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Dr. Sri Jagannatha Swami M.A. M.Phil.Ph.D.

Sri Vidya Meditation Center

Sri Vidya Foundation International
Sri Lalitha Towers
153, Mettuppalayam Road
COIMBATORE 641 029.TAMIL NADU, INDIA.
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Mystics, philosophers and sages have long

valued meditation for its therapeutic, healing
and spiritual qualities.
Yet any one can learn meditation.
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Here are just some of the benefits of meditation……

Discover the hidden power of your mind and learn

how to control and use it.
Understand more about yourself
and your relationship with this mother earth.
Improve your well-being.
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Well-Being
> Physical well-being
> Mental well-being
> Intellectual well-being
> Moral well-being
> Social well-being
> Economical well-being
> Spiritual well-being
> Universal well-being
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What ever you are seeking….

Meditation can help you find it by taking you

on a fascinating journey through
the landscape of your mind.
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Stress, Tension & Health hazards.

In the modern era of science and technology,
we have changed our external life style, to
cater to the needs of competition and high
speed automation. We have also internalized
our value system geared to make more and
more money. No doubt, this has enabled us
to grow above our narrow vision of blind faith
and ignorant superstitions and now we are
set for further change to overcome the
problems of the present scenario-stress,
tension and their offshoots in the form of health hazards.
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What is Mind.....?
• Mind refers to the collective aspects of human
intellect and consciousness that originate in
the brain and which are manifest in some
combination of thought, perception, emotion,
will, memory, and imagination.
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What is Mind.....?
• There are many theories of what the mind is and how
it works, dating back to Plato, Aristotle and other
Ancient Greek philosophers. Pre-scientific theories,
which were rooted in theology, concentrated on the
relationship between the mind and the soul, the
supposed supernatural or divine essence of the
human person. Modern theories, based on a
scientific understanding of the brain, see the mind as
a phenomenon of psychology, and the term is often
used more or less synonymously with
consciousness.
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What is Mind.....?
• The question of which human attributes make up the mind is
also much debated. Some argue that only the "higher"
intellectual functions constitute mind: particularly reason and
memory.
• In this view the emotions - love, hate, fear, joy - are more
"primitive" or subjective in nature and should be seen as
different in nature or origin to the mind.
• Others argue that the rational and the emotional sides of the
human person cannot be separated, that they are of the same
nature and origin, and that they should all be considered as
part of the individual mind.
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What is Mind.....?
Spirit (essence) manifests as - Soul/Mind.
And the (non-physical) Soul/Mind is a 'driver' of the body.
Therefore, the body, including the brain, is just a 'vehicle'
for the physical world (if we, for example, have a whole
planet as a 'body' then its brain is the synergetic
super-brain that involves all the brains of species
with a brain on that planet).
(Sri Aurobindo)
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What is a Thought?
• In popular usage mind is frequently synonymous with
thought:
• It is that private conversation with ourselves that we
carry on "inside our heads" during every waking
moment of our lives. Thus we "make up our minds,"
"change our minds" or "of two minds" about
something.
• One of the key attributes of the mind in this sense is
that it is a private sphere. No-one else can "know our
mind." They can only know what we communicate.
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Nature of Mind...
• Both philosophers and psychologists remain divided about the
nature of the mind.
• Some take what is known as the substantial view, and argue
that the mind is a single entity, perhaps having its base in the
brain but distinct from it and having an autonomous existence.
• This view ultimately derives from Plato, and was absorbed
from him into Christian thought. In its most extreme form, the
substantial view merges with the theological view that the
mind is an entity wholly separate from the body, in fact a
manifestation of the soul, which will survive the body's death
and return to God, its creator.
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Nature of Mind...
• Others take what is known as the functional view, ultimately
derived from Aristotle, which holds that the mind is a term of
convenience for a variety of mental functions which have little
in common except that humans are conscious of their
existence.

• Functionalists tend to argue that the attributes which we

collectively call the mind are closely related to the functions of
the brain and can have no autonomous existence beyond the
brain, nor can they survive its death. In this view mind is a
subjective manifestation of consciousness: the human brain's
ability to be aware of its own existence.
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Nature of Mind...

• The concept of the mind is therefore a means

by which the conscious brain understands its
own operations.
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Nature of Mind - Srimad Bagavadh Gita

• Arjuna:
• Sanchalam hi mana: krishna pramaathi
balavadh drudam
thasyaham nigraham manye vaayoriva
sudhushkaram.
(6-34)
Sanchalam - always wandering
Pramathi - confused
Balavath - but mighty
Drudam - uncontrollable
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Nature of Mind - Srimad Bagavadh Gita

How to control mind?
• Sri Krishna:
Asamsayam mahabaaho mano
dhur nigraham chalam
Abyasena thu koundeya vairagyena cha
gruhyathe (6-35)
Abyasena – with practice
Vairagyena- perseverance
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Nine Mind Centers

• Sri Vidya Peetam
• Gayathri Peetam
• Guru Peetam
• Agna Chakra
• Vishudhi Chakra
• Anahatha Chakra
• Manipuraga Chakra
• Swathishtana Chakra
• Mooladhara Chakra
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Sri Aurobindo……..
• According to Sri Aurobindo's psychology and
ontology, Mind or the Mental being is not
simple and uniform, but consists itself of
various strata and subdivisions, the whole
contributing to an elaborate integral theory of
psychology.
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• Higher Mind - the first and lowest of the spiritual mental grades, lying
above the normal mental level.

• Spiritual Mind - either the spiritualised mind, or a general term for levels of
mind above the normal mental level (the "Mind Proper").

• Inner mind - the mental component of the Inner Being, which lies behind
the surface mind or ordinary consciousness and can only be directly
experienced by sadhana

• True mental being - is the Purusha of the mental level freed from the error
and ignorance of the lower Prakriti and open to the knowledge and
guidance above.
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• Psychic Mind - a movement of the mind in which the Psychic
Being predominates; the mind turned towards the Divine

• Proper Mind - is free-fold, consisting of Thinking Mind,

dynamic Mind, externalizing Mind. It constitutes the sum of
one's thoughts, opinions, ideas, and values, which guide
conscious thinking, conceptualizing and decision-making
processes, and is transformed, widened, and spiritualized
through the practice of Integral Yoga.

• Thinking Mind - the highest aspect of the mind proper,

concerned with ideas and knowledge in their own right. It is
equated with the Ajna Chakra
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Dynamic Mind - that aspect of the ordinary mind that puts out of
mental forces for realization, acting by the idea and by reason. It is
also equated with the Ajna or Brow center.

• Externalising Mind - the most "external" part of the mind proper,

concerned with the expression of ideas in speech, in life, or in any
form it can give. It is equated with the Vishuddhi or Throat Chakra

• Vital Mind - a mediator between the vital emotions, desires, and so on

the mental proper. It is limited by the vital view and feeling of things,
and expresses the desires, feelings, ambitions, and other active
tendencies of the vital in mental forms, such as day dreams and
imaginations of greatness, happiness, and so on. As with the
Externalizing Mind, Sri Aurobindo associates it with the Vishuddhi or
Throat Chakra

• Physical Mind - refers to either or both the Externalizing Mind and the
Mental in the Physical; it is limited to a physical or materialistic
perspective, and cannot go beyond that, unless enlightened from
above.
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• Mind in the physical or mental physical, mentalises the
experiences of outward life and things, sometimes very
cleverly, but it does not go beyond that, unlike the
externalizing mind which deals with these things from the
perspective of reason and its own higher intelligence.

• The Mechanical Mind is a much lower action of the mental

physical which when left to itself can only repeat the same
ideas and record the reflexes of the physical consciousness in
its contact with outward life and things.

