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Make yourself comfortable in your meditation posture. A meditation posture is one in which you feel comfortable. If you are not comfortable, it is not meditation but torture. So, settle in comfortably. Look around the hall now if you wish, for once you close your eyes, keep them closed. Do not open them until the practice is complete. Ensure you are comfortable so you will feel no discomfort. Relax your entire body from your toes to the crown of your head, and from the crown of your head back to your toes. Relax completely. With or without a mālā, simply repeat your mantra mentally. We will begin by chanting Oṁ once. As you chant Auṁ, feel your being within yourself. Withdraw all your thoughts. Take a deep inhale. Concentrate on your breath awareness. Know that you are inhaling, and know that you are exhaling. Be aware of the breath. Focus on this awareness of breath. This is anti-stress meditation. How do we overcome stress? Listen carefully and follow mentally. Feel and relax physically. Bring your awareness, your attention, your feelings, and your very being to the center of your navel. Bring your attention and your feelings to the center of your being, to the navel center. Try to relax the muscles of your face. Do not clench your teeth. Let your jaw be relaxed. Relax your eyebrows. Your forehead and scalp should be free of stress; just relax. Your eyelids are gently relaxed and softly closed. Relax the skin of your head. Relax. There should be no tension in your head. Relax. Try to relax both ears. No tension in the ears. Relax the jaw, relax the neck, relax your throat. Simply let the breath flow, very relaxed. Let the breath be in the abdomen. Relax your diaphragm and feel the expansion and contraction of the lower part of your stomach. Relax. So-called stress is not in the brain; it resides in the lower abdomen. Relax your shoulders and relax the muscles of your arms. Relax your fingers. Feel yourself becoming very light, like a balloon. Try to relax your stomach as much as possible. Many psychic problems and tensions are collected in the abdomen. Relax. If you have ever experienced floating on water, completely relaxed, lying as if in ānandāsana on the water... All tensions, all sorrows, all negative thoughts are created within ourselves. Feel the beautiful energy here in this hall, a very positive energy. There are many, many spiritual souls here. You are a part of that. Feel this beautiful energy. Many spiritual souls are here. You are part of it. Relax each and every limb of the body, the entire body, all muscles, everything. Like snow melting in the sun, let all your stress melt into relaxation. Happy, happy, happy. You feel well. Once again, bring your awareness to the abdomen. It is relaxed, inhaling and exhaling, expanding and contracting. Relax. You feel very pleasant in your mind, developing positive thoughts—happiness, joy. If you feel discomfort, you may, of course, change your posture without disturbing others. The Maṇipūra cakra is completely relaxed, and the Anāhata cakra, the heart, is completely relaxed, full of love, peace, harmony, and positive energy. Now, bring into your awareness a beautiful Saṅkalpa, a resolve that will be with you forever. Let it be that the trace of what is called burnout never appears. Like the bhajan that says, "Gurudev mere pās khaḍe, phirme āskaro kis kī kis kī." You know its meaning. Now, fold your palms near your chest. We will chant Oṁ three times, followed by "Nāhaṁ Karatā." Place your hands on your face. Open your eyes gently. Gently massage your facial muscles and eyelids. Bend forward. Feel the energy and circulation flowing toward your head, eyes, and all the indriyas (senses). Hari Oṁ. Come up slowly.