Hare Krishna devotees!
I've a question. Although I know for devotees Meditation is not recommended. Instead, it is said that devotee has to contemplate on the pasttimes of Krishna or Meditate on Radha-Krishna
Can you please tell me, that I want to meditate(self-hypnotism - videos are available on Youtube) because I want to control my mind so that I can be more focused towards Krishna and do my daily tasks with more focus.
YS
Girish
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Hare Krishna Girish Prabhuji,
Meditating on the divine form of Radha & Krishna will make your mind more calm than those moving rings. Find some good picture of Radha-Krishna and start meditating.
It's up to you whether you want to keep looking at those moving rings or pleasant form of Radha-Krishna.
YS
Prahlad Bhatt
can you suggest how to meditate on them? like i remember a beautiful book by some author in Krishna Counsciousness from another Sampradaya (i dont remember since i was a child).
so he tells the story like this :
think of Krishna - sleeping on soft bed - nice natural environment - sun is about to rise - demigods are there to see Krishna's just-smiling-face-after-sleep. u are there instructed by your Guru to clean and broom the floor. after this u are also waiting - then guru asks you to take flowers from garden for preparation of aarthi. you go and start plucking - but flowers are like they want to come in bucket and u are just singing songs for glories of krishna. now when u come back aarthi is about to start. A fresh air blows and it removes Krishna's cover on his face. Everyone out there - got his first glimpse and praising/appreciating/contemplating upon him.
Now, as all were waiting Krishna open his eyes and glances on everyone and everyone is there is joined palms and starts singing glories.... like this...
is it okay - i can meditate on this story??? will it boost my spiritual level???
What you call as a story is in fact called as mansi pooja (mental worship) done during morning hours. It is a kind of meditation. This kind of meditation will certainly elevate you spiritually than meditation on the round moving rings. Those round moving rings that seem like entering into a tunnel will never give you bliss. It will arouse tamogun within you and make you sleep.
Meditation are of various types :
1. Meditating on the leelas of Lord Krishna with his divine associates.
2. Meditating on the murti of Radha-Krishna.
3. Singing the glory of Krishna through kirtans/Bhajans/chanting etc.
Whichever way of Bhakti you like, do it with full realisation of Krishna's greatness.