Meditation occurs anytime you focus on something. It is perfected through practice. You must alway question the reason for meditation. What is it that you hope to gain? Worldy or spiritual motivation?
No effort in pursuit of the divine is ever wasted. The more you hack away at the wall, the more it will reveal what is behind it. Just sit in a quiet place. Cross-legged or a chair, as long as you are comfortable. The idea is to keep the spine straight.
Close your eyes. Now wait for things to happen. Won't be long.
The mind is addicted to stimulation through the senses. Given it's own way, it will repeat the process till you fall over dead. When you deprive it of sensation, the first thing it will do is manufacture something to amuse itself.
Your mind might wander to the girl you met today or the supper you eat later.
It will wander because it's looking for stimulation. Now, here comes the pacifier. You give the mind something to sit down and suck on while to you access the higher frequencies of the personal "I".
This pacifier can be a mantra, prayer beads, etc. It is repetition with a purpose. To hardwire new pathways in your brain according to a wider perception than you once had.
Once this process has completed itself, it will be a part of your nature. No effort on your behalf is required.
Meditation is a slow boat to China, but even if you don't reach for spiritual goals, it can't help but improve who you are on a worldly level as well.
Desire.
Desire is far more potent than you may first realize. You will understand why desire must be controlled first.
Desire creates. But few people have the ability to control what they create because they cannot yet define what they desire. When you're a spiritual child, you want it ALL. And you structure you life to shovel it into your mouth as fast as possible. This is the realm of a worldly person. One who cannot see beyond their 5 senses.
They are the gluttons of the world. And they will run you over if you get in their way. I-Me-Mine is their mantra.
A spiritual seeker has to look beyond themselves. They have to become their brother's keeper. And they have to do so willingly. To be enlightened is to offer a hand up to all you meet. If they accept it or turn away doesn't affect you one bit. Because you realize that everyone around you is on their own path. You help where you can.
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