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July 8, 2025

Regularity in Meditation

Regularity in Meditation Whatever spiritual practice you do, either Japa, practice of Asana, concrete meditation on Saguna-Murti or Pranayama, do...

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Aids to Meditation

Aids to Meditation Mula Bandha in Meditation: When you sit in the Asana for doing Japa, contract the anus. This...

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How Many Hours to Meditate

How Many Hours to Meditate To start with, you can meditate for half an hour in the morning from 4...

Sri Swami Sivananda with disciple in a historic black and white spiritual photograph

Qualifications for Practising Meditation

Qualifications for Practising Meditation Before saturating the mind with thoughts of Brahman you will have to assimilate the divine ideas...

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Requisites for Meditation

Requisites for Meditation When the mind becomes Nirvishaya (free from thinking of sense-objects and their enjoyments) it is meditation. God...

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When and Where to Meditate

When and Where to Meditate Practise meditation in Brahmamuhurta. This is the best period for meditation. Always choose that part...

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How to Meditate

How to Meditate Preparation for Meditation Keep the head, neck and back in one straight line. Read the 11th and...

Swami Sivananda teaching Karma Yoga principles

Cave-Life for Meditation

Cave-Life for Meditation Cave-life is extremely good. The ancient Rishis and seers of India lived in the caves of Himalayas...

Swami Sivananda meditating beneath sacred trees

Places for Meditation

Places for Meditation “One should perform his Yogic meditation in concentration on a level place, free from pebbles, fire, wind,...

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Meditation Room

Meditation Room Have a separate meditation room under lock and key. This is a sine qua non. Convert a room...

Swami Sivananda with disciples beside river discussing spiritual psychology together

Brahmamuhurta-Best Time for Meditation

Brahmamuhurta-Best Time for Meditation O Aspirants! Get up at Brahmamuhurta and practise meditation. Do not fail at any cost. Brahmamuhurta...

Swami Sivananda studying sacred scriptures surrounded by books and spiritual literature

Fruits of Meditation

Fruits of Meditation Even Indra, the Lord of the Devas, who is rolling in abundant wealth, cannot enjoy that bliss...

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Necessity for Meditation

Necessity for Meditation Meditation is the only way for attaining Immortality and Eternal Bliss. Those who do not concentrate and...

Swami Sivananda inspiring meditation and mind control

What Is Meditation?

What Is Meditation? “Dhyanam nirvishayam manah”:-That state of the mind wherein there are no Vishayas or sensual thoughts is meditation....

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