Nine chakra meditation is a sitting on all nine chakras, and it begins when a realised master kindles the energy at the base of the spine and raises it to Ajna. Start at Ajna, which alone is enough for a beginner.

Meditation is meant to relax and rejuvenate, so a sitting that leaves a person drained has a cause worth finding. Strain, spent energy and draining people or places explain it, and rest comes first.

A sitting steadies the mind, and the day keeps it steady. Carry awareness, love and gratitude into work, family and every disturbance, and live meditatively.

New moon and full moon days make meditation easier. Prepare the space, sit with awareness at the Ajna chakra and close the sitting with prayer.

Anger, sadness and sudden mood swings cannot be pushed down. Here is how to watch an emotion, let it pass and respond with a clear mind.

Daily meditation changes the mind, the body, the temper and the way others meet a person. Here is what regular practice brings, from clearer thinking and steadier energy to deeper sleep.

Seekers often ask why they sleep during meditation and then wake up. Tiredness, energy at the Ajna chakra and a pattern of the mind explain it, and awareness separates meditation from sleep.

Nine energy centres run from the base of the spine to the crown of the head, and each one is a doorway to the true self. Where they lie, how they work and what they are for.

A seeker can sit through a whole satsang and carry almost nothing home. Spiritual teachings sink in when the body is settled, the attention is whole and the heart receives each word as it is given.

Every soul carries a quiet longing that success cannot answer. Spirituality answers it as a way of life, an inner discipline that brings bliss, steadiness and the highest purpose of life while the duties of the world go on.

A home is where most seekers begin, and it asks for very little: one calm corner, a loose set of clothes and the same quarter of an hour each day. Here is how to set up the space, sit with ease and keep the practice steady with a family around.

Meditation does not add calm to the mind; it takes away what has settled over it until the Self comes into view. Here is what meditation works on, what changes first, how it quiets a restless mind and where a Guru's grace enters.

Millions learn meditation and only about 0.1% reach the shore. A feeling of failure does not decide who stays: the first weeks are ordinary, boredom belongs to the mind, and the dividing line is the sincerity of the seeking.

Starting meditation is decided before the first minute of sitting: the attitude brought, the preparation made, and the way the breath settles the mind. Here is the full sequence for a beginner, from the first thought of gratitude to carrying stillness through the day.

There is no good meditator and no bad meditator, only the one who sits. Here is what actually counts as correct meditation, which experiences are normal signs of progress, and why meditation's real destination, Self-realisation, is reached only through a Guru's grace.

Meditation is often mistaken for concentration or a stress-relief technique. It is neither. Here is what meditation actually is, what it does to the mind, and why its real destination is reached only through a Guru's grace.

Sahasrara rises at the very crown of the head, the point where a yogi's spiritual experience becomes complete. It dissolves desire into complete bliss, burns away old karma and silences the mind at its root. None of it arrives through self-practice. It is initiated through a Guru's grace alone.

Ajna rises between the eyebrows, the most significant chakra in yogic tradition, and its work runs deeper than intuition alone. It burns through a seeker's oldest desires, brings a calm and radiant transformation, and opens visions few ever reach. None of it arrives through self-practice. It is initiated through a Guru's grace alone.

Vishuddhi rises at the pit of the throat, just above Anahata, and its work runs deeper than better speech alone. It brings a seeker's words under command, lends them a magnetic power, and carries their creative flow along with it. None of it arrives through self-practice. It is initiated through a Guru's grace alone.

Anahata Chakra sits at the centre of the chest, just above Manipura, and its work runs deeper than a single feeling of love. It dissolves fear and hatred, lightens the body, deepens surrender and, in time, opens sensitivity to the burdens carried in other people's hearts.