Many times while delving within ourselves, our mind boggles up and tends to pose many hurdles in front of us. And instead of giving an exhilarating experience, meditation becomes a painful exercise.

In order to overcome such a situation, it is essential to understand clearly the disposition of our mind and nature of our body. In this video Anandmurti Gurumaa is clarifying the doubts of a seeker who wishes to walk on the path of spirituality.

If a person is confronting the problem of headache and dizziness frequently, while sitting for meditation, then it signals the obstruction in the flow of energy caused due to unhealthy body.

But there is no need to get distraught. Continue meditation perseveringly and learn from Anandmurti Gurumaa – a great mystic master, the correct way to maneuver your energy channels in her companionship and revitalize yourself.

Very often students and intellectuals feel that devoting time to contemplation and meditation would steal their precious time which could otherwise be given to reading or studying. Many people too dissuade them from doing so. But in this video, Anandmurti Gurumaa is clarifying the doubt of such a seeker and making it more comprehensible and intelligible.

Meditation leads a bewildered mind to clarity, restlessness to tranquility, and vices to purity. Thus with such an awakened mind, the capacity to absorb and retain the academic knowledge gradually increases. Undoubtedly, a person with stable mind would excel in his studies and in every field.

One should feel blessed if he goes deep into meditation and should not pay much heed to the time it takes. A stable mind would take lesser time to grasp more knowledge and that too in an efficient way. So don’t refrain yourself from flowing in this beautiful river of meditation.

When the above question was put up to Anandmurti Gurumaa, she says that to stay happy or satisfied, first of all you need to know – Who is happy, sad, satisfied or dissatisfied? Is it you? No, definitely not. It is your mind!

Your mind creates all the mess just because of ignorance. In a state of ignorance you think that things will make you feel good. So, to get happiness and satisfaction you desire things.

But you are unaware of this fact, that every desire of yours whether fulfilled or not, will bring a trail of emotions with it- sadness, pleasure, anxiety, anger, lust. A mind that experiences these emotions in their full range can never be at peace.

Lord Buddha knew this – that happiness is within us and to experience it we have to be with our true self. That’s why he renounced all the good things he had!

About nature of our mind, Kabir said- “What kind of fish is this – it longs for water even when it stays in water”. When one desire of our mind gets fulfilled, it starts hankering over other things. It is as though desire knows no end, no fulfillment. Desires cannot be eradicated by fulfilling them.

You have to kill the source, the ignorance, and only then satisfaction and ultimate peace can be experienced. You need awareness and wisdom. You should be aware of every thought and live accordingly.

Every moment, when the mind becomes still, we experience happiness within. If you calm down your breathing, your mind will become still and you will find happiness and satisfaction within.

To calm down your breathing, you need to learn Pranayam and yogic breathing techniques. Click here to know more about them.

To feel good, satisfied and happy you need to learn to live life. You need to play around like a child, sing aloud, dance with music and be with nature. Gurumaa has given the key to live a blissful life. Click here to learn more about how you can live blissfully.

Meditation will also help you dive deeper and deeper within you to find the source of true happiness. To learn the techniques of Meditation and know about them click here.

A devotee asked Anandmurti Gurumaa the following question – Why people go to visit the temples if everything is inside our body? And if the soul is like a lightening power, then why can’t everyone see it?

Gurumaa says that until one experiences or understands that everything is within him, one can go to a temple. A devotee should visit the temple with purified feelings and beautiful emotions pertaining to – “Godliness and Devotion”.

To dwell upon these beautiful feelings, one needs to pray from the core of the heart. Listening to the Spiritual Discourses, Hyms (bhajans) and reading the spiritual books, etc of an Enlightened Master also help to achieve higher planes of consciousness.

At most times, temples are quite crowded and jam-packed with devotees. One gets a feeling of anxiety and also finds it difficult to breathe freely in such situations. This might be one of the reasons why people feel repelled towards visiting temples and ask what is the need to visit temples at all!

So, Gurumaa suggests setting aside some time to visit the temple when it is free from the crowd and lots of noises. Because in the quietude of a temple it will be easier to meditate, contemplate and pray with devotion.

These positive vibrations of devotion can be very helpful in the spiritual growth of the devotee. With regular meditation one can move towards the path of “Self-Realization”.

The regular practice of prayers and meditation; and the Master’s blessings help the devotee to slowly and steadily glide deeper and deeper and get an eye to see the divine light within. And finally it will be revealed that everything is within one’s body itself and the “Soul” is like a lightening power.

A devotee asked this question to Anandmurti Gurumaa -Whenever I face some problem I go for sex. But soon I feel guilty as it comes to my mind that I have acted in a wrong way and the relief that i get from sex is for a very short period. How should I control my urge for sex?

Gurumaa says that sex can be controlled only by dealing with the problems and not by running away from the problems. This can be done by settling down the thought process of one’s mind. One needs to learn to live life with wisdom.

The sense of relaxation or relief that one feels after sex is for a very short period and therefore there is no point going for it just for solving a problem. One should face the problem bravely and should have all the courage to solve it, only then life can be lived with wisdom.

So how does one attain such wisdom? In order to live the life with wisdom one needs to understand the way to control the urge for sex and direct it towards a healthy direction.

Gurumaa says that the urge for sex arises due to secretion of hormones from our glands that are being run by Hypothalamus and pineal. We should not consider it as a problem and should keep ourselves busy in something wonderful, creative and productive. This would channelize our energy in a positive direction.

For related videos and detailed discourses regarding how to control urge for sex click here.

For achieving a balanced hormonal secretion and better control over the body, Gurumaa has suggested practicing Surya Namaskar yogasana and half an hour of Pranayam everyday.

There are many other effective Pranayam techniques suggested by Gurumaa like Bhastrika Pranayam and kapalbhati.

The aim of Bhastrika pranayam is to keep the inhalation cycle equal to exhalation cycle and this process comprises of breathing deep inwards and long exhalation outwards with equal time intervals.

Whereas, in Kapalbhati pranayam the main stress is upon short and strong forceful exhalations and inhalation just happens naturally.

Gurumaa has explained thoroughly these two techniques, to learn how these should actually be done, click here.

By regularly following, these guidelines one can divert the thoughts of his mind towards positivity.

Additional Resources

1) Directing Mind from Constant Thoughts of Sex towards Positivity

How can we divert a mind that always thinks about sex and other nonsense things towards positivity? Gurumaa says that sex is not bad, but always thinking about sex is bad.

For example, we eat food when we are hungry and similarly we drink water only as and when we feel thirsty, but we don’t keep doing it the whole day.

Gurumaa says that the urge for sex is nothing more than a chemical process of a brain and also explains the ways to manage one’s brain. To know more on what Gurumaa says about how to manage our brain, click
here.

2) Going Beyond The Mind

One also needs to go beyond his mind to actually understand its complexities. For detailed discourses on how one can go beyond his mind, click here.

3) Understanding Mind and Sex

To go beyond the bondage of sex, one needs to understand the complex relationship between mind and sex first.

Gurumaa has extensively expounded about Evolutionary stages, Emotions, Relationships, Marriage and Sex in the special issue “Mind and Sex” that helps to know and understand more about complexities of The Mind and its relationship with Sex.

Surrendering to the master means surrendering your ego. The more you surrender to the master, the more your trust grows. It is difficult to surrender one’s ego. It takes a long time to completely trust and surrender. But once that happens, the relationship becomes very sweet. Your life becomes simple as you take it as it comes. You leave everything to God or your Guru and the stress and tension of your life starts reducing.

Anandmurti Gurumaa says that surrendering is not a conscious effort. It is hard for the ego to dissolve itself. In fact, why would the ego like to dissolve itself in the first place?

So, how can one surrender to the master? Gurumaa says that this can be done by being in the company of those who have dissolved their ego. Watch them, be with them and you will realize what a great opportunity you have been given – the opportunity to surrender to a Realized Master. See the changes which have happened in their lives. Slowly, the ego melts and it becomes easy to surrender to God and the master.

Regarding how to be a non-doer, Gurumaa says being a non-doer entails watching each action of your body and developing awareness in each action of your daily life. As you sit, walk, eat, sleep… be watchful of your body actions, sensations and movement. Slowly this awareness grows and one begins to know that the world is nothing more that a dream. So, the art of witnessing begins to develop.

Once you master the awareness of body movements, start watching your breath amidst all your daily actions. You slowly start becoming proactive instead of reactive. You will find yourself not getting affected by outward influences. Thus, you will learn the art of being a Non-Doer in all your activities and no action shall bind you.

In an answer to a question asked by a devotee, Anandmurti Gurumaa replies that praying and devotion are done for gratitude and thankfulness for all the marvelous gifts that God has bestowed on us. It should not be a means for asking worldly happiness and objects from the Almighty.

