Posted on 29.12.2021 07:57
Which is better, individual or group-meditation?In ancient times, emphasis was laid on individual meditation. The Agamas also support this practice.
That an individual cannot practise meditation on his own is nowhere laid down. Where will those who conduct special experiments in meditation or practise meditation in their homes, offices, etc., find large enough groups?
Yet, ‘group-meditation’ is very much prevalent these days. The new learners in preksha shivirs are made to practise ‘group-meditation’ at least four times a day. One reason for it is that group-meditation favorably affects the whole atmosphere of the place (the vibrations, etc.). A person practising dhyana alone, feels uncertain and weak, and if he cannot get the right environment, he is not able to concentrate. When many people sit together, the vibrations of the lifeforce become stronger. One man’s power is then available to another. From this point of view, groupmeditation has a special importance.
One requirement preparatory to meditation is a free, unoccupied mind. Even when a man is by himself, from the ideological point of view, he is not alone—the conflict of thought goes on in his brain undiminished. The brain affects the mind. The mind is_ full of contradictions. A mind caught in contradictions is not fit for dhyana. Therefore, one must determinedly work to keep the mind free.
~Acharya Mahapragya
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