Sahaja Meditation in the USA

A friend who lives in Philadelphia talked about Sahaja Meditation. She said, imagine your hand is caught in a door, and the door keeps being slammed on your hand. What to do? Take your hand out of the door. The meditation works like that, too. Negative, obsessive thoughts? In the meditation your thoughts quiet down. The negative and obsessive thoughts go away. Relief! Like moving your hand out of the door, the trick in the meditation is to move your attention.

Sitting quietly a few minutes a day, allowing Sahaja Meditation to work, that movement of the attention just happens, without any effort. The result is a feeling of positivity. There is a new excitement about the possibilities in life.

Hey, New York! On Thursday, July 8, meditate…

… and get more energy.

(see below for details)

A “silent space” is created when the non-stop “talk radio” of my thoughts quiets down. The state seems to be related to the parasympathetic, because after a few minutes of mental silence, I feel my entire body go into deep relaxation, my breathing slower and deeper, all muscle tension released, all negative emotions cleared out.

On July 8 in Manhattan, a whole lot of people will be enjoying that “silent space” together.

You are invited to

An Evening of Sahaja Meditation
Thursday, July 15 at 7:00 p.m.
New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street at Central Park West
New York, NY 10023

This is a follow-up to the July 8 introductory program. Bring your friends and family!

info: ny-meditates@sahajameditation.com

nymeditation.org

As I was driving home, I realized what had happened. If I had sat down for five minutes and meditated, and allowed my mind to clear, I would have checked the documents in the glove compartment. And even if I did make a wrong turn returning home, I would have been able to watch my middle-aged brain at work and be amused, not irritated. I didn’t save any time at all — in fact, I wasted time — by not meditating.

I was upset and yelled at myself for being middle-aged and so forgetful. I had told myself before I left the house, “check the documents in the glove compartment before you leave.”

I had to turn around and go back home, and try again another day. I read a sign wrong, and headed west instead of east. I had to go around again… two loops around to head home.

When I got to within a few blocks of the inspection station, I remembered to check the documents in the glove compartment. I needed current proof of insurance, current registration, and my driver’s license. The registration wasn’t current.

I brought books to read and projects to work on, and my shaver. I realized later that while I waited for the inspection station to open at 8 I had planned to do many things to keep my mind busy; I hadn’t planned to use the time to meditate.