Why do we meditate during our practices?

Meditation is essentially a function of the mind (manas or chinta) and it is the source of auspiciousness, but that
perception of Bliss is dependent or in accordance with the degree of efficiency of meditation – Therefore it is very
important for us that want to meditated, to learn how to meditate, and the forms of meditation available to us and
what can be achieved through each forms of meditation.

Meditation is a very powerful tool that will lead us to the perception and realization of our true nature. It will take
us to the deepness of our being and through it, we will discover many parts of ourselves that have been a mystery
to us, we will awaken parts of our brain that has never been used before, regions that have remained dormant for
generations, but are here for us to explore and use.

As we are now, we are “incomplete beings” meaning that we have not used or developed our true potential (and
up to now, we do not even know about these potentials and faculties that have yet to be developed).

Suddha Dharma teaches that meditation can be of three types as previously studied here, and these 3 types are in
accordance with the nature or our mind (manas), as it is the instrument that carries out the act of meditation.
Suddha Dharma also teaches that meditation ultimate goal is to realize the transcendent immanence of Brahm
(being present everywhere and in everything – The Divine force), the perception of its presence in ones heart and
the perception of the manifested forms or grace of its Divine Incarnations. However the ultimate Goal is the
perception of the transcendental immanence of God everywhere.

Meditation lifts the veil of ignorance (our lack of true Synthetic knowledge) and can be seen as a means of
recovering our primal memory of Bliss, of our Divine nature and will be proportional to ones effort and the nature
of the meditator.

It is important to know that thinking is an important component of meditation, the mind should not be emptied of
thought but directed to an objective (Mantric formulas like … Chidroopam paramam devam divyamangala
Vigraham, Karanam sarvalokaanaam shuddhee hridi vibhaavaye – I enshrine in my pure heart, the Supreme God,
who is knowledge, of image celestial and blessed, the maker of all the worlds). It is important therefore to be
always aware the thinking can be directed to material, spiritual or Transcendent aims, and the results will be
related with the kind of meditation one does and to what he or she directs his or her mind.

Three forms of Meditation:

Objective – Meditation in the aspects or a personification of God (The Divinity full of Divine qualities)
Subjective – Meditation in the aspect of God that is free from attributes (Nir – Guna), as a Divine flame in the cave
of our heart
Transcendent or Suddha – Contemplation of the Divinity as the first cause of all cosmic manifestation and whose
body is the infinite cosmos.

They are based on the nature of the mind which is divided in three: - We perceive the universe and all the
phenomena in it through different ways or mechanisms

Pravitti: Directed toward the external (objective perception)

Nivritti: Directed towards the internal (Subjective perception)
Suddha Directed toward the synthesis, the absolute (beyond its aspects) – Intuitive
Based on that our perception is of three types

Guna Para – Or the knowledge acquired by the senses (Perception directed to what is outside – the material
universe permeated by the 3 Gunas of Sattva, Rajas and Tamas)
Atma Para – (Perception directed inside toward our spiritual principle ATMA – Free from Prakriti and its Gunas)
Brahma Para – Transcendental knowledge, through Drithi or Buddhi faculty of synthesis (Perception of the
Parabrahmam or the unmanifested and manifest aspects of the Universe as one… (God being everything, Atma,
Shakti and prakriti in one.)

SAGUNA DHYANA – Is in reference to any Divine Manifestation in Matter and the objective is to contact this Divine
Manifestation and be able to be one with the object of our meditation and to open ourselves to the flow of energy
or knowledge that is always flowing from these Divine incarnations. It is of utmost importance that Saguna
meditation be one-pointed and continuous and most not be mixed with any tainted emotion (such as selfish
emotions also random thoughts and daydreaming)

Saguna Meditation _ The Ego, thinking of what is pure, gets affectionate to them, from this affection is born a
strong desire that is productive of good, with this desire comes a strong devotion and from that comes a superior
wisdom that will fructify in virtuous acts, liberating the mind from its changeable condition. We became tranquil
and centered like a mountain that is unaffected by the wind or tempests, and dedicate to meditate in the LORD in
the form that we can conceive in our minds. Meditate

NIRGUNA DHYANA – Refers to the form of meditation which dwells on the aspect of Divinity that transcends
TRIGUNIC MANIFESTATION (Satwa, Rajas and Tamas) – The Divinity perceived during this meditation is in the
NATURE OF LIGHT living in the ether of the heart – A MINIATURE ARCHITYPE OF PURUSHA (The first of Primal
Manifestation of Brahm in the cosmic Plane) – This perception with our inner vision is in the Dimension of a thumb
full of Divine splendor that is visible only in the highest mind level, and is marked by an absence of Ideation (as it is
formless) and it leads to the Suddha Meditation

Nirguna Meditation - Executing only acts that are free of desires, and answering only to Divine instincts, we
contemplate our true SELF living in the hearth cave of one and all in the form of one's own thumb (angushtamatra
Purusha) as a Divine and steady flame that is pure and transcendent, without any attributes and the origin of all
creation. During this meditation we do not ask for anything, only open our minds and heart to the Divine presence
inside our heart, contemplating and unifying with its Divine presence.

SUDDHA DHYANA – Here the attitude is of immersion in the Universe, where the disciple is into the perception of
Brahm as everything and of ALL forces and Laws of cosmic existence. In this meditation, the disciple is filled with
the idea that all that exists or is manifested and what transcends existence is verily Brahm. The transcendental
force is the cause of all creation, and the creation, being infinite, unitary, eternal, transcendent, capable of all
manifestation, Atma or Prakriti and immanent therein.

Suddha Meditation - With the heart free from worries, expanding our mind, we assimilate the Divine particles of
energy (Shakti), and imagine our own SELF as being the Supreme Brahm (Paramatma) and the source of all
manifestation; whose body is the infinite cosmos. We remain immobile, with our mind as a pure crystal reflecting
the whole Universe. We become one with Brahm through Yoga, firmly meditating that everything is truly Brahm.

Domingos Oliveira

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