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Sri Sri Meditations, v1.06

There are guided Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Meditations in this app. Guided meditations contain instructions which help to enter in a meditative state: first, we take our attention to the body, then to the breath, then to the mind ... and at the end, when we let go everything, meditation happens!

Gurudev gave various techniques and this application contains the interesting and various meditations (including Panchakosha, Hari-om, OM meditation, Yoga Nidra, Full Moon Meditation, Aura meditation and others). You can choose the most suitable one for yourself and practice it. Languages: English and Hindi.

Chakras Series.
It is wonderful series! There are 12 step-by-step meditation lessons guided by Gurudev in April 2020. It's like a meditation guide: here is explained how to sit, how to look, what should be the attitude/respect to practice, how to get out of meditation state and much more! During meditation, a sound fragment is played for each chakra. See also how different sounds affect the chakras in app "Music And Chakras" (explained by Gurudev).

Guru.
It is recommended to practice yoga under the guidance of a Guru (teacher). Gurudev designed various stress-management and yoga programs. See more details on the "The Art of Living" website.

Thanks to Konstantin Selimzyanov and Ilgizar Gilmanov for testing and feedback!

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Links:

• Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's youtube channel
• Chakras Series (youtube playlist)
• 21 Day Meditation Challenge (#21DayMeditationChallenge)
• The Art of Living
• Gurudev's Website

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How to install app on iOS (iPhone/iPad)

To install the app on iOS, you need to open this Progressive Web Application in Safari and add an icon to the Home screen. In Safari, click the "Share" button and then select Add to Home Screen:

The application icon will appear on the screen.

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How to install PWA on Android

To install the app on Android, you need to open this PWA app in Chrome, click the (...) button and then click "Add to Home screen":

You can also install the native application for Android (preferred).

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How to install PWA on Windows

To install the app on Windows, you need to open this PWA app in Chrome or in Microsoft Edge and then in the address bar, click the "Install application" button:

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This is PWA (Progressive Web Application) and it will work even in Offline mode (without internet).

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More apps:

• Meditation Timer
• Om Namah Shivaya Timer
• Guru Paduka Stotram
• Kala Bhairava Ashtakam

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How many times should I meditate?

Question: Dear Gurudev, when and how many times should I meditate?

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Even if you have to stop eating, stop... but don't stop meditating! The more regular you are, the deeper you will go.

Meditation is such a fragile phenomenon that it takes months to intensify as negligence starts to bloom like a soft flower in a few days!

Meditation requires a lot of regularity, consistency. If you sleep a little less one day, you don't lose much. Anyone can live five to seven days without sleeping. It's ok even if you skip a meal once, a man can survive without food for three months. You can survive for many days without food-water.

And your work is so important? It's not so important that you don't have time to meditate, but your mind tells you that this work is very important. People usually give more importance to this type of attitudes. And they think if they don't pay attention for a day or two, it's a problem.

But remember this, nothing will go wrong if you postpone small tasks of your routine, some times or even for some days. You have nothing to lose as you think. Instead through meditation you will know those golden peaks of consciousness, which is beyond your imagination right now.

The irony is that until you enter meditation, you won't really know what you've lost in life so far. You'll never know what you lost. The biggest bad luck of people is that they don't know what they lost. Besides losing, people don't know what they want to achieve in life, they don't realize it.

Meditation should be your first priority.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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Links:

• Art of Living Eastern Cape

Three golden rules for meditation

There are three golden rules for meditation.

The first is to be Achaah – meaning that during meditation, have this feeling that 'I do not want or desire anything. For the next 10-15 minutes while I meditate, I do not want anything'. Can you all say this? After 10-15 minutes of meditation, you can surely get back to what you were doing. So this is the first rule for meditation.

The second rule is to be Aprayatna –meaning that for the next 10-15 minutes, just think that 'I shall do nothing, not make any effort'. You need not chant, you need not concentrate or strain the mind to focus on something. You have to do absolutely nothing.

The third rule for meditation is Akinchana – that is to realize that 'I am nothing'. Drop everything, do not think 'I am very knowledgeable, I am a Yogi; I am a sinner, or I am a very noble person; I am very great, or I am very insignificant; I am very intelligent, or I am a third-rated fool', etc. Having either of the two Dharanas will be detrimental for Yoga and meditation. If we just bear these three principles in mind for the next 10-15 minutes for meditation, then we will be able to go deep into meditation.

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The Five Steps of Meditation

If we follow these three important rules, then we are able to go deep in meditation.

In the beginning, meditation is just a relaxation. In the second step, meditation is something that gives you energy; you feel more energetic. In the third step, meditation brings creativity. In the fourth step, mediation brings enthusiasm and joy.

The fifth step of meditation is indescribable, you simply can't describe it. It is that oneness with the whole universe. This is the fifth step of meditation, and don’t stop before that.

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Do you know, your ability to enjoy also increases with meditation, and your ability to fulfill your desires also increases with meditation. And when you don’t want anything for yourself, you are able to fulfill the desires of others as well.

It is simply very nice. So don’t stop before that, keep mediating.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

About Sahaj Samadhi

What Is Sahaj Samadhi?
‘Sahaj’ is a Sanskrit word that means natural or effortless. ‘Samadhi’ is a deep, blissful, meditative state. ‘Sahaj Samadhi Meditation’ is a natural, effortless way of meditation.

This meditation is doing with a personal mantra. This technique is taught on the "The Art of Meditation" program (The Art of Living). Here is given a personal mantra.

What is mantra, is it easy to remember?
In Sanskrit, a mantra is described as, ‘Manana trayate iti mantra.’ Mantra is that which saves you from repetitiveness. A repetitive thought is a worry. Mantras help free you from worries. In Sahaj Samadhi Meditation, every participant is given a personalized mantra, a simple sound which is very simple and easy to remember.

Sahaj Samadhi® Meditation is only taught by teachers who have been personally certified by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. This meditation comes from a tradition that is thousands of years old, and has been preserved in its purity so that you will have the clearest experience of meditation.

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Sahaj Samadhi Meditation Timer

Meditation "Sahaj Samadhi" is recommended to be performed for 20 minutes twice a day. At first it can be difficult to measure time, so you can use the app "Meditation Timer". The application plays the sound of the gong after the time has elapsed (for meditation - 20 minutes).

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Links:

• The Art of Meditation (Sahaj Samadhi Meditation Program)
• How a personal mantra helps in meditation by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar (youtube.com)
• What Is Sahaj Samadhi? (bangaloreashram.org)
• Sahaj Samadhi Meditation Timer (Android App)