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Meditation ProcessMeditation Process

Sit comfortable, with your Sit comfortable, with your back and neck straight, and back and neck straight, and

your body in a relaxed your body in a relaxed position.position.

Close your eyes and again Close your eyes and again relax your body, release any relax your body, release any

tension or tense feelings. tension or tense feelings. Be completely relaxed.Be completely relaxed.

Now imagine that your Now imagine that your consciousness (Self) is consciousness (Self) is

expanding outward. It fills expanding outward. It fills the whole room. the whole room.

Remember where each Remember where each object is located in the object is located in the

room. room.

Then expand yourself to fill Then expand yourself to fill the whole house (hotel, etc). the whole house (hotel, etc).

Remember where each Remember where each room is, and whatever you room is, and whatever you can remember about the can remember about the

place. place.

Now expand yourself to fill Now expand yourself to fill the whole city. Remember the whole city. Remember

where each road is (as where each road is (as much as you can). much as you can).

Then fill the state (province, Then fill the state (province, county, etc), the whole county, etc), the whole country, continent, all country, continent, all

continents, and the whole continents, and the whole earth. earth.

In each step try to visualize In each step try to visualize the shape of the vision, the the shape of the vision, the relevance of the part you relevance of the part you

are expanding from to other are expanding from to other parts, etc. parts, etc.

Now that you have filled the Now that you have filled the whole earth, gently leave whole earth, gently leave

your body and visualize that your body and visualize that you are sitting on the top you are sitting on the top

most part of the earth. most part of the earth.

The earth is below you. The earth is below you. Visualize “Peace on earth Visualize “Peace on earth and Good Will to men.” and Good Will to men.”

Send good thoughts and Send good thoughts and visualize they penetrate visualize they penetrate each individual and the each individual and the

earth. earth.

You are a channel for God’s You are a channel for God’s Will. Say in your mind, “His Will. Say in your mind, “His Kingdom Come, His Will be Kingdom Come, His Will be

done on earth as it is in done on earth as it is in Heaven.”Heaven.”

Imagine that now you are Imagine that now you are leaving the earth, you are leaving the earth, you are

going toward outer space. going toward outer space.

You pass the moon, the You pass the moon, the planets in our solar system, planets in our solar system,

the stars, and you go the stars, and you go beyond our solar system. beyond our solar system.

You pass our galaxy, then You pass our galaxy, then the other galaxies. the other galaxies.

You are going toward the You are going toward the center of the universe. center of the universe.

You pass the stars faster You pass the stars faster and faster until you reach and faster until you reach

the center of the universe. the center of the universe.

You slow down and most You slow down and most humbly enter into the center of humbly enter into the center of the universe, a brilliant misty the universe, a brilliant misty blue Light, the most relaxing blue Light, the most relaxing and Loving (Healing) Energy and Loving (Healing) Energy

ever encountered. ever encountered.

Most humbly enter this Most humbly enter this brilliant blue Light, and sit brilliant blue Light, and sit in it, and let it enter your in it, and let it enter your body through your toes. body through your toes.

As it enters your toes, your As it enters your toes, your toes become so relaxed that toes become so relaxed that you feel you have no toes. you feel you have no toes.

It enters your feet, the same, It enters your feet, the same, they become most relaxed, they become most relaxed,

then your ankles, your then your ankles, your calves, your knees, your calves, your knees, your

thighs. thighs.

This Light continues to fill This Light continues to fill you, and it enters your first, you, and it enters your first,

second, third, fourth, and second, third, fourth, and fifth chakras. fifth chakras.

As it enters each of these As it enters each of these chakras, it purifies and chakras, it purifies and

opens them. opens them.

The Light continues The Light continues purifying and enters your purifying and enters your

sixth chakra. sixth chakra.

Now gaze at the sixth Now gaze at the sixth chakra between your chakra between your

eyebrows. eyebrows.

Now the blue Light is the Now the blue Light is the most brilliant white. most brilliant white.

Keep your back and neck Keep your back and neck straight. straight.

Breathe in deeply and listen Breathe in deeply and listen (repeat) the first part of your (repeat) the first part of your

Mantra, realizing the Mantra, realizing the stillness, the moment stillness, the moment

between breathing in and between breathing in and breathing out (rhythm of breathing out (rhythm of

your mantra!). your mantra!).

Breathe out the second part Breathe out the second part of your Mantra, recognizing of your Mantra, recognizing

the stillness between the stillness between breathing out and breathing breathing out and breathing in (rhythm of your mantra!). in (rhythm of your mantra!).

Continue this process until Continue this process until there is no thought left but there is no thought left but the rhythm of your Mantra, the rhythm of your Mantra,

and your mind is still. and your mind is still.

““Be still and know that I am Be still and know that I am God.” God.”

