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Meditation and Stress The Practical and the
Existential Ricardo Palma University - Lima,
Peru 12 April 2007 Hanumatpresaka Swami Visiting
Lecturer IECOO (Institute for Oriental and
Occidental Classical Studies) (rev. 18 April
2007)
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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, him whose
mind is stayed on thee. Isaiah 263
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The Final Lesson
Socrates to his Disciples
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The Final Supper
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Sukadeva Goswami to Maharaja Pariksit with Seven
days to live.
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Rupa Goswami
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Srila Rupa Goswami and his followers dominated
the world of 16th Century Indian metaphysics. He
was a member of the highly elevated sarasvat
brahman community. Along with his brothers he
became Prime Minister of Bengal under the
government of the Muslim conquerer, Nawab
Hussain Shah.
 
 
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There is no place in the world now as rich as
Bengal was at that time Silk, Gold, Jewels, Spic
es, Medical and Political Science, Architecture.
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They were the masters of all these things, but
still they were not happy. So, they left it all
to become reununciants and followers of the great
Bengali Monk and Saint, Sri Krishna Caitanya.
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Caitanya Mahaprabhu was preaching ecstatic
Congregational chanting of the Names of God as
the most excellent method of meditation in this
current age of Kali. He not only preached this
process with philosophical logic but also
demonstrated it as He traveled all over India
chanting and dancing in emotional love of God.
He then empowered Rupa Goswami to explain this
culture on the basis of Vedic scripture.
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Srila Rupa Goswami wrote over 11,000 verses in
18-major works and presented a summary of
everything in 11-verses, his Sri Upadesamrta, the
essence of all wisdom.
tan-nama-rupa-caritadi-sukirtananu- smr?tyoh?
kramen?a rasana-manasi niyojya tis?t?han vraje
tad-anuragi jananugami kalam nayed akhilam ity
upadesa-saram TRANSLATION The essence of all
advice is that one should utilize one's full time
twenty-four hours a day in nicely chanting
and remembering the Lord's divine name,
transcendental form, qualities and eternal
pastimes, thereby gradually engaging one's tongue
and mind. In this way one should reside in Vraja
Goloka Vr?ndavana dhama and serve Kr?s?n?a
under the guidance of devotees. One should follow
in the footsteps of the Lord's beloved devotees,
who are deeply attached to His devotional service.
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Bhakti We can act upon our comprehension. Dhyana
We can contemplate what weve understood. Jnana W
e can understand what we have read. Karma We can
read the Bible.
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Buddha and the Bhagavata
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Hatha-yoga Raja-yoga In Bengal, 19th century
modernizations of Patanjalis astanga-yoga system.
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The homunculous
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Upadesamrta Text One We are subject to six
pushes. They begin with the tongue The push to
taste. To fill our belly. To have sexual
satifaction The push to talk The pushes of the
mind and The pushes of anger Any one who can
control these is happy and peacful
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Japa Meditacion
Mantra Hare Krsna, Hare Krsna, Krsna Krsna, Hare
Hare Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare
Hare Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Om Mani Padme
Hum Domine Iesu Christe, Fili Dei, miserere mei,
peccatoris (Oh, Señor Jesucristo, Hijo de Dios,
ten misericordia de mi que soy un pecador!)
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Future - Upadesamrta Kirtana Group
Meditation. Sanga - Society and Mind Bhava
Advanced Esoteric Ecstacy
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Complete Study of Meditation Upadesamrta Bhakti-ra
samrta-sindhu Vidagdha Lalita Madhava
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Thank you very much
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• Appendix One
• Patanjalis astanga-yoga system.
• Yama Restrictions
• Niyama Rules
• Asana - Postures
• Pranayama Breath control
• Pratyahara - Withdrawl
• Dharana Carrying inward
• Dhyana - Meditation
• Samadhi Perfection of Meditation, reconnecting
  with Supersoul.

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Appendix Two Rupa Goswamis complete yoga Adau
sraddha- Preliminary faith, curiosity. Sadhu
sanga Associate with an acharya and his
school. Bhajana kriya - The formal practices,
diksa. Anartha nivrtti Diminishing distracting
habits. Nistha Fixed. Ruci Taste Asaktis
Attached Bhava Existential ecstacies Prema
Pure love of God.