The effects of Tibetan meditation

Meditation - it is something very interesting and good. If you have ever felt what it is, you will have to her real interest and begin development. As long as you have not known this core of meditation, not yet experienced actual meditation as such - you have a real interest will not arise. Meditation is not interesting until until it does not reach a certain result. 

The reason for this is that the mind is usually not used to being balanced. We are all much closer to a condition in which continuous the thoughts and mind constantly follow these spontaneously and continuously emerging thoughts. Thoughts, confusion, anxiety, distract us. This is a familiar, self-evident to us the state of mind. Because our mind is so used to being restless and in constant motion, in a similar position to his meditation is something unnatural, unusual for us and does not correspond to what we normally experience. For this reason, meditation is so, for what we have to work hard, and it deprives us of the spontaneous interest. It's like learning to swim. When you learn - easy. But until then ... 

In order to learn this, we need patience and perseverance. To achieve results it is first necessary diligence, as well as knowledge of how to meditate. 

We employed the concept of "meditation" is very vague and can be understood in different ways. Another matter - used to refer to this practice Tibetan word police department, meaning that mind is unidirectional, which experienced a stable, clear, uncomplicated and totally distracted mind. 

Meditation does not mean bringing the mind into a condition in which there is something special, sees a different light, experienced something fantastic. We did not bring to mind anything like that. Many people think of meditation as the appearance of singular visions and fantastic experiences. They are trying to create a vision, not excluding for this purpose and LSD. They are trying to create in the body of a certain feeling, while listening to music, and think that it is meditation. But all this is just different feelings that they themselves create and experience. Nothing to do with meditation is not here, because the mind is still distracted and busy with all sorts of things. So let's say, meditation on the eighth Karmapa often practice, imagining that the sky flying a variety dakini. In the early 70-ies I had a few friends to whom I explained the meditation on the eighth Karmapa. They went home, took LSD, brought the music and then took up meditation. Perhaps they thought that would be better dakini dance to the music. But this is not what I want to tell you. 

What really is meditation? The fact that we were able to see the mind in its natural state, the mind itself, to see his true nature, which so far prevented the non-stop flowing thought processes. There are two levels. 

On the one hand the mind always follows the external experiences, smells, shapes, sounds, etc. These experiences of our senses - the first diversion. Our mind is continuously busy with a sense of external objects, external world, what prevents us to keep it quiet. Why? Because our mind is constantly internally identifies himself with them - this is the second level. The mind constantly thinks and used to follow the thoughts. Therefore, we are unable to retain control of sensory perception, in which the mind follows the outside. 

When we can constantly monitor our thoughts, the first level, too, will cease to be a problem for us, as the diversion is no more. The feeling of the senses no longer be an obstacle for us. Our task - to learn to control the constantly evolving thoughts, keep the mind concentrated. Upon reaching a concentration of all sensory perception - no more distraction for the mind. Therefore, we can penetrate more deeply and calm state of mind. You have not yet been such a state. But when once you reach this level, the mind becomes spacious, really quiet and deep. It's like that open one door in my mind - all the other doors swing open, one after another and you can move farther and farther, work out a special feeling of this higher quality of mind. Therefore, meditation in Theravada designed so that practitioners sleep only 6-7 hours a day, and all the rest of the time meditating. This construction allows for a short time to achieve peace of mind. (This is not talking about a certain direction, as, for example, in Thailand, but the general mode of practice in the Theravada). After an hour of the day they do not take any food, soft drinks are only allowed with no great nutritional value. Allowed only such drinks as water, tea, milk - that is, those which reflect the person drinking - but not a heavy soup or yogurt. 

If, starting from noon, do not take any more food, the mind becomes clearer, less sleepy, as required for meditation. This will give the mind more power and clarity, so that everyone who tries themselves in meditation, you should do the same. Take the food may be only the next morning. You can go to sleep about half-past ten, but to get up early in the morning around five. This is probably not very suitable for today, but before doing so, because meditation program was aimed at achieving results in a very short time. Choosing this form, did so because they had received the teachings of the Buddha that Samsara is terrible, full of suffering, that nothing in samsara attain. This is what they gave special importance, by its very nature a tendency to the full adoption of the fact that the Buddha spoke of samsara. They are completely drifted from Samsara and concentrated on meditation. Reached then the results, they were happy and did not care much about the sentient beings. Not having had anything against the fact that for those was something done, they do not occupy the position of "I solve the problem sentient beings." They would just as soon as possible to achieve results in meditation. 

We, on the contrary, we eat and after noon, and evening, because we - the bodhisattva. (Laughter.) Because the Bodhisattva is not so much thinking about myself, they are not too slow to achieve their own goals. (Laughter.) 

The peculiarity of Bodhisattvas in the absence of fear of all new and new births. They return again and again, being ready for this. They want to be born again and again. That's why they do not tend to the form of meditation, adopted in the Theravada, systematically follow a precise inevitably entail the impossibility of rebirth in samsara. It is cut off. Regeneration is not possible even if desired. 

Build your meditation, they reach a very concentrated state, and therefore able to apply the analytical level of meditation. Analyzing the status thus his mind. Reaching the analytical power of meditation, they are able to precisely identify the nature of all the poisons of the mind, whether it be anger, desire, jealousy, envy - whatever. This can be compared to awakening from sleep, when one realizes that the experiences did not have any reality. Experienced disappears, because it was not really existed. He does not need to squeeze or remove. 

That's about the application of analytical techniques look to the individual poisons the mind, so there is the ability to look through the disturbing emotions and see what they actually do not exist. Based on this understanding, they learn the true nature of disturbing emotions, remove the causes that otherwise would contribute to the rebirth in samsara. When they die, their mind goes into meditation, and they can no longer degenerate. This illusion is over. 

So, we use the term "meditation", as adopted by the Tibetan expression of this - the police department. However, in the Tibetan language is another, more accurate word tingedzin (Sanskrit SAMADI). Ting means `depth`. Ting - seated today changed pronunciation, means the ability to still feel the depth of the mind. Jin means `hold ', that is to be able to keep the depth of experience unshakable state of mind. 

Other Tibetan symbol of meditation - Samten. Samten means to experience a stable state of mind. Here, just as in tingedzin, there are different levels. If you ask a Tibetan teacher of meditation exercises and ask him to tell a little about the police department, that is, about meditation in general, he will tell you anything to tell. But if you say: "Tell me a little about tingedzin", it can cause them mild panic, unless, of course, it is not a good meditator, or very well trained. Such a response to a question about tingedzin or Samten, due to the fact that the teacher - except for a very good - I think you know it. (Laughter.) 

On the way we pass first Theravada levels Samten - concentrated meditation, and then levels tingedzin. Both of them are certain building, a certain kind of levels. 

Bodhisattvas are in meditation the same way. Also here were first concentrations (Samten), then - deep meditation (tingedzin). Achieving Bodhisattva of this stage makes it able to use reached peace of mind on a large scale to help beings. At that time, as in the way of the Theravada at this stage fully orientirueshsya on as quickly as possible achieve their own liberation. 

We are talking now about tingedzin and Samten. But, without acquiring relevant experience did not leave too far to communicate on this subject, despite the fact that our human language is a bit superior cat. (Laughter). 

It is therefore appropriate to discuss the analytical form of meditation, meditation on the use of conventional thought and mind, together with the correct posture and the way power seats. Do not you find it and you know that it's better than talking about tingedzin and Samten? To date, I first of all I talk about this when traveling and give people exercises. 

With meditation as the analytical process and the application of meditation on the thoughts and feelings have a lot of opportunities. As already mentioned, you can use meditation to negative emotions and thus "break" them. But when it comes to attachments, hold, you need to subdivide them. One type of attachment is useful, the other, however - no. Separation is done depending on how far you have progressed in meditation. You can work with each thought that using the knowledge of an individual thought to gain by so doing, and understanding of its own nature. After researching the idea can no longer exist. But what remains - is peculiar to the stability of the mind, reveals to us the nature of mind, making it visible to us. In other circumstances, with the recurring thought processes, the time for learning about their nature does not. It is hidden. Analytical study of the nature of every thought can become more deeply and truly knowable. 

Emotions - such as anger, jealousy, etc. - Are treated with the Buddhist point of view as negative. Arising in mind, they - like any other thought - do not have more negative. However, they lay in the mind of the causes of negativity then. General, reactions and thoughts of man are different. When you see an external object, probably a thought: "This is blue, has such and such a form, and so on." This is a neutral idea, having no positive or negative action. Anger and jealousy, however, can produce something negative, which is not desirable to have, and what must be removed again. However, the practitioner would not want to have too many thoughts in my mind. Hence, on the one hand, he tries to calm the mind, on the other - want to remove from the mind is negative. That is, we use analytical methods to the thoughts, becoming, in particular, the ability to treat those of them that entail negative consequences. 

At the same time, thanks to this, tested and less attachment to the sensory impressions. Well as a little step back from them, building a meditation in a form which develops concentration. If too much focus on external things, invent yourself, how things should be and how I would like to try everything, then concentrate the mind and bring it to rest would be difficult. Automatically there is a tendency to a strong clinging to these external sensory impressions, why there is increasing diversion. 

In achieving this level of peace of mind is experienced very calm, peaceful mind. Since that time, and analytical meditation also denied the application because the movement in mind, first served order, which was sent to analytical meditation, no longer as great as before. However, this level of peace of mind - a condition in which there is absolute peace, which then bound once again tied. 

When this level of peace of mind matures and becomes stable, try to reach deeper and higher level. 

