Foundations of Meditation (3-disc set)

Meditation can bring profound shifts in health and consciousness, yet while many try to meditate, only a small amount  of time is truly spent in meditation because of the challenges the mind presents. Foundations of Meditation addresses the aspects of the mind that keep it unstable so that concentration is improved.  Success comes from studying and understanding the mind and then applying it towards concentration once it is mastered. Complete focus on the objection of concentration spontaneously leads one into meditation. The practice of meditation is key to success in the path of Kundalini Maha Yoga.*

Through this recording, Anandi Ma and Dileepji discuss how diet, lifestyle, and our practices can help to stabilize the mind and what we can do to strengthen concentration for success in meditation as well as worldly affairs. According to Anandi Ma, “One of the foundations of meditation is not just how well you can sit on your asan but what you have done before and after that is going to influence your ability to sit there and go deeper into meditative states. Without being aware and conscious of what we do on an ongoing basis, to attain that state of concentration is going to be very difficult.”

Drawing upon the ancient wisdom of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and Vivekananda’s Raja Yoga to explore the system of eight-limb yoga, they discuss how to purify, control, master, and finally apply the mind for meditation and explain other techniques that accelerate spiritual evolution. Yogic teachings include definitions and discussions of the yamas, niyamas, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyan, and samadhi.

*Kundalini Maha Yoga is the path to self-realization (enlightenment) through the awakening of the Kundalini Shakti, the divine energy that resides in all of us. Awakened it creates the conditions for spiritual progress and ultimately samadhi. The full potential of the body and mind may then be realized, inner peace attained, and the sublime truth of unity in diversity experienced—the fact that all life is one seamless fabric.