Is Meditation same as Hypnotism?

When I wrote the article “Can Vastu Change destiny Part 2” I mentioned meditation is as a method to change destiny. Many of my friends asked me, “Isn’t it the same as hypnotism?” I said “No”. Here is a transcript of a communication which happened with few of my friends in office.

“This looks like hypnotism to me.” Said one of my team mates.

“No they are different. In hypnotism you are under the influence of another person’s thoughts. He feeds his thoughts in your mind.” I explained. “What you call in Hindi “प्रभाव” or if we break this पर+भाव which means foreign influence.”

“I am talking about self-hypnotism where we are hypnotizing self and not are under another person’s influence.” He was adamant.

“Yes if you are not doing a guided hypnotism then it is like meditation but still the process remains different.” I explained.

“What is the difference?” He wanted to know.

“ In hypnotism you confuse the conscious mind such that it switches off. When it does, it gives direct access to the sub-conscious and you feed it with positive affirmations. Most people do this feeding by listening to their own recording of positive affirmations.  In meditation you lower the brain frequencies by relaxation, activate the neurons such that it enables you to generate powering thoughts.”

“Even if the process is different the result is the same.” My friends were still not convinced.

“There is a fundamental difference. In hypnotism you affirm what you think is right for you, in meditation you discover what is right for you. Are the two methods not different?” I asked.

Now there were no further questions.

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VastuAcharya Manoj is a Senior Mahavastu Consultant and can be contacted at mshrivastava2005@gmail.com for vastu advice. Please do not forget to mention the city of your residence in your email.