Sahaja

Yoga

m e d i t a t i o n

THE
EXPERIENCE
DISCOVERING THE ENJOYMENT OF SAHAJA YOGA
OUR DAILY GOAL

THE SUBTLE SYSTEM

Using the techniques of Sahaja Yoga, every day

we strive to attain, for a few precious seconds or
minutes, the profound state of mediation. In that
state we achieve thoughtless awareness, where
our mind is quiet. Without thoughts, we have no
worries, doubts or bad memories. Our fear, anger,
and dissatisfaction dissolves. We enter a state of
relaxed contentedness.
At first, a daily meditation time is something
some of us have to force upon ourselves with a
little self-discipline and coaxing. Once we see
the benefits of the daily meditation, it becomes
part of our natural routine. Many people say the
daily Sahaja Yoga meditation is more essential to
their well-being than anything else they do in
the day.

The diagram of our subtle system shows the

seven major chakras and the three channels.
The diagram helps us to interpret what we are
feeling in our meditation. A tingling or burning
sensation in one finger represents a particular
chakra that is blocked. A cool sensation indicates
a chakra is clear.
In the beginning, our nervous system may not
be able to tell us what is happening at the level
of our subtle system. After several weeks of daily
meditation, most people find their sensitivity
improves and they are able to distinguish cool or
warm sensations on different fingers and parts of
the hand.
The chart teaches us which chakra needs
attention. For instance, a burning in the right
index finger tells us to give vibrations to the
right side of the fifth chakra, located in the
cervical plexus (vishuddhi).

SENSITIVITY TO VIBRATIONS
Since a cool feeling means something is
nourishing for our spiritual growth, and a hot
feeling means it is not, developing our subtle
awareness can make our lives a lot easier, since a
wrong or stupid decision or direction will give
us hot vibrations.
Some people are very sensitive to vibrations
and can feel the vibrations of everyone they
meet, and even the vibrations of inanimate
objects. With practice, most of will feel whether
a piece of music or art, or a particular idea, has
cool or hot vibrations.
Not only can we feel the state of our own
subtle system, but also those of our neighbors,
our children and our friends. Rather than use this
awareness to have a mental opinion about
someone, knowing the state of someone elses
subtle system allows us to use our pure
compassion: we can clear out the blockages in
their chakras. The source of their difficulties is
removed, and the symptoms of their difficulties
(stress, irritation, difficulty sleeping etc) improve.

STRENGTHENING THE EXPERIENCE

Try a few simple exercises to strengthen the
experience of the meditation. They will also help
you feel vibrations if you are not feeling them.
Raise the Kundalini slowly up the central
channel with the right hand.
Press the right hand on top of the head, then
raise the hand above the head. Repeat the same
thing with the left hand.
Look at the photo of Shri Mataji. Then slowly
close your eyes and take the attention to the top
of the head.
Always be assured that you are feeling the
correct experience. If you have any doubts, ask
one of the meeting presenters and you will often
find that what you are feeling is also felt by
others. Sahaja Yoga is a collective experience!