As before, now once again finds its use analytical meditation, and, this time aimed specifically at the attachment to the state of peace of mind. At this stage, achieved something quite different from our confused mind. Now he has become a peaceful, very stable, and it is very, very nice. By that become attached and this relationship closes the door for further development. Analytical meditation on the subtle sense of attachment here is the key to unlocking the door. When this relationship bloom, meditation spontaneously become much deeper. This phase of development shall take place in concentrated meditation. 

If now someone again asks "how" and "why" of it is really impossible to answer, though, as I said earlier, our language a little better than a cat. Those who have relevant experience, have found to describe it defined the notion of using who, all located on the same level can communicate with each other, but not with us. If you do not have a notion of relevant experience are - will not work. I could, for instance, say - "Then you reach the second stage Samten. You understand this? You need to have this experience and then also be clear. 

One day the Buddha gave teachings on Samadhiradzha-sutra, which describes various types tingedzin. And now the question - who understand this? The average person can not understand this. So why the Buddha taught this? For the reason that he was supposed to be then qualified student, to understand it. Now we have the Sutra, taught by the Buddha, although we do not understand. However, we have the opportunity to rise to the level at which we can understand the things which the Buddha first taught. 

We are approaching this, when dealing with this, when using our form of communication, better than cats, more and more aware of the profound significance. 

Bodhisattvas do so - they use these meditations saving, but at the same time a certain kind of attachment to the physical form, which is the cause of degeneration. They are willing to use all these SAMADI. Applying the one hand, the same meditation, and the way that the Theravada, they first of all, however, use force SAMADI to create additional capacity of rebirth in samsara in order to help beings. 

All sentient beings are the cause of rebirth in samsara. How to reborn - it is a question of karma. To be a good Bodhisattva, it is necessary to obtain the teachings of the Buddha or Bodhisattva. 

They know a lot about what the causes leading to any result, as there is Samsara, what reasons lie behind all the positive and negative in samsara. Bodhisattva knows all these details, because he received all the teachings of the Buddha or Bodhisattva qualified. 

Bodhisattva has great courage to help the creatures. To really help them, Bodhisattva should have control over the illusions. If he has control over them, he can create them. In order to achieve such control, it is up to a certain time practicing Theravada, then changing methods. Bodhisattva knows that everything, the whole universe and all beings - this is an illusion. When asked to what extent, it is logical to meet the Madhyamika doctrine, which states that everything is interdependent. All arose in the interdependence of illusion, without the reality. Whenever there is reason - is an illusion. The bodhisattva knows that this universe originated in karma, accumulated in the past and now ripe. Knowing the causes, Bodhisattva, to help sentient beings, tries to make the illusion of a positive sense. Therefore, we have a practice of Bodhisattva "Paramita wishes" when the Bodhisattva makes a lot of desire for sentient beings. For example, the Buddha Amitabha did wish that he could show a clean country for the creatures, where they could easily have been born, when renouncing samsara and engage in enlightening practices.

Vipassana Meditation

Each of us strives for peace and harmony, this is exactly what we lack in life. From time to time we all experience anxiety, irritation, disharmony, suffering, and when a person suffers from anxiety, his suffering, he does not hold in itself. He distributes them as well to others. The atmosphere around the unfortunate man is filled with anxiety. Anyone who enters into contact with him, becomes irritated, agitated. Of course, this is not the right way of life. 

Must live in peace with itself and at peace with all men. In the end, man is a social being. He must live in a society - to live and work with other people. How to live in peace? How to keep harmony in themselves and maintain peace and harmony around you, so that others could also live peacefully and harmoniously? You have a problem. Then, to get out of this state, you need to know the root cause of anxiety, the cause of suffering. If we investigate this problem soon becomes clear that we must be concerned whenever a start to create any negativity or contamination in mind. Negativity in the mind, mental contamination or impurity can not exist together in peace and harmony. 

As we begin to create negativity? Again, examine it, and we will be clear. I become very unhappy when I notice that someone is not behaving the way I like it when there is something that I do not like. There is something objectionable - and I make in a voltage. There is something desirable, there are some obstacles in the way - and again, I am establishing a voltage; start to tie itself in knots. In life, always at times of unwanted things, and necessary things are happening or not, and this process of reaction, of tying knots - Gordian knot "- makes the entire mental and physical structure so tense, so full of negative. Life becomes miserable. 

So, one way to solve the problem is to agree that nothing inappropriate ever happened in my life, and that all happened exactly as I want. I have to develop [in itself] a force or someone else should have the power to help me when I ask him, that nothing inappropriate ever happened in my life, and everything that I want to continue to happen. But this is impossible. No one in the world whose desires are always fulfilled, in whose life everything happens according to his wishes, without anything unwanted. From time to time there are things that are contrary to our desires and aspirations. Then, in spite of these things that I do not like how not to react blindly? How not to create tension, how to remain peaceful and harmonious? 

In India, as well as in other countries, the sages of the past studied this problem - the problem of human suffering - and they have found a solution: if it's something undesirable, and the man begins to react, generating anger, fear or any negative emotion, then one must as soon as possible to switch attention to something else. For example, stand up, take a glass of water, start drinking - your anger will not multiply, and you'll stay out of anger. Or start counting: one, two, three, four. Or start repeating a word or phrase, perhaps, some sort of a mantra - it's easy if you use the name of a deity or holy man, in whom you believe, the mind distracted and to some extent you'll be out the negativity, out of anger. 

This decision was useful, it worked. It still works. In the practice the mind is released from the excitation. In fact, however, this solution works only at the level of the mind. Indeed, by diverting attention, we pushed deep into the negativity of the unconscious, and at this level continue to create and multiply the same pollution. At a superficial level there is a layer of peace and harmony, but in the depths of the mind - a sleeping volcano of suppressed negativity, which from time to time continues to explode, the monster with tremendous force. 

Other researchers inner truth went further in his search; experiencing within themselves the reality of mind and matter, they realized that distract means to run away from problems. Care is not a solution, to meet the issue face to face. Whenever negativity arises in the mind, just watch it, see it. As soon as we begin to observe any pollution of the mind, it begins to lose all its force. Slowly it withers and eradicated. 

Good decision to avoid two extremes: the suppression and [too] free expression. Keep the negativity in the unconscious - not to get rid of it, if allowed to manifest itself in physical or verbal action, it will create more problems. If we just observe, then the pollution goes, and we will eradicate negativity, freed from contamination. 

It sounds great, but what about in practice? When there is anger, it captures us so quickly that we hardly notice it. Then, overwhelmed by anger, we do some physical or verbal actions that harm us and others. Later, when the anger passes, we start crying and repenting, praying for forgiveness of a man or God: "Oh, I made a mistake, please forgive me!". And next time again in such a situation, react the same way. All this remorse does not help. The difficulty lies in the fact that I do not know where pollution begins to appear. It starts so quickly overwhelms me that I can not watch it. 

So, I need to create a personal secretary that whenever anger starts, he said: "Sir, look, the anger begins!". Since I do not know when will this anger, I need to have three secretaries [working] in three shifts around the clock, even perhaps four to take turns to give them vacation! 

For example, I can arrange this, and now the anger begins to appear. Immediately secretary tells me: "Oh, sir, look - the anger has started!". Then the first thing I do is beat him with the words: "You fool! Do you think you are paid to teach me? ". I was so overwhelmed by anger that no council would not help. 

Let wisdom still prevails, and I did not hit him. Instead, I say: "Thank you very much, now I must sit down and watch the anger." Is this possible? As soon as I close my eyes and try to observe the anger, immediately comes to mind is the object of anger - a person or incident because of which I became angry. I do not watch the anger. Instead, I watch the external stimulus of the emotion. It only multiply the anger is not the solution. It is very difficult to observe any abstract negativity, an abstract emotion, divorced from the external object that caused it. 

However, the one who reached the ultimate truth in full enlightenment, find a real solution. He discovered that whenever any contamination occurs in the mind, both on a physical level, two things begin to happen. The first - the breath loses its normal rhythm. I begin to breathe heavily whenever negativity is in the mind. This is - a truth that everyone can experience, although all very clearly and obviously. Also, on a more subtle level, the body begins a particular biochemical reaction - a feeling. Any contamination will produce within a given sensation. Unaware of the inner reality, I never realized that the cause of suffering is inside, in my own blind reactions. 

It is difficult to observe an abstract negativity when it arises, but the train, I can see the other side of the coin, I can understand the breath and at the same time what happens inside. Whatever it was, breath, or any sense, I learn only to observe, without losing the balance of the mind. I continue to respond to cease to multiply their suffering. Instead, I allow pollution to appear and go. 

The more we practice this technique, the more we notice how quickly we can free themselves from negativity. Gradually the mind freed from impurities, it becomes pure. A pure mind is always full of love - selfless love for all beings, full of compassion for the misfortunes and sufferings of others, full of joy at their success and good luck, full of equanimity in the face of any situation. 

When we reach this stage, the whole picture of life begins to change. More than a word or physically impossible act to disturb the peace and happiness of others. Instead, well-balanced mind not only becomes peaceful himself, but it helps others also to become peaceful. The atmosphere surrounding such a man, filled with peace and harmony, and it also begins to act on others. 

That is how the Buddha taught the art of living. He never created a religion and not teach any religion, any "isms". He never taught his followers to the rites and rituals, blind and empty formality. Instead, he taught just to observe nature as it is, observing reality inside. Due to lack of knowledge, we continue to react that bad for us and for others. When there is wisdom - the wisdom of observing reality as it is - we are moving away from the habit of responding. When we stop blindly react, we become capable of real action - action stemming from a balanced, imperturbable mind, the mind, which sees and understands the truth. Such action can only be a positive, creative, useful to themselves and others. 

