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DL-516 Meditation Mantras & Puja – Sitaramananda
In the first section of this workshop, Swami Sitaramananda will talk on meditation and the mysteries of the mind, including techniques of meditation, understanding the basics of the mechanism of the mind, techniques of concentration, and preliminaries and obstacles to meditation. Meditation is the ladder that leads from Earth to Heaven, from ignorance to truth, from the fear of death to immortality. Meditation clears and calms the mind and opens the gateway to intuitional knowledge. The textbook used will be Meditation and Mantras by Swami Vishnu-devananda. The next section of this intensive will focus on mantras for meditation, including the topics: what is a mantra? different kinds of mantras, methods of using mantras, and Japa yoga. Mantras are mystical powers encased in a sound structure. It is the most powerful method for meditation and for transformation of consciousness. The textbooks used will be Japa Yoga from Swami Sivananda, Meditation and Mantras by Swami Vishnu-devananda, and the kirtan book from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers. The final section of this intensive will be how to prepare and to perform a puja. Pujas are worship rituals used to express devotion to God, to open the heart and to purify the psyche and the environment. This will be a hands-on experience demonstrating how to perform a personal puja. Swami Sitaramananda will use the textbook and CD on pujas from the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centers.
Tenth International Symposium Sedona, AZ 2003
Intermediate
