MEDITATION is a practice where an individual uses a technique – such as 

mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or

activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.
•Meditation is practiced in numerous religious traditions. The earliest records of meditation (dhyana) are found in the ancient hindu texts known as the vedas, and
meditation plays a salient role in the contemplative repertoire of hinduism and buddhism. Since the 19th century, asian meditative techniques have spread to other
cultures where they have also found application in non-spiritual contexts, such as business and health.
•Meditation may significantly reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and pain,  and enhance peace, perception,  self-concept, and well-being. Research is ongoing to
better understand the effects of meditation on health (psychological, neurological, and cardiovascular) and other areas.

A SHORT HISTORY

• The history of meditation goes back many thousands of years into antiquity itself. As part of the system of Yoga the principles were divinely received by the Rishis, (illumined sages of India) as a
means of self salvation, allowing man a path back to union again with his divine creator, God.

• According to Patanjali Yoga Sutra, MEDITATION is the seventh step towards spiritualism, and the eighth step being the samadhi—Union with the creator

•In Hinduism, meditation as a spiritual exercise and religious practice is first mentioned in the Upanishads. Around the 6th to 5th centuries BCE, other forms of meditation developed in Taoist
China and Buddhist India. Dhyana in early Buddhism also takes influence on Vedanta by ca. the 4th-century BCE.

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"Visualization meditation is the method of
picturing positive images, ideas, symbols, or
using affirmations and mantras to help calm the
mind while the body is in a relaxed state.“
“Mindfulness meditation is a mental training
practice that teaches you to slow down racing
thoughts, let go of negativity, and calm both your
mind and body. ... Techniques can vary, but in
general, mindfulness meditation involves deep
breathing and awareness of body and mind.”
“Moving meditation is a meditative state, a shift
of consciousness while doing simple movements.
Many are aware of the
touted benefits of meditation: increased
awareness, decreased anxiety, enhanced peace of
mind and an improved connection with the
present moment.”
Meditation
"Sound healing is an ancient meditative practice
that uses different musical implements to
create healing vibrations around the body in a
meditative state. Singing Bowl Therapists, for
example, use Quartz crystal bowls and Gongs
tuned at strategic frequencies
for healing different parts of the body and mind.”
“Guided meditation is a state of relaxed
concentration invoked and led by another party. It
can be a yoga instructor, a religious guide, a CD
or even a recording of yourself playing back to
you. The guide will instruct you to relax specific
muscles in the body until they are comfortable,
and will then lead you through mental images
and visualizations, often of healing light or the
dissipation of past wrongs. Guided meditation
can be as short as a few minutes or as long as
several hours. Either way, the purpose is to
achieve mental, emotional and physical healing
and stress relief.”
”Mantra meditation is a meditation approach
that uses the repetition of phrases (mantras) to
promote focus and intention.”
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TYPOLOGIES OF
MEDITATION

VISUALIZATION MEDITATION INSIGHT MEDITATION

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•Focused attention. This form of meditation is fairly straightforward because it uses the object of our breath to
focus attention, to anchor the mind and maintain awareness. Notice your mind starting to wander? Simply return to
the breath.

•Body scan. Often, our body is doing one thing while our mind is elsewhere. This technique is designed to sync
body and mind by performing a mental scan, from the top of the head to the end of your toes. Imagine a photocopier
FOCUSED ATTENTION
light slowly moving over your body, bringing attention to any discomfort, sensations, tensions, or aches that exist. SKILLFUL COMPASSION

•Noting. Whether you are focusing on the breath or simply sitting in quiet, this technique involves specifically
“noting” what’s distracting the mind, to the extent that we are so caught up in a thought or emotion that we’ve lost
our awareness of the breath (or whatever the object of focus is). We “note” the thought or feeling to restore
awareness, create a bit of space, as a way of letting go, and to learn more about our thought patterns, tendencies, and
conditioning.

•Visualization. This type of meditation invites you to picture something or someone in your mind — we are
BODY SCAN essentially replacing the breath with a mental image as the object of focus. It can feel challenging to some, but it’s MANTRA MEDITATION
really no different than vividly recalling the face of an old friend naturally, without effort. And so it is with
meditation. By conjuring a specific visualization, we not only get to observe the mind, but we also get to focus on
any physical sensations.

