Preparation for meditation demands steadiness of body and overcoming tamas through activating the Manipura Chakra.
Body discomfort makes the mind restless; without kaya-sthairya, concentration is impossible. Steadiness must be cultivated through asana and pranayama long before meditation. Most cannot hold concentration for even half a minute, so meditation remains a distant struggle. Drowsiness during practice arises from tamas guna, largely caused by gases from grains. Overcome tamas by a strict phalāhārī diet—five almonds, five cashews, five pistachios, one cup of milk, and some fruit—no potatoes, chips, or excess nuts. Purifying the three gunas removes mala, vikshepa, and avarana that veil inner vision. The Manipura Chakra, the solar plexus, governs eyes, anger, speech, and digestion. Agni Sakshi Kriya and Trataka activate this chakra, yielding clear physical and subtle vision. Through sustained sadhana, inner vision opens like Sañjaya’s divine vision, granted by grace and withdrawn when grace departs. Guard words and thoughts; think repeatedly before speaking or writing, for they become irrevocable. Anger is protective but must not bite, like a snake displaying its hood. The mind, a strong rider, must control the ten horses of the senses pulling the body-coach. Protect satsanga fiercely; one diseased fish spoils the pond. Preparation for summer Kriya seminars begins now, not last minute. Day by day, devotion increases, transcending the gunas.
“If you can concentrate on one thing for half a minute—you, practitioners of Kriyā Yoga—the rest of humanity cannot do it.”
“The Maṇipūra Chakra is the fountain of nectar. Agni Sākṣī Kriyā and Trāṭaka will give clear visions again.”
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