What is needed is to know yourself - Board, which gave all the sages. To know yourself is necessary not only at the intellectual level, the level of ideas and theories. This does not mean that it is necessary to know the level of faith or emotion, blindly accepting what we have heard or read. Such knowledge is not enough. 

On the contrary, we must learn reality as it really is. We need to test directly the reality of the mental and physical phenomena. Only this will help us avoid contamination from suffering. 

This is a direct experience of our own reality, this technique of self-observation and is what is called Vipassana meditation. In the language of India, the Buddha's time, "Passau" means to look, to see with eyes open, as usual, but "Vipassana" means to observe things as they really are, not what they seem. It should be observed to comprehend the truth, until we reach the ultimate truth [understand] the whole mental and physical structure. When we understand this truth, we learn how to stop blindly react, to stop creating pollution - and of course, the old pollution also will be gradually eliminated. We get rid of all the troubles and feel happiness. 

There are three steps of training, which is given in the course of meditation. First, you need to refrain from any action, physical or speech that violates the peace and harmony of others. Unable to work, freeing themselves from mental impurities, and at the same time continue to perform at the level of the body or speech acts, which only multiply those pollution. Therefore, a code of ethics is necessary as a first step of practice. We commit ourselves not to kill, not to steal, to refrain from sexual misconduct, do not lie, do not use intoxicants. While refraining from such actions, we also allow the mind to calm down enough so that he could proceed to the task at hand. 

The next step - develop some skills [management] this wild mind, teaching him to concentrate on one object - the breath. We try as much as possible to keep attention on the breath. This is not a breathing exercise, and we do not control the breathing. On the contrary, we observe the natural breath as it is: as it is, how it goes. Thus, we are more balanced mind, so it was no longer suppressed by a strong negative. At the same time, we are concentrating the mind, making it sharp and penetrating, capable of being shrewd. 

The first two steps - to live a moral life and to control the mind - are very important and useful in themselves, but they will only lead to self-suppression, if not the third step: the purification of the mind from pollution, development of an intuitive understanding of our own nature. This is Vipassana: experiencing reality in itself, regularly and impartially observing every change [in] the mind-matter, manifesting as their own feelings. In this - the culmination of the teachings of the Buddha: self-purification through self-observation. 

To practice this may be everything and everyone. Illness does not belong to any sect, and therefore the medicine can not be sectarian, it must be universal. All face the problem of suffering. When we suffer from anger, it is not a Buddhist, Hindu or Christian anger. Anger - is anger. If we are angry because of the concern, it is not Christian, Hindu or Buddhist concern. The disease is universal. The drug also must be universal.

Meditation on Twin Hearts, for peace and spiritual enlightenment

Meditation on Twin Hearts is a technique aimed at achieving cosmic consciousness or enlightenment. It is also a form of serving the world as an act of blessing the entire earth with love and kindness brings the world of a share of harmony. 

This technique can be used to harmonize the relationship or to bless a particular company, location, city or country. In Brazil, for example, there is one area where we always had a lot of drug addicts and drug traffickers. A group of people began regularly to bless this place, and after several months of drug addicts and drug dealers have disappeared from there. The couple, who constantly quarrel, began practicing this meditation together, and the relationships between them to normal. When they stop to meditate, they began again strife. When family problems all family members encouraged to meditate on the "two hearts". 

"Meditation on Twin Hearts" is based on the principle that some of the major chakras are like the "gateway" to exit at certain levels or horizons of consciousness. In order to achieve enlightenment or cosmic consciousness must be sufficiently activate the crown chakra. Two hearts - is the heart chakra, which is the center of the emotional heart and crown chakra, which is the center of the divine heart. 

Regular practice of "Meditation on Twin Hearts" improve your physical, mental and spiritual health ... Practiced by many people, it is able to miraculously heal the entire earth and bring more harmony to the earth and the world. 

When the crown chakra is activated sufficiently, its 12 internal petals unfold and reveal up like a golden cup, golden crown, golden lotus flower, or to receive spiritual energy, which then spread to other parts of the body. The symbols of the crown chakra is also the Holy Grail and the imperial crown, which is a feeble attempt to display an indescribable beauty, a glorious crown chakra spiritually developed person. 

The golden crown, which rotates very quickly, is seen in the image of the bright flame of light above his head. It symbolizes the miter worn by the pope, cardinals and bishops. 

Highly activated crown chakra is seen in the form of areola around the human head. Therefore, the saints of different religions are portrayed with a halo around his head. Depending on the degree of spiritual development halos may vary in brightness and size. 

Activated crown chakra spiritual seeker, meditation practice on two hearts. 

During meditation on Twin Hearts, divine energy descends upon the practitioner, filling it with divine light, love and strength. The practitioner becomes a conduit for this divine energy. Divine energy enters through the channel and spiritual centers, filling the aura. This rapid flow of energy picks up and makes the aura of negative thoughts and emotions, thereby purifying it. In Taoist yoga is the divine energy known as the heavenly ki. In Kabbalah it is called a pillar of light, as clairvoyants see this energy is like a pillar of light. Indian yogis call this pillar of light spiritual bridge of light, or antakarnoy. Christians call this phenomenon the descent of the Holy Spirit, which is symbolically depicted as a pillar of light with a fluttering dove. At Christian icons of Jesus or the saints are sometimes portrayed with a pillar of white light above their heads with a fluttering white dove. This - the symbol of the descent of divine energy. People involved in spiritual practices and regularly use this meditation for a long time, feels as though they are surrounded by a dazzling bright light, or as if their head is filled with bright light. It has become a common experience among advanced yogis and saints of all religions. If you compare the scriptures of various religions, then you will see the similarities described in these spiritual experiences. 

Crown chakra can be activated only when the heart chakra is activated. The heart chakra is like a copy of the crown chakra. If you look at the heart chakra, it looks like the inner circle of the crown chakra - that is, She also has 12 gold petals. 

The heart chakra is the analogue of the crown chakra at the lower level. Crown chakra is a center of enlightenment and divine love, or one with all. The heart chakra is the center of high emotions. This center is associated with compassion, joy, tenderness, thoughtfulness, mercy, and other high emotions. Only by cultivating in a lofty, noble sentiments, a person can experience divine love. An attempt to explain what divine love and illumination of the ordinary man - it's like trying to explain to a blind man what color. 

Heart and crown chakra can be awakened by various methods. This can be achieved through physical movements, hatha yoga, yoga breathing techniques, mantras, or the powerful words of visualization. All these methods are effective, but not fast enough. One of the most effective and rapid methods of awakening of the chakras is a meditation on the goodness of heart, or the blessing of the Earth with kindness of heart. When you use your heart and crown chakra for blessing the earth with kindness of heart, you become a conductor of spiritual energy, which in the process of blessing evoke these two chakras. Blessing of the Earth's heart with kindness is a form of service to the world. When you bless the earth with kindness of heart, you are granted in response to the many blessings. Blessing, you receive a blessing. While you are empowered. This is - the law. 

It is not necessary that the man whose crown chakra is activated sufficiently to reach enlightenment, because he still must learn how to use the activated crown chakra. It's like to have the latest computer, but do not know how to use it. After the crown chakra is activated sufficiently, begin to meditate on the light, in the mantra "OM" or "Amen", and the gaps between the "OM" or "Amen". Concentration and long-term awareness should be directed not only to the mantra "OM" or "Amen", but mainly on the intervals between the two "OM" or "Amen". It is by focusing and maintaining attention in the world and in the interval (at the moment of stillness, or silence) between the two "Om" or "Amen", achieved enlightenment or samadhi! 

In yoga there is a saying: it is difficult to make out the bottom through the troubled water. If the water is calm, through it all clearly visible. Similarly, when the mind and emotions are in a state of chaos, to achieve self-realization is impossible. However, when the mind and emotions are fixed, you can reach a state that Indian yogis call "self-awareness" that Buddhism is known as "awareness of their true nature" or "enlightenment" - in Christianity. 

For most people, the rest of the chakras is largely undeveloped. These chakras, as a base, sex and the solar plexus, activated almost everyone. People strongly developed instinct for self-preservation, sexual desire and intention to be guided to the lower senses. Unfortunately, in modern education is an excessive emphasis on the development and throat chakra Ajna Chakra, ie the development of concrete and abstract thinking. For the heart is in this system had no place. For this reason, so often people are quite educated, but with an intolerable character. They have not reached the emotional maturity, ie their heart chakra is undeveloped. Despite the fact that such people can be very gifted and wealthy, they have not formed relationships with people, they have no friends and can not be a family. Practicing "Meditation on Twin Hearts", a person becomes harmoniously developed and balanced. This means that the major chakras are more or less balanced and even-tempered. 

Will apply concrete or abstract thinking for good or evil, depending on the degree of development of the heart chakra. When the solar plexus chakra is over-developed, and the heart chakra is not sufficiently developed, ie when emotions dominate over the low level of sublime feelings, then the mind is likely to be used destructively. Without the development of the heart by most people world peace will be impossible. Therefore, the development of the heart must focus on the education system. 

Warnings 

Persons under 16 years should not practice "Meditation on Twin Hearts" on a regular basis, because their body is not capable of withstanding a large number of subtle energies. It may even lead to paralysis. However, this rule has exceptions. Many highly embodied souls are now in the bodies passing teenage phase of development. In such adolescents more Chakras, and they can begin the practice of "Meditation on Twin Hearts" is already 14 years old, but we need to control their condition in order to avoid unnecessary problems. People with heart disease, hypertension and glaucoma and should not be practicing Meditation on Twin Hearts, as this could lead to a deterioration of their condition. Pregnant women also should not meditate too often and intensely as accumulated during meditation energy may be too strong for the fetus. A pregnant women with a history of miscarriage, generally not recommended to practice this meditation. In any case, this meditation should be stopped immediately, if at the time it appeared the pain or discomfort. 

