Robert Gimbel wrote: > I'm sure in India, when Maharishi was with Guru Dev, there > were some powerful ceremonies, and powerful being which > would help to dispel any deep rooted lower energies. > >From what I've read, Robert, being in the same room with Guru Dev was a meditation in itself, where transcending just comes of itself - there was no need for a technique or even any instruction. According to Swami Brahmanand Saraswati, the Light needs no other illumination - it is self-shinning. All you need is the ideal opportunity for the transcending. In some cases all you need is to be in the presence of an enlightened saint - that IS a meditation without any effort. It's only because were are alone without a guru or a teacher that we resort to striving and apply effort.
As the Yoga Sutras state: "yogash chittavritti nirodha" which means, "Yoga is mental activity cessation" - Y.S I.v.2