•Resting awareness. Rather than focusing on the breath or a visualization, this technique involves letting the mind
truly rest; thoughts may enter, but instead of distracting you and pulling you away from the present moment, they
simply drift away.
TRANSCENDENTAL
MEDITATION
NOTING
•Reflection. This technique invites you to ask yourself a question: perhaps something such as, “what are you most
grateful for?” (Note that asking yourself a question using the second person — you — will discourage the
intellectual mind from trying to answer it rationally.) Be aware of the feelings, not the thoughts, that arise when you
focus on the question.

•Zen meditation. This ancient buddhist tradition involves sitting upright and following the breath, particularly the
way it moves in and out of the belly, and letting the mind “just be.” Its aim is to foster a sense of presence and
alertness.
YOGA MEDITATION

VISUALIZATION

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 VIPASSANA SOUND BATH
QIGONG MEDITATION REFLECTION RESTING AWARENESS CHAKRA MEDITATION ZEN MEDITATION
MEDITATION MEDITATION

•Mantra meditation. This technique is similar to focused attention meditation, although instead of focusing on the breath to quiet the mind, you focus on a mantra
(which could be a syllable, word, or phrase). The idea here is that the subtle vibrations associated with the repeated mantra can encourage positive change —
maybe a boost in self-confidence or increased compassion for others — and help you enter an even deeper state of meditation.

•Transcendental meditation. The transcendental meditation® program is taught one-on-one by instructors trained and licensed by maharishi foundation in a
personalized and individual manner. The practice involves sitting comfortably with one’s eyes closed for 20 minutes twice per day and engaging in the effortless
practice as instructed. Students are encouraged to practice twice a day, which often includes morning meditation, and the a second session is in the mid-afternoon
or early evening.

•Yoga meditation. Just as there are many different types of meditation, so too exist many styles of yoga — particularly kundalini yoga — that are aimed at
strengthening the nervous system, so we are better able to cope with everyday stress and problems. However, in order to integrate the neuromuscular changes that
happen during yoga and gain the greatest benefit from the practice, we must take time for savasana or shavasana, known as corpse or relaxation pose, to relax the
body and relieve tension.

•Vipassana meditation. Another ancient tradition, this one invites you to use your concentration to intensely examine certain aspects of your existence with the
intention of eventual transformation. Vipassana pushes us to find "insight into the true nature of reality," via contemplation of several key areas of human
existence: "suffering, unsatisfactoriness,” “impermanence,” “non-self,” and "emptiness."
•Chakra meditation. This meditation technique is aimed at keeping the body’s core chakras — centers of energy — open, aligned, and fluid. Blocked or
imbalanced chakras can result in uncomfortable physical and mental symptoms, but chakra meditation can help to bring all of them back into balance.
•Qigong meditation. This is an ancient and powerful chinese practice that involves harnessing energy in the body by allowing energy pathways — called
“meridians” — to be open and fluid. Sending this energy inward during meditation is thought to help the body heal and function; sending the energy outward can
help to heal another person.
•Sound bath meditation. This form uses bowls, gongs, and other instruments to create sound vibrations that help focus the mind and bring it into a more relaxed
state.

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MATRIMANDIR, AUROVILLE
The Principal Architect: Roger ANGER Architect
The name ‘Matrimandir’ means literally ‘Temple of the Mother’. According to
Sri Aurobindo’s teaching, the ‘Mother’ concept stands for the great
evolutionary, conscious and intelligent principle of Life, the Universal Mother,
– which seeks to help humanity move beyond its present limitations into the
next step of its evolutionary adventure, the supramental consciousness.
At the very centre of Auroville one finds the ‘soul of the city’, the Matrimandir,
situated in a large open area called ‘Peace’, from where the future township
will radiate outwards. The atmosphere is quiet and charged, and the area
beautiful, even though at present large parts of it are still under construction.
JETAVAN , MAHARASHTRA
The Principal Architect: Sameep Padora & Associates
In Buddhist mythology Jetvana is the name of one the Buddha’s most important
spatial edifice which when literally translated means: the grove of Jeta, land
donated to the sangha for founding a monastery. It was of semiotic significance
that the site offered by Samir Somaiya owner of the neighboring sugar factory in
rural Maharashtra for the Buddhist Learning Center was thickly forested, an
idyllic grove of sorts.

Characteristics (physical manifestations)

•Open spaces
•Connectivity with nature
•Semi-open spaces
•Silent spaces without any irregular disturbance
•Specific zones for practicing different forms of meditations
•Closed spaces
•Proper ventilation
•Proper natural lighting

•Uses of architectural principles: symmetry, balance… that creates peace to

human mind.
•Indoor- Outdoor connectivity
•Proper shades of colors that affects the mind positively.

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