It is important to note that those who intend to practice this meditation regularly, you must engage in self-cleaning, or the formation of character through daily analysis of the committed actions ( "internal reflection"). "Meditation on Twin Hearts" activates not only the heart and the crown, but also other chakras. Therefore, the practitioner are activated and strengthened, both positive and negative traits. In this the practitioner can easily satisfy himself or with the help of clairvoyance. 

Those who meet regularly to practice "Meditation on Twin Hearts" should be deleted from his life as follows: 
Eating pork, eels and catfish 
Smoking 
Excessive alcohol 
Narcotic and hallucinogenic drugs 
The use of pork, eels and catfish in conjunction with the practice of meditation can cause the so-called "Kundalini syndrome". Should be excluded from the dietary consumption of pork fat or lard. 
Kundalini syndrome may occur in the form: 
Chronic fatigue (or extraordinary general weakness) 
Overheating of the body 
Chronic insomnia 
Depression 
Skin rashes 
Hypertension etc. 

Heavy smokers may experience pain in the chest during a "Meditation on Twin Hearts" as their front and back heart chakras are dirty. Meditator who were regular smokers in the past, should get Pranic treatment for heart, lungs, front and back heart chakra. They should be thoroughly cleaned. A person who is engaged in this meditation, and continues to smoke, may develop hypertension. 

You should also avoid excessive consumption of alcohol and drug use and hallucinogenic drugs, because they pollute the energetic body. Meditation with the dirty energy body is an overabundance of prana. 
Meditation on Twin Hearts 

1. Clean the etheric body through physical exercises. 

Do the exercise for five to 10 minutes in order to cleanse and charge your etheric body. You can take a complex exercise, given in Chapter 11. Gymnastics expels greyish energy, prana or spent, from the etheric body. It also minimizes the possibility of accumulation of excess prana as "Meditation on Twin Hearts" generates a large number of subtle energies in the etheric body. 

During meditation, the practitioner can sometimes make short-lived strange body movements. But this is quite normal, because at that time is cleaning the energy channels. 

2. The request for divine blessing 

Sit down and put his hands on his knees with his hands on top. Close your eyes. You can ask for blessing in any form. Hindus worship Shiva, or Krishna, or his Guru; Christians - Jesus or Christ or the Virgin Mary; Muslims - Allah, and Buddhists - the Buddha. If you are not a follower of a certain faith, you can say: "Almighty God". Words similar to toe. Who would you not cry out - to God, to God, to Shiva or Vishnu - the words indicate the same essence. The following is a treatment that typically uses by: 

Almighty God! 
My spiritual teacher, all spiritual teachers, 
The holy angels and spiritual helpers, 
All the saints! 
We humbly ask you to divine guidance, 
Divine love, enlightenment, divine unity, 
Divine bliss, divine assistance and divine protection. 
We thank you with complete faith. 

Appeal to God and to his spiritual mentor for a blessing is very important. Every serious spiritual student, regardless of whether he realizes it or not, there is a spiritual mentor (mentors). Pray for guidance, assistance and protection. This is important because you are dealing with tremendous force. No appeals of any advanced practice of meditation can be dangerous. 

3. Push the tip of the tongue to the palate. 

Getting meditation, lift and rotate the tip of the tongue to the palate. This - Kechari wise. She closes the front and rear meridians aura, bringing the energy level rises and its motion is accelerated. 

4. Activate the heart chakra blessing the entire earth with kindness of heart. 

Press down with your fingers on the area of the heart chakra for a few seconds. This will help to focus on the front heart chakra. 

Focus your attention on the front heart chakra, listen to and bless the earth with love and kindness. Raise your hands at chest level so that the palms are facing away from you, and imagine ourselves as a small Earth globe. Do not send a blessing Earth mechanically, put them in their feelings. For the blessing of the Earth can use the prayer of St. Francis of Assisi. Listen to your heart and mind tell me: 

Lord 
Make me a manifestation of Thy peace. 

Feel the inner silence. Allow yourself to become a conductor of the divine world. Feel inner peace and let it flow through your hands. Bless the earth world. Gently, lovingly share this feeling with a little earth in front of you. 

And there where hatred, let me bring love. 

Felt a divine love. Allow yourself to become a conduit of divine love. Feel the love. Feel how it flows from your heart in his hands, and hands - to a small earth before you. Bless the earth peace and love. 

And there where the insults, let me bring pardon. 

Soak up the spirit of forgiveness. Allow yourself to become a conduit of divine forgiveness and reconciliation. Being in the emotional state of forgiveness, reconciliation, harmony, harmony and peace, send the blessing of the Earth. 

And there where despair, let me bring hope; 
And there where the question, let me bring faith. 

Experience in a divine hope and faith. Allow yourself to become a conductor of these wonderful feelings. Bless the earth with hope and belief. Bless the people that suffer, hope and faith. Mentally tell them: "You are able to overcome all obstacles!" Bless their divine hope, faith and strength. 

And there where the darkness, let me bring light; 
And there where the gloom, let me bring joy; 

Allow yourself to become a conduit of divine light and joy. Bless the whole Earth with divine light and joy. Bless the people staying in sadness, depression and pain, the divine light and joy. Fill them with light and joy. 

Sending blessings to feel and understand the meaning of each phrase. You can also use visual images. For example, when you bless the earth with love and kindness, you can imagine that the color of the aura of the Earth becomes a sparkling, golden-pink. You can send these blessings of a nation or group of nations. Do not send a blessing to individual infants, children and other specific individuals during the main meditation because the intense energy, formed during meditation, can be devastating for them. You can bless them after the release the excess energy. Then it will be safe. 

Do not overdo it with the blessings at the beginning of their practice. Some of you may even feel a slight excess of prana in the heart. This is due to the fact that your body is not enough air is cleared. Excess energy can be removed by a local cleaning. 

5. Activate the crown chakra, blessing the earth with kindness of heart.

Meditation for the protection and strengthening of the aura

Cleaning storm 

This exercise is an exercise in visualization to cleanse all your energy field. This is an excellent exercise that is best done at the end of the day, especially in those periods when you communicate during the day with a lot of people. It helps to purify the energy of "debris", preventing them from accumulating and creating instability in the energy field. 
1. Sit back and follow the gradual relaxation. You can also use a simple prayer or mantra. Remember that exercise is described here presents only general instructions and you should be able to adapt it to your energies. 
2. Imagine yourself at a height of about 20 feet above you emerging small whirlwind of pure white light. It should look like a small tornado, consisting of spiritual fire. When he will establish its funnel shape, mentally imagine that it becomes large enough to cover your whole aura. You have to imagine that the narrow end of the funnel may enter through the crown of your head and down the vertical axis of your body. 
3. This whirlwind of spiritual fire to rotate and twist clockwise. When he touches your aura, imagine that it sucks and burns all your accumulated energy "fragments". 
4. Imagine See the and feel that it is moving down through your entire aura and body. Know that it clears your energy field from all foreign energy accumulated by you during the day. 
5. When it passes through your body, let this energy vortices penetrate through your feet down, in the heart of the earth. Imagine that this storm moves to the lower spheres of all energy "fragments", where they will be used to fertilize and benefit the lower kingdoms of life on the planet. 

Exercise of the central pillar 

This exercise Taken from the ancient system of development, known as the mystical Kabbalah. It uses sound, visualization and breath to inflate in an aura of great amounts of energy. It helps eliminate leaks and holes in the energy field. It stabilizes and leads to a balance aura. It increases your energy levels, so that you have more energy to perform daily activities. It prevents excessive pumping of your energy. This exercise includes the use of Hebraic name of God (like a mantra), in conjunction with certain images, and breathing. That combination creates what we call sinergicheskim effect, ie its effect is not increased in three times, and in fact eight times. The combination of the three aspects of this exercise (names, images, and respiration) increases the energy exponentially (in this case as two in the third degree). 

1. Take sitting position or standing. Spend a few minutes of relaxation. 

2. Imagine yourself the realm of pure white light, gently going down to you from heaven, until it turns right over your head. It vibrates and is full of energy. When you pronounce the following name, imagine and feel that the intensity of the light increases, and it fills the entire area of your head. 

3. Gently say the name Ehie (Eh-huh-yeh). Accentuates every sound, feeling the crown of your head is filled with energy. Repeat the name of five - ten times. This name translates as "I am what I am" or "existing". 

4. Pause and imagine a beam of light that goes from this area and flows into your throat area, where a second area of the world. When you loudly pronounce the name of God, Jehovah Elohim (Yah-hoh-vah-Eh-loh-heem), this sphere of light will become more vibrant and shiny. Repeat the name of five - ten times. It means "the creator of all things." 

5. Pause and imagine a beam of light that goes from this area and flows into the region of your heart. Here they form a third sphere of sparkling light. Slowly, syllable by syllable, say the name of God, Jehovah Elohim By Daat (Yah-hoh-vah-Eh-loh-ah-Vuh-Dahth). Repeat the name of five - ten times, feeling that the intensity of light becomes stronger, and he fills that part of your body. This name means "God knows and know." 

6. Pause and imagine a beam of light that goes from this sphere down to the groin area. Imagine and feel here that the fourth sphere of sparkling light. Slowly, say, five - ten times the name of God Schad Elkhan (Shah-dye-El-Keye). Feel how this area of your body is filled with energy. This name means "Almighty Living God." 

