5 keys to successful meditation
condensed from a compilation by a senior teacher trained by Gururaj
copyright © john lamb 2019
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In aiming to achieve more from meditation, we’re trying to win a battle in which the mind is at loggerheads with the Self - and you can’t clearly see what’s going on. The mind tries to avoid being conquered. It even endeavours, “You won’t exist any longer if you succeed at this.” It’s what we term subconscious. The trouble is, we don’t recognise our subconscious at work!
The mind can allow thinking such as, “I like this; it’s calming and helps me with stress.” But in the unseen background it’s pestering, “Too much success here and I’m done for.”
Amusingly, when maximum calm is eventually reached, the mind stops fighting because its game is lost. It’s merely a bundle of impressions, caused by experiences, being allowed to run wild, thinking it’s something it isn’t. The experiences and the impressions are simply minute particles of energy getting tangled up into a mesh we found difficult to peer through.
Sattva means light. The 5 keys are for turning on the light, so to speak. Light is available all the time in the form of (accessible) true perception, but it doesn’t get prominence while the lower mind is having its way. Therefore take heed; some of the content herein may not be what the mind wants.
The 5 keys are based on clarifying what we hold in view. They can therefore improve the immediate results we get from meditation.
Moreover, most readers are undoubtedly trying to expedite longer-term benefits such as improved health, longevity, relationships, self-help, problem solving, happiness etc. I believe these benefits can happen quicker by allowing the self-imