What is Meditation?

Our desires and emotions – happiness, anger, sadness, greed, etc. all come to us as thoughts only. Life itself comes to us in the form of thoughts. 

Meditation – by coordinating breathe and mantra – one consciously tries to silent the mind. Yet, the mind, by its very nature, does not remain silent for long. I believe this is necessary because it reveals a deep-rooted truth about us. After all, how else can we truly see who we are?

When I was young, people often advised me to think positively, to be a good listener. It always puzzled me! Why are they asking me to pretend? Because I didn’t feel the same way.

Still, I thought everyone cannot be wrong, so I tried hard to be positive, hear others attentively and not to judge them but I got a headache. I was fighting inside me to be calm or to think something else than what I felt. It did not change anything for long. I thought something was wrong with me. I started reading a lot of practical psychology. It mainly mentioned outer behavior, which seemed to be theoretical to me. Be open-minded, patient, calm, balanced, etc. I thought these all are inner qualities, not a chocolate, you give me, and I enjoy. Many years later, after trying out every other possibility, Kriya Yoga Meditation gradually transformed my inner condition.

What is Kriya Yoga meditation?

Kriya Yoga provides a set of techniques that coordinates breathe, chakras, and most importantly, thoughts – the very duality of the mind – to lead it toward no-duality. With sincere practice, inner transformation happens naturally. Silence becomes part of our whole being. One feels silence all the time, while talking and working. The bliss cannot be explained in words. Thoughts are no longer obstacles but vehicles that takes mind to no-duality.

The experience of the beyond brings the qualities of the divine. And the beauty of these techniques lies in its simplicity. A practitioner just has to sit in one place with closed eyes and follow the techniques in master audio – no difficult postures and no hard pranayama.

Guided meditation by Kriya Yoga master Per.H.Wibe is provided to disciples. A step-by-step process – when to breathe consciously, when to relax, and where to take attention, plus master’s silence activates the techniques to a whole different level. All is done in such a simple way that 20 minutes are gone within no time.

In meditation the knowledge is revealed – wisdom that one may never heard or read elsewhere. Qualities such as patience, tolerance, strength, forgiveness, positivity, etc. are the product of growing inner love. With experience, the desire to meditate intensifies.

In the end, why talk about the taste of the sweet? It is better to eat and know it ourselves.