Regarding how one can be free from the ill-effects of his/her past bad karma, Gurumaa says that one should sow the seeds of Good Karma (virtuous actions) in the present. For example, one should denote 10% of his/her monthly income for noble acts such as charity, social service, etc.

Besides that, each individual should devote at least 10% of their daily time (which comes to around 2.4 hours) to spiritual activities such as mantra chanting, meditation, prayer, etc. By doing such activities on a regular basis, one can easily rectify his/her past and lead a happy and blissful life.

Gurumaa says that arguments can be made for and against the consumption of non-vegetarian food. So, it is actually a personal choice and decision what kind of food a person wants to eat.

Gurumaa says that although the words “good” or “bad” are relative terms but going green, preserving the natural phenomena including water are definitely the crying needs of the day.

Gurumaa helps you to decide what choice you want to take – either be a Ramakrishna eating his macher jhol (fish curry) or be a Ramana Maharishi (an Enlightened Saint), not even including garlic in his diet. She leaves it to your intellect to make the right choice.

Kundalini is the divine shakti, or feminine energy of Shiva and is usually lying dormant at the base of the spine. As this energy rises, it pierces the energy centers along the spinal column and ultimately unites with Shiva, who resides in the crown center located at the top of the head. The union of Shakti and Shiva is the highest experience, where the consciousness is awakened and the realization of the true Self occurs.

It is important to note that this whole phenomenon is occurring in the subtle physical body, not the gross physical body. Therefore as Gurumaa says, if you cut open the spine during post-mortem analyses you will not be able to see any of these energy centers.

Kundalini Yoga is the yoga of prana, or the life-sustaining force of all living beings. The human body consists of approximately 72,000 nadis (channels), and the three principal nadis which this energy flows through are known as the ida, pingala and sushumna.

These nadis are located in the subtle physical body. The nadi that carries this life-energy on the left side of the body is known as the ida nadi, while the right side is regulated by the pingala nadi. The sushumna nadi is the most important of these three and is the central channel. It is connected to the spinal column and governs all the essential life activities.

The ida, pingala and sushumna nadis all meet at the energy centers known as chakras. These chakras are also called lotuses, and each center has a color, a specific amount of petals, and a mantra associated with them. These seven chakras each have an relationship with a emotional and psychological function within the body and are respectively known as the muladhara, svadhisthana, manipura, anahata, vishuddha , ajna and sahasrara chakras.

Kundalini yoga is a journey into our inner world, which is totally different from the outer world. The ultimate goal of this practice is to become one with the supreme consciousness, and realize our true nature. As we go deeper into this inner world, we begin to have joyful and magical experiences, and realize the hidden powers that are within us.

Sometimes aspirants become so engrossed by these powers, they lose focus of what the path is really for and can end up destroying themselves. Therefore the safest way to practice Kundalini Yoga is under the guidance of a self-realized spiritual master. The master has attained this illuminated state and become one with the shakti, and can transmit this energy into someone through a process known as shaktipat. The master constantly guides the seeker toward the right path, and turns this journey into a wonderful experience.

Meera has been a great realized saint woman in India. She was a queen and achieved the greatest spiritual heights through her devotion towards Lord Krishna. Giving her example, Anandmurti Gurumaa explains that the path towards knowing God is the inner path, and not the pictures and statues of idols that we see in temples.

As Gurumaa says in this video, your journey begins when you sit in the company of saints. The act of being present in the company of these great masters, and to imbibe and study their teachings, is defined as satsang.

In satsang we remain in the company of great beings, who reveal the true purpose of our lives by disclosing the highest form of knowledge to us. The highest form of knowledge is to discover who we really are, and to realize that God lives within our very own heart.

The master removes the darkness from within us and reveals that we are God too! The same divinity that exists in the master is also present in us and everything else in this world. They have the power to change your inner being, remove impurities and completely transform someone.

The master is in constant communion with this divine bliss, and these pure vibrations are constantly emanating from them. If we are receptive, we will absorb these pure vibrations and our journey to understanding the real place where God exists will begin.

According to the great sages of India, God dwells within you, which is why the scriptures and sages always tell us to mediate and worship our own Self. Gurumaa also explains where the real place of worship really exists and how we can reach this place in this lifetime itself.

She says we have to travel into our inner world and discover the hidden treasures that lie within us. All the idols or photos in a temple are a symbolic representation of what is present within you. The real purpose of worshiping any outer form of God is to become connected to the divine consciousness that lies within us.