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The Method of Meditation
In the 6th chapter of the Bhagavad-Gita, Lord Krishna describes a technique for meditation. Lord Krishna says:
Keeping your body, head, and neck erect, unmoving and still; stare over the front of your nose, without allowing the mind to look in any direction.
Lord Krishna is here explaining to Arjuna the art and technique of focused gazing. The meditation of focused seeing that is taught in the Gita, is called samprekshya dhyāna. It is known in Jainism as preksha dhyāna, the meditation of seeing (or Dristi yoga). The Jabaladarshanopanishad says: “Gaze by making your eyes focused, thereby fixing yourself in samadhi”. In the Upanishads this is described as pashyen dhyāna, focused gazing meditation, and in Buddhism it is called vipashyana (literally, “clear seeing,” or “see deeply”). These different traditions speak of this art of 'focused gazing in various ways. But they all
agree:
... this mysterious art of seeing is impossible to learn through reading of sacred texts only. Therefore, learn the technique of unlocking this mystery from an accomplished (saint) teacher.
If you attempt to practice this technique without the guidance of an accomplished guide there is a risk of incurring a detrimental result. Instead of benefit one could even be harmed. [Sometimes
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