Many of us have heard about
meditation. Everyone has on this issue probably preconceived idea and
associations. My question is. Have you ever wondered how does
meditation to daily real life? Following this way we should first
briefly ask ourselves how our mind works? And in general what is the
meditation and how can we use it?
Mind
is inseparable, but it has consciousness, subconscious and higher
consciousness. Sigmund Freud called differently and mainly focused on
our subconscious. However his student developed and go a step
further. This isn't the way and I have to say that their concepts are
very accurate and examine us deeply. I do not want to go with this
way and just stick to the main concept to our consciousness and how
it relates to us. Well, after studying psychology, reading many books
as we still can't understand what consciousness is ... How can we
develop it and in which direction we can go with it.
"True
master in the world is a person who can rule only of himself"
Seneca
Many
people are familiar with this state of consciousness in which we are
bombarded with to many of thoughts and emotions. Where am I in all of
this, how can I find myself if I can't hear my own thoughts. How can
I distinguish my thoughts from the mind or intuition? Are these my
thoughts or ideas borrowed from other people? Where is my attention
directed to the inside or outside? In the east it is called samsara
confusion. Since the word samsara has a deeper meaning, but I want us
to focus on meaning of this symbol. Since this is a state where the
man only responds to external stimuli and responds to it accordingly.
So
my question is how can an individual achieve a clear focused
consciousness in which man, despite of the changing world or external
factors on which he has no impact. Exactly my question is, do he has
impact or not? There will be some people who say that, they have
control over their lives, and such who believe that it is impossible
to predict anything. So what a person can do about it? For some
people they say that our subconscious primarily directs our
consciousness.
Everything
depends here on the attention which is focused on the outside or
inside. As the person who has a strong character, despite the
changing world ... It finds support in himself and divine principle,
and this inner divine principle that every human has it on that or
different level of awakening.
"If
I am what I have and I lose, then what I will be?"
Erich Fromm
another
question -
"have
it or be it?"
I
cannot say it, and tell this that I understand of what is happening
in the hearts and minds of other people. I will not give anyone a
prescription for life and even no one would have wanted. No one has.
We have to find it, the answer to this in the ourselves and
understand it. Each of us is a teacher of himself. It is better to
look at everything with a critical eye than to accept that everything
that they say to us for granted.
Returning
to the main topic of meditation and consciousness.
We
can distinguish:
Passive
meditation - which
can be done anywhere and anytime. The man is focused on the
perception of events without interpreting. With the aim of silencing
the thoughts.
Where
remains only the focus directed to:
-
Outside where the person perception use 5 senses,
-
Inside where the person perception use it like it truly has 5 senses,
These
states are associated with continuous impressions of thoughts because
our brain is so constructed that it needs to focus on something. Very
helpful here is the conscious breathing. Since the breath affects the
body and mind just as mind and body affect breathing. It is not the
same checks because it is in itself increases the tension in our mind
and body. Involved control comes here from time to time with a
conscious influence, and from time to time small correction, and at
the same time listening to ourselves. Over time you can develop it
and get to the pure perception and experience of everything without
thoughts. Which, like the wind come in and out of our heads. Person
learns conscious ignorance and indifference. However, one should be
said that a person, choose on what he or she should focus and on what
don't. Therefore, going further in this query we are going to the
next meditation.
Active meditation - is
a condition in which a person focuses his consciousness and mind on a
chosen topic. Choose focus on active thinking in his own mind, and
also use knowledge from external ways in the form of: books, movies,
talking to people, observing natural phenomena, the study of other
cultures and so on. Of course, in the direction in which person wants
to develop. Dedicate person mind and heart. However, the person comes
to the extreme because it begins to live only in the mental world in
the same time not noticing of what is going on around him.
This
form of meditation is very effective to solve the problems that fret
us and help us in understand of our bodies, develop emotional
intelligence, as well as develop our intellect. And how to not lost
of ourselves and not to be called egocentric or narcissist person who
focuses only on the tip of his nose. So here comes the next form.
Instead
of focusing on removing the problem just develop opposite site.
Active-passive
meditation - in
which a person's focus attention here and now, develops person's
will, which has an impact on their life, so to speak physical body,
emotional side and mental body. It is a balance between the
interpreter and the perception of phenomena. Used during everyday
life. Where use to comment and pay attention to this of "what is
happening around us" on the outside as well as inside the
ourselves. The mind has the tendency that he likes to go where the
wind goes. So from us this depends of what are we going to do with it
and in which direction we can go. Very important to the develop lucid
dreams. Maintaining a clear consciousness, which is a reflection of
our dreams. Since this is how we sleep shows us how we live.
Contemplation
- is
a condition in which we focus on one idea and meditate until the
state of exhaustion of all other forms of understanding will end.
Condition followed after that by pure perception.
And
here it bows our consciousness, and development of our "will",
which depends on our way of life and stage of our development of this
where we are. So, as you noticed everything that used to be heard,
read or seen - we have experienced.
I
would recommend these books related to these topics:
The
Power of Now - Eckhart Tolle
Mindfulness
- Ellen J. Langer
Daniel
Goleman - Emotional Intelligence
A.E.Powell
- Mental Body; Etheric Body; Astral body.
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