Sunday FEBRUARY 22nd, Brampton, Ontario.
Meditation doesn't have to be an abstract, beautiful-from-a-distance, phenomenon----it can be experienced here and now. You need not go to a monastarey or temple nor try over and over to close your eyes and relax. Osho a contemporary spiritual mystic has devised modern meditation techniques for today's fast-paced stressed-out indviduals. Influencing the great teachers of today like Deepak Chopra and Dalai Lama, Osho (1931-1990) has transformed millions of lives in the last 30 years. His silent revolution continues as his some 500 books (taken from live talks) have taken roots in the present-day spiritual supermarket of thinkers, philosophers and teachers. Come and experience meditation for peace, freedom, tranquility---and joy (the part Osho really stressed)!
9:15am to 6pm
10 Malta Ave (Inside the Recreational Hall)
Brampton, Ontario
(905) 455-9380 (Anu Ma)
Bhattara@uoguelph.ca (Amrito)
Cost:
$50 for advanced registration
$60 at the door
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION:"I am neither an eastern man nor a western man. I don't belong to any country, to any nation, to any religion. Because if you belong to any country, you cannot belong to all. And if you belong to any religion, all religions cannot be yours. I don't belong to any. I have no roots in any country, in any religion, in any partial humanity." - OSHO
Agenda:
9:15am Arrival
9:30am Osho Nadhabrahma Meditation
10:30am Silent Sitting (Vipassana and Snacks)
10:45am Osho Talk
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Osho Video or Audio Art of Listening
2:00pm Osho Chakra Sounds Meditation
3:00pm Silent Sitting (Vipassana)
3:30pm Tea Break
4:00pm Osho Kundalini Meditation
5:00pm Osho Satsang and Celebration
5:45pm Sharing and Meditation Commences
3 comments:
Yoga (Application) which was based on the control of the body physically and implied that a perfect control over the body and the senses led to knowledge of the ultimate reality. A detailed anatomical knowledge of the human body was necessary to the advancement of yoga and therefore those practising yoga had to keep in touch with medical knowledge. (Romila Thapar, A History of India, volume one).
I suggest : Mind and brain are two distinct things. Brain is anatomical entity whereas mind is functional entity. Mind can be defined as the function of autonomic nervous system (ANS). It is claimed that mind can be brought under conscious control through the practice of meditation. But how? ANS is largely under hypothalamic control which is situated very close to optic chiasma (sixth chakra or ajna chakra). Protracted practice of concentration to meditate at this region brings functions of ANS say mind under one’s conscious control.
ANS is further divided into parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS) and sympathetic nervous system (SNS). On the basis of these facts I have discovered a mathematical relationship for spiritual quotient (S.Q.). Spiritual Quotient can be expressed mathematically as the ratio of Parasympathetic dominance to Sympathetic dominance. PSNS dominates during meditative calm and SNS dominates during stress. In this formula we assign numerical values to the physiological parameters activated or suppressed during autonomic mobilization and put in the formula to describe the state of mind of an individual and also infer his/her level of consciousness.
Meditation is the art of looking within and science of doing nothing. We don’t use anything in meditation. We just try to concentrate to meditate at some point in human anatomy known as ‘chakra’ in Indian System of Yoga. The current of mind is flowing outward through the senses and unconsciously. The mind comes at rest gradually through regular practice of meditation. Then comes self realization and enlightenment. Protracted practice of meditation under qualified guidance will help to manage all sort of psychological problems.
Emotional Quotient can also be expressed mathematically as the product of I.Q. and Wisdom Factor. E.Q. stands for Emotional Quotient. An intelligent person may not be wise. But a wise man will always be intelligent. An intelligent person having certain level of positive emotions can be said as wise. An intelligent person lacking wisdom will turn autocrat. A wise man will always be a democrat who respects others existence.
Some may raise doubt that how could be the Wisdom quantified? The answer is simple -if Mental Age of I.Q. can be quantified then Wisdom can also be quantified, of course, comparatively with more efforts. Wilhelm Stern had given the formula of I.Q.. It is, Mental Age/ Chronological Age x 100. Spiritual Quotient (S.Q.) leverages both E.Q. and I.Q.
Radha Soami Faith is a branch of Religion of Saints like Kabir, Nanak, Paltu, and others. Soamiji Maharaj is the founder of this Faith. You may call It like New Wine in Old Bottle.
Maslow has given Hierarchy of Needs. At the top of it is need for self-actualization or self-realization.
In our society we should learn To Live and Let Live and help to satisfy others need. When the lower order needs, physiological and sociological both, are satisfied then only a person think to satisfy need for self-realization in true sense. Else he/she may spend all his/her life to satisfy at the most the need for self-expression instead of self-realization.
It is, therefore, the duty of every responsible person, at the least, of our society to give serious thought over it.
For the satisfaction of need for self-realization i.e. establishment of harmony of individual consciousness with that of universal consciousness we need following three things:
1. Mater or Guru (A Self-Realized Soul)
2. Secret of Levels of Universal Consciousness
3. Method for traversing the path.
Anirudh Kumar Satsangi
My Father does guided and silent meditation retreats like this sometimes and everyone who tries them comes away feeling happy and refreshed. Obviously, there's more to this pursuit than a healthy body and relaxed mind, but without those elements to begin with, a deep look into oneself is hardly possible.
Namaste.
About eight years back, in 2001, I have discovered a mathematical relationship for spiritual quotient by using certain physiological terms. In this relationship, Spiritual Quotient can be defined as the ratio of parasympathetic nervous system to sympathetic nervous system. Both PSNS and SNS are parts of autonomic nerveous system (ANS). ANS is largely under hypothalamic control. Sixth Chakra is situated very close to hypothalamus. Concentration to meditate at this Chakra has great physiological and psychological influence on human life.
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