• Mind of Light - according to The Mother this is the Physical

Mind receiving the supra mental light and thus being able to
act directly in the Physical state.
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The 6 points of Sri Vidya Meditation

• In an effort to simplify and clarify the complex philosophies
and teachings of Yoga, we have summarized the wisdom of
Yoga in 6 principles. These principles, which we call as Sri
Vidya Meditation show the way to develop physical and
mental health as well as spiritual growth. These 6 points or
principles are:

• Right Exercise (Asanas)

• Right Breathing (Pranayama)
• Right Relaxation (Shanthi Asana)
• Right Diet (vegetarianism)
• Right Thinking (Integral Philosophy) and
• Right Meditation (Sri Vidya Dhyana)
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The 4 paths of Yoga

• Another good way to begin your study of Yoga is by
being acquainted with the four paths of Yoga

• Jnana Yoga (The Yoga of wisdom or knowledge)

• Raja Yoga (The Yoga of Self control)
• Bhakti Yoga (The Yoga of Devotion)
• Karma Yoga (The Yoga of Action)
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Meditation offers……….

Meditation offers a holistic life style of bliss, efficiency,

emotional balance, mental clarity, intellectual
sharpness and physical well being.
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Sri Vidya
• Swami Sri Jagannatha ‘ s contribution to the
world is to have revived the tradition of the Sri
Vidya rituals of synthesis, integrating the four
paths of Yoga into a well -balanced spiritual
discipline, Sri Vidya Meditation.
• Sri Vidya is the Philosophy of ONENESS.
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Sri Vidya
• Diversity is the reason for all our sorrows.
• Unity leads to happiness.
• Sri Vidya is not only a branch or fellowship
(sampradaya) from Santhana Dharma but a
Global concept which leads to Universal
Peace and Harmony.
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RELAXATION
Right Relaxation
• 1 - Physical Relaxation
• 2 - Mental Relaxation
• 3 - Spiritual Relaxation
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Shanthi Asana
• 1 - Physical Relaxation
• We know that every action is the result of thought. Thoughts take form in action, the body
reaching to the thought. Just as the mind may send a message to the muscles ordering them
to contract, the mind may also send another message to bring the relaxation to the tired
muscles.
• Physical relaxation first begins with the toes and then moves upward. The autosuggestion
passes through the muscles and reaches the eyes and ears at the top. Then, slowly,
messages are sent to the kidneys, liver and the other internal organs.

• This relaxation position is known as Shanthi Asana.

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Shanthi Asana
• 2 - Mental Relaxation
• When experiencing mental tension, it is
advisable to breathe slowly and rhythmically
for a few minutes. Soon the mind will become
calm. You may experience a kind of floating
sensation.
• You can chant the mantra “Shum” for mental
peace.
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Shanthi Asana
• 3 - Spiritual Relaxation
• However one may try to relax the mind, all tensions and
worries cannot be completely removed until one reaches
spiritual relaxation.
• As long as a person identifies with the body and the mind,
there will be worries, sorrows, anxieties, fear and anger.
These emotions, in turn bring tension. Yogis know that unless
a person can withdraw from the body/mind idea and separate
himself from the ego-consciousness, there is no way of
obtaining complete relaxation.
• Now declare that I am not the mind-body complex. I am the
soul.
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• Right Exercise is one of the 6 fundamental points of Sri Vidya

Meditation as taught by Swami Sri Jagannatha Founder of Sri
Vidya Foundation International.

• What is Right Exercise?

There are numerous modern physical culture systems
designed to develop the muscles through mechanical
movements and exercises. As Yoga regards the body as a
vehicle for the soul on its journey towards perfection, Yogic
physical exercises are designed to develop not only the body.
They also broaden the mental faculties and the spiritual
capacities.
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• The Yogic physical exercises are called

Asanas, a term which means steady pose.
This is because the Yoga Asana(or posture) is
meant to be held for some time. However this
is quite an advanced practice. Initially, our
concern is simply to increase body flexibility.
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• The body is as young as it is flexible. Yoga

exercises focus on the health of the spine, its
strength and flexibility. The spinal column
holds the all-important nervous system, the
telegraphic system of the body. By maintaining
the spine's flexibility and strength through
exercise, circulation is increased and the
nerves are ensured their supply of nutrients
and oxygen.
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• The Asanas also affect the internal organs and

the endocrine system (glands and hormones).
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• These 9 Basic Postures are:

