Within one’s inner silence one can hear
a thousand Whispers of Wisdom
With skillful means
Find that Inner Silence
And abide.
During the deeper states of meditation
one’s consciousness offers a perspective that is
beyond anything previously experienced.
Even lucid dreams, for the most part
don’t compare.
Most dreams are not lucid,
yet
there is some sort of awareness involved
Kind of like watching a movie.
If you’re able to become lucid, it manifests in varying degrees.
I have tried to practice lucid dreams many times in the past,
But lately,
I’ve found that my meditation practice has achieved more
than my efforts towards lucid dreaming.
The fascinating aspects of deep meditation
which are referred to as Jhana states or various types of Samadhi
Are notable in that one’s awareness becomes very clear…
the mind and body becomes ‘pliant’… a comfy cozy blissful flowing…
like you just drifted off on a cosmic raft.
It’s not an easy thing to do.
It took me, what seemed like countless eons to just
put my toe in these waters…
But,
After awhile,
They have become a natural part of my sit.
And still…
It takes quite a bit of effort
to reach the ‘effortless part,
which is the part that sets this facet of meditation
apart from all previous meditations.
For me, at this new stage
So many aspects of my life need to be in order.
No excessive life dramas, plenty of rest and balance diet,
No partying imbibements
And,
A nap mid-day helps keep the sloth and torpor at bay.
Which is essential because the big challenge I find is,
I have to have achieved a non-distracted one pointed focus
for long enough
1 to 3 hours, at this point
Then,
I can begin to … let go
Surrender
to allow my focus of meditation drift off the breath and follow the ‘Heart’…
and towards the feelings of Love, joy, bliss, happiness
This letting go part
Easily can slide right into …
falling asleep.
As it feels like a similar process we do every night.
But,
The big difference,
Is maintaining a stable sense of awareness while letting go.
When everything is in the flow…
Then,
The truly profound happen¦
It’s so profound,
yet…
it goes way and beyond what lucid means in dreaming
Lucid in dreaming implies there is some sort of mental control
or thinking going on.
In this state,
There is no thinking going on.
The experience happens
Wisdoms are being experienced
But not comprehended while in this state beyond the mind.
Not until the ride dissipates
Which is timeless by the way,
What sometimes feels like hours
Goes by in less than15 minuets.
And,
What seems like just a moment
Can take an hour
Only after this state dissolves
And I abide in the afterglow
Can I even start to contemplate what just happened.
And that process feels like a continuing part of the journey.
Sometimes,
I don’t really comprehend or contemplate with my conventional mind
what took place for hours or days later
Recently though In the Parvastha ‘After Glow’
Like a dream,
I felt I just experienced.
A 1000 Whispers of Wordless Wisdoms.
If I could put those Wisdom into words
I would,
But
The experience was
ineffable.
All I can show for this experience is
A sense of equanimity.
And bit closer to knowing my True Self.
While in this state
The sense of there being a self that is in control
The self we all assume is who we™ are
Fades
While it is fading
The senses of our peripheral awareness still registers
The birds still chirp,
The ocean waves still ripple past my boat,
The waves still gently or … not so gently roar onto the beach
But,
They are not happening to a me…
They just…
Are.
