Youtube video for this technique
Meditation on Sahasrara
(Top of the Head)
Let us understand how we can now do mediation of Sahasrara which
is located at the top of the head. There are various ways one can bring their
awareness to this point and finally meditate at this point. Below is the method
which I find it easy and gives quick results by calming the mind
The method is as below
Sit is a comfortable position with your back and head straight,
close your eyes and inhale deeply, while inhaling your abdomen should expand. After
inhalation hold your breath for few seconds and then exhale, while exhaling
your abdomen should contract. When following this process have your awareness
on the breath and your exhalation should be twice the time of inhalation. Do it
as per your capacity and do not overexert.
After this bring your awareness to the mid of the eyebrows (where
two eyebrows meet) and stay there, focus that this point for 2 minutes and then
slowly bring your awareness inside the head from the mid of the eyebrow to the
mid of the head (pineal gland).
Best way to understand this is as follows, when we hit a nail
on the board, the nail goes into the board slowly until it ends. Similarly move
your awareness from mid of the eyebrow to the middle of the head (pineal gland
to be exact) in this manner, once your awareness reaches the mid of the head
stay there for few minutes (say 4 to 5 mins).
Once you can stay at the mid of the head, now slowly push
your awareness from mid of the head to top of the head in the similar manner as
advised above. As you reach the top of the head, you will feel some sensation
and just stay on to it with your focus, if no sensation then just focus on the
top of the head.
While doing these all external and internal disturbances
should be ignored and your concentration should only be on the top of the head
(Sahasrara). You may get thought and images, but just ignore them and bring
your focus to the top of the head.
Caution point here is when we try to bring the awareness to
the top of the head our eyeballs will sometime rolls up, if this happens do not
roll up your eyes for long time, so rather use it as a tool to fix the point at
the top of the head for couple of seconds and then relax your eyes to bring
them to normal position, but your awareness should be at the top of the head.
This way the thoughts will reduce slowly, and we get into
trance with repeated practice.
The objective of meditation is to control modifications of
the mind, once this is achieved our emotions and thoughts are in our control (takes
years of practice to achieve this)
