Observe closely the next small child you encounter. They have no worried lines on their faces, are almost always playing and enjoying themselves, and rarely complain about bills, jobs, chores, etc. If one happens to have an unpleasant experience it is quickly forgotten and life goes on. They are naturally balanced, living-in-thepresent, stress-free beings. Who has seen a toddler hold a grudge, worry about the next meal or even think about what they did yesterday or will do tomorrow? They are so focused on the present moment that they are entirely spontaneous, unpretentious and usually very happy. They are in a constant state of 
The Indian scriptures describe the following four states of human awareness:
- Jagruti: The waking state of consciousness
- Swapna: The dreaming state of consciousness
- Sushupti: The state of deep sleep in which the mind, the ego and the superego are still
- Turya: The state of thoughtless awareness beyond the mind
The first three states of awareness are commonly experienced in our daily lives. The fourth state is the state of thoughtless awareness or nirvichara samadhi. This is the state in which the constant rising and falling of thoughts in the mind comes to an end. At first a gap begins to appear between the thoughts. As this gap grows the thoughts diminish and with the regular practice of meditation, the mind enters easily into thoughtless awareness. The attention becomes still like a lake without any ripples on it and a deep inner peace begins to dawn upon our awareness.
When there are no ripples on the water of a lake, its surface becomes almost invisible as it reflects the beauty of the landscape around it-the trees and the sky and clouds. In the same way, the still mind reflects the beauty of the creation and melts into the bliss and the peace of the divine.
In the state of thoughtless awareness we think neither of the past nor of the future. We are entirely in the present moment, in the state of being and do not waste the precious moments of life thinking about times that are finished forever or yet to come. We start to enjoy our Self, our spirit, our own inner beauty and the the beauty of creation. We start to enjoy being. We are able to enjoy the singing of birds and the scent of flowers at a much deeper level as we are no longer bombarded by the meaningless mental chatter that assails our awareness and pollutes our attention, distracting us from the simple joys of our existence.
Great saints of India such as Shri Adi Shankarcharya have described the wandering of the mind as the ocean of illusion. A constant wave of thoughts that cover the spirit
and bring us confusion and misery.
To do experiment of thoughtless awareness in our life , no need of reading books, no frame of any system,.This is beautiful phenomena that we can do easily .Those who are interested they can do it.When there are methods , rules.principles then these are obstacles for doing experiment.
One of the several experiments one is as
* Go on terrace or as you wish where you can sit comfortably.
* Close your eyes gently not deliberately since you can keep eyes open also.
* Listen various types of sound created around us without reaction for that sound.
* That sound may be of vehicles, birds,utensils , child etc.
* Listen these sounds not carefully but with attention not concentration.
* Do this experiment for 10 minutes .
I was a man groping in the dark, and suddenly the Grace fell on me through Sahaja Meditation; hence the bliss, the haven of rest, a born-again.
Those who love themselves, even a teeny tiny bit, should come to sahajayoga once. They will stay forever. Especially non-Indians. Easy achievement of thought less awareness, hence life.
Dear Erwan~
I’m a 75 year old man, trying to learn how to live at peace in the ending part of a lifespan. Seems to me maybe meditation is something that will help remove the stress of coping. For me at this point, the past becomes dominant…….memories, good and bad, dominate the mind and living in what is today seems futile. A state of thoughtless awareness through meditation sounds like something I’d like to try to experience, to put me at peace with it all. I am going to take advantage of the 10 Sahaja Yoga meditation classes and see where it takes me.
Wayne
Carmel California
Dear Wayne,
meditation is definitely going to help you out with all that, finding the inner balance helps you remain in the present and therefore let go of thoughts from past and future. And to finally be at peace inside yourself!
Go ahead with the classes, it is a very good start, try also if you can to attend a collective class nearby to learn collectively too.
http://www.sahajameditation.com/find-classes/
Warm regards,
Erwan
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Please immediate reply it your no any reply .
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Dear Sharmila,
you just need to sit down in meditation and relax :), and you also need to attend the nearest center to your place which is free of charge. You can proceed with the 10 meditations classes http://www.onlinemeditation.org/ for a starter and then continue with the center if possible.
We can only advise you from here, all you need is to meditate 🙂
Kind regards,
Erwan
Hi Erwan,
I have been practising Sahaja Yoga since last 2 months. Could you please tell me what all I need to do daily for how much duration to achieve thoughtless awareness. Sometimes while doing Yoga I feel like rotating around my body , not sure what is this but never felt thoughtlessness awareness .
Dear Rajesh,
the very best for you would be to attend a Sahaj center free of charge and get to practice with long time practitioners able to guide you through:
https://freemeditation.com/meditation-classes/
Let us know how it goes,
Warm wishes
Erwan
I am studying BE. I always thinking about something which is good or bad. I will be keep on thinking about any incident … so that I am loosing my present time. I have to overcome these condition . please help me….
Dear Akhila,
the moment your enter in thoughtless awareness, all bad things go away and only remain the good ones. In order to become thoughtless, you have to practice Sahaja Yoga meditation everyday. If you do meditate on a daily basis from now on, you`ll see some improvement which you`ll enjoy 🙂
Warm wishes,
Erwan
Is it possible to reach the stage of thoughtless awareness without any effort ??
Dear Lola,
the best thing with Sahaja Yoga is the ability to reach thoughtlessness without any effort! That is exactly why it is meant to be for all, it is an effortless meditation. It may happen that the first couple of meditations will be hard to get thoughtless but the more you`ll progress, the better it will get!
Best.
Erwan
Thoughtless Awareness, what a great way to put it. I often find it easy to acheive this state just through concentrating on my breathing and ‘watching’ as thoughts go through my head, I don’t interact with these thoughts, I simply observe and understand them.
Cheers
How can a person reach to the state of thoughtless mind? Even if a person is living in present his thoughts can not be controlled.
When you sit (meditate) long enough and the mind becomes still, you will notice the peace and calm w/ in. It may not happen right away. For me it took years….. but once I 1st reached the thoughtless awareness, trees/ leaves become alive and you no longer feel yourself and the awareness is everywhere.