7. Pause and imagine a beam of light that goes from this area and drill down to the area of your feet. Here they form the fifth sphere, while the beam is not spuctitsya down to the heart of the earth. Kogtsa you pronounce the name of God Adonai Aharetts (Ah-doh-nye-Hah-Ah-retz), the sphere filled with pure brilliance. Repeat the name of five - ten times. It means "Lord of the Earth. 

8. Now you have formed a central pillar of equilibrium through your entire body and aura. Concentrate your attention again to the top of the head and begin rhythmic breathing. When you do a slow exhale at the expense of four, imagine and feel that energy is spilled on the left side of your body, radiating outwards and strengthening the aura of this side of your body. Inhale at the expense of four and pass the energy on the right side of your body from the feet to the top of the head. Imagine and feel this energy is radiated outward, enhancing the aura of this side of your body. Hold your breath, counting to four, then exhale and inhale again. Do this four - five times. 

9. Now, when you exhale, imagine and feel at the expense of four energy flow, which descends down the front side of your body. Inhale, allowing it to flow up stream on the back. Hold your breath at the expense of four and repeat this four - five times. You are now consolidated all of your energy field. Feel like you are surrounded by this energy. Know that it is sealed all the energy hole. Know that it is replacing all the lost energy. 

10. Now feel the energy, gather at your feet. When you inhale, pull this rainbow light up through your feet, through a central pillar to the top of the head. When you exhale, this spray rainbow light from the top of the head to fill your whole aura of its color and energy. Take a break and allow yourself to enjoy this sparkling and renewed energy field. Exercise of the central pillar clears all the energy field. It strengthens it, and promotes higher energy, including your own psychic abilities. Due to the fact that it raises the energy of the individual to such a high level, it also helps develop a vision of the aura. It increases the overall perception and sensitivity, both physical and otherwise. This exercise is so powerful and so effective that it should be a key element of training as those who are just beginning, and those involved in the metaphysical field for many years. It teaches the basics of the subject, protects and strengthens. In exercise of the central pillar traditionally used five spheres of light. Its dynamic variation includes six areas. This sixth sphere of light is activated in the third eye or mezhbrovya. This chakra is connected with the physical eye, as well as mental vision (clairvoyance). This particular variation of the exercise is even more dynamic effect on the stimulation of the vision aura. 

Strengthening aura 

1. Take sitting position. Close your eyes and slowly relax. 

2. Imagine yourself a ball of pure white light, which descends from heaven to stay over the top of your head. Koscha you pronounce the name of Ehie (Eh-huh-yeh), imagine and feel the crown of your head is filled with energy. Repeat this five - ten times. 

3. Imagine a beam of light that goes from this area, to form a second area of your eyebrows. Say softly chanted the name of God Jehovah (Yah-hoh-vah). Imagine the sound, galloping to the edges of the universe and back. Feel the energy field is filled with your third eye. Repeat this five - ten times. 

4. Imagine a beam of light that goes from this sphere to form a third sphere of light in your throat. Say the name of God, Jehovah Elohim (Yah-hoh-vah-Eh-loh-heem). Imagine and feel this area is filled with sparkling light vibration. Repeat this five - ten times. 

5. Imagine a beam of light that goes from this area and forming a fourth sphere of light in your heart. It is filled with the radiance of each sound of God's name Jehovah Elohim By Daat (Yah-hoh-vah-Eh-loh-ah-Vuh-Dahth). Repeat this five - ten times. 

6. Pause and imagine a beam of light directed from the scope of the heart to the groin area. Here they form a fifth sphere of light. Imagine how it is formed and emits glow with every word you sound of God's name Schad Elkhan (Shah-dye-El-Keye). 

7. Again, pause and imagine a beam of light coming down from the fifth to the scope of your feet. Here they form a six areas of light and the beam continues to descend down to the heart of the earth. When you pronounce the name of God Adonai Aharetts (Ah-doh-nye-Hah-Ah-retz), imagine how alive this area. 

8. You have formed a central pillar of light that passes through you, and stretches from heaven to earth. You have activated the internal points of light, which will strengthen and protect your aura and help awaken the vision of the aura. 

Now run the rhythmic breathing and visualization, as described in steps 8, 9 and 10 of the traditional exercises of the central pillar. 

Comment: These exercises work. From the "undocumented fichey" observed the following: if the "cleansing of the vortex" energy "fragments" are washed, but not recycled, it would be better somehow convert this slag, or neutralize, in the process of completing the exercise of the central pillar establishes communication with the ancient, powerful-established structures - mention the names of God does not go unnoticed

Meditation from a position of knowledge about the chakras

Today in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, many non-traditional forms of medicine are paying particular attention to the relationship between subtle and gross bodies, whereas modern medicine, as a rule, does not recognize that the anxiety of mind can cause illnesses of the body, and diseases of the body - the cause of anxiety of mind. 
An example. He likes the allopathic system, saying signs of disease, first determine which category it belongs to, and then tries to ease the pain. However, the Ayurveda system, having a more profound approach to the prevention and treatment of disease, using the five basic principles: proper diet, adequate exercise, sufficient mental activity, purity and regulate feelings of pleasure. 
When talking about the gross body, this implies the physical body, as well as the five senses: hearing, sight, taste, smell and touch. The subtle body make up the mind, intelligence and false ego. 
Understand the link between the gross and subtle bodies will know about chakras. Chakras - the energy, the driving force which is prana (subtle energy that gives life force), which distributes it to different parts of the body. Each chakra affects the physical and emotional state. In the body there are seven major chakras and even more minor. If the functioning of the chakras are not violated, then the organs connected with it will receive enough prana, and the body will be healthy. Conversely, if the chakra is not operating as it should, the work of bodies destroyed, and even quite possible that the person will cave in trouble in his personal life. 
The system of Reiki enables you to quickly restore the functioning of the chakras, which in itself means a rapid recovery of the patient, which hold a session of Reiki. In the western system of Reiki hands impose on the place where the chakras, as the chakra is readily absorbed energy healer. In the Japanese system of Reiki is that more developed in detail Chudzhiro Hayashi, hands impose on the meridians. Both are basically correct. Basically you can lay hands on any place, regardless of the location of the chakras or meridians. The energy will still go to the man and help him, but I would like to note that it is better still to impose hands on the chakras or meridians. And in this I saw in practice. Here, I shall devote more attention to the chakras, as well as knowledge about them is more common in Western countries. Although the chakras in the body quite a lot, I will describe only the seven major chakras, which play a major role in the functioning of the human body. My teacher of Reiki said: "Although there are many chakras in the treatment will be sufficient to know the basic seven." 
In fact, the people more spiritually developed and pure of heart, the more he can help the patient while he does not necessarily impose hands on the different chakras. He can put a hand or hands to any place. For example in the New Testament from Matthew 9.27 states: 
"When Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him and cried: Have mercy on us, Jesus, Son of David! When he came to the house, the blind men came to him. And Jesus said to them: Do you believe that I can do this? They said to him: Yea, Lord! Then he touched their eyes and said: According to your faith be it unto you. And their eyes were opened. " 
During the birth chakras are open and ready to take the Prana to the growth and development of gross and subtle bodies. Nevertheless, to protect themselves from negative energy, the chakras may close. The functioning of the chakras, primarily affect the remaining life of sensations and feelings experienced in childhood. 
There are two categories of people for whom knowledge of the chakras will be particularly useful. First - this is parents with children seven vosmi years (the age when a child is at the stage of development). Even though the experience of childhood and the child are subject to the laws of karma, still have a chance to prevent some problems, having knowledge of the chakras. Parents can learn to determine the state of the chakras of the child (they are open or not). 
Another category of people who could benefit from the knowledge of the chakras - these are people suffering from various diseases caused by, are known to be emotional or psychological distress. 
Figure 1 shows the location of the seven major chakras, as well as areas of the body to which they affect. It should be noted that the healers do not always agree with the fact that this is the exact location of the chakras, but the information contained in this chapter is based on knowledge learned in the Vedic scriptures, as well as my personal experience. 
The first chakra is called Muladhara in Sanskrit - it is at the end of the ridge between the anus and genitals. Muladhara is responsible for the formation of the whole organism. This chakra connects us with the basic life energy and adrenal gland. Under the control of the reaction are under stress. At the time of danger adrenal glands increase production of hormones that stimulate the sympathetic nervous system. This gives a person strength and increases the speed of reflex. 
This chakra are part of the body such as: colon, legs, bones. 
The most typical type of people who have damaged the first chakra, they were criminals. People who are on an animal level of consciousness, usually only care about themselves and the production of food. If this chakra is functioning poorly then begin various diseases, such as: constipation, obesity, various hemorrhoids, radiculitis. 
Children it is important to feel protected. Otherwise, if the child does not feel safe, then to some extent, his first chakra is closed, so that the most to protect children from negative energies. Unfortunately, once closed, the chakra can remain in this state throughout life, greatly weakening the child, or, quite possibly, on the contrary, developing a strong self-interest and aggressiveness. 
The second chakra, Svadhistana, is located at the beginning of the genitals. This chakra is responsible for the feeling of pleasure (including sexual). Since this chakra is associated with the functioning of the sex glands, in the West, this chakra is considered to be only sexual chakra, although in fact it has a much larger area of influence. Children can get enough physical contact with parents, especially his mother, in fact do not face significant challenges in this area. However, children raised in an atmosphere of lack of love, will be susceptible to various violations of this chakra. The child may develop a tendency to fall into one of two extremes: one - is to do with sex, as to something disgusting or unnatural, and sometimes even fear of sexual consent, the other - to consider sex the most important thing in life. In accordance with the laws of karma in a previous life of the people of these two types of relationships with others took more than to give. If a child a man in crisis, due to which its chakra is closed, then in the future he will have difficulty in relationships with others, manifested as a strong aversion or fear of physical intimacy. People of the warehouse should try to meet others without expecting reciprocity. 
The third chakra, Manipura, is located just above the navel and directs the flow of prana to almost all internal organs located below the diaphragm. This chakra children determines the level of desire for power and control. As soon as a man brings a sense of responsibility, desire to control not necessarily become a negative trait. However, if the third chakra there are any complications, the person develops a negative quality. What will be happy to increase their power and authority. 
If a person in this life trying to control others and make decisions for someone or illegally occupy another's position, his third chakra goes down. Such souls can in the next life be born in a family where the stronger will be very hard to control them, never allowing you to use your own mind or make their own decisions. It is also possible that such souls are born in a place where chaos reigns and there is no power of authority. 
In any of the above cases, the third chakra is closed, and the consciousness in its development will fall into one of two extremes. At one extreme - a person can become timid and faint-hearted, believing that he has no ability to control their lives. Another - to apply reason and use their influence only for the ever-increasing power and might. Way to bring in balance this chakra - satisfied with what God gives. 
The fourth chakra, Anahata, is located in the chest and connected to the heart, chest and lungs. People whose parents have divorced or whose families reigned hostile atmosphere, usually broken fourth chakra. Due to the bad relations between parents, the child has a good example, he may follow. In the future, when he will have to build private family life, it will not know how to do it and what to expect from your partner. This creates a sense of personal failure, self-doubt and isolation. In most cases, in a past life, such people do not consider it necessary to surround the other concern, kindness and warmth. This is somewhat similar to the experience that affects the second chakra, but more subtle. 
Under pressure from the hostile environment experienced by a child, the human heart "hardened". So these people need someone to open his heart. But first they need to learn how to get positive emotions and experiences of themselves, and then try to make these feelings for other living beings. Since the fourth chakra of the heart associated with maternal emotion and instinct, the people, deprived of maternal care in childhood, to learn to play the role of loving mother, regardless of their gender. 
The fifth chakra, vishudha, located on the bottom of the neck in the thyroid gland. This chakra is responsible for the formation of a human perceptions and judgments, as well as for communication and speech. Children who grow up under the ban to have a voice in the future will experience a very big problem in this area. Parents, caring only about themselves, usually say: "No, you should not think so, you should think how we think." Such treatment of a child may lead to the closure of his fifth chakra. 
Another reason for the violations could be a strong love of a mother, if, as a consequence of her mother forbids a child to have an opinion. His mother manipulates his love so that the child thinks: "My mom loves me, she's so wonderful. But if I have an opinion different from her, she grieved and upset our relations. When the man closed the fifth chakra, it is not to tell anyone of what is thought or otherwise, promotes the belief that everyone should only listen to it and only accept his opinion. It is important to enable children, especially with the advent of the age, form and express their opinions, despite the fact that parents may try to keep their child in a different direction. 
The sixth chakra is located in the center of the forehead, just above the eyebrows. In Sanskrit it is called the Ajna. It is connected to the head, eyes and vision in general, but on a more subtle level - with the intuition (inner sense) and philosophical understanding. A child this chakra is associated with fantasy. One day, examining a single person, I found him a block in the sixth chakra. Assuming that the problem was related to his father, I was surprised to hear the answer: "Yes, my father and I were best friends. We often discussed together philosophy. Every month, he read a new book and then explained to me the new principle of life described in it. " The problem was that, falling under the influence of his father, philosophising, wedged under different philosophies, this man had no ground for the development of their imagination. This caused the closing of its sixth chakra. As a result, people discovered that it was very difficult to think abstractly. sixth chakra is responsible for intuition and gut feeling (instinct), but is also relevant to the subtle perception of the world. If you do not give free rein to fantasies of the child, he learned to grow in the worst sense of the word. It will be difficult to understand things that you can not see or measure. Once I saw as a child turned to his father, handing him a paper flower: "Dad, smell flower!", To which my father replied with a smile: "It is not a flower, it is just folded paper." This kind of treatment of children, holds down a child's imagination and in the future can cause all sorts of difficulties. 

