12-11-2012, 10:40 AM
I have achieved a regularized pattern of meditation to the point in which non-meditation would be like starving myself from food or depriving myself from sleep. I absolutely understand why the importance of meditation can never be emphasized enough. Want harmony in life? Meditate. Want physical health? Meditate. Want clarity of mind? Meditate. Want answers to spiritual questions? Meditate. Want guidance and inspiration? Meditate. Want contact with oversoul/higher-self? Meditate. Want to understand the purpose of existence? Meditate. Want enlightenment? Meditate.
I meditate on a nightly basis before retiring to bed, but I also do it sporadically throughout the day whenever I need/feel like or I perceive a "window of opportunity." Generally, I am (and strive to be) in a semi-meditative/contemplative state throughout the duration of the day (though I do reserve some periods of time for "leisure" purposes and just "divert" my mind momentarily). What I'd most like to implement is a regular morning meditation (I used to do this before, but I used to live in a more calm and tranquil place at the time and morning meditation was most natural as I awoke with the rising sun—right now, for the time being, I live in the heart of metropolis and in the middle of urban activity).
My meditative practices consist of the following:
1. The 1st type of meditation I use is what I call a quick "break/pause meditation" to move from outer turmoil to a state of inner calmness and expanded awareness. This is the simplest and most basic one. I call upon it at any time during the day anywhere, especially amidst intense social/interpersonal disturbance, or when I am extremely mentally overwhelmed/vexed. It helps (tremendously) in seeing past the noise/confusion and return to a state of balance and clarity within the seemingly tumultuous situation.
2. The 2nd type of meditation is a pre-sleep meditation. I call it "Intra-personal Meditation". This is the meditation "proper" I'd say. I sit on the floor next to bed, legs crossed, spine upright, eyes closed (this pose came to me quite naturally, I might add—nothing to do with following anyone else's instructions). Sometimes I use audible stimulus (spacey ambient music) to enhance the experience, other times I prefer silence. Yet other times music is employed first to effectively set the "ambiance" and then move into deeper silence. The purpose of this meditation could be manifold, but I personally use it as a direct narrow channel/pathway to my inner/higher beingness ("oversoul") to obtain answers to spiritual queries regarding my own personal self-development (soul evolution) as well as to learn/teach, clarify and expand on cosmological principles.
The methodology is simple: I put forth a question (or series of questions) and then proceed to immerse myself into a meditative state. Five minutes, ten minutes, twenty minutes; however long it is deemed sufficient/satisfactory. Usually, I don't expect any answers while meditating because, from personal experience, I have learned than in the majority of the cases the answers come to me during the hypnagogic state of sleep: the "twilight zone" or threshold between physical/metaphysical awareness (this state being the most powerful and effective time for contemplation, inspiration and creativity to me since early childhood). This does not mean I never receive immediate answers during meditation (I have often had epiphanies this way)! What I mean to say, however, is that I mostly allow myself to enjoy the meditative experience in itself and receive the answers later (usually during hypnagoge).
Sometimes I get my answers the next day, or more commonly over the next series of days in some form of fashion. But the vast majority of my learn/teaching occurs "indoors," shall we say, during hypnagogic semi-trance meditation and intra-personal data channeling (if you do intend to channel, meditation is the most excellent means to "attune" your instrument).
3. The 3rd type of meditation I would call "Contact with Intelligent Infinity." I have achieved this at varying degrees of success/intensity. The practice is similar to the one mentioned above. The difference lies in that the single purpose of this meditation (as you may have guessed) is to become ONE with Intelligent Infinity, the Source of All That Is, for an infinitesimal moment in time to experience the beauty, the joy, the bliss, the peace, the love, the majesty, the perfection, and the infinitude of the One Infinite Creator. During this meditation I do not seek answers, guidance or inspiration as with my "Intra-personal Meditation": I merely seek to dissolve my self-identity into that timeless state of Oneness/Infinity and thus be-come One with All that Was, Is and Shall Ever Be.
I meditate on a nightly basis before retiring to bed, but I also do it sporadically throughout the day whenever I need/feel like or I perceive a "window of opportunity." Generally, I am (and strive to be) in a semi-meditative/contemplative state throughout the duration of the day (though I do reserve some periods of time for "leisure" purposes and just "divert" my mind momentarily). What I'd most like to implement is a regular morning meditation (I used to do this before, but I used to live in a more calm and tranquil place at the time and morning meditation was most natural as I awoke with the rising sun—right now, for the time being, I live in the heart of metropolis and in the middle of urban activity).
My meditative practices consist of the following:
1. The 1st type of meditation I use is what I call a quick "break/pause meditation" to move from outer turmoil to a state of inner calmness and expanded awareness. This is the simplest and most basic one. I call upon it at any time during the day anywhere, especially amidst intense social/interpersonal disturbance, or when I am extremely mentally overwhelmed/vexed. It helps (tremendously) in seeing past the noise/confusion and return to a state of balance and clarity within the seemingly tumultuous situation.
2. The 2nd type of meditation is a pre-sleep meditation. I call it "Intra-personal Meditation". This is the meditation "proper" I'd say. I sit on the floor next to bed, legs crossed, spine upright, eyes closed (this pose came to me quite naturally, I might add—nothing to do with following anyone else's instructions). Sometimes I use audible stimulus (spacey ambient music) to enhance the experience, other times I prefer silence. Yet other times music is employed first to effectively set the "ambiance" and then move into deeper silence. The purpose of this meditation could be manifold, but I personally use it as a direct narrow channel/pathway to my inner/higher beingness ("oversoul") to obtain answers to spiritual queries regarding my own personal self-development (soul evolution) as well as to learn/teach, clarify and expand on cosmological principles.
The methodology is simple: I put forth a question (or series of questions) and then proceed to immerse myself into a meditative state. Five minutes, ten minutes, twenty minutes; however long it is deemed sufficient/satisfactory. Usually, I don't expect any answers while meditating because, from personal experience, I have learned than in the majority of the cases the answers come to me during the hypnagogic state of sleep: the "twilight zone" or threshold between physical/metaphysical awareness (this state being the most powerful and effective time for contemplation, inspiration and creativity to me since early childhood). This does not mean I never receive immediate answers during meditation (I have often had epiphanies this way)! What I mean to say, however, is that I mostly allow myself to enjoy the meditative experience in itself and receive the answers later (usually during hypnagoge).
Sometimes I get my answers the next day, or more commonly over the next series of days in some form of fashion. But the vast majority of my learn/teaching occurs "indoors," shall we say, during hypnagogic semi-trance meditation and intra-personal data channeling (if you do intend to channel, meditation is the most excellent means to "attune" your instrument).
3. The 3rd type of meditation I would call "Contact with Intelligent Infinity." I have achieved this at varying degrees of success/intensity. The practice is similar to the one mentioned above. The difference lies in that the single purpose of this meditation (as you may have guessed) is to become ONE with Intelligent Infinity, the Source of All That Is, for an infinitesimal moment in time to experience the beauty, the joy, the bliss, the peace, the love, the majesty, the perfection, and the infinitude of the One Infinite Creator. During this meditation I do not seek answers, guidance or inspiration as with my "Intra-personal Meditation": I merely seek to dissolve my self-identity into that timeless state of Oneness/Infinity and thus be-come One with All that Was, Is and Shall Ever Be.
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