There
are many suggestions, practices, ideologies about how to meditate.
Personally, I was told to sit down and be quiet. Given my nature, I
resented that immediately. But that was before I silenced my ego. You
see it is a paradox. We have to be silent to see that there is a filter
called the EGO or reptilian brain function that has its purpose but
ultimately causes a lot of suffering. The lower animal brain function
serves to protect us in the world. It is how we navigate the world and
stay alive. But beyond that brain function is a higher mind. This place
of observation allows us to see the lower brain functions for what they
are. From this perspective we are able too be at peace regardless of the
dangers we see coming, experience or have experienced in life. This
crows nest is where a master sits or practices remaining in that place
of observation. From this place we still feel emotions, we still think
thoughts and act in the world. The difference is that we are not ruled
by our thoughts and emotions. This is the goal of someone that seeks to
be an optimal human being, a master.
Many
misunderstand the teachings of the Buddha, especially in the western
culture. A Buddha is not a god per se but anyone that is self actualized
and had mastered BEING self actualized. Another paradox is the
understanding of the self actualized that there is no real self. The
self is a mental construct, a word that describes the individual, their
personality, body, looks, but all of that is illusory. We are made up of
energy vibrating at various frequencies. There is no actual part of you
that defines "you". All is mind at the highest perspective, an observer
called the Omni Presence. It is very difficult for the average human
being to hold this truth in his present mind while walking through life
day to day. This is why meditation is important. Meditation is the
practice of BEING the OBSERVER. There is a common misconception that a
person can meditate while they are doing something else. It is possible
to do something and remain peaceful but not meditate. Meditation means
"between thoughts". It is the PRACTICE of non attachment to a thought or
action while thinking and acting. To be acting in the world, doing
something requires focus. Focus is not the same as meditation. Being
able to focus and remain calm regardless of what is going on is the
RESULT of the meditative practice. This is why we are warned not to
drive after a long period of meditation when we have been lingering in a
state of awareness without focus. There is a "super conscious" state
that is ideal because it is the expansion of one's awareness rather than
focusing in on one thing. To become entirely focused on something is to
be entranced. When we go into a trance we tend to shut out other
things. This is potentially dangerous for example if you are watching
your young child and too focused on something else or too focused on
them and not the fact that the house is burning down. These differences
between in psyche, concentration and meditation are important to
understand because it is the difference between the practice and the
actual implementation of that practice. Otherwise,concentration and
meditation would not be listed as separate aspects in the Eight Fold
Path.
The
OM symbol represents the cosmic construct, the multidimensional
energies that make up the TORUS field that stores information. It is a
cross section of the APPLE, TORUS FIELD, aka electromagnetic field
spinning around the central vortex of the EYE or I. The EYE is the
central point of BEING. It is the still point of inertia. This is not
only the model of the ATOM but also of our "whirld". We are not walking
on a spinning solid ball that holds billions of tons of water to the
surface but we are walking at the bottom of the CUP aka HOLY GRAIL aka
Golden chalice. This cup of immortality is the cup from which Christ
drinks because Christ is the person that is self actualized, the Buddha,
that is operating optimally in this golden ratio TEMPLATE or TEMPLE of
creation. As everything is made up of these vibrating energy fields, we
must also vibrate at the appropriate rates to operate optimally. As
anyone can see, there is a CONCERTED effort to keep us in a state of
fear and craving for the things we believe we need to survive. This fear
and craving is like INTERFEARance. This interference disrupts the flow
of energy and keeps us teetering like a top that cannot quite reach the
TOP speed required to keep it UP RIGHT. Our world is shaped by
vibrations. Humans are just along for the ride. We are spirits in the
material world now, but as the cycles change with the spin of this
cosmic top, we change as well. Humans will become less dense again both
physically and figuratively as a whole. But the individual always has
the choice to do their work while they are here in this form to be the
most optimal they can be. Though the world may turn and twist and be
potentially problematic, we have the choice to be at peace through it
all. It is not easy but a very simple choice to change our belief system
from one of needing external things to make us happy or content, to
simply being content because we choose to be.
As I said it is not easy but that is why we PRACTICE. The practice begins with sitting still and being quiet.
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