Self-Realization through Yoga Meditation of the Yoga Sutras, the contemplative insight of Advaita Vedanta, and the intense devotion of Samaya Sri Vidya Tantra

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Flexibility in Your Practice Sequence
by Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati 
SwamiJ.com 

Adapt your practices
to your own predispositions, needs,
and comfortable capacity.

Follow your predisposition 
Best time for practice 
How long to practice 
Matching your own schedule 
If you want Self-realization sooner 

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Follow your predisposition 

Students of Yoga Meditation have different inclinations towards the practice stages of preparation, hatha Yoga or stretches, relaxation, breathing, and meditation. Some may like to spend a long time with the body, while others prefer breathing exercises, and still others seek the stillness of meditation. Each of these stages work together, one leading into the next. There is no perfect, one-size-fits-all formula in Yoga Meditation. It is best to spend the amount of time with each stage that is just right for you. 

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Best time for practice 

Meditation can be done at any time of night or day, but traditionally, the "best" times, when the circumstances are most conducive to Yoga Meditation, are early mornings or late evenings, when the environment begins to "quiet down" and you are not likely to be interrupted by others.

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How long to practice 

At first, try to select one or two brief periods (5-15) minutes when you can meditate without inconveniencing others, being disturbed, ignoring you duties or feeling rushed or preoccupied by other tasks. Developing regularity is of greatest importance. The length of the practice naturally expands over time. 

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Matching your own schedule 

If you rise a little earlier in the morning or meditate just prior to bed at night, you may find it most easily matches your routine. Some people seem to be naturally more fresh and alert in the morning, or in the evening. That may be your own best time to meditate. However, your schedule and your personal responsibilities may also have a great impact on when you meditate.

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If you want Self-realization sooner 

Just as one eats morning, noon, afternoon and night, so also it is best to meditate four times a day if one wants to realize truth quickly. When one meditates one will develop divine virtues, and a spiritual path is constructed in the mind. If one does not practice regularly and becomes lax, the spiritual path will be washed away by a flood of impure thoughts. Regularity in meditation is extremely important.

 

 

Yoga Nidra Meditation CD by Swami Jnaneshvara
Yoga Nidra CD
Swami Jnaneshvara

 

 

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This site is devoted to presenting the ancient Self-Realization path of the Tradition of the Himalayan masters in simple, understandable and beneficial ways, while not compromising quality or depth. The goal of our sadhana or practices is the highest Joy that comes from the Realization in direct experience of the center of consciousness, the Self, the Atman or Purusha, which is one and the same with the Absolute Reality. This Self-Realization comes through Yoga meditation of the Yoga Sutras, the contemplative insight of Advaita Vedanta, and the intense devotion of Samaya Sri Vidya Tantra, the three of which complement one another like fingers on a hand. We employ the classical approaches of Raja, Jnana, Karma, and Bhakti Yoga, as well as Hatha, Kriya, Kundalini, Laya, Mantra, Nada, Siddha, and Tantra Yoga. Meditation, contemplation, mantra and prayer finally converge into a unified force directed towards the final stage, piercing the pearl of wisdom called bindu, leading to the Absolute.