Group Sadhana – a beautiful bead Necklace

I once read Guruji said observe you breathe for a moment and something amazing will happen. I observed the breath in and out and guess what – a miraculous thought came. The same air I was exhaling was being inhaled by someone else. So, in a room I and my friend were sitting. My friend exhaled and I inhaled the same air, then I exhaled and my friend inhaled the same air. Can we say the air was the thread and we two were the beads!

                              

Group Sadhana - a group of people breathing in and out in same rhythm.  Now, what does that look like?

                    

मत्त: परतरं नान्यत्किञ्चिदस्ति धनञ्जय | 

मयि सर्वमिदं प्रोतं सूत्रे मणिगणा इव || 7||

While you may still be thinking that it’s just a perception, I want to bring your attention to the state of mind of each of the beads here. Recall what happens to your mind when you are meditating – lot of thoughts; pain; discomfort; settling down; feeling peace; what do I need to buy today; how will I reach home in time. Each bead can have its own trail of thoughts. But even if one bead experiences total calm and silence, it is good for everyone. Remember we are all beaded. The moment one out of us stops oscillating, it is just a matter of time, all beads will eventually stop oscillating. That is exactly the reason why Group sadhana is given so much importance.

Now, just imagine when we are beaded with Guruji! I don’t want to say more about that. Happy Meditating! Happy Ashadi Ekadashi!