Krishna Wisdom

Main Menu

  • Home
  • FAQs
  • Discuss philosophy
    • Questions archive
    • Ask a question
  • Wisdom Blog
  • Find Us
    • Bhaktivedanta Manor, Watford
    • UK Groups

logo

Krishna Wisdom

  • Home
  • FAQs
  • Discuss philosophy
    • Questions archive
    • Ask a question
  • Wisdom Blog
  • Find Us
    • Bhaktivedanta Manor, Watford
    • UK Groups
Wisdom tube
Home›Wisdom tube›The Spirituality Quest 3: What is meditation?

The Spirituality Quest 3: What is meditation?

By Apprentice Monk
August 10, 2018
3579
1
Share:

Well, before we move ahead, let’s look at some highlights from previous topics. Take a break if you need to – but don’t go too far!

That’s how you take a break

If you haven’t watched the first video in the series on the Soul, click HERE to watch it first. Then watch the second one on Karma HERE. This is the third video in the series. It will help you understand things better in order (Trust me!)

A quick few things to remember…

  • There’s more to life than we can see and perceive.
  • Understanding something from someone who is expert in that field is the best way to learn. Spiritual life is best learnt from people who have had success based on authentic spiritual science.
  • We’re spiritual beings inside a temporary body made of matter.
  • The mind and body are tools we use to interact and learn.
  • Misidentification with the body and mind are ultimately the source of all problems.
  • Acting on the level of the body and mind, we create karma – activities that affect ourselves and others.
  • Things that happen to us in life are based on what we’ve done in the past that have affected someone else. They’re opportunities to learn and elevate our consciousness.
  • Bad things never happen to good people. They’re just a result of bad things we’ve done.
  • There are no accidents. Things always happen for a reason.
  • Karma is educational. It’s there to help us grow and learn.

First things first. Why meditate?

Ever been jet-lagged? How does it feel? It’s because your body hasn’t rested for a long time. Now think about the mind. It doesn’t rest during the day, neither does it rest at night when you’re asleep. And this happens every day and every night. For days, weeks, months, and years… no wonder you feel drained.

Meditation gives your mind some good rest so you can think better, live better. And for those who want to go further, there are spiritual benefits too. Especially with mantra meditation.

Mantra is a spiritual sound. It’s a sanskrit term that comes from two words

Mana (mind) + Trayate (liberate) = Mantra (That which liberates the mind)

Ancient books of wisdom like the Bhagavad Gita tell us that just by listening to spiritual mantras can change the way we think and elevate our consciousness. They can change our perception of the world and make us happier. Spiritually. But I know what you’re thinking…

Oh really??

Understanding the power of sound

Sound is amazing. There’s so much to it and we just take it for granted. A few amazing experiments on the power of sound were conducted by Dr Masaru Emoto – a graduate of the Yokohama University’s Department of Humanities and Sciences and the author of the bestselling book ‘Messages from Water’. These gained worldwide acclaim for his groundbreaking research and his discovery that water is affected by vibrational sound in very surprising and unexptected ways.

In his experiments, Dr. Emoto analyzed the formation of differently shaped crystals in water as it was exposed to different sounds in a petri dish. For example, he used verbal affirmations of love and gratitude, thoughts, music, and even prayers from a priest directed. He then analyzed the water under a microscope and compared the before and after pictures to document the change.

His observations revealed that the water that had been surcharged with positive vibrational waves when frozen formed beautiful crystals. Dr. Emoto then exposed water samples to music from Mozart, Beethoven, and other classical composers and found that beautiful crystal shapes formed in these samples as well when frozen.

Then he tried experimenting with people saying things like “you fool”, “idiot” and other unpleasant phrases using a harsh tone. Dr. Emoto found that ugly, incomplete, and malformed crystals were formed in the water samples exposed to these negative expressions and tones.

Dr. Emoto concluded that any sound is vibration, and vibrations such as music and other positive sounds including the human voice can be a form of healing energy. His research also showed that thoughts emit vibrations at frequencies we can’t yet precisely determine, and that they too have the power to heal.

Pretty cool huh?

Here’s what A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the Hare Krishna movement said about mantra meditation when asked how one should focus one’s mind (paraphrased)

Where is the question of mind? You chant the mantra, and you hear. Why bring the mind into this?

Mantra meditation is the best process of meditation – meditation on sound. Spiritual sound, and it helps elevate the consciousness to the spiritual paradigm. All you have to do is chant the mantra and hear it, and the mantra does the job. It’s a bit like you’re sick and you take some medication (not meditation), and get on with your business – the medicine does the job without you having to worrying about it. Mantra meditation has a dual effect – since you’re focused on the mantra your mind is relaxed and peaceful, and at the same time you’re elevating your consciousness by focusing on the mantra. Whoa! Good stuff, huh?




Hope you liked it! If you did, why not share it with friends and leave a comment below!?

Tagsancientanimatedanimationcartooneasternharekarmakrishnalondonlovemantrameditationpeacephilosophyreincarnationsoulspiritualspiritualitywisdomyoga
Previous Article

The fast lane

Next Article

The Spirituality Quest 2: How does Karma ...