If anything internal is If anything internal is disturbing your meditation, disturbing your meditation,

any thought, desire, etc., any thought, desire, etc., gently bring your mind back gently bring your mind back

to the rhythm of your to the rhythm of your meditation, your Mantra, the meditation, your Mantra, the

breath, the stillness breath, the stillness between breathing and let between breathing and let

go of disturbances. go of disturbances.

Many things will try to Many things will try to prevent you to gain control prevent you to gain control over your mind. Be sincere over your mind. Be sincere

and diligent in your and diligent in your meditation, but relaxed.meditation, but relaxed.

When done meditating, When done meditating, reverse the process. reverse the process.

Close your chakras by Close your chakras by letting the Purifying Light letting the Purifying Light stay with you, within your stay with you, within your

Purified chakras. Purified chakras.

Keep the Light and Love Keep the Light and Love that entered you. that entered you.

God will remain with you. God will remain with you.

Now you gently come out of Now you gently come out of the blue Light, with utmost the blue Light, with utmost respect (facing the Light). respect (facing the Light).

Return from the center of Return from the center of the universe, pass the stars, the universe, pass the stars,

the galaxies, our galaxy, the galaxies, our galaxy, and return to our solar and return to our solar

system. system.

Pass the planets, the moon, Pass the planets, the moon, and come and sit on the top and come and sit on the top

of the earth. of the earth.

Remember, “Peace on earth Remember, “Peace on earth and good will to men.” and good will to men.”

Now, pledge that you are an Now, pledge that you are an instrument for His Will. instrument for His Will.

You are a channel to do His You are a channel to do His Will to bring “His Kingdom Will to bring “His Kingdom

on earth as it is in Heaven.” on earth as it is in Heaven.”

See your peace that you See your peace that you received from the brilliant received from the brilliant

Light is on earth. Light is on earth.

It penetrates every It penetrates every individual and the earth. individual and the earth.

Fill the earth and slowly re-Fill the earth and slowly re-enter your body and withdraw enter your body and withdraw from filling the earth, all the from filling the earth, all the

continents, the continent you continents, the continent you are in, the country you are in, are in, the country you are in,

the state, province, city, house the state, province, city, house and room you are in, and come and room you are in, and come

back to your body.back to your body.

In this process we have In this process we have expanded our expanded our

consciousness to cover the consciousness to cover the universe, but we return to universe, but we return to

our body. our body.

Although we have a Although we have a universal approach, we live universal approach, we live and act where we are, in the and act where we are, in the

present. present.

We become a channel for We become a channel for God who is the universe, God who is the universe, but we act locally (think but we act locally (think

universally but act locally). universally but act locally).

Now gently open your eyes, Now gently open your eyes, return to the external world, return to the external world,

and know that those who and know that those who meditate on God are in the meditate on God are in the

world but not of it. world but not of it.

You have met the energy of You have met the energy of the Lord and are filled with the Lord and are filled with

it now. it now.

Let it flow through you to Let it flow through you to others. others.

Be a channel for His Will. Be a channel for His Will.

Do not let them take you to Do not let them take you to Maya (illusion of separation Maya (illusion of separation from God); you take them to from God); you take them to

God (Oneness with God (Oneness with God/Spirit/Atman)! God/Spirit/Atman)!

Haree Om Shrii HunHaree Om Shrii Hungg

Final PointsFinal Points

Meditation should be done this Meditation should be done this way twice each day.way twice each day.

We recommend 5:30 AM andWe recommend 5:30 AM and9:00 PM9:00 PM

You might like to know that You might like to know that we do our Order of Service we do our Order of Service

followed by collective followed by collective meditation every Thursday meditation every Thursday morning and evening, from morning and evening, from

5:30 to 6:30 AM and PM 5:30 to 6:30 AM and PM (MST). You are most (MST). You are most welcome to join us. welcome to join us.

For more info: : Then go to,Then go to, “ “Open House Meditation” section!Open House Meditation” section!

We also do our Order of We also do our Order of Service followed by Service followed by

transmission meditation on transmission meditation on Saturday mornings and Saturday mornings and

evenings, from 5:30 to 6:30 AM evenings, from 5:30 to 6:30 AM and PM (MST).and PM (MST).

Again you are welcome to join Again you are welcome to join us in our Conference Room.us in our Conference Room.

For more info: : Then go to,Then go to, “ “Sabbath Order Of Service and MeditationSabbath Order Of Service and Meditation” section!” section!

You can find more You can find more information about all our information about all our conference rooms, or the , or the other activities we have in we have in these conference rooms!these conference rooms!

All are invited.All are invited.

QuestionsQuestions

Questions can be answered by your Questions can be answered by your instructor and/or e-mailed to: instructor and/or e-mailed to:

[email protected]

If this is a class and there is If this is a class and there is a meditation room available, a meditation room available, we recommend that you all we recommend that you all go to the meditation room go to the meditation room

and do your meditation and do your meditation again together.again together.