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hi kyle! the reason so much importance is placed on meditation is that it is the way or path to realize the essence of our being or i am.

trying to focus too long and too hard on not thinking will bring you into a confrontational situation with your mind. it wants to be the focus of your attention. we need to be gentle with our minds - we do need them after all!
if a thought comes - let it come. sometimes many thoughts come one after another. don't fight them or try to supress them. take your attention gently to your incoming and outgoing breath. place your awareness in the background and become an observer. observe them coming and going. sometimes you may get caught up in them, but that's ok - when it's over, bring your attention back to your breath again. if you practice regularly, this trains or disciplines your mind to be quieter.

something that works for me is meditating on "who am i?"

close your eyes and quieten the mind and ask yourself -who am i?

don't answer the question.

what you see in front of you - the space - the void - the nothingness is

i am.

in relation to having experiences, we should bear in mind that these are coloured by our personal tendencies and understanding. visions and fantastic experiences may just be the expressions of our archetypes. they are therefore unique to each of us individually. even when similarities appear to be present due to the influence of our collective consciousness, they will be tinged with our personal uniqueness.

what we must remember, however, is that these experiences are experiences of the mind. they are not i am. the mind is a great trickster and can fool us. we can get caught up in them and go along for the ride but we shouldn't identify ourselves with them. they are just a means or catalyst for expanding our consciousness and awareness. at the end of the day we ultimately return to i am.


"weep orfeo. let tears unblind your eyes."
the secret of the saucers.

love
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