Share:

Apprentice Monk

Radha Govinda has been living as a monk at Bhaktivedanta Manor for over 8 years now, and is a musician, motivational speaker and a writer. He likes sharing inspirational stories and wisdom from the ancient East and has a passion to encourage people to take up spritual practices. He holds a Master's degree in Mechatronics and worked in Control Systems engineering for Fluor before deciding to take up spiritual life full time as a monk in 2009. He now travels around the country sharing his experiences with people interested in yoga and spirituality.

Related articles More from author

  • Reflections

    Psychological Atheism

    March 21, 2017
    By Sutapa Monk
  • Practical Spirituality

    How not to get angry when you want to!

    September 15, 2016
    By Apprentice Monk
  • Practical Spirituality

    These 3 secrets of meditation will transform your life

    April 25, 2017
    By Apprentice Monk
  • Practical Spirituality

    Facing Your Fears: Simple Steps to Overcome Fear

    October 18, 2019
    By Nikhil Gohil
  • Books for download

    Gita Life

    May 13, 2017
    By Sutapa Monk
  • Books for download

    Tattva

    May 13, 2017
    By Sutapa Monk

1 comment

  1. Sharon Reed 3 November, 2018 at 08:55 Reply

    Great videos
    Thank you

Leave a reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Recommended for you

  • Reflections

    Spiritual Emotion

  • Bhagavad Gita wisdom

    Efficient endeavour

  • Reflections

    Going Nowhere Fast

Feeling inquisitive?

Ask a question and allow us to scratch your philosophical itch and bring you some peace!


 

Post Categories

Quiz and Courses

EventsInteractive & Quiz

The Mystic India Retreat 2023

  • Mind Body Soul Getaway Retreat

    By Radha Govinda das
    April 10, 2023

Timeline

  • April 11, 2023

    The Mystic India Retreat 2023

  • April 10, 2023

    Mind Body Soul Getaway Retreat

  • July 20, 2022

    Be part of the Krishna Wisdom tribe

  • November 15, 2021

    Be a monk MEN & WOMEN

  • August 9, 2021

    Humility, Tolerance & Respect

  • Recent

  • Popular

  • Comments

  • The Mystic India Retreat 2023

    By Radha Govinda das
    April 11, 2023
  • Mind Body Soul Getaway Retreat

    By Radha Govinda das
    April 10, 2023
  • Be part of the Krishna Wisdom tribe

    By Radha Govinda das
    July 20, 2022
  • Be a monk MEN & WOMEN

    By Radha Govinda das
    November 15, 2021
  • Humility, Tolerance & Respect

    By Miri Adams
    August 9, 2021
  • IN ESSENCE: An online course – Soul, Karma, Reincarnation, Meditation, Yoga and Relationships

    By Apprentice Monk
    December 1, 2018
  • Soul Saturdays – Bhakti yoga for beginners

    By Radha Govinda das
    February 7, 2021
  • These 3 secrets of meditation will transform your life

    By Apprentice Monk
    April 25, 2017
  • The happiness quotient quiz

    By Apprentice Monk
    March 26, 2017
  • How not to meditate

    By Apprentice Monk
    November 30, 2016
  • Radha Govinda das
    on
    August 2, 2023

    Soul Saturdays – Bhakti yoga for beginners

  • Eka
    on
    August 2, 2023

    Soul Saturdays – Bhakti yoga for beginners

  • Kandarpa Surya teja
    on
    May 25, 2023

    Be part of the Krishna Wisdom tribe

  • Radha Govinda das
    on
    May 25, 2022

    These 3 secrets of meditation will transform your life

  • Radha Govinda das
    on
    May 25, 2022

    BEAMONK

Tag Cloud

animated (3) animation (3) atheism (3) atheist (3) bhagavad (9) bhakti (4) body (5) care (2) cartoon (3) compassion (3) consciousness (3) death (3) devotional service (3) earth (2) eastern (3) ebook (4) free (4) frustration (2) gita (10) god (7) happiness (3) hare (5) karma (8) krishna (13) life (12) love (18) lust (2) mantra (5) meditation (11) mind (6) peace (5) philosophy (3) problems (2) reincarnation (9) relationship (5) relationships (2) science (6) service (3) sex (3) soul (13) spiritual (21) spirituality (15) wisdom (10) world (2) yoga (18)

What is Krishna Wisdom?

Krishna Wisdom is a spiritual initiative based at Bhaktivedanta Manor, working in collaboration with School of Bhakti that is aimed at providing spiritual wisdom to seekers of spirituality and philosophy.

We believe that ‘Change begins within’ and hence, an inner transformation precedes universal betterment.

Our aim is to provide knowledge and wisdom of spiritual matters through events, music, courses and most of all – love and spiritual friendship.

© Krishna Wisdom, School of Bhakti, Bhaktivedanta Manor, 2022

Login

Forgot Password?

Insert/edit link

Enter the destination URL

Or link to existing content

    No search term specified. Showing recent items. Search or use up and down arrow keys to select an item.