-WARDHANAM
URWA-RUKMIV BANDHANAN
MRITYOR MUKSHIYA MAMRI TAT
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