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Ups & Downs In Meditation - Yogi Explains

Summary

, 18 min

Why ups and downs in meditation are a normal part of the process, illustrated by a student's sahaja samadhi and a viewer's brief roll-up into the heart. Covers counting smaller gains like the four proofs, the Do Be Do Be Do cycle, returning to basics when life blows up, and OM Japa to resolve arising issues.

In this video

Teaches
Progress in meditation
Discusses
SahajaFour Proofs of MeditationDo Be Do Be DoDiscouragementFundamentals of meditationRoll-Up of ConsciousnessOM Japa in the ChakrasKriya Therapy
Mentions
KrishnaFreeze ResponseTranquil BreathLahiri MahasayaNon-attachmentBuddhismLeft and right brainWriting therapySitting Very Still (SVS)Parasympathetic nervous systemMettaBrother PremamoyUpper nervous systemTrauma

Key moments

00:00Ups and downs in meditation are normal00:58John's sahaja samadhi: the universe turning in his stomach03:12John learns to accept ups and downs04:08Look for what you are getting: the four proofs04:47Deep states come and go before they become consistent05:25Lahiri: practice kriya without desire for results06:18Do Be Do Be Do solves the riddle of doing and being07:08When a layer of life blows up and meditation suffers08:37Resolve it: OM into it, beat a pillow, write it out09:55Back to basics: long outbreath, OM Japa, sitting still, four proofs10:43Viewer comment: the heart opens, then feels dense again12:34Brother Premamoy: big ups and downs, then small, then consistent13:42Having the states mapped out makes it easier to return14:41Find your new normal and stretch to a new plateau15:31Old trauma surfaces as a new riddle to unravel16:07OM into the issue and watch it shrink