Note: The complete color meditation in its original form can be found in the book,"Saivite Hindu Religion 2" by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami.
The goal of this meditation is to gain control over your moods during the day. By practicing this color meditation you become more aware of your moods and the chakras you reside in at various times of the day. To change your mood you can flood your body and aura with the appropriate color. Ask Lord Murugan to send his vel to make the colors more pure and he will instantly help you.
Take note of your posture. Wear comfortable clothes and sit in the lotus or half-lotus position. Make sure your spine is straight and your head is balanced on top of your spine. Cup your right hand in your left palm with thumbs lightly touching. Those with weak backs may sit in a comfortable armchair with their legs folded. Make sure you can maintain your position for the entire meditation. Shift if necessary before going on. When you are comfortable, listen for the high eee sound all around you to become more in tune with the Divine.
Breathe from your diaphragm, drawing your stomach in and out. Do not lift the shoulders during breathing. Draw a breath inward for nine counts and out for nine counts (or five if you prefer). Continue doing this for at least one full minute until Siva starts breathing for you.
Feel the heat of the body from inside out. Feel the heat of your blood running through your veins and notice that your heat projects from your body about 1 foot. Meditate on your vitality, your life.
Feel the energy of the body running through your miles and miles of nerve endings. Feel them running up and down your fingers, toes, tongue, arms, neck, and spine.
Feel the power running through the spine, from the base to the skull. This should make you feel very firm.
On each in-breath, withdraw the energy of the nerve currents inward to the spine. On the outbreath, hold the energy in the spine. Focus on each of the five senses in turn. If there is a certain spot with excess energy, withdraw it inward with a breath until all is quiet and you are less aware of the outside world. In a few minutes you should feel very calm and be looking inward.
Fill your entire body with the colors below, one at a time. Let Lord Murugan's vel come and purify them so that they are the brightest, deepest colors you have known. Let them seep into every cell of your body and permeate your aura which is one foot around your body, above, below, and all around.
Blue:
Peace, silence, comfort, stillness.Red:
Vitality, life, warmth, strength, courage.Yellow:
Knowledge, wisdom, understanding, Saraswati.Green:
Health, freshness, cool breezes and beautiful forests
Reverse the taking in of energy. On the in breath, relax. On the out breath, release all of the energy back into your nerves. Unleash your new, more balanced energy into your body. You should become more aware of your body and the things around you but remain still. Bask in this energy. You should feel that refreshed and alive. You should have the confidence of being able to maintain this balance throughout the rest of the day. You may even start to have thoughts of issues that are current in your life.
Once again, feel the heat of the body permeating out into your aura. Feel the blood running through your tissues. Be aware of your beating heart.
Focus once again on breathing patterns. Breathe in and out for a few minutes but do not change your breathing pattern. Just be aware of it.
Notice your sitting position. When the time is right, slowly stretch and open your eyes. Sit quietly until everyone has come out of meditation. As a group, say the mantra AUM three times and then prostrate to God. Do not begin talking among one another until you have all made eye contact with one another, signaling the end of the meditation period.
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