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May this find you well and happy. ********************************* This is Part61 of your 18 segment weekly email course which you requested on "THE ART OF MEDITATION" taken from the book by the same name by Robert Elias Najemy which can be found as a pdf ebook at http://HolisticHarmony.com/ebooks/index.asp May you enjoy and benefit from it. ********************************** Important note: Meditation should actually be learned from a meditation teacher who can guide through your various stages. As you work with these guidelines, you should seek out a teacher with whom you can have direct contact. If at any point you feel that your meditation is causing you to feel any problems, then please seek out professional help. Always remember that you and only can be responsible for your physical and mental health. ********************************** PRAYER OR INVOCATION Although it is not absolutely necessary, most meditators prefer to make an invocation, or small prayer, as an introduction into their meditation. These words mentally spoken give a spiritual direction to the mind and lead the mind into a more spiritually oriented state. These words could be a traditional prayer such as the Lordıs Prayer or the Great Invocation. Or they could be whatever you sincerely feel at that moment. You could simply express your purpose for meditating. You could ask for help in overcoming your mind. You could express some beliefs that you would like to strengthen. You could pray for help in your growth process. You could send light or love to people who have need for help. You could pray for world peace. You could ask for protection in your life. Or you could simply resign yourself to the Divine Will asking God to do with you, your body and your life whatever serves His purposes best. You could ask to become a pure instrument of the Divine Will, a source of love, light and harmony for all. You could ask for purification of whatever hinders your manifestation of your inner love and beauty. You could ask for nothing and just express your gratitude for all that you have, including your problems and difficulties which offer you so many opportunities for growth and evolution. Or you could simply have an informal conversation with God, as you would with any other close friend, explaining how you are doing and expressing your feelings. Find your own way to enter into meditation. You do not have to use the same way each time. You do not have to do this at all, but I believe you will find it enjoyable and beneficial. Try it and decide for your self. THE PROCESS OF MEDITATION There are hundreds of systems of meditation but the ultimate result of each is the same. They are all different ways to sink into the sea of consciousness, gliding through more and more subtle depths, along the stream of upcoming inner movements, coming eventually to the source of that sea - the point of pure consciousness - the void. The sea is the same, the source is the same, and the result is the same. Only the ways to travel are different. Basically that which makes one system different from another is the "object of consciousness" and not the process of concentrating. The process of meditation in all systems of meditation is the same. That which differs is what we choose to concentrate on - we will call this the object of consciousness or object for short. Our consciousness in its purest state is without any object. It is free, unlimited, undefined, unattached to any particular form, result or event. It is the eternal witness for all forms and events. It is divine and free. (In order to understand this more clearly we suggest that you read our book "UNIVERSAL PHILOSOPHY", as there is not sufficient space here to go into detail concerning this subject). Our consciousness is like the empty television screen or movie screen that is lit up but without any forms appearing on it. It contains all and infinite possibilities because any form whatsoever can appear upon it. The form that appears on it will be the object of consciousness and when that changes the object will have changed. Thus in meditation we choose an object of concentration which helps us to get free from the incessant, involuntary and uncontrolled flow of thoughts, feelings, desires and impulses which flow through our mind disturbing our inner peace and clouding our clarity of vision. By focusing on this "object" we flow through the layers of the mind into the depths of our consciousness. Some objects of consciousness, which are suggested by the major schools of meditation are; the breath, a word with spiritual meaning (mantra), an inner image, an inner light, an inner sound, the body energy, body sensations, the witness - our consciousness itself or the void. We will discuss each in detail later on in this book. In each case, the light, the word, the breath, being the witness, the image, the sound the body awareness or the bioenergy; each serves as an object of consciousness (a dance partner). By concentrating on, or sensing, this object of consciousness we use it as a type of submarine with which to make our descent through the gross levels of the mind into the more subtle vibrational essence which is the true nature of our eternal being. Each journey we make into the calmness of our soul brings us one step closer to experiencing that same peace in our daily life. It is as if we are dropping anchor to the solid ocean bottom so that we are not tossed around so easily by the winds and waves of life. With time we grow more calm, more centered, more relaxed. It is as if we are building a direct pipeline to the spring of fresh creative energy at the bottom. We grow more intuitive, more creative - more alive. The specifics of your meditation will depend on your teacher and his preferred technique. Hopefully it will be the technique that is suitable for you. The only way to know is to practice it daily for at least six months. You may find that, as the years go by, you will be attracted to other techniques. Or you may stick with the same one throughout your life. Ultimately, it makes no difference - because if you are sincere, serious and regular - any technique will take you there. In the end you will make your own way. It is best, however, not to change your object of consciousness. It must be understood that no two people will experience meditation in the same way. There is no use in comparing meditative experience. Although the place we are moving towards is the same, we are all starting from different places and will logically travel through different waters to get there. Some people will have visions, others will see lights, others will hear sounds, some will have pains, some will have realizations, body feelings, smells, warmth, cold and some will see, hear and feel nothing. Each experience is as valid as the next. The person who has visions is no better off than the one who sees nothing. Furthermore, no one person will have exactly the same meditative experience twice. So it is useless to search after past meditative pleasures. There is never any benefit to try to have experiences described to you by others. In fact, in meditation, there is really no value in trying or searching after anything. Just let go and glide like the seagull, dancing with your object. Some good advice, I heard one time was, "Donıt meditate - let yourself be meditated". To be continued ******************************** From the book "THE ART OF MEDITATION" by Robert Elias Najemy which can be downloaded as an ebook pdf file or ordered from http://HolisticHarmony.com/ebooks/index.asp ******************************** B> ********* Membership is free and you can access 600 articles, chapters and ebooks for free.Become a Member********* Our Free ezine Claritygreater health, happiness and harmonious relationships. Click to subscribe/unsubscribe to Clarity E-zine May you be well on all levels of your being.
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