AUM   Drop all mental effort. Shree Ganeshay NamaH Shree Gurubhyo NamaH Sthira sukhamasanam Look at the posture and notice in so many words that it is sama, samam kaya shiro grivam. It helps to overcome the obliqueness of the mind. Keep the eyes softly closed and sport a smile on the lips. The smile signifies, once again, samattvam, the sameness, samoham, I am the very sameness like space. I become aware of the surroundings and choose not to resist or resent anything whatsoever. Resistance puts ego very firmly in awareness. In the absence of resistance or resentment, there is no ego. Egoic awareness is very detrimental to meditation. By the grace of God, I plan to dismantle egoity piece by piece. I wish to be well, happy and peaceful. I wish to be well, happy and peaceful, at peace. I wish the family members, immediate family members, you may specifically think of a few, to be well, happy and peaceful. I think of the near and dear, the large number of people closely known to me, and wish them all well, happy and peaceful. Among these relatives, some are favourable to me and some are not, but I wish them all, without exception, to be well, happy and peaceful. Greed and hatered are the focal points of ego, I have to dismantle the ego piece by piece by elaborately practising the loving-kindness. I think of animals, I wish them all, herbivorous as well as carnivorous, to be well, happy and peaceful. I think of all the birds, I wish them to be well, happy and peaceful. I think of all plant-life, the flora, plants, small and big, bushes and trees, I wish them to be well, happy and peaceful. I will not cause any hurt, directly or indirectly, to plant life because I want all the flora and fauna to be well, happy, whatever that means, and peaceful. I think of a social group which I hate for whatever reason, not to think of such group is difficult because of some deep-rooted prejudices in the mind. I specifically think of a social group, which I hate for whatever reason, I can see the effect on the mind, the mind is already disturbed, I see it. Now I wish that group to be well, happy and peaceful. Sometimes it is difficult to feel that way but still I pray God. O Ishwara, give me the strength of mind to wish that group, to be well, happy and prosperous, peaceful. Now I think of a person or even two people, specifically with names, who have wronged me, whom I consider my enemy or adversory, whom I love to hate. Again notice the effect on the mind, the mind is disturbed obviously. Now I wish these persons, one or two or three specifically, I wish them, with a smile, to be well, happy, prosperous and peaceful. Finally, I wish to be myself to be well, happy and peaceful. I pray Ishwara to give me the required strength of mind. Hare Rama, mentally I pray, Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama. Aum ShantiH ShantiH ShantiH. Relax, sit at ease, keep the eyes closed and relax. Look at the mind, if find it disturbed still, chant Rama for some more time. Rama Rama Rama. Slowly open the eyes.