Quieting The Mind

By learning to quiet our mind & achieve a state of restful awareness, we move through situations with greater ease. We are more reflective & less reflexive.

Transcript

Hello,

This is David G and welcome to today's meditation.

Yoga means union,

Therefore yoga is meditation.

And meditation is yoga.

Any practice that brings about a state of present moment awareness or a stilling of the mind is a form of meditation.

That moment during running or cycling or swimming or dancing or riding or having an orgasm or making a big sail or riding a roller coaster or practicing the eight limbs of yoga.

That moment when you are totally present in which there is no past or future,

In which time has no meaning,

Where there is no thought,

When you are totally in the zone,

That moment when you are in total sync with your body,

Your mind,

The moment,

The universe,

There is only a state of pure present moment awareness.

It is this oneness that is the true definition of yoga.

Pure being,

Pure unity.

The ancient sage Patanjali wrote in the Yoga Sutras,

Yoga citta vritti nerora.

Yoga citta vritti nerora,

Yoga oneness,

Union,

Is the progressive quieting of the fluctuations of the mind.

And if we can explore that on a daily basis,

Then that slow progression of quieting thought forms will live beyond our meditation into each moment,

Into our thoughts,

Into our words,

Into our actions.

And when we can access that space between our thoughts,

Between our breaths,

Between our words and our deeds,

Then we have truly integrated the divine flow of the universe into our being and stepped away from our most conditioned self.

So in today's meditation,

Allow yourself to feel the union,

Allow yourself to settle down and for the first part of the meditation,

We'll do that by connecting to our breath.

So together with me,

Let's close our eyes,

Let's get comfortable and let's take a long slow deep breath in through our nostrils and feel it move down into your belly and ever so gently now release it.

In those few moments,

You are not in the past,

You are not in the future,

You are fully present witnessing your breath.

So let's just witness our breath and if you'd like to place your hand on the spot,

Maybe it's your nose,

Your throat,

Your heart,

Your chest,

Your solar plexus or even your belly,

Place your hand on the spot where it seems like the breath enters you and when you notice you've drifted away to thoughts and of course you will,

Ever so gently drift back to that spot and breathe.

If you find yourself focused on a mood or a feeling or an emotion,

Ever so gently drift back to your breath and this meditation will be a gentle drifting back and forth.

So let's begin.

Let's take a deep breath in through our nostrils and feel it move down into your belly and And now,

Let's take it even deeper.

We'll use the mantra.

Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodha.

And I'll speak it in the background for the first few moments of the silent practice.

And that will allow it to embed into your being.

Use it for its vibrational quality.

And when you notice you've drifted away to thoughts or sounds or physical sensations,

Ever so gently,

Drift back to the mantra.

Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodha.

Say it with me.

Yoga Chitta Vritti Nirodha.

You'll notice that you drift away.

You'll notice that it changes.

You'll notice that it speeds up and slows down.

That it gets louder or fainter even though you're repeating it silently.

It may become jumbled or vanish totally.

That's all okay.

As soon as you've realized you've drifted so far from the mantra,

Ever so gently,

Drift back.

I'll watch the time,

And when you hear me ring the chime,

Just sit gently,

With your eyes closed.

So let's begin.

So let's begin.

Yoga,

Chitta,

Vritti,

Neroda.

Yoga,

Chitta,

Vritti,

Neroda.

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Chitta,

Vritti,

Neroda.

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Vritti,

Neroda.

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Vritti,

Neroda.

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Vritti,

Neroda.

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Chitta,

Vritti,

Neroda.

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Chitta,

Vritti,

Neroda.

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Chitta,

Vritti,

Neroda.

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Chitta,

Vritti,

Neroda.

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Chitta,

Vritti,

Neroda.

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Chitta,

Vritti,

Neroda.

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Chitta,

Vritti,

Neroda.

Yoga,

Chitta,

Vritti,

Neroda.

And now let's take a long,

Slow,

Deep breath in together.

And gently let that go.

Let's do that one more time.

And gently release.

And now let's seal these sweet,

Settling,

Calming meditations by chanting the hymn of the universe,

Aom.

Take a long,

Slow,

Deep breath in.

Aom.

And when it feels comfortable,

You can slowly open your eyes.

You can look around at those who you've shared this sweet collective consciousness with.

You can move throughout the day knowing that you've got a little bit of stillness,

A little bit of silence,

A little bit of union,

Yoga,

Oneness flowing through you.

From the sweet spot of the universe,

This is David G.

Wishing you a beautiful day of union,

Of yoga.

And wishing you Namaste.

And I'll see you in the gap.

Yoga,

Chitta,

Vritti,

Neroda.

Thank you.

Reviews

Thank you helping me quiet my mind when it was feeling so scattered and bouncy.

Thank you David for a very relaxing and calming meditation.

A lovely invitation to stillness. Thank you for sharing this practice.

I’ve been practicing this for some time and am improving. Very calming and focusing.

Feeling calm and peaceful for my day ahead… Thank you 😊

Great way to quite the mind, connect to the body and breath.

as always your sweet voice and gentle guidance are very calming and absolutely beautiful🫶🏽

DavidJi is a calming presence. He provides slow, gentle centering guidance to be in the present moment.

Yoga chita vreta norrora - I love the way you chanted it in the very beginning of the meditation the candence itself cleared my mind - I can do this - stardust love sending you stardust

Oneness and union, peace and love, joy and gratitude. Thank you for this meditation.

Thank you 💗 Helped me to get back home, to myself 🪷

All Davidji’s meditations are good. I usually fall asleep so usually don’t hear them through to the end

Aways a rhythm and a reset. Thankyou David. I am grateful.

His voice is melodic. Very calming, yet powerful. This meditation made me feel relaxed, centered and at peace.

As soon as I hear your voice I start to relax. Your meditations are medicine for me!

David J you are an anazing master. I truly Love you ❤️Thank you for bringing conciousness to me🙏

Thank you, davidji, for starting me on this meditation journey nearly three years ago. Today is day 1,000 of consecutive meditation.

Soothing
Peaceful
Loved filled

My heart is full

Thank you Davidji

Davidji is by far the best guide as he uses genuine and ancient methods of yoga. My favourite!

Great meditation. I enjoyed the mantra very much, it’d have been nice to have it in the background throughout the session. Thank you 🙏🏽