I liked your whole post! =)
What a beautiful statement "Resting in the presence of God". Recently I've come into a state where it feels like I am merging with this presence and becoming this tiny, bright spark of the intelligent infinity. What it feels like is that I am seeing everything around me as light, but I see my self as being more bright than the other light, because this light is alive. Like it sparkling and radiating. It is also so sacred that I have difficulties to believe that. And each breathe is sacred. Difficult to explain this without misused words. This state I reached by silence.
What I had difficulties to do in order to sustain the state of silence, is to be rude towards myself. If I became irritated or frustrated at my thoughts that were interfering the inner silence, it felt like I was abusing myself. So that state of silence, I had to reach by being nice to myself. By meeting each thought or disturbance with love, and put it aside in a *kind* way.
Ah, I remember that! It's been a while since I experienced something like that! One of the most sacred experiences that I've had, came from one of these sensations. Will never forget that! Good luck and stay open to this! =)
My main meditation is about to merge with the silence. Then I have small ones sometimes, for about 5-15 minutes, and these are about to balance the catalysts that I might have encountered during the day, and need to re-center myself. So if there is an opportunity to take this break, I gladly do this. In evenings, if I have time, I do Gaia meditation.
Here is another thread about meditation:
http://www.bring4th.org/forums/showthrea...meditation
(01-15-2012, 05:13 PM)Ecz Wrote: Another form takes more focus/discipline. This is the act of silencing the multiple channels of inner dialog. Simply "sparring" with myself as I grapple to maintain the silence until it finally becomes self-sustaining. Once this happens (Sometimes it doesn't if silence can't be maintained due to stress, etc) a few different avenues seem to have the probability of opening up. One is simply maintaining that state, I call it "Resting in the presence of God" from my dogmatic Christian days. This is a pleasant experience as well as beneficial as I am able to feel more balanced throughout the day.
What a beautiful statement "Resting in the presence of God". Recently I've come into a state where it feels like I am merging with this presence and becoming this tiny, bright spark of the intelligent infinity. What it feels like is that I am seeing everything around me as light, but I see my self as being more bright than the other light, because this light is alive. Like it sparkling and radiating. It is also so sacred that I have difficulties to believe that. And each breathe is sacred. Difficult to explain this without misused words. This state I reached by silence.
What I had difficulties to do in order to sustain the state of silence, is to be rude towards myself. If I became irritated or frustrated at my thoughts that were interfering the inner silence, it felt like I was abusing myself. So that state of silence, I had to reach by being nice to myself. By meeting each thought or disturbance with love, and put it aside in a *kind* way.
Ecz Wrote:It starts with a physical sensation in my stomach/chest like a dense version of "butterflies" then onto a feeling of jubilance.
Ah, I remember that! It's been a while since I experienced something like that! One of the most sacred experiences that I've had, came from one of these sensations. Will never forget that! Good luck and stay open to this! =)
Ecz Wrote:I would be interested to hear what other people's hierarchy of meditation tends to be or if they have one and what states they seem to attain. Also if there are certain techniques used, I would be interested by those as well.
My main meditation is about to merge with the silence. Then I have small ones sometimes, for about 5-15 minutes, and these are about to balance the catalysts that I might have encountered during the day, and need to re-center myself. So if there is an opportunity to take this break, I gladly do this. In evenings, if I have time, I do Gaia meditation.
Here is another thread about meditation:
http://www.bring4th.org/forums/showthrea...meditation
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