posted August 07, 2004 03:42 PM         

I want to start the feature off by describing the feeling and sights one sees when one is meditating. I mean what does one experience when one is meditating?
I have articles on meditation,but none of them describes the feeling of it.

posted August 09, 2004 08:16 PM         

In contrast, meditation is an exercise, aiming to prevent thoughts in a natural way, by deeply relaxing the physical body and then trying to keep the mind completely "blank" with no thoughts whatsoever. This state may be maintained for a few seconds or a few hours, depending on your skill. Purity of the mind achieved during meditation is essential to gain access to Higher Self. It seems that our Higher Self does not admit any impurities.

To reach the Higher Self it is best to concentrate on the source of the "inner sound", leading to the "inner light" - a nucleus of the Higher Self, which initially seems infinitely far "at the other side of a long dark tunnel". When we get sufficiently close to our Higher Self, the inner light becomes much brighter than the Sun, and when we are allowed to join it, the bliss cannot be described in any human language. To get that far, we have to achieve a complete purity of the mind during meditation, have pure intentions, and then intensively concentrate for some time on the "inner sound" and "inner light".

hope that helps

posted August 10, 2004 08:06 PM         

The master was teaching the young man to meditate. One day, the young man ran excitedly to the master, exclaiming "I see so many things when I meditate! Lovely lights and colors and sparkles, it's so lovely." And the Master said "Don't worry son, keep practicing. Those things will go away."

The point being, that meditation should take you to a place of quiet profundity, I suppose. But I am out of practice, I should probably find time to begin to meditate again.