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Meditation Support The Daily Meditator- April 2002 Welcome to the introductory edition of The Daily Meditator. It is our joy to share the life-transforming practice of meditation with you. Once Paramhansa Yogananda was asked if he had come to start a new religion, "No," he replied, "I came to convert people to their own inner experience." This is why he called his teachings the path of Self-realization. May you come to know your True Self through your practice of this holy science. Through the universal teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, and of his disciple, Swami Kriyananda, you will learn not only how to make your meditations more fulfilling, but also receive the guidance and inspiration to inspire your efforts. There are three phases to meditation: relaxation, concentration, and expansion. In this month, we will talk about the first stage, relaxation. Tension, both physical and mental, is the biggest obstacle to meditation. To meditate effectively, it is necessary to relax deeply. Otherwise, our meditative efforts are like a balloon-wanting to soar-yet still tied to the earth. Swami Kriyananda wrote in The Art and Science of Raja Yoga, "Tension blocks the natural flow of energy in the body. It paralyzes one's normal sense of physical and mental harmony." In this issue
Please let us know if there is any way we at Ananda Sangha can be of service to you. In divine friendship, Bharat Cornell Ananda Meditation
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