What is Mahesh Yogi's unique technique of Meditation.

Maharshi Mahesh Yogi,who passed away recently,would be remembered for a unique concept of Meditation Technique,developed by him.The technique is called as "Transcendental Meditation",which is sought to reach itself to all the masses through its sheer simplicity & the short duration of its performance.

While many associate meditation with elimination of thoughts,silence around,self denials & a spartan discipline,Mahesh Yogi's approach did not lay pre -
conditions with regards to observance of any of these.In fact,thoughts & even noises without could oftene used as"vechicles" in this meditation journey.

In the initiation,a syllable(MANTRA) is given to each practitioner.This mantra itself is without any specific meaning.Marely thinking the mantra"innocently"(to use Mahesh Yogi's own expression) in a comfortable sitting posture with eyes closed,is the first step,leading to the state of either greater calm within or even more thoughts.What ever be the case,one continues to "think" the "mantra",without forcing oneself to do so & without trying to suppress or
eliminate thoughts.The cycle of thoughts "thinking the mantra", lesser thoughts,no thoughts but only "mantra",no thoughts & no mantra,only thoughts and
no "mantra",being aware one is in Meditation & thus "thinking" the mantra again once,twiceor more,feeling greater clarity & reaching state of jouful calm
again with no "mantra" and no thoughts (though it may be for very short duration) These state follows one another depending upon the psychosomatic & spiritual state,varying from person to person & time to time.

This process,Mahesh Yogi notes,is a natural,simple & practical process of slowly,yet surely,bringing the mind to that state of "transcendence".This is the
process of going beyond the various layers of the psyche to dwell on that state of least disturbance,residing within us all-the "field of all possibilities".
This experience extends itself later to experiencing,for a longer duration,this "field of all possibilities" within,leading to the flowering of the aspirant's full potential in all aspects of life & living,through cleansing himself of the binding effect of all past "karma",which verily are the blocks to all progress.

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Source-The Economic Times.

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