How to meditate

|| ॐ श्री गणेशाय नमः ||
Today when I am thinking of the life I have lived. And the way things have happened they seem to be an illusion and there is nothing great nor ordinary feeling about they way then have taken place in the past. While talking to Maharaj about there are continuous parallel thoughts coming into my mind in the state of mediation during the sadhan. He told me that the first mistake we make in understanding the thoughts are not coming they are going.
And from here I started to make intuitive conclusions about this particular aspect and my intuition guided me into various conclusions

1. Dreams are also a method given by GOD through which the thoughts, impressions join the mind are going out or are released. And hence we get dreams, they come more often when we are busy through out the day where we don't close our eyes to allow thoughts to go out of our mind. 
2. If we sit for meditation (not the mahayoga) then the method is simple, let the thoughts come (which is actually not coming but going) on the first day decide to sit for more than 10 mins and keep increasing this time day by day. And after few months you may reach to a time period of an hour. As days will pass the repository of thoughts coming will reduce as actually the are going away the repository will go down in thoughts. 
3. Ultimately we have to reach a state of zero thought. Once that is achieved you will be in the so called trance. 

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Functioning of Nostrils

Lateralization of brain functions in Swara Yoga
Swara Yoga is the occurrence of alternate nostril dominance in breathing that all of us go through in a day. At any time, normally, either the left nostril or the right nostril is dominant; in other words, one nostril is blocked and the other is open and facilitates breathing. After some time, say between 90 minutes and 120 minutes, the dominance switches; the second nostril takes over and the nostril that was active will be blocked. This happens due to changes in blood flow in the nostril; the more the blood flow in one side of the body, the nostril on that side is blocked, since the erectile tissue on that side expand to block air flow through that nostril! Though the blood flow and biochemistry are slightly different in both sides of the body, presently it is thought to be clinically inconsequential. To summarize, a vasoconstriction in one nasal turbinate is paralleled by vasodilation in the other nostril. The nasal mucosa are densely innervated with autonomic fibers and the dominance of sympathetic activity on one side produces vasoconstriction in the turbinates, while the contralateral nostril exhibits a simultaneous dominance of parasympathetic activity that causes swelling [1]. “Shiva Swarodaya, a classical yogic text describes the ultradian nasal cycle as Swarodaya Vigyan and highlights differential effects of its phases that reflect the lunar cycles” [2].

Though some studies [1-3] investigate the dynamics of breathing at gross and subtle levels, its application in clinical medicine is very limited. Many unilateral problems could be related to improper functioning of nasal rhythm [4, 5]. Many psychiatric disorders, autism, stress related disorders etc could be studied for management through introduction of unilateral breathing. In a study, cases of glaucoma were found to have improper nasal rhythm [4]. In such cases, left hemisphere of the brain was activated through right nostril breathing which seems to decrease intra-ocular pressure. If this could be substantiated in well controlled experiments, it is a boon to our patients. Since India has the highest number of adult blind, this simple procedure could help immensely in rural areas.
Another report looked at ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyper-activity Disorder) wherein forced nostril breathing through non-dominant nostril produced increased arousal in the individual reducing ADHD symptoms [5]. This case study should be studied extensively for proper clinical application. Thus, study of Swara Yoga and its physiology could open new doors of physiology and treatment methods. 

Who am I ?

कोहम् कथमिदम् जातं को वै कर्तस्य विध्यते | 
उपादानं किमस्तीह विचारः सोयमिध्यशः 

This is said by Adi Shankaracharya 
Who am I? How did this world come about? Who is the Creator? What is the underlying material cause for this creation? This should be the method of inquiry.

This on these questions. 

24 Guru's of Lord Dattaguru and their teachings

The earth, air/breeze, sky, fire, the sun, pigeon, python, sea, moth, elephant, ant, fish, Pingala the courtesan, arrow-maker, infant/ playful boy, the moon, honeybee, deer, bird of prey, maiden, serpent, spider, caterpillar and water are my twenty four preceptors.
Earth – People plough, dig and live on earth. They lit fire on the earth. Still earth will not swerve from its course. From this I have learned that people should not swerve from vow of patience, love and righteousness under any circumstance and dedicate their life for the welfare of living beings.
Air/Breeze – Air is pure and odourless in itself. It blows through both sweet and foul-smelling things without any discrimination. Spiritual aspirant should live in this world unaffected by dualities of the world like joy and sorrow. He should keep his heart’s feelings and his speech unpolluted by vain objects.
Sky – Soul is also like sky omnipresent. Sometimes it gets thickly overcast or filled with dust or smoke. At sunrise and during night it takes on different colours. It is never touched or stained by anything. Pure sage should remain ever pure like the sky.
Fire – Sometimes it shows itself as blazing flames, smoldering embers covered by ash. But always present as latent heat. The fire God accepts the offering from every one irrespective of his moral worth. He is untainted by the sins of such devotees. Like fire the sage of true realisation should accept food from everyone.
Sun – As sun illuminates many forms of nature to our visions the sage has to illuminate the true nature of all things to his devotees.
Pigeon – A pigeon was living with his family. One day a hunter caught its children. On return the mother saw this and unable to bear this she also fell in the net. The father pigeon saw this and unable to bear the separation it also fell in the net. From this I learnt that man caught up in his ambition of possessiveness brings about his own distraction. Due to his materialistic approach he is caught up in the endless cycle of birth and death.

Python – Python being sluggard lies without moving much. Gulps whatever comes in its way to fulfil its hunger. A person who is in search of wisdom should not run about in search of worldly pleasures. He should take whatever in his way with contentment.
Sea – Number of rivers may join the sea but it maintains its level. Even during summer when the rivers dry up, the level of the sea remains same. Like sea the joys of life do not elate the sage. He will never transgress the highest standards of morality under the pull of passions.
Moth – Moth attracted by fire jumps into it and gets destroyed. Like moth man is also attracted by the worldly pleasures and gets caught in the never ending cycle of birth and death. A learned sage when gets a glimpse of wisdom leave everything aside and burns in search of wisdom to know the self.
Elephant – To catch a male elephant a stuffed replicate of female elephant is made and when it nears it, it is skilfully caught. Likewise man is attracted by the opposite sex. The true seekers should learn to leave away from this lust.
Ant – It stores lot food neither it eats nor gives away to others. Other more powerful creatures take away this. Likewise, man who stores up material things also liable to face robbery and murder. But one thing we have to learn from ant, it is a tiresome worker. Unperturbed by this it continues to store the food. Man also should work tirelessly towards gaining wisdom.
Fish – Its greediness makes it to swallow the bait and get caught. Similarly man is also very greedy. He is not satisfied with the amount of food he eats. He continues to eat even after his palate is full. One thing about fish is it never leaves its home. Man should never loose sight of his goal of attaining wisdom.
Pingala – Pingala was a prostitute. She waited for a particular client in the hope to get more from him. Till late night he did not turn up. She realised that like a fool she was waiting for a person who only inspires her lust and greed. Had this wait been for the Lord, what a pleasure I would have got. From that day onwards she started concentrating on the divine. Through this repentance she attained blessedness and united with the almighty. Like Pingala a spiritual aspirant should neglect the temptation of bodily pleasures and concentrate on their aim of attaining the wisdom through spirituality.

Arrow Maker – An arrow maker never distracts from his work, even it may be a royal procession. Single mindedness without getting distracted by the material things is the sure way to attain the realisation.
Playful Boy – Little children are like true realised person. They are not perturbed by anything. They won’t carry any grudge against anyone. They are themselves fully oblivious of what they are doing. They do not need any external object to make them happy. A sage is also like this unperturbed by the materialistic joy.
Moon – Moon is reflection of sun. Through the lunar cycle it diminishes and grows again. Similarly the body of man grows through age but his real self remains same. Like moon being the reflection of sun, the soul or mind of the man is reflection of his self.
Honeybee – Honeybee moves from one flower to another without disturbing and discriminating any while collecting the honey. Like Honeybee the seeker should study all the scriptures and keep it in his mind. He should use only what is relevant for achieving his aim.
Deer – It is understood that deer is fond of music and deer hunters use this to catch them. Likewise a spiritual aspirant who is fond of only music will be bogged down by this and he may loose whatever spiritual progress he has made.
Bird of Prey – A bird carrying a dead rat was attached by crows and eagles. It tried to fight out but finally dropped it and others followed the dead rat. The bird had a sigh of relief. Likewise a man who is after worldly pleasures will be attacked by many who are also after it. If he overcomes this desire he can save from unhappiness. It will bring him peace.

Maiden – A maiden had to entertain her guests her mother was not at home. She went to kitchen and started pounding the food-grains. Since she was wearing bangles on both hands they started making lot of sound. She did not want the guests to hear that sound feel unhappy. In traditional family we are not supposed to remove all the bangles. She removed all bangles from her hands and kept only two in each. Even then the sound could not be avoided. She removed one each from both the hands and continued pounding and served food to the guests. Likewise, if number of spiritual seekers live under one roof there will be chaos. Only in solitude does a seeker can concentrate more easily .

Serpent – A serpent never builds a dwelling. It lives in the anthills raised by the white ants. Similarly worldly people have to undergo many hardships for building their own homes. But a sage never aspires that. He can happily live in a monastery or old temples or even under a tree. Serpent leaves its old skin and moves away. Similarly an attained person leaves his body and is never afraid of death. He is very happy to leave his body like a worn out cloth and adorn a new one.
Spider – Spider weaves its web and later consumes it also. During birth soul enters into a body having sense objects and mind and at the end of the life’s cycle it withdraws from the body leaving the sense objects and mind and all other acquired tendencies.

Caterpillar – The wasp carries its child to a corner and builds up a nest to protect it and starts buzzing. The child also after hearing this buzzing for a long period cannot think of anything other than buzzing and starts buzzing till it also becomes a wasp. Similarly a true shishya cannot think of anything else other than what his Guru is teaching to him. He will be over awed by the spiritual wisdom of his Guru and follows it. Continuing this he also becomes a great spiritual master.

Water – Water serves everybody. It nurtures environment. But never feels proud of itself and humbly seeks the lowest place. Like water, a sage should look after every one and live as the humblest creation of the God’s creation.
Thus, the avadhuta says that he has learnt the above lessons from the 24 Gurus.