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Basic Course in Meditation: 1st Edition
Basic Course in Meditation: 1st Edition
MEDITATION
1st Edition
Author: Ordermind
FOREWORD
Following my course in energy manipulation ("You and your
body"), I have received some requests for an advanced course
in that field. However, I have been reluctant to write one for
various reasons, of which the foremost now is the risk that the
interest in energy manipulation will divert your attention from
the bigger picture, as is the case with any engagements.
Energy manipulation is indeed a good eye-opener and tool, but
you shouldn't get stuck in it; there is more to learn, which I will
attempt to show you. The course in energy manipulation that I
have written deals only with the body, and now it's time to add
another dimension to that. And our chosen method will be
meditation. Thus, here is my basic course in meditation.
STRUCTURE
There will be a bit more theory than in my previous course, but
feel free to skip to the exercises if that's not your cup of tea.
The overall goal of the meditations in this course is to start
opening up the crown chakra, ultimately in order to access
what I call the spiritual realm. The expected time frame for this
course is about 6-12 months. I recommend that you practice at
least once every three days, and if it becomes too monotonous
working on just one exercise you can take a break from that
and experiment with what you've already learned for a while
and then eventually get back to doing the exercise again.
PREREQUISITES & CONSIDERATIONS
It will likely help a lot if you have mastered my course in
energy manipulation, as you will need the acquired
concentration and understanding of energy. It's also my duty to
issue a fair warning for the inexperienced: The exercises in this
course will bring about a sizeable and difficult-to-reverse
change in your world view as well as your body, so proceed
with that in mind. Take this warning seriously and proceed only
if you're willing to have radically new experiences and insights.
Throughout the course it's quite likely that you will start having
new experiences, such as seeing visions or sensing the
presence of spiritual beings. In case you feel doubtful about the
realness of these experiences, I advise you to always trust your
senses even though you might misinterpret them due to lack of
experience. I believe that it's better to risk being wrong about
your conclusions from time to time than to doubt your senses,
if for no other reason than keeping your peace of mind.
Doubting your senses can lead down a nasty road that is not
helpful towards developing your spirituality.
If you have an unpleasant sensation during an exercise that
seems directly related to it, for example an intense sensation in
your forehead, shift your focus from the meditation to the
sensation, give it your full attention and allow it to be
transformed, ride it out. Once it feels like the transformation is
finished or at least gone far enough, you may go back to the
exercise you were doing. This process might take quite some
time so don't rush it.
WHAT IS MEDITATION?
People use the word "meditation" in many different ways, so I
will explain here what I mean with meditation in this course.
Meditation is a branch of energy manipulation (conscious
control of metaphysical manifestation) that has a temporally
static form, which means that the activity ideally remains
exactly the same throughout its duration, no matter what
experiences you have during the meditation. The value of
meditation can be intrinsic and/or instrumental. An example of
a meditation exercise with solely intrinsic value is when you
make/maintain a certain state of being only for the experience
that it brings. The goal is then identical with the means,
whereas in a meditation exercise with solely instrumental value
the goal is not identical with the means but is brought about by
it.
DEVELOPING SINGLE-MINDEDNESS
One well-known difficulty with meditation is attention-craving
distractions. Such distractions can be for example thoughts that
come up or uncomfortable sensations due to your seating
position. When these enter your field of awareness it can
become very tempting to divert your attention from the
meditation to the distraction, to get caught up in them. This is
because meditation can be extremely boring due to its
temporally static nature; there's no variation in the activity
during its duration. Depending on the rate of novelty you're
used to, the degree of difficulty these distractions pose can
range from virtually non-existent to a roaring chaos. But as the
degree of difficulty depends on what you're normally
experiencing, it gets better with practice. A way to ease the
difficulty of distractions is to use a point of focus, for example
the breath. Since the breath is dynamic by nature, it is a
grateful point of focus as your desire for novelty is then at least
somewhat appeased, and thus the difficulty of distractions is
reduced. Deep, full breathing is also very calming and refines
your energy. So whenever the distractions become too much,
you can switch over to a breathing exercise for a little while
and then switch back to the meditation once you feel more
balanced again. It's important to differ between these
distractions, which are unrelated to the meditation itself, and
unpleasant sensations that are directly related to it (which we
covered earlier) and to deal with each accordingly.
POSITION
All of these exercises can be carried out in a variety of
positions, but I recommend you using the full lotus position for
reasons that will not be apparent in this basic course but will be
disclosed later or at request. If you're not able to sit in that
position, choose a position of your own where your back is
straight and it's easy to keep your balance, for example the
normal cross-legged position. You can also sit on a chair if you
prefer that.