1. RAJYOGA MEDITATION day 1 “KNOWING MYSELF”

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

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

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Knowing Myself - The Soul

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

8. THE MIND CREATES THOUGHTS.
EXAM

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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

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

15. LET US MEDITATE FOR A FEW MINUTES

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