How to impress the boss and get to where you want to go.

​Dear All,

Here's how to conquer Oxford Street and impress your boss/clients with your creativity and brilliance from doing this simple exercise, wherever and whenever.

First off, the 'Oxford street' we're talking about is the one in your head; of thoughts, moods and emotions that chase each other like a trail of London buses at a busy intersection with it's crowds of shoppers, and which doesn't help you to easily get to where you want to go.

And where do you want to go? Peace & Happiness, right?

So here's what you do: right there on the street, just stop! just stop and stand still - on the real Oxford street, people seem to do this all the time :o) . You could actually be at your desk at work, or out walking, or on the tube, or at home. Just cut into your train of thought and stop.

Shift your attention to the top of your head and hold it there as if you're balancing a ball on top of your head. Hold for 5 seconds; and it's as if you're holding your breath, but you're not - it's very gentle abdominal breathing that takes care of itself. Your back is straight. Let it go. Do another 5 seconds. Let it go . And then another 5 seconds.

Here's what will happen or should start happening: where your attention goes , your kundalini follows, so the kundalini's cool sensation will start to be felt at the top of the head. It's like working a muscle by repeated exercise. So try it wherever and whenever and you'll be developing your ability to achieve the 'thoughtless awareness' state.

When you then sit down for your dedicated 10 minutes of meditation, you'll find it much easier.

And about that increased creativity and brilliance; a scientific study on sahaja yoga meditation was published last year which shows that regular practice increases the grey matter  in your brain - basically your brain gets better. Click here to see the paper.

Some indication of how extraordinary being able to achieve thoughtless awareness is, even for only a few seconds at a time, is  given in this quote of Shri Mataji's from 1976 : 'You penetrate into matter' .

See you at group meditation tomorrow.

Regards