Spirituality Inherently Calls to Everyone – Meditation is just one of the Answers to that Calling
Silence is the language ‘God’ speaks,
Meditation helps to still your body enough to open the door to your inner silence.
Within this inner silence one can abide the boundless space of our True Nature,
It is here deep within ourselves that we can hear
the whispers of Wisdom flow through our Being.
It is a lifelong Journey that will liberate us from the pain and suffering
we inherently endure in the chaos of life
The ‘Path’ One Takes Toward Deep Spirituality begins with ‘Self-inquiry’.
It Does Not Lead Away To… ‘Somewhere‘…
It is rather, an Inward Journey of Personal Discovery
It is quite simple to understand yet it will take you to
the Wisdoms of understanding the True meaning of life.
From the first focused Deep Breath of your first meditation,
Most will realize the ‘subtle awareness’ of a
Calming, Centering ‘Oneness of the things’
To Look Within
Starts by quieting the mind of random, non-sequitur thoughts
This is universally accomplished by following one’s breath
Our super powered bio-computer triune brains need to focus on something,
otherwise we will be forever distracted by random thoughts.
Meditation – Meditation is not ‘magic’
Don’t expect to be transported to Nirvana immediately or to the ‘heavens’
or gain Amazing Psychic powers… at least not right away
😉
From Ancient Zen
to Modern Psychology and most Spiritual Traditions
Meditation is the core method towards Deepening one’s Awareness
Most will be surprised how much our ‘monkey minds’ jump around from
Thought to random non-sequitur and often trivial thoughts
A good Starting Foundation for the meditations
is the universally common basic method of
Following One’s Breath
Sit in a fairly comfy chair and use a pillow for your lower back if needed
Arms can be on the arm rests, this helps support the pressure of your sagging arms
or arms comfortably on your lap.
It’s not about twisting your legs into a pretzel and focusing adamantly on
how this pain does not hurt and how will you ever walk again…
Nope
It’s about not being distracted by anything… including pain.
So be comfy and sit with good posture
Of course,
advanced practitioners find a very deep and centering balance
in the traditional ‘Lotus’ sitting positions…
but those ‘asanas’ are not for everyone, and not required.
Imagine
You are being suspended by a ‘golden thread’
that is in line with your spine’s natural posture
Allow the curve of your back be in balance with this imaginary thread
The Breath
Is drawn like a trained vocalist would – Deep from the Diaphragm
When you draw in your breath
Imagine your lower belly expanding like a balloon is being inflated with your breath
To breath out is just to relax… letting go of any stress or tensions you feel.
It helps to visualize the air you breath in as filled with a
‘glowing golden light’.
This is not a mystical vision… just a simple aid in helping one focus their awareness.
The subtle ‘Inner Pull’ we feel inside during Inspiring moments in nature
draws us Within and Beyond towards an omni presence that is
Always Already shinning in every direction and illuminates even the darkest of places with this
‘glowing golden light’
The Source of our Inner Pull is ‘Visualized‘ as this
Universal Glowing Golden Light
Which we breath in slowly and deeply, feeling the air passing by our nose…
The air we feel and the glow we see with our ‘mind’s eye’ now travels down across your
chest and heart, over your belly and down around your ‘Lowest Chakra’
Swirling across the front of your pelvic area and
Rounding up the backside of your lower spine and hip joint area.
The Glowing Breath
Cycles up the back of the spine and builds a glow
Illuminating your upper chest and head as it radiates the Light back to the ‘Infinity’
Practice each morning starting with at least 10 minutes,
Increase the length of your practice as you progress.
You will learn more about simple but essential details that help make it
‘Make Sense’
Inspiring many “Ah-Ha” moments
Pretty Easy So Far!
Just Breath In – Smile
then Relax – Let Go
the breath will effortlessly expel.