The group was taught the Sahaja Yoga Meditation (SYM) mental silence technique which seeks to cultivate “oneness with the present moment”, to distinguish “the space between two thoughts”and thus achieve “thoughtless awareness” i.e. mental silence, as described by N Srivastava in their book “Meta Modern Era”.

During this state the meditator remains fully alert, aware and in control of their cognitive faculties but remains free of unnecessary mental activity.