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not hurting anyone. Aarta-dhyan does not hurt others. Anger,
pride, attachment or greed does not occur in aarta-dhyan. Aarta-
dhyan is not to be found in this day and age. Raudra-dhyan is by
far the most predominant meditation in this day and age whereas
there was very little of it in the satyug. It is aarta-dhyan when
parents worry about the marriage of their ten-year-old daughter.
It is aarta-dhyan when you are anxious for your unwanted guest
to leave. It is also aarta-dhyan to keep wishing that your guests
would not leave because you like them or you are attracted to
them. A guru, who is internally agitated with his disciple because
he does not serve him well, is also in aarta-dhyan.
What are the consequences of aarta-dhyan? It is a life in
the animal kingdom.
Dharma-dhyan is absence of worries and all internal
conflicts. Dharma-dhyan is the absence of any aarta-dhyan and
raudra-dhyan; it is to remain in that which is good for all. Such
a person is fearless, has patience, is worry-free and remains
steadfast in his opinion. God does not have any objection to
one being ignorant about one’s real Self, but one must always
remain free from both internal and external conflicts.
In the current time cycle of kaliyug, only a few people
have dharma-dhyaan. Only about two to five percent have
dharma-dhyan. In this kaliyug, it is not just the ordinary family
man who has to endure worries and externally induced miseries
but also the sadhu (male ascetics), sadhvis (female ascetics),
acharyas (spiritual preceptors) and mendicants. When there is
nothing to worry about, one will be annoyed with his disciples.
What are the consequences of dharma-dhyan? If there is
only dharma-dhyaan, then one will be born as a celestial being
(devgati), but if there is dharma-dhyaan along with any aarta-
dhyan, then one will be born as a human.
Shukla-dhyan : There are four stages of shukla-dhyan :