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May this find you well and happy. ********************************* This is Part 9 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. ********************************** CHOOSING AN OBJECT OF CONSCIOUSNESS I LOGOS WORD I SOUND LIGHT I I OM WHITE I I SYLLABLES COLORS I I WORDS FORMS I I PHRASES IMAGES I I CONCEPTS OBJECTS SOUND LIGHT The above diagram will help us to understand more clearly the following discussion concerning choosing and working with an object of concentration for our meditation. In the previous chapter we discussed how the Logos is the means by which the unmanifest becomes manifest. We can see from the above diagram that this happens basically through two channels; through the channels of sound and of light . Following the channel of sound as means of expression for the universal consciousness, the basic syllable OM (amen) becomes all the syllables, which then are developed into words, then words into phrases, and phrases into sentences which express concepts, concepts which already exist in their unmanifest state in that one universal consciousness. Through the channel of light, we move from the more subtle to the more concrete through white light, to the spectrum of colors, forms, images, and finally the objects we perceive. Thus any name, word, concept, color, form or object, which we might choose, for our concentration, will simply be another expression on that one universal being with whom we are trying to reunite. The fact is that we too are natural projections of this one universal consciousness. We have simply lost the awareness of this truth and our mind experiences separation and alienation from the people and world around us. As a consequence we live in fear and suffering. Through meditation we can begin to experience this oneness with all, and thus oneness with this causal energy of all life. All objects, including our own body and our personality when concentrated on and experienced at deeper and deeper levels of their existence will lead us to an experience of God, the one being behind all beings. Although any object will eventually take us there, if we concentrate on it deeply enough and allow our consciousness to follow it through its transformations to its highest level of existence, not all objects are equally as effective, and, of course, not all objects are equally effective to a particular person with his unique psychosynthesis. Most schools of philosophy or of meditation declare that their object of meditation is the best and most effective. This is obviously something that will be relative to the individual. All schools and their systems are good and will bring the desired results we are searching for. One does not need to become fanatic in order to benefit from a system. Remember that the process of meditation is, for the most part, the same in all schools. The only real difference is the object used for concentration. These "objects" may include holy words such as the name of Christ for Christians or, if someone is Hindu, the name of Shiva, Krishna or Rama. In some cases we might concentrate on a phrase or prayer focused on this spiritual being such as "Lord Jesus Christ Have Mercy on us". Or it might be some spiritual value such as Love, Peace, Truth, Righteousness, Unity, Acceptance, Faith etc. Some other school may encourage us to mentally focus on a light (white or colored) and to let the mind become absorbed in that. Others tell us to let this light move around in the body and imagine that it is purifying it. Another system is to focus on the form of our ideal being, which for Christians would be Christ. We can imagine him in front of us, within us or even "in miniature" within our heart. Some schools instruct us to focus on an inner sound or inner light ,which manifest when we concentrate. Other systems encourage us to focus on the energy centers, feeling the energy in those centers and allowing it to flow more freely within that center and towards the other centers. Others say that it is best to just be aware of the bodily sensations in general while allowing the awareness flow from the head to the toes and back again in a continuous circle of awareness. A very old and basic system is to simply watch the incoming and outgoing breath. Some schools teach their students to concentrate on words that have no connection with a particular form. Two such spiritually charged words are "OM" and "SOHAM". The "OM" is a symbol, which represents the Universal Divine Consciousness, and "Soham" means that "I am that consciousness". Both of these help us to focus on the divine without form. Other schools teach meditation as the development of positive thought forms, in which we imagine positive realities for our selves and others. This would best be called positive thought projection or visualization and not meditation. And then there are the schools which suggest that we have no object of consciousness at all but rather that we simply witness whatever comes up in the body or in the mind and release all identification with that, thus letting it disappear. In such a case the object of concentration is our consciousness itself or the void, the emptiness from which all flows forth. All of these and other objects of consciousness can and will lead us to union with the Divine Consciousness, which is the causal reality behind each of them. Through concentration on them our mind begins to identify with those higher realities and to penetrate through them to their source. In coming into contact with their source, we come into contact with our own source. Throughout this process we begin to experience more and more all of those qualities and benefits, which we mentioned in the earlier chapters of this book. Most of these objects fall into four basic categories. Refer again to the chart at the beginning of this chapter. Two paths belong to the sound channel and two paths to the light channel. THE DEVOTIONAL PATH OF SOUND One path is that of sound with devotion. This is similar to the various traditional religious paths. One chooses the name of God, according to his traditional religious upbringing and uses that name as a focus in his meditation. He repeats this name over and over. He has this name and all that it represents steadily in his mind. When his mind wonders elsewhere, he brings it back to this name and remains focused on that. On this path this concentration might be started with a prayer towards his chosen spiritual focus i.e. Christ for Christians. Or at times this concentration on the name might turn into a prayer or communication with Christ. One may use the phrase, "Lord Jesus Christ Have Mercy On Us". The continual repetition of this prayer will empty the mind until there is nothing else in the mind but this awareness of the presence of Christ and this connection with Him. (Persons of other religious backgrounds will use other names or prayers accordingly). 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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