|| SHRI HARI ||
त्वमेव माता च पिता त्वमेव ।
त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव।।
त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणम् त्वमेव ।
त्वमेव सर्वम् मम देव देव ॥
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Let the Sadhaka retire to a solitary place and take his seat in a Yogic Posture like the SWASTIKA, Siddha or the LOTUS on a seat made either of the holy KUSA grass or of wool, keeping his spine erect , and without feeling any inconvenience . Let him then withdraw his senses from their respective objects and renouncing all worldly thoughts make the mind totally void impressions.
Thereafter let him invoke the Lord, the *Diety of his heart, in a pure state of mind, free of sloth and full of dispassion. he should know that when Lord will appear before him during meditation, the mind will be full of joy, peace and light and although his eyes may remain closed he will, as if, see the whole universe lighted up by a supernatural light.
Where there is peace there will be no distraction, and where the light of knowledge shines there will be no sleep or sloth. He should firmly believe that when God is invoked and prayers are offered to Him, the Lord appears before the devotee during meditation. There should be no difficulty in meditating on the form of one's favorite deity. If it is said that one can meditate upon only an object already perceived but it is not possible to meditate in a entirely unknown object; correct, but meditation on a divine form is possible by reading the description of a form in the scriptures or hearing the same from the lips of saints, or selecting a pictures of the Deity which appeals to one's heart. Therefore the Sadhaka should invoke the Deity by closing his eyes. If such invocation fails to bring the Lord, let him loudly chant his names and virtues offer Him prayers and hymns and go on repeating the invocation with full faith and love in a voice chocked with emotion. Full of hope that the Lord will come, and expectant of his Arrival, let the devotee chant the hymn------
" (O Lord) one thing I ask Thee. Why hast Thou forgotten Me."
let him then, belive that the Lord has appeared before him, and stands in the air at a distance of about two feet from him. Carefully observing every part of that divine from, from feet to head, let him chant...............
"O Lord , though I am deficient in every form of spiritual discipline, though hast shown meThy grace knowing me to be poor in spirit."
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