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Written by Tina T Willer   
I have been meditating for over 20 years. I started with a type of meditation, or Hatha Yoga, which was a little more physically difficult than what I practice now. We did a lot of asanas, or postures, literally putting our bodies in all kinds of positions. It was great for my health.
by TinaTWiller


I have been meditating for over 20 years. I started with a type of meditation, or Hatha Yoga, which was a little more physically difficult than what I practice now. We did a lot of asanas, or postures, literally putting our bodies in all kinds of positions. It was great for my health.

After an extended search for a path I was more comfortable with, I embarked upon Surat Shabd Yoga, which is a kind of meditation on the Inner Sound and Light. Surat Shabd Yoga is not new. It is not part of the New Age movement. It has been around forever, and actually is a practice which teaches one how to truly "Love."

The nickname for Surat Shabd Yoga or yoga on the Inner Sound and Light was "The Royal Path." It did not include any difficult postures, austerities or outward renunciation. In the olden days, Royalty who wanted to study spirituality, would travel the Royal Path and retain their kingdoms. An exception, to this was Buddha who decide to renounce his kingdom, and study spirituality only.

Surat Shabd Yoga is very simple and natural. You can practice it sitting, or laying down and it is very comfortable. Surat Shabd Yoga is meditation on the Inner Sound and Light, which we all have within us. This Inner Sound and Light, which is always there, has always been there, is something we can tap into. It is actually our Higher Self.

Any practice of Yoga requires one to conquer the mind. This is not the easiest thing to do. The individual mind is part of the ego and it wants to remain in control. The mind for most of us, controls our Soul. The goal is to have the Soul be in control and have the mind follow it, not the other way around. Surat Shabd Yoga give us a natural way to give the mind something to do, by focusing it on the Inner Sound and Light.

Slowing down the mind is like slowing dow a speeding train. Difficult but not impossible. As we practice, Surat Shabd Yoga gradually we get more and more control over it until one day, it becomes the servant to our Soul it was always meant to be.

There are a couple different ways you can practice Surat Shabd Yoga. The first way is to close your eyes and give yourself some words, a mantra, to repeat. They could be any words you choose and feel comfortable with. You can choose love, love, love or peace, peace, peace. You can repeat whatever you want. The second is to focus totally on the Sound and Light within.

The reason we repeat a word or words silently, with what we call the inner tongue, is because we are giving your mind something to do. If our mind is thinking about what we need to do, then we give it something else to do, than think. We give it some words to repeat that have a warm peaceful meaning for us. The words can be whatever we want them to be. They don't have to be anything institutionalized. We just want to give the mind something to repeat.

Meditation is a reprieve from normal life. It is a haven, an oasis, and a break from daily life. It gives you a chance to feel love, warmth and beauty from within. In the beginning the mind struggles but over time it begins to purr like a kitten.

We feel Love when we meditate because we come in contact with the source of Love, within us. There is a fountain of Love inside of everyone. We tap into it when we meditate. As we get deeper into our meditation, we start recognizing this same fountain of Love within everyone else. Once this happens, we start understanding that the real meaning of "Love" is total identification with that fountain of Love within all living things.

About Author:

Tina T Willer, MBA is the author of Articles and E-books on Love, Meditation, Health, and Personal Finances. Great overall well-being includes all parts of our lives. Get your FREE Ebook "Keep Your Love Alive", Here. Get your FREE Financial Advice Newsletter Here.

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