Lesson Eleven
The fluctuations of the hindrances are to be destroyed by meditation
2.11 dhyanaheyastadvrttayah
Video 1: We Find Time to Do What We Value
"A person without a mystical technique is lost."
~Shelly Trimmer
Video 3: Full Attention Without Tension
"In the center of the castle of Brahman, our own body, there is a small shrine in the form of a lotus flower, and within can be found a small space, We should find who dwells there, and we should want to know him."
~Chandogya Upanishad
Video 2: The Peace Principle
"He who knows, O my beloved, that Eternal Spirit where-in consciousness and the senses, the powers of life and the elements find final peace, knows the All and has gone into
the all."
~Prasna Upanishad
Video 4: Summary
Lesson Eleven Homework
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If you have a regular meditation practice, think about areas that you need to refine.
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If you don’t have a meditation practice, think about starting one, and start it at the next new moon. Five minutes is a great start. You pick the when and where.
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Start to slow down your breathing pattern so that you can allow the pauses to fully express themselves. Practice this a few times a day at anytime, maybe as you are cooking.
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Practice savasana and restorative yoga, make notes in your journal. How do you think they can help you to develop or deepen your meditation practice?
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After practicing the techniques in Video 4, journal any insights you may have.
In the Kitchen:
Video 5: Cheese & Chive Souffle
Lesson Eleven Recipe
Cheese & Chive Souffle
In this sutra, we looked at meditation as being a way of attenuating the kleshas.
For that, we need to implode away from the surface mind.
What implodes…….well, a souflee does and people get terribly upset when it does.
Watch your mind!
