Meditative Walking

You may walk fast.
You may walk slow.
You may walk long.
You may walk short.
But you don’t let
the thought of Almighty
slip from your mind.

Or, you pour extra effort;
you brisk walk.
As the mind goes into
physical action,
The alien thoughts are
pushed out.

When fatigue takes you,
you get slow.
Now the body rests in
the thought of the
Lord.
Yet you let not the
thought of almighty
slip.

An easy retention
method would be
‘chanting’.
Though, it could also
be an imagery
(image/scenery) OR
A sound (song/poem).

In some cases it
could be touch as
well (stone/form).
This choice shall
depend on the
natural orientation
of the meditator.

The Sanskrit word
for this facility is
Swadharma.
Swadharma is law
of our being.

FURTHER,
The principles applied to the mechanism of ‘Meditative Walking’ are of –
Shreya* & Preya*
• Shreya – what we must do
• Preya – what we may like to do
Meditation is a conscious choice we make to perform an action.
*Sanskrit

SO,
Even when, our subconscious may push us away &
Our natural cycle of Karma may try to pull us out,
Yet, we take the decision to stay put and retain the thought of almighty,
the supreme, in our mind.

I meditate on the
thought of
RamKrishna and
I walk.

It has brought me
on the path to
peace.

FINALLY:
In the words of Swami Vivekananda from his commentary on
Mahabharata:
‘This was a peculiar form of Sanyasa… All the time thinking of God, he
just marched on till the body gave way.’

To my revered teacher & the
message of SDM
• Satsang
• Disciplined Life
• Meditation

TECHNICALLY SPEAKING:
Meditative Walking is based on principles of BhaktiYoga and derives
positive & supportive influences from RajaYoga, GyanYoga and
KarmaYoga.
Further, it has been developed following the teachings of two separate
schools of Vedanta, simultaneously. At present, I am conducting
some further experiments and assimilating observations. So, more
information on this differentiation may be expected in the future
rounds of publications.

AUTHOR’S NOTE:
Meditative Walking is a technique for modern people.
This is a base level technique that helps in aligning mind for meditation.
This is for beginners & for people facing problems in attaining continuity
in meditation.
These problems are mostly due to modern lifestyle and are listed in the
document titled “10 difficulties in pursuing meditation” by the same
author.
This is NOT ‘Walking Meditation’ as was practiced by Gautama Buddha.

REFERENCES:
Principles of SDM as learned directly from Swami
Amartyananda.
‘Watching Thought Flow’ Technique as learned
directly from Swami Amartyananda.
Class Notes/Communications of Swami
Amartyananda. (2001-till date)
Bhagwad Gita verse 6.33 – 6.36 & 6.47
Bhagwad Gita 8.8
Bhagwad Gita 9.32-33
Bhagwad Gita 18.66
9 techniques as defined in Shrimad Bhagwatam
verse 7.5.23
Nirvanashatakam by Jagatguru Adi
Shankaracharya
Message of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (Krishna
Mantra)
Shree Hanuman Chalisa & ShreeRamStuti by
Goswami Tulsidas
Poetry of Kabir (various verses)
Story of a Young Sanyasi – Swami Vivekananda
(CW, 1:68-70)
Story of Mahabharata – Swami Vivekananda (CW,
4:78 – 101)
Story of Minister’s escape from tower – Swami
Vivekananda (CW, 1:143-144)
Commentary of Sri AC Bhaktivedantaswami
Prabhupada in Bhagwad Gita - As it is.
Commentary of Swami Rangnathananda on
Bhagwad Gita.
YouTube Lectures of Swami Sarvapriyananda.
RajaYoga by Swami Vivekananda, including
commentary on Patanjali YogSutra
The Upanashids – An Introduction by Swami
Harshananda
5 practices of life by Coach Heinz Meloth,
Germany
Storytelling Stone concept by BJ McCabe,
Storyteller, Canada
10 difficulties in pursuing meditation by Puneet
Srivastava.

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