RAJYOGA MEDITATION day 1 “KNOWING MYSELF”

In this session we shall find the answer to the following question Who am I?

Knowing Myself - The Soul + = SOUL – A POINT OF LIGHT HUMAN BEING SKELETON OF BONES AND FLESH

A soul uses the physical body to perform its role. THE SOUL AND THE BODY COMPUTER MAN WHEN BOTH MEET THE COMPUTER CAN BE USED Just like a computer cannot operate on its own and needs a programmer, a body too cannot carry out actions without the soul. A soul uses the physical body to perform its role.

A DRIVER DRIVING THE CAR THE SOUL AND THE BODY CAR A DRIVER DRIVING THE CAR A car cannot move on its own and needs a driver. The body is equivalent to a car and the soul is equivalent to the driver.

Knowing Myself - The Soul

Knowing Myself - The Soul The soul has 3 faculties – MIND INTELLECT RESOLVES

THE MIND CREATES THOUGHTS. EXAM

FOUR TYPES OF THOUGHTS POSITIVE- Joy, Peace, Love, Hope, Mercy, Honesty, Harmony, Tolerance, Enthusiasm, Cooperation, Understanding NEGATIVE- Anger, Stress, Ego, Laziness, Lust Revenge, Carelessness, Criticism, Jealousy, Attachment, Greed NECESSARY- Work, career, routine, profession, studies WASTE- Past, Future

A Human Mind creates as many as 35-48 thoughts every minute. Scientific research shows that 95% of these thoughts are negative and/or waste

The Intellect Through the intellect the soul decides whether the thought created by the mind should be brought into action or not. It’s just one cigarette Don’t smoke

Sanskaars/Habits Each action when performed repeatedly becomes a habit/sanskaar. Each soul has 5 means of acquiring sanskaars. Original sanskaars of the soul (purity, peace, love, bliss, happiness, knowledge, power) Sanskaars from past births Inherited from parents Influence of company Will Power

ORIGINAL SANSKAARS OF THE SOUL WILL POWER INHERITED FROM FAMILY ORIGINAL SANSKAARS OF THE SOUL SANSKAARS INFLUENCE BY PEERS PAST LIFE SANSKAARS

TODAY’S HOMEWORK “Practice visualizing yourself as a point of light in the centre of your forehead”

LET US MEDITATE FOR A FEW MINUTES

OM SHANTI HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY ! HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY…