Universal Yoga Meditation
To practice meditation, very little is needed: all it takes is a mantra (sound/vibration/spark).
With a simple technique, one can meditate and, if desired, even reach enlightenment (Realization).
Of course, one must know how to do it…. For millennia, it remained a well-kept secret preserved by a few Yogis like a diamond wrapped in a silk cloth.
To learn it, one had to travel all the way to India, into the Himalayan mountains, climbing towering peaks where Yogis lived in seclusion.
Once there, one had to undergo grueling trials just to gain the slightest attention from a Yogi. Even then, nothing was guaranteed.
Many endured exhausting physical trials, followed by extremely intricate breathing exercises, as if preparing to dive into ocean depths without oxygen tanks. In short, it seemed as though one had to become a sideshow freak before even meditating. Only much later would the “guru” provide the mantra and the technique to begin. Meditation was reserved for the few, preferably only monks or sadhus.
Furthermore, while no distinction was made regarding prayer, meditation was forbidden to women. According to a grim tradition, women were deemed too frivolous to pursue such an “arduous” teaching. If any did practice, it had to be within the home and under the strict supervision of a male authority (father, husband, etc.).
In short, it was an ordeal that had very little to do with achieving freedom.
Only after the 1950s, and especially following World War II and the end of British colonial rule in India—coinciding with the creation of the new democratic constitution—was a foundation of fundamental rights established where women achieved equal standing with men.
Many Yogis embraced this transition and, together with Nehru, the founder of modern India, decided to open the knowledge of meditation not only to laypeople but also to women. India needed renewed vitality and had to draw from every possible resource, given the dire condition left behind by colonialism. Certainly, not everything about colonialism was negative. With the English language and the rail network, India stepped into modernity in an instant. Finding its identity within modernity was not easy for India, and one often hears people ask: if all their knowledge is so profound, why do they face starvation and poverty?
India is as vast as the Mediterranean region, with a vastly larger population further fragmented across languages and religions. For a long time, this prevented its material and intellectual wealth from spreading evenly. That is no longer the case today: in this new millennium, India is emerging as a global power, complete with all its inherent contradictions.
I wanted to speak briefly about India because the historical transcriptions of meditation originate there.
I want to emphasize that this knowledge is intuitive and manifests everywhere on the planet and throughout the universe. It belongs to everyone. If we look into archaeology, we find that the knowledge of Yoga was transmitted and brought to the Indian subcontinent by the Naacals, originating from South America.
In Mexico, meditation schools exist, though kept strictly hidden due to persecutions by the Spanish during the colonial era and continuing pressures today.
In North Africa, particularly in Morocco, secret Yoga schools also exist due to historical persecution. I myself began practicing Yoga and meditation in Morocco.
In Europe as well, a school of Yoga existed during the era of the Druids, which was likewise suppressed.
Today in the West, this no longer occurs through direct persecution; rather, those who practice meditation are often dismissed as fools carried away by exotic suggestions that have no place within Cartesian rationality.
Let it be clear that meditation is not the only path to personal fulfillment.
There are three primary routes: Meditation, Drugs, and a Blow to the Head.
With meditation, you maintain control moment by moment, serving as your own guide. You run no risk whatsoever. On the contrary, natura naturans remains your constant ally, and nothing can harm you. Absolutely nothing. You are protected by the practice itself; at no point—before, during, or after—will you experience disharmony or conflict with your circumstances. Everything unfolds naturally, and every step you take is yours forever.
With drugs, the situation is entirely different. Very few people in the world fully understand such practices. It is the most hazardous path, filled with severe pitfalls without a truly competent guide. Many clinics and psychiatric facilities house victims of such attempts.
It is best avoided entirely; if ever invited to take part in such an experience, walk away immediately. I am referring to psychotic substances, not cannabis or its derivatives. We will address cannabis on another occasion, but it bears no connection to meditation.
Cannabis is a medicinal plant and should be used strictly as such. Its recreational use is harmless when practiced in moderation, as is the case with alcohol.
As for a blow to the head, we have all heard of it. It can be a fatal or debilitating event that leaves someone incapacitated or worse. Once in a billion times, it might trigger sudden insight. It is like winning a lottery; except here, one gambles not money, but life itself.
It is better not to try.
A club or a hammer is not a lottery ticket.
That leaves meditation.
This is where I intend to direct all my efforts: to explain as clearly as possible how it is practiced.
Meditating is a meticulous inquiry into oneself… deep inside, where everything originates.
Meditating is simple and natural to us; it has always belonged to human nature, just like any routine habit we engage in for our well-being.
The effort required to meditate is less than the effort needed to drink a glass of water.
One simply closes the eyes, preferably in a quiet setting, though any environment works—even on a balcony facing chaotic traffic, amid shouting people, loud engines, police sirens, and ambulances…..
With a mantra, it can be done.
The mantra cuts through everything—even foul odors, even the bare minimum of oxygen required to survive.
This is the power of the mantra.
If you truly wish to overcome external control, injustice, and everything preventing you from being free, discover through meditation your vital potential—dulled by system conditioning—and become invincible.
Thank you