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Advaita Vedanta Guided Meditation #28

by Swami Viditatmananda Saraswatiji

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This is a soothing and relaxing advaita guided meditation. It was based on chanting recorded in before a live audience. Consider this time an appointment with self that can be used to better understand and appreciate one's own being.

Advaita VedantaSoothingRelaxationChantingSelf ReflectionUnderstandingAcceptanceCompassionNon JudgmentFreedomLovePeaceSelf AcceptanceFreedom FeelingUnconditional LoveUnderstanding IgnoranceInner PeaceGuided MeditationsMantrasMantra Repetitions

Transcript

Om Namah Shivaya,

Om Namah Shivaya.

Om Namah Shivaya,

Om Namah Shivaya.

Om Namah Shivaya,

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Om Namah Shivaya,

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Om Namah Shivaya,

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Om Namah Shivaya,

Om Namah Shivaya.

I am seated in a relaxed posture.

Eyes are closed.

The fingers of the two palms are interlocked and resting on the lap.

Seated in a comfortable posture.

The mind is relaxed.

There is no tension in the mind because this is a time when I am completely retired from all responsibilities.

That is called sannyasa.

When one is free from all responsibilities.

I have nothing to accomplish,

Nothing to achieve,

Nothing to prove.

I am not seeking anyone's approval.

I am by myself,

Not accountable to anybody,

Not being judged by anybody.

And therefore,

Not seeking approval,

Not seeking acceptance,

Not seeking anything.

Because I don't need those things.

I do not need anyone's approval.

I do not need anyone's acceptance.

I do not need anyone's favor.

That is not arrogance.

That is a reality.

I have nothing against anybody.

I love everybody as they are.

I do not demand that they have to love me.

Whoever it is,

However it is,

I love everyone as they are.

For the simple reason that everyone in reality is Vasudeva,

Vasudeva Sarvam.

Vasu,

The Lord who dwells in the hearts of everyone.

Deva,

The Lord.

The most beautiful,

The most lovable.

Vasudeva Krishna is the one who dwells in the hearts of all.

And therefore,

Regardless of how the personality is,

The person is Vasudeva.

He is the most beautiful,

Most lovable,

Most joyful Krishna.

It is true that there may be karma,

Krodha,

Lohe,

In the personality because of ignorance.

A person may have strong demands,

Even anger,

Greed.

These negative tendencies are likely to be there in the mind,

In the personality.

But I should know that they are not the reality about anyone.

These evil tendencies are intruders.

They have intruded in the mind of any person because of ignorance.

And therefore,

I should have a sympathy,

A compassion for everyone.

On account of these demands,

On account of anger,

On account of greed,

On account of self-centeredness,

A person is suffering.

They are the causes of all emotional pain.

Therefore,

A person possessing these negative tendencies cannot be a happy person.

That is a person in pain.

And therefore,

Deserves my sympathy,

Deserves my compassion.

Because at the same time,

However the personality is,

The person is Vasudeva,

Most worthy of my love.

The personality is worthy of my compassion.

And the person is worthy of my love.

And therefore,

I have no greed against anyone.

I have no aversion towards anyone.

I accommodate,

Love everyone as they are.

Even people who I normally dislike,

If I look at their composition,

I see that everyone is a union of person and personality.

The person is Vasudeva,

Clothed in the personality where there is likelihood of some negativities because of ignorance.

With this understanding,

I accept everyone.

I accommodate everyone.

I love everyone.

I do not make any demands on anyone.

I do not demand that others have to change for my sake.

I give them the freedom to be what they are.

Knowing that everyone is struggling,

Very often groping in the dark because of ignorance.

And not knowing that.

The graceful acceptance of everyone who is in my life.

When there is graceful acceptance based on understanding,

When there is compassion,

When there is love,

Then there is joy,

A silent joy.

I give everyone the freedom out of compassion,

Out of love,

And then I can also enjoy the freedom.

A compassionate,

Loving person is free.

All I need to be free is to be compassionate,

Is to be loving.

And compassion is discovered in the light of understanding that nothing deserves to be hated.

What appears to be hateful is the result of ignorance,

Helplessness,

And therefore no hatred for anyone.

In fact,

Affection for everyone.

I discover the large-heartedness of my own mind in the light of this knowledge,

How I am able to accommodate everyone,

How I become a non-demanding person,

How I become a loving person.

Then I see that lovingness is my nature.

I don't need to do anything to love.

I don't need to do anything to be compassionate because that is my nature.

Because of ignorance,

I have perhaps become a demanding person.

That is my ignorance.

These demands and expectations I have of others,

They stifle my love,

They stifle my compassion.

But in the light of understanding,

When I drop the demand that others should change for my sake,

When I drop the demand,

Then I become free.

A demanding person is a bound person.

A non-demanding person is a free person.

When the demands are dropped,

I see myself a free person,

Free to love,

Free to be compassionate.

I am a non-demanding,

Loving,

Free person.

That is what I discover.

That is my nature.

A non-demanding,

Loving,

Free person,

I am.

When I understand that all demands spring from ignorance,

I see that people who are demanding around me,

They are all suffering on account of ignorance.

That they deserve my compassion.

When I thus become non-demanding,

Accommodating,

I discover a freedom from my own self.

Freedom to be compassionate,

Freedom to be loving.

A non-demanding,

Loving,

Compassionate,

Free person,

I am.

Jnana Nandiru baham Shivuhamm Shivuhamm Jnana Nandiru baham Shivuhamm Shivuhamm Shivuhamm Shivuhamm Jnana Nandiru baham Shivuhamm Shivuhamm Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm Hmm Shandu Shandu Shandu

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Katy

August 27, 2023

No demand = allowance = freedom

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June 26, 2023

I am an advaitin and a Krishna devotee. I needed this meditation today

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November 26, 2021

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