• Padmasana
• Vajrasana
• Yoga Mudra
• Danurasana
• Sarvangasana
• Artha Sirasasana
• Eka Padasana
• Ushtrasana
• Shanthi Asana
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Padmasana / Vajrasana
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Ushtrasana / Sarvangasana
Eka Padasana
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What is Meditation…..?
• People have used meditation for thousands of
years in their quest for INNER HARMONY. All
the religions, including Buddhism, Islam,
Hinduism and Christianity, use in their
teachings to help attain spiritual
enlightenment.
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What is Meditation…..?
• Meditation improves concentration, increase
self-awareness and enables us to combat
stress by helping us to relax and cope. It even
helps us to get on better with others. Many
people who follow Sri Vidya Meditation
improve their well being and some have been
able to conquer depression or addictions to
drugs or alchohol
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Mind Control.
• It is some thing like one who knows how to
start a car and does not know how to stop
it!
• Although the brain may help us to plan,
think, act, design, modify, market,
restructure, manage, administrate…but if
we do not learn to switch it off, it results in
great stress and strain.
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Clinical study reveals….

• Meditation helps to reduce migraines,
insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome, pre-
menstrual syndrome, anxiety and panic
attacks.
• Meditation helps to improve job satisfaction
and progress in carrier.
• Stress related ailments can be cured with the
help of meditation.
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Restoring balance
• Meditation helps to restore balance
between left and right side functions of
the brain.
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“Beta”
• The left side of the brain deals with
thinking, speaking and writing. When we
are awake and in a busy, thinking state of
the mind , the brain emits faster electrical
patterns called “beta” waves. In this state
we are able to rationalize and think about
the past and future.
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• The right side of the

brain deals with
intuition, imagination
and feeling. When we
listen music brain emits
slower electrical
patterns called “alpha”
waves. In the alpha
state we are more
receptive, passive and
open to our feelings.
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Balance of Alpha and Beta

• Meditation helps us to balance alpha and

beta waves . Sri Vidya means a balanced
life.
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Three Enemies
• Worry - about the past
• Fear - about the future
• Anger - about the present
• We lose all the three times.
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Mindfulness
• Too much dwelling in the past or future
leads to the loss of the most valuable time
–the present.
• Cultivating mindfulness or learning to
become fully aware in the present
movement, heightens our sensitivity and
enables us to perform our tasks more
efficiently.
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Mind Fullness Meditation

• Look at the Sri Chakra
and start looking it in
detail. Do not miss any
small detail. The color of
the triangles and petals,
the number of petals and
many more for at least 12
minutes. Fix your mind at
the center dot (Bindu).
Slowly chant “Om Hreem
Om”
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Affirmations in Meditation
• Write your ambitions and keep it in
front of you. For example:

• “I will be successful”
• “I will learn more”
• “I will win”
• “I am healthy”
• “I will earn more money”
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The Powers of Mantras:

• Mantras are Universally existing sounds. We repeat it according to the
frequency and resonance of the Universal sound and to the rhythm of heart
beat or breath.
• Examples:
• To control stress, strain and anxiety:
• Chant “shum”
• To control High B.P.:
• Chant “Hreem Shum”
• To control acidity:
• Chant “Kreem Shum”
• To eradicate lethargy:
• Chant “Hum”…………………..There are mantras to control
even cancer.
• You can learn many more mantras…and the way of
chanting should be learnt from a master.
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Sri Vidya Meditation Chant “Om” at
every center
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Peace! Peace! Peace!
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Mantras for Sri Vidya Meditation

• Chant and concentrate in silence:
• Om Gam Ganapathaye Namaha – at
Mooladhara
• Om Im Hreem Sreem Om – at Anahatha
• Om Im Kleem Sow: Sow: Im Kleem Om –
at Agna
• Initiation from a Guru is essential.
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Dr. Sri Jagannatha Swami M.A. M.Phil.Ph.D.

Sri Vidya Meditation Center

Sri Vidya Foundation International
Sri Lalitha Towers
153, Mettuppalayam Road
COIMBATORE 641 029.TAMIL NADU, INDIA.