Meditation Teachers’ Training

Class #4With Nayaswami Jaya

Levels of Consciousness

Concentration

Aspects of God

Levels of Consciousness: Possible Approaches

1. Make levels dynamic to the students.

a. "Through slowly drifting waters, ……."

b. "With a burst of energy, ……..”

c. "I awake in Thy light! …….”

2. Brain science, a la Dr. Peter Van Houten.

3. Subconscious reaction versus Conscious response

4. What is consciousness – Creation’s destiny

Do we create it or perceive it?

Concentration = Fixed, focused, dynamic attention

Fixed vs. Flighty, restless

Focused vs. Diffused, scattered

Dynamic vs. Passive

Attention = Energy

Dynamic because: “Your attention IS your energy. Your measure of concentration depends entirely on how much energy you can direct in the process.”

“Divine awakening depends upon channeling all of your energy upward, and focusing it at the point between the eyebrows.”

How to Improve Concentration

Eliminate distractions

Keep the body still

Relaxation vs. strain

Clarity vs. confusion in daily life

Focused attention vs. multitasking

Attention = paying heed; awake and ready

Concentrate with interest

Conscious direction of energy is magnetizing