The Science of ‘Roopdhyan Meditation’
The science of Roopdhyan — as taught in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, the Srimad Bhagavatam, the Ramcharitmanas, the Narada Bhakti Sutra, the Padma Purana and other scriptures — is an indisputable, established principle. It proclaims that the Supreme — the most complete Purushottam manifested as Shri Ram and Shri Krishna — is both the one attribute-less, formless divine Light and, for devotees, the sweetest personal form. In essence the Supreme is nirguna and nirākāra, but for the sake of mercy and love He manifests as the highest saguna, the personal God who can be known and loved. This teaching — that the formless Absolute and the personal Lord are not two opposites but one Reality manifesting as the Beloved — runs through the Upanishads, the Gita, the Srimad Bhagavatam and the great Purāṇas. That same teaching shows how Roopdhyan (meditation on the Lord’s form) becomes the living science of devotion: the means by which the jīva turns from material bonds into the loving relationship with God. For Roopdhyan, find a beautiful picture of Shri Krishna — one that truly appeals to you. Look at that picture carefully, then close your eyes and transform that still image into
