The Inner Journey – A Course in Meditation – Lesson 4.2

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Brief Lessons for Developing your Practice - Based on Vedanta, Bhagavad Gita & Yoga Sutras.
Mantra Japa: Three types: Vaikhari-aloud, Upamshu-whispered, and Manasika-silent Japa.

0:00 Vaikhari, Upamshu & Manasika Japa
4:10 Mantras for Meditation
12:34 Guided Meditation

THE INNER JOURNEY: A COURSE IN MEDITATION

Lessons marked with * include Guided Meditation
Introduction
Chapter 1: Building a Strong Foundation
Chapter 2: Turning Within
Chapter 3: Concentration: Focusing Your Mind
Chapter 4: Mantra Japa
Chapter 5: Witnessing Your Mind
Chapter 6: The Psychology of Meditation
Chapter 7: Meditation for Emotional Growth
Chapter 8: Devotional Meditation
Chapter 9: Going Deeper: Advanced Techniques
Chapter 10: Developing Your Practice

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- I just want to let anyone who’s reading this comment know. I wish you great success, health, love and happiness! ✨

yourcalmplace

Swamiji, your videos on meditation using a mantram are very insightful. Thank you.

chandrarangnath

Infinite thanks to you dear Gurudev🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

rajendraprasadkandel

Thank you for the videos. They are beautiful.

vaswatisam

Thanks Swamiji for your effort to give us these lessons. Receiving your teachings is a real blessing.

normaquesada

Namaste Swami ji! I love your guide to various meditation techniques, thank you for generously sharing this knowledge! I have a humble question for you. As a person of foreign background, I found that although Hindu faith is closer to me by spirit than any others, but sometimes it is not so easy for me as a foreign language speaker to stay involved in regular services in our Mandir, since they are held in Sanskrit and then translated into Hindi (once again, thank you for your work, it deepens my understandings and helps stay present). I found that ISKCON groups are more approachable for people like me, since they teach in so many languages, and I found a group with my own native language, and I participate in their weekly lectures and discussions of Bhagavad Gita. However, I feel that their teachings are not the same as in traditional Hinduism. For example, they suggest that there IS one best mantra for our time of Kali Yuga, and it is Hare Krishna Mahamantra. They say that this mantra is the means for us to please and serve the God in his original form of Krishna. They also suggest reciting it daily out loud for 16 rounds of 108 repetitions, which takes more than 2 hours. I feel this society in some ways contradicts to what I learn about Hinduism, stating that all the rest forms of God like Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu, and more - are just demigods, whereas the original and absolute one is Krishna, and so we should not praise them but only Krishna. I like their inviting atmosphere, their accessibility for people of diverse origins, but feel that I disagree with some aspects of their faith. My husband is Hindu since birth, and he supports my participation in their weekly events, however he also points out to their strict and sometimes almost abrahmic approach of "here is the ultimate truth, the rest is inferior". May I humbly ask you to share your opinion about this movement and whether it is a good idea for me to continue attending their events, or, given that I feel contradiction between their teaching, grounded firmly in the work of Shrila Prabhupada, and the diversity of Hinduism, offering multiple ways to follow dharma, it would be a better solution for me to find an English speaking community within Hindu tradition, even though it would be only on-line connection with them? Thank you, Lala, from Vancouver.

lalasharma

Always so kind and lovingly shared. Infinite Tank You Swami Ji .

golondrina

Thank you, this video is beautiful and useful. 🤲 🙏

lavender

Thank you swamiji I found this very useful.

resonatebob

Following the vaikhari and upamshu method helped me .
Thank you Swamiji for the different techniques you are giving us

rashmi

🎯 Key points for quick navigation:

00:42 *🧘‍♂️ Introduction to mantras as meditation objects*
- Mantras have special sound, profound meaning, and inherent power
- Mantras help restrain the mind from wandering
- Comparison to learning to ride a bicycle
02:03 *🗣️ Three levels of mantra japa*
- Vaikhari: chanting aloud
- Upamshu: whispering or lip movement
- Manasika: mental recitation
- Progression from vocal to mental recitation as practice improves
03:27 *🔠 Choosing a mantra*
- Use existing mantra or ask a spiritual teacher
- Introduction to various Hindu deity mantras
- Explanation of deities and their associated mantras
09:09 *🎵 Demonstration of mantras*
- Pronunciation and intonation of various mantras
- Examples for Ganesha, Shiva, Vishnu, Krishna, Rama, Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati
11:52 *🧘‍♀️ Guided meditation exercise*
- Preparation and setting intention
- Progressive relaxation technique
- Practice of mantra recitation in three stages: vocal, whispered, and mental
24:42 *🏁 Conclusion and practice suggestions*
- Tips for independent practice
- Switching between vocal and silent recitation to maintain focus

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