Protest - Enhancing Vedic Meditation - Japa Meditation

<p>We’re turning over the content of the podcast to our listeners once again, with another Ask Thom Anything episode, this time with a recurring theme of ‘effectiveness.’</p><p>Protest has become fashionable in recent years but Mary from Australia wonders how effective it is, especially in the absence of ‘worthy inquiry.’</p><p>Saskia, also from Australia, asks about the effectiveness of Nadi Shodana and the correct use of ‘Rounding’ to support our Vedic Meditation practice.</p><p>And Sophia in the USA wants to know if Japa Meditation has the same effect as, or could be considered to be a type of, Vedic Meditation.</p><p><strong>Episode Highlights</strong></p><p>[00:45] Is Protest Effective?</p><p>[01:44] A - Less Outrage</p><p>[03:13] Change Naturally and Spontaneously Occurs</p><p>[05:07] Thought Police</p><p>[06:59] Large-Scale Social Backlash</p><p>[08:46] Raise our Own Consciousness</p><p>[09:45] Q - What Are the Benefits of Nadi Shodana and How Many Rounds Are Ideal Before Meditation?</p><p>[10:03] A - Pranayama</p><p>[11:59] Rounding</p><p>[13:24] At-Home Program</p><p>[14:53] Industrial-Strength Meditation</p><p>[16:08] Q -  Is Japa Vedic Meditation?</p><p>[16:24] A - Some Resemblance</p><p>[17:07] Bija Mantra</p><p>[19:11] Japa Ajapa</p><p>[20:59] Bija Mantra Moves in the Direction of Being</p><p>[23:35] Effortlessness, Not Concentration and Control</p><p> </p><p><strong>Useful Links</strong></p><p>info@thomknoles.com  </p><p>https://thomknoles.com/</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoles</p><p>https://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles</p><p>https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/</p>