Antar Mauna Meditation | Tantric Path To Inner Calm

The first stage of establishing inner calm is the withdrawal of the senses from external stimuli (sensory objects). This particular aspect of sadhana (spiritual practice) is known as 'pratyahara' (withdrawal of the senses). Withdrawal of the senses from the sense objects turns the outward-going tendency of the mind inwards, and we learn to fix things inside, not outside. In today's meditation, we will learn to withdraw our sense of hearing, thus reducing the influence of sounds in our minds.

There shall be noise, there shall be disturbances from outside circumstances and from internal turmoil, but our goal is to witness and remain undisturbed. In the previous meditation, we experienced withdrawal from our sense of hearing. In today's meditation, we will learn to withdraw our sense of touch, thus reducing the influence from touch, in our minds.

Today's meditation is a continuation of turning the mind

within. In the previous meditation, we experienced the

withdrawal of our sense of hearing and touch. in this

session, we will be guided to withdraw our sense of

vision too. Thus, preparing us to witness subtle

changes happening at the mind level.

In today's meditation, we are going to introduce new elements of sense perception, will prepare us for the next days.

In today's meditation, stage 2 of Antar Mauna will be introduced. We will learn to witness the inner workings of the mind, witnessing what inner noise is. It will make one understand the workings of one's own rational and irrational mind, as well as giving one an understanding of what ticks off people. This practice will reduce the distractions at the mind level.

Antar Mauna is a practice of establishing inner calm.

The calm is attained not by suppression of an inner

experience, but after harmonizing the activities of the

conscious, subconscious, and unconscious mind. We

started harmonizing mental experiences by developing

the awareness of the senses - sensory experiences,

then continued by becoming aware of spontaneous

thoughts. In today's practice, we will continue to be

aware of the spontaneous thought flow.

As humans we enjoy happy thoughts and tend to push

away sad or morbid thoughts. This push results in

suppression of thoughts, and suppression cause

mental blocks over time. The suppressed thoughts

remain in the subconscious mind and become the

source of inner conflict and suffering. In today's

meditation, we will learn to accept unpleasant inner

experiences.

Samskaras, the latent impressions hidden within, act as

powerful barriers to calm, as well as day-to-day

happiness. These impressions must come out. If we go

on pushing them back, they will explode in time, and

we may not be able to cope with them then. In tantra,

this stage is called "Atma shuddhi" or "Chitta shuddhi"

that is, self-purification or mental purification. In today's

practice, stage 3 of Antar Mauna is introduced, and we

will learn to release past impressions.

No matter how carefully we live, traumatic incidents

may still happen to us. It can take months, years, and

sometimes our whole life to get over the pain,

suffering, and feel safe again. In today's practice, we

will learn about trauma, its causes, and its effects on

our psyche. In the meditation, we will be guided to

release these impressions.

Today we will learn about the source of peace, calm,

and harmony. Stage 4 of Antar Mauna will be

introduced today. In this stage, we learn to bring and

maintain the state of thoughtlessness. Initially, we try

maintain 15 seconds of thoughtlessness. Later, with

practice, we try to increase the time. As this is the

concluding day of the course, we will understand hov

to increase the intensity of the practice.