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| VIVEKANANDA |
Regularity in Meditation
Whatever spiritual practice you do, either Japa (repetition of a mantra or any of the names of God),
practice of Asana, concrete meditation on Saguna-Murti (on an image of God) or
Pranayama, do it systematically and regularly every day. The reward of this
practice is immense. You will get Immortality or Eternal life (Amritatvam). All
desires will melt there. You will get eternal satisfaction (Nitya Tripti).
Meditate, meditate. Concentrate, concentrate, my dear friends. Never
miss even a single day owing to laziness. Laziness is the greatest enemy of a
Sadhaka. Life is short, time is fleeting and obstacles are many in the
spiritual path. Conquer them one by one by exertion and prayer. If you are
sincere you will get various sorts of help from within, from without, from the
helpers of the astral plane, from Jivanmuktas who are scattered in all parts of
the world and from Amara-Purushas, (such as Sri Vyasa, Vasishtha, Kapila Muni,
Dattatreya of Girnar Hills, Agastya Muni of Podia Hills, Tirunelveli).
Just as you take food four times, morning, noon, afternoon and night, so
also you will have to meditate four times a day if you want to realise quickly.
You must be systematic and regular in your meditation.
Just as cannabis indica, opium or alcohol gives you intoxication, even
if you take a small quantity, and lasts for some hours, so also the
God-intoxication that you get from regular meditation, lasts for some hours if
you meditate for half an hour daily. Therefore be regular.
When you meditate, when you develop divine or Sattvic virtue, a
spiritual road is constructed in the mind. If you are not regular in meditation,
if your dispassion wanes, if you become careless and non-vigilant, the
spiritual road will be washed away by the flood of impure thoughts and evil
Vasanas (subtle desires). Therefore be regular in your meditation. Regularity
in meditation is of paramount importance.
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| SWAMI SIVANANDA |
When you practise meditation, Japa, Kirtan, Pranayama or self-enquiry,
worldly thoughts, cravings and Vasanas are suppressed. If you are irregular in
meditation and if your dispassion wanes, they try to manifest again. They
persist and resist. Therefore, be regular in your meditation and do more
vigorous Sadhana. Cultivate more dispassion. They will be gradually thinned out
and eventually destroyed.
Peace, love, harmony