Meditation is meant for integrating and bringing fulfillment in our day to day life activities. It is to clean the mental toxins. It has nothing to do with philosophy. Philosophy came later into the meditation for different purpose, mainly to attract mind oriented people. However, Bhagavad Gita meditation is much more real and much more practical. Bhagavad Gita meditation deepens our understanding for skillful actions and for wise choices in life. Bhagavad Gita taught us to be wiser, and to be happier, as a better person, a better spouse, family man, parent, child, sibling, colleague, neighbor and world citizen.
Body Preparation:
According to the Bhagavad Gita the knowledge of the field (body) and the knower of the field (the consciousness) is the true knowledge.
“This body, Kaunteya, is called the field;
this one who knows the nature of the field,
is known as the knower of the field.
And also this knower of this field is the knower of all fields,
knowledge of this field and the knower of the field, is the true knowledge. “
– Bhagavad Gita [13.1-3]
When you want to meditate, first, wash your feet. This is the first step of all Hindu meditations. In meditation your body must feel fresh, comfortable, relaxed and clean. Taking a shower or even washing your face, hands and feet will give you a fresher feeling. In the morning, your body must feel comfortable for meditation. You can empty the bladder and bowels first and then prepare for meditation. Bhagavad Gita [6.11] said “Having established a firm seat, let him firmly hold his body, head, and neck erect and still, gazing at the tip of the nose above the lips, without looking around, thinking of pure Love.”
“The supreme Spirit in this body is also known as the observer, allower, supporter, experiencer, the great Lord and the supreme soul.
Whoever thus knows Spirit and nature of the body together with the qualities,
even in any stage of existence, she is not born again.”