Handling distractions during Meditation

In this track, Poojya Swamiji clarifies the question of all seekers and practitioners of meditation–“When I meditate, many thoughts come and they are distracting. Why do I get disturbed?” Swamiji assures a seeker that the disturbance will prevail until one knows that the mind and the thought are the same. One should be able to understand that ‘thought’ or ‘no thought’ makes no difference to the substance called the mind. When one meditates, one may be successful or unsuccessful. Swamiji exhorts the sadhaka to practice the Sadhana of Samatva–remaining equal towards both of them.

Shlokas chanted in the track:

अथ चेतसि तत्त्वज्ञ स्पन्दास्पन्दौ त्वमेकताम् ।
नीत्वा तिष्ठ यथाकाममैक्यमागत्य शाश्वतम् ।।
(Yogavasishtha 6.101.29)

सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्यो: समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते ||
(Bhagavad Gita–2.48)

न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते ।
(Bhagavad Gita-4.38)

PR 04 Aug 2018