Stillness

Stillness, this simple answer is the key to meditation.  Still the mind, still the body, quiet the room, quiet the mind, focus upon the intent, and then allow the experience to unfold. 

The above was how Yellow Dog describes the mystery of meditation.  He made it sound so simple.  But my Catholic School raised psyche struggled with staying “safe” while venturing into the unknown.  I needed a program, dance steps that would summon my meditative state from the depths of my overly active thinking mind.  I read books about the subject, I attended classes and workshops in techniques, and I experimented with the ideas I gleaned from these experiences, threw out what didn’t work and incorporated those that did.  Eventually I developed a personal practice that works for me.  One that my patience can wait for, my fear-based mind can accept, and one that my damaged ego can handle.

I experimented with the use of crystals lying upon my seven chakras while I’d lay still in my bed.  But this was far more complex (and in a way simplistic too) than me simply buying a few crystals and placing them on my body.  If you’re interested in how I overcame my emotional blocks, and what I experienced, then please read The Awakened Psychic.

Because I personally had much religion-based fear to chip away from, I needed a complex ritual that would help still my primitive flight or fight response.  This might not be your worry, or burden.  So, please don’t fall into the “recipe” of others.  But rather find the recipe of meditation success for you. 

Intention is a valuable asset, as are the positive emotions of joy, and love, and peace.  Begin your meditation bathed within these emotions, and the television station, or radio wave, you tap into will always be one of the same.  Many chose to listen to a heartbeat-like rhythm.  For this allows the thinking brain to leave, and the inner consciousness to hear the heartbeat that we all have within.  Some enjoy listening to gentle rolling ocean waves which may mimic the blood moving within.  You see, there are many, many noises that the human form constantly transmits, and your thinking-mind ignores, and the greatest of these noises is the breath.

The Yogi Masters have understood this path for millennia.  Just still your moving body, and your thinking mind, into stillness and listen to your breathing.  If this is difficult for you, then purchase another’s CD of music, drumming or some percussion that emulates the natural rhythm of your breath.  Then focus upon the noise, focus upon your breathing, and allow any thoughts to drift away.

Become the breath, the action of breathing, the rhythm of the beat. Only then will your thinking mind let go and allow alternative thoughts and experiences to enter. 

You most likely will experience a near sleep flash of a dream sequence.  This alternative living scenario could be very realistic and throw your thinking mind back into your body and abruptly end the meditation.  Any end of an experience is not a failure, but an achievement to have seen a flash of existence beyond your current reality.

I realize your current society mocks those who follow their dreams.  This is but another form of control over the masses.  Stifle the individual’s ability to think for self, and then this individual will NEED the government, the religion, or a chosen leader to provide the answer.  This may be hard to understand, but you are in control of your own happiness, success and destiny.  Yes, you function within the group of a society, but your individual goals are set by… YOU.

Unlock those hidden dreams and potential within self.  Still your mind, follow the beat of your heart & breath, and allow your true purpose to emerge.  Rest assured that you are not selfish.  You are simply discovering the purest form of YOU.  The best form of yourself; your desires, your strengths, and your creative possibilities.  And only with this confidence can you proceed into further and deeper realms of existence.

Enjoy the Journey my friend… Enjoy the Journey,
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Suzy & Yellow Dog