The seventh chakra, Sahasrara, is located at the very top of the head and opens upward energy flux. Itself is a work of the chakras can not be broken. Its functioning depends on the condition of the other six chakras. This chakra is connected with the knowledge of God, self-realization, comprehension of the Absolute and true compassion. 

Center for Energy frame person remind its form conical or pyramid-shaped vortex, which is top of the Padma, and the base - the nerve plexus. Field charge, produced by the energy center, directly proportional to the potential of vibrational environment chakra. The amount of energy present in the chakra, to exceed its expenses, going to the exercise of their functions chakra. Yogic tradition for thousands of years has developed a "iconography", some way of images of the chakras. Such images are called Chakras Mandala and used as a memory by forming artificial associations. 
Each Mandala symbolically represented a lotus flower - round with a certain number of petals. Each of them is inscribed one of the syllables of Sanskrit, the pronunciation of which creates the most favorable working environment vibrational chakra. 
The total combination of the syllables of mantra chakra - its "password", but the principle of vibrational chakricheskoy environment is sound, coming in the utterance of BG (the root chakra the syllable). The relevant letter is located in the center of the mandala. 
Lotus petals determine the point of energy exchange with other centers of power, or rather, the number of pairs of field dipoles. 

Zero CHAKRA 

Location: Zero chakra has Padma as no contact not only with Sushumna, but with all the human body. Located on the perineum, at the level of the knee. All contacts with other power centers are carried out on the field through resonance. Nerve plexus: the human nervous system as a whole. Endocrine glands: the whole endocrine system as a whole. Mandala Chakra brought the ball, with a built-helix, symbolizing the globe. Expresses the interpenetration and interaction of heaven and earth, predestination and personal will. Graphically, these relationships are represented by a monad, where the light of heaven, earth and dark field, separated by part of the helix of the genetic code. Thus, in heaven (white box) invades the circle is black, as the dependence of its effect on human life by personal will, as in terrestrial (black box) invades the circle is white, as the dependence of the personal will of higher powers.

Asanas Yoga and Meditation

All three parts must be practiced simultaneously, as one of the few people which is without the other two. Control of consciousness can not practice without the certain postures of the body and out of breath, and likewise should not think properly, or take any position without the participation of consciousness. Hatha Yoga prescribes exactly how all three parts must be connected together, if you want your development has been continuous and led to greater and greater results. For this reason, the exercises are grouped and each is in accordance with the main effect among these three factors. Our main goal - to send a consciousness equally to all parts of the body or, in other words, animating the body completely. This gives the key to managing lnymi positive and negative energies. Through the exercise we get acquainted with the power of consciousness. We even acquire the ability to generate currents of energy at will and send them anywhere in our body, the simple concentration of thought. Place our consciousness - gray matter - the brain. In this chapter, shall not be considered as internal cells differ from other nerve cells. This is dealt with by other books on medicine. 

For us this is essential that through the continuous influence of our "I" brain cells develop into an obedient tool, which they should be. "I" comes into brain cells, master them and turns into obedient tools. 

If an act of will, we send our minds to other nerve cells, the latter begin to develop and become carriers of the same mind, as well as highly developed brain cells. What so disturbs me to send his "I" in any part of the body at will, if this part contains the nerve cells with the same properties as the brain? 

Countless examples show us that if some of the nerves are destroyed by accident, their important functions take on other's nerves. Adaptability and flexibility shown by the nerves, which often borders on fantasy. Hatha yoga is only uses these soposobnosti nervous system. 

Through long practice of consciousness can be developed in each nerve cell to a high degree and make it a conductor currents of higher order. Naturally, this takes time. Anyone who has the gift of concentration, he can achieve those results. As soon as he focuses on the nerve cells of any part of the body, immediately visible corresponding yuschaya reaction. Naturally, this reaction is not so great that a group of nerves, which directed attention, could be used for mental processes. You are satisfied that as a result of referrals to this group of our current, they (nerves) are stimulated and feels a sense of warmth and blood circulation. If, however, we direct our consciousness every day - continuously for several years a group of nerves, the latter start to grow and become able to transmit the highest approval of "I". Thus, step by step we can revive any part of our body and make it conscious. Advanced yogis are able to request to speed up or slow down the digestive processes or activity of the heart. In the world literature we find numerous examples of fakirs, which allowed them to bury the whole week. Was a famous case in which the yogi from a purely scientific purposes comply dangerous experience under strict medical supervision at medfakultete in Madras. He swallowed a huge dose of cyanide (cyanide), and held the poison through the digestive tract without any assimilation of his body. The poison was removed from the body naturally. 

The awakening of consciousness, but an enormous responsibility for health, has another great advantage. This helps us ensure that consciousness exists independently of the mind. Consciousness is not the consciousness of the brain, as materialists, we are assured, but is a consequence of "I", which is independent of matter. Yoga exercises lead us to the experience of immortality, because we are acquainted with the owner of the body, higher self, which is a mortal shell. 

Most of humanity covered by the conscious or unconscious fear of death. How many healthy people are chronically paralyzed by the thought that lies deep in the mind: "What is the use of all this, if we know the end is destruction - death?". Yoga clears us of this fear. 

Those who require proof, I suggest an experiment. For example, if someone can not stand on his head, he can see how other, more powerful, it can perform. Mental exercises, however, occur within the mind (brain) and they can not see. "I" - is invisible, and there is no tool in the world, which would prove his existence. Only to exercise, we can feel the "I" of others. We get to know our own selves, when we develop the consciousness and do our conscious selves. Immortal higher "I" - is invisible to anyone, can be developed internally. Yogi sitting motionless during exercise on the development of higher-order consciousness. If we want to get acquainted with the result, we should try the same thing. Yoga can do a single thing to prove this truth: it shows you the way, for those who do not believe in the fantastic effect of the body, I recommend the following simple experiment. 

Stretch your right arm with a clenched fist and his index finger. Now direct attention to the index finger, ie Think with primary focus on the forefinger, with the feeling that you are entering into a point the finger. After a short time you will feel a strong tingling and warmth. Gradually, through the finger will pulsate heat and, if the concentration is strong enough, the heat will rise to the boiling point. Increase not only the flow of heat, but also the circulation of blood and little by little finger turns red. If using a continuous practice you will master control consciousness, you can use it immediately to their advantage. We can prevent a cold in the rain, windy weather concentrating on our feet. Positive energy and heat can be created in this way, and our legs will be prevented from the danger of freezing. Similarly, if the spin is frozen and if the back muscles consciously, we can concentrating on the muscles to develop sufficient energy and avoid pneumonia. 

With great satisfaction I have observed that European students are well aware of the benefit of mind control. In many cases, very simple methods they reach full cure colds, circulatory disorders, digestive apparatus, and even partial paralysis. Nerve, which was almost destroyed by the prolonged inflammation, was not able to conduct currents of life, and this part of the body became lifeless m paralyzed. Consciousness, however - the greatest awakens and enlivens force. If our ability to concentrate is strong enough consciousness stops the disease, the nerve restores efficiency and begins recovery. 

Anyone who understands the importance of controlled consciousness, understands the importance and benefits of conscious direction of the flow of prana in any part of the body at will. If someone suffers from poor performance of the colon, it focuses on the gut and feels as if he himself had this gut. This in itself is reason enough to direct the flow of blood and cause the intestine to the active movement. This effect increases when the personality is that he has guts and is on the move: everyone who tried at least once, he felt that his body immediately obey and adapts to the image. Those who have not succeeded in controlling consciousness at the first attempt should not be disappointed. Replication gives fruit, and this, in turn, will strengthen the power of desire to move on. There is nothing great pleasure than the victory of the "I" over matter, over the body. Along with the management of consciousness, pranayyama and various asanas are a great help in the awakening of the body. In control the mind control of breathing is very important. During inhalation, we must focus on the storage of prana within the body. When you exhale to think about the fact that we knowingly send a fresh batch in all parts of the body or to the part, which focuses attention in this exercise. Thus, when performing postures Viparita-Karani / posture bent candles / we focus on the thyroid gland. This means that we are sending our "I" in the thyroid in a continuous reflection (thinking) about it and at the same time with each exhale, we send a portion of prana in the thyroid, a kind of "pumping up" its prana. Likewise, we send the Prana to any desired part of the body with the firm intention to strengthen or cure it. Prana going wherever the mind is concentrated. Naturally, our body becomes stronger and will work more intensively in the place where we focus, as it induces a large flow of prana in this part of the body. A scientist holds a consciousness in the brain, a large number of prana going there, the brain develops and increases its effectiveness. Wrestler or boxer constantly focuses, ie Consciousness on the hand grip or power fist. 

Muscles develop due to the fact that there is going to Prana. 

The world of animals, this term is also applied, respectively, the degree of consciousness of animals. Hare frequently meets with dangers. He therefore listened attentively and navostryaet ears at every noise. As a result, attention is concentrated on the ears, a large flow of prana is going there and, as Prana is build up strength, his ears - hearing damage for millions of years have grown relatively long and become a truly great tool. In developing such rules all life: plants, animals, people. Prana necessarily work there, where she was sent to consciousness. Thus created an elephant's trunk, neck, giraffe, ostrich leg, countless variations of the animal world, as well as people became what they are. Humans, however, has not reached perfection. He still has a lot of opportunity in itself. Prana automatically follow the mind. How much we can achieve by exploiting this natural law, deliberately and systematically training the management of Prana. If we do not know the secrets and laws of our existence, there is always a risk to make mistakes because of ignorance and harm the body. You must therefore know the laws of control Prana and management of our consciousness in the body. Then you get the key to true health and long life. 

Anyone who makes a conscious act of breathing and following the passage of air into the lungs, gradually becoming more receptive and capable of learning. Little by little he will be able to feel perfectly current of prana. In other words, he 

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MEDICAL EFFECTS OF ANCIENT Ahsania 

Origin of yoga postures known as asanas, is lost in the misty ancient Indian legend. According to legend, Lord Shiva demonstrated their 64 thousand, as physical exercises necessary for the development of the human body, health and achieving the highest degree of knowledge itself. Of these 84 postures have survived, but their number is used to strengthen and preserve health, amounts to from 20 to 30. Discarding the legendary origin, we know that these asanas were invented, developed and perfected rishami and Maharishi - the great sages of ancient India and ancient yogis of higher order, who were masters and possessors of the most amazing physical and physiological advances. Postures came from the depths of centuries and took real form of mental and so-called "supernatural" science. Posa came through the centuries to form, in which they crystallized. The seventy or even fifty years ago, Western scientists puzzled shrug their shoulders in respect of these series of asanas, considering them as superstition. Today, however, in my experience, most Europeans who are interested in the importance of these postures, especially since, when the modern western medical science demonstrate the effect incubated them with experiments. In addition to postures, which are used primarily for meditation, pranayyamy mudra and postures / exercises to develop perseverance and concentration /, so-called physical postures (asanas) of outstanding benefit to the organism. There are no words are too bold to describe the outstanding supernatural effect of the physical postures on the human body and their role in prevention of vitality and maintain health. Only very recently the Indian Research Institute for Yoga, in cooperation with the competent European physicians were able to open the medical secrets of the ancient asanas. It is well known physiological fact that the health of the human body depends on the state of cells and tissues. 

In order to be healthy tissues need: 

1. In the regular diet within and proper functioning of the endocrine glands (the endocrine glands). 

2. In the rapid and thorough elimination of waste (toxins) from the body. 

3. In a healthy and normally functioning nervous system. Thus, it is clear that the digestive system and blood circulation system should be in good condition in order to supply the tissue protein, sugar, fat, salts and other important materials. Let me answer the question how the asanas affect the digestive organs and blood circulation system. 

Demonstrate the effect of asanas on the digestive system. Digestive: stomach, small intestine, pancreas, liver, etc. Also contains a cavity of the abdomen, which is supported from below the pelvis and the strong muscles. Nature has taken care to provide these bodies soft and regular massage by the motion of the diaphragm during breathing. This ensures their functioning. In every minute of ingestion do from forty to fifty automatic massage movements, which are invaluable for maintaining health. As we showed in the chapter on controlled breathing, civilized people can not breathe satisfactorily. This means that their breath does not produce enough massage the internal organs (digestive organs), which causes a disturbance of the organs of secretion of gastric juice. The result is a digestive disorder, and often more serious stomach ailment. Exercise in pranayyame itself is not enough for people with irregular breathing and relaxed muscles of the abdomen. Such people should use the asanas in order to fully restore the health of the abdominal cavity. Asanas not only give these bodies a local massage, but also give them the internal exercises; equal efficiency not found in any system of physical education. Is a recognized therapeutic effect of the fact that the muscle can maintain strength and elasticity, only if they are forced to move or resist movement.

Reason Buddhist meditation

INTRODUCTION 

It explains the four exercises that motivate religious practice, as well as the quality of the Three Jewels. If you fully understand the meaning of all this, then turn away from the cycle of existence - Samsara, and will seek to liberate, to believe in the law of cause and effect (the law of karma), and either reach Buddhahood in this life, or release from the cycle. In addition, many vzpaschivaya positive qualities, you will thus strengthens the base of the Holy Dharma. So, please, do not simply tries to comprehend all the importance of the angular knowledge of these things, but also seeks to apply the Dharma. 

This book is written by me, Kalu Rinpoche (Karma Drubgyud Ten-Jin), for the benefit of those who engage in the practice of Dharma. Ken McLeod of Canada transferred her from Tibetan into English, then Kungo Losang Lhalungpa check and correct the translated manuscript. 

Let this work will free many sentient beings from suffering okeana this cycle of existence, even if they reach the Palace of the Buddha. 

In the early religious practices taking into account the difficulties of meeting with the necessary conditions and blessings in this life will be anchorage for the mind and allow you to enter into religion. Then, by reflecting on the volatility, you stop being lazy and turn to practice. Belief in the "seed" and the result will be the reason that you give up evil and a hundred-nete hold virtue and act more appropriately and Ac-toyno. And if you understand gopemychnost cycle of existence, samsara, this will lead to a strong change in mipooschuschenii, and you may want to seek only freedom. 

First, you should get eight of an enabling environment that does not mean to be born in the eight besppiyutnyh existence: as a resident of hells, prêt (hungry spirit) or animals that are suffering podvepzheny exclusively, in the primitive tribes, to which was then not yet reached Teaching; among long-lived gods, drifting with the stream of their desires as people having the wrong views that do not believe in the law of cause and effect, in the dark days when there is a Buddha, those who can not understand the meaning of the teaching because of a delay in development or defects of speech, hearing or vision. 

You must have the blessings of ten, which means that, firstly, to have five blessings that accrue transfers through the self: get a human body, born in Central country, where there is a doctrine, have five senses, not damaged, to be able to rotate the tide of karma and to have confidence in the Three Jewels, and secondly, to have a five-veny blessing that accrues after the other: the emergence of the Buddha, Dharma, learning-tion, stability exercises, there are many people who follow the teachings; favorable circumstances for religions-gioznoy Practice blagodapya ppedannosti and another in dobpote. 

However, five blessings received through himself, and five - with the help of others, are ten blessings. Possession of these conditions and eighteen blessings and em-causing human birth. 

The difficulty of meeting this is explained in three ways: by considering the reasons, amounts and examples. Karmic reason - the cultivation sovepshenno pure code of ethics. Such people are few. Quantities - while, as the hellish creatures so much as a particle of dust of earth, rushing - as the sand in the Ganges (the holy river in India), animals - like snowflakes, those who gained three highest birth - as the stars at night, those who received precious human birth, with the necessary conditions and blessings, so few, like daytime stars. Sample explained that if the whole world was covered with water, and a wooden hoop was moved to the surface by the wind, and a blind turtle swam to the surface once in a hundred years for the turtles to slip his neck into a hoop, it would be easier than to get a precious human birth. 

So, if you have the birth and did not set a goal to strive for freedom and to go so completely free from the suffering of the cycle of existence and reach of the Permanent tranquility status of the Buddha, you are more wasteful than, say, a poor man who has found so many treasures that they could fill the house, but not using them, and thus lose all. 

Decide same now potepyat ppivyazannost to any mundane work that is too much activity for the sake of ma-Loy goal, and do not kid yourself and do not pretend that you understand the Dharma, or the fact that you mastep in meditation. Produce nectar exercises from an experienced teacher (or a spiritual friend) and, after fully aware of the importance of the Holy Dharma, never go out of the decision to complete the practice of Dharma through the accumulation of spiritual merit, eliminate mental impurities and, through meditation, transformation of ourselves and achieve spiritual perfection. 

Secondly, the reflection on the volatility effect reduces the blind clinging to this life, and for us it is possible vzpaschivat virtue. What is volatility? All the accumulated wealth, pleasure and luxury, in the end, scatter-ing. In the end, all buildings are destroyed. At the end of con-samples, those who have come together - separate. In the end, those who are born - die. Thus, every thing is an inconsistency. 

In addition, the external world, which seems such a reliable and stable, unstable, and will be gradually destroyed by fire, water and wind. Force spring earth becomes soft and reddish-brown Vato. Trees and other plants emit shoots and buds. But this - the volatility, as the strength of the summer land of a hundred-novitsya wet and blue-green. In the grass, trees and plants appear leaves and petals. Power of autumn earth is hard and reddish-yellow. In the grass, trees and plants cos-roaring results. Power of the winter the earth is hard and gray. Grass, trees and plants - dry and brittle. The sun and moon rise and sit down, this too - impermanence. 

Day - bright and clear, at night - dark and gloomy. In addition, hours and minutes - impermanence, transient, the current moment. Variability in like forever flowing waterfall. 

All sentient beings, the inner content of the external world - are impermanent. All those who came before, had died, and all those who come now, die, and all those who come - will die as well. And we do every year, month, day, hour, and mine-one closer to death. Neither courage nor the greatest courage can not ward off death. Neither Fortress nor quick feet do not give us the freedom to escape from it. Wise and eloquent arguments of scientists can not do anything. The brave troops, a sharp weapon, the power and influence, smart plans, health and wealth, a beautiful girl's body - nothing will stop it. When the sun sets behind the mountain, there is no one who could otspochit its arrival, or to apprehend him. 

It is impossible in this life and be confident in its duration. Death comes in the womb or at birth, or when people start to crawl or walk, in his youth, or later, in old age: the time of death is not defined. Moreover, these are the causes of death: fire and water, wind and lightning, earthquakes, landslides, falling buildings, weapons, poison, demons, bad food, etc. From which of these causes of death will come - is unknown. This life - like oil lamp in the Quaternary hurricane, bubbles on the water or a drop of dew on a thin blade of grass. 

There is no thirst smepti, there is no joy over the arrival of her. It is hateful. For once, it selects the land and house, farm, property and assets, relatives and close friends, father, mother and child, brother and spouse, with your own body, you have to go powerless and alone to the unknown realm of the horrific Bardo ( state between death and Academician). Because without the slightest basis for the exclusion of such care, early or late, laid around, every time you see, hear or think about someone's death, think at this point about himself. 

Having a healthy body, good complexion and feeling happy and comfortable, people do not think about death. But when a deadly disease strikes, his bodily strength decreases, and he can not even sit hunched over. A flush of health black-no, and the man looks like a corpse. He is suffering without the possibility of avoiding spikes of pain. Medicine, rituals or ceremonies - none of this is unhelpful and a person is aware that he was dying. His suffering and fear rises, and he As x-CIO in despair because he leaves everything and must go alone. And each time after the food was eaten, and uttered the last words-tion, thought: "That's my nature." 

When death comes to man, even one who loved him very much, does not want to keep his body in his more than a day or two, and each feels disgust and looked at him in fear. The porters carry their dead across the threshold and carry away to be buried at the cemetery, cremated, hide in a crevice or give birds or dogs, etc. After this draw the eye does not see him again. Think: "I come to the same end." 

At this time the Three Jewels and the Lama - friends who can give a home. Since only virtue and vice are beneficial or harmful, strive for a clean and perfect religious practice! 

Since this body is made up of different components: the black and white karma, selections from his father and mother, the four elements of the space-consciousness, etc., and all made up of parts of things are impermanent - and such a body. 

In addition to this, the high becomes low, low - high and mighty is poor, poor become rich, the enemies become friends, friends - enemies: all of these changes there is nothing that is not derived from a ppisuschey all natural phenomena of impermanence. So take a more volatile as something immutable, permanent means to stay in the illusion, like a madman. 

In this precious human body acquired now, we can express and understand ideas, have a full set of way-tions, to meet the spiritual teachers and friends and to understand the conclusions that led teaching. If it is lost, even after suffering intensely experienced in a long time, such a framework, as the body can not be produced again. So from this moment your life should be like the sun peeps through the clouds. Think entirely on the application of exercise and give a vow to do so vigorously, as you can. 

Meditating on such variability leads CL to understand the variability of all composed of parts. In this case, a manifestation of the attachment to this life is reduced, the strength of pollution of the mind (desire, aversion, etc.) is on the wane, the belief in the teachings of increases, and help you in the diligence and hard work. Whoever uses religion of the Buddha, never passtpoennym or tired, and finally realizes the meaning bearest and undying nature of the mind and reaches sovershens-Twa of the Great Symbol (Mahamudra). 

Thirdly, think about what it means to be in samsara: if death and impermanence were like fading fire or water evaporation Niya, without you it may be continued, it would be too easy. But the mind, whose nature is hollow and never dies. Connecting mind and body, which comes from a strong clinging to life is illusory, the moment of death-breaking etsya and dissipates. Then again from the various potentials and causes, such as pollution, karma, inclinations, etc., is the birthplace of one of the six realms of Samsara. 

Consisting skandhas embodies the essential nature of the cycle of existence - namely, suffering. If there skandhas, there is the potential suffering, which applies to all education and formation. When the potential Nye sorrow or pain, for various reasons, into a feeling of sadness, it is - suffering changes. And suffering, which really tested - is suffering pain. It is impossible to be free from any of these three kinds of suffering. 

Types of meditation 

Meditation practice is the use of certain techniques or procedures that could lead to a waking man trofotropnoe condition, as described above. Although there are many types of meditation, common to all of its forms is the presence of the stimulus or object, which focuses the meditator. According Narandzhano and Ornstein, this subject is intended to "focus", ie He is in fact an object for concentration. 

Meditation techniques can therefore be classified according to the nature of the object of concentration. According to this criterion, there are four types of meditation. 

1. Repetition in the mind. In this case, the object for concentration is a mental stimulus. A classic example of mental facility for the confinement of a "mantra". Mantra - a word or phrase repeated again and again, usually to himself. We would include in this category also singing. In the TM technique is also used mantra. This mantra is selected from a number of Sanskrit words. Herbert Bacon used the word "time" ( "one") as a mantra for patients with arterial hypertension. Repeat verse excerpts can also be regarded as a kind of mantra. As the mantra is sometimes used and the text of folk songs. 

2. REPETITION physical actions. This object for the concentration associated with focusing attention on any physical action. In ancient yoga (Hindu) way of meditation focuses on recurrent respiratory movements. Various forms of respiratory control counting breaths (called pranayama) form the basis of a form of Hatha yoga. The general public is better known for another version of Hatha yoga that uses various postures (called asanas). Some peoples of the East used in the practice of lengthy choral dances with repetitive movements. Ancient Artists of the dance were called "dancing dervishes. Finally, the proliferation of jogging in the United States gave impetus to the study of this activity. One of the effects reported by some of these runners are experiencing, such as meditative. The reason for this may be set during run regular breathing or the monotonous sound of the feet touch the ground. 

3. FOCUSING ON THE PROBLEM. This object for concentration is an attempt to solve the problem, including the paradoxical components. Classic example is dzenovskie "koan." In this case, a paradoxical thought given to the type of task. One of the most famous koan is this: "As sound of one hand clapping?" 

4. VISUAL CONCENTRATION. Here the object is to concentrate the visual image. It may be painting, candle flame, a leaf tree, rousing relaxing scene or something else. "Mandala" - a geometric figure, a square inside a circle, symbolizing the unity of man and the universe. In Eastern cultures, it is often used for visual concentration.