Meditation

Meditation is the natural intelligence.  In other words, it is natural to meditate.  In fact, we meditate all the time whenever we worry, or our thoughts dwell upon a loved one.  To use meditation as a spiritual discipline and means for spiritual growth however, requires an alert, active and receptive attitude, along with a subject for the meditation which is capable of lifting the mind and spirit and attuning it to an aspect of divinity.  

Basically, meditation is the use of the power of attention to bring about a state of Union between the observer and the observed, to the point where there is an unbroken flow of knowledge on the subject.  In meditation there is an extinguishment of the boundaries between the meditator and the meditated, and all sense of separation ceases to exist.  

For the sake of the meditations given here, this translates into the following short list of reminders which are analogous to the act of fishing:

1. Know what kind of fish you're after:  Prior to meditation, learn as much as you can about the problem, challenge, seed thought, or image you will be using for the subject of your meditation.  This will help in the generation of associated mental imagery.
2. Get comfortable:    Sit in a comfortable chair, but sit up straight.  You want to be relaxed, but alert.
3. Bait your hook:    Meditate with a definite question in mind; some problem or challenge, or desire for knowledge in some area.  Then when meditating upon some image or concept, have an receptive, attentive listening posture.  Also, while looking at the imagery, you should allow your mind to naturally generate associations related to the symbolism or imagery.  If your thoughts should stray too far from the central image, then gently bring your thoughts back to the central image or seed thought.  As you allow this, your mind  will gradually calm down and your  mental associations and imagery will be closer and closer related to the central seed thought of the image.
4. Be Still:    As you look at the Imagery or dwell upon the central seed thought for your meditation, don't try to force your internal mental chatter to stop, but just let it naturally revolve inward, like a slow inward spiral naturally settling down to a central point of revolution centered upon your central subject.
5. Pay attention:    The basic mental posture is one of attentive listening.  It is not a passive posture of zoning out, nor is it a posture of striving to control the mind.  The correct posture is one of paying attention to one thing - the subject of the meditation, be it a central image, or seed thought. 
6. Reel it in:    When a revelation or insight which pertains to your question comes to you, make note of it, test its reasonableness, and put it into action in your life.  By Verifying it in your life, you integrate it's wisdom into the very cells of your body.

The Meditations

Individual meditations are listed, as well as comprehensive meditations based upon achieving certain benefits.   This section is continually being enhanced, so check back on occasion to see what's been added.

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