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August 3, 2009
We saw that awareness is meditation. How does awareness leads to meditation? The first step in awareness is to be very watchful of your body. Slowly, one becomes alert about each gesture, each movement. And as you become aware, a miracle starts happening; a deep peace starts prevailing in your body, a subtle music pulsates in your mind. Then you start becoming aware of your thoughts and when you do that, you will be surprised what goes on inside you. They are more subtle than the body and more dangerous too. If you write down whatsoever is going on at any moment, you will not believe that this is what is going on inside you. The miracle of awareness is you need not do anything except just become aware. Often it is said that a mad mind is discovered in people who are trying to become aware of them. A deeper peace prevails when the thoughts start falling into a certain pattern. When your body and mind are at peace you will see that they are attuned to each other too. One step more is the ultimate awareness when you start reflecting your moods, emotions and feelings and this can be achieved by regular practice. Many concepts of meditation are used in hospitals as a method of stress reduction and is used in cases of chronic illness associated with increased stress.
