THOUGHT FOR THE DAY as written at Prasanthi Nilayam Today
Meditation is not merging the form in your mind. It is merging your mind
with the Form, so that the mind doesn't exist. There are three stages in this
process - The Ooha (imagining the Form), Bhava (experiencing the Divine) and
finally Sakshatkara (Realization). In the initial stages, the devotee imagines
one's favourite Divine Form, as they have seen before. Over time, the image
vanishes in the mind and they begin experiencing the Form. This process takes
longer and slowly, the devotee starts experiencing the Lord from the toe to the
head. The impressions last longer and grow deeper and gradually, the image of
the Lord that is firmly implanted becomes an inner reality. While the imagining
stage gives only momentary joy, the experiencing stage results in complete
identification of the seeker with the Lord. Thus, over time, awareness of the
Divine results in oneness with the Divine (Brahmavid Brahmaiva Bhavathi). ("My
Dear Students", Vol 2, Chapter 5, Mar 11, 1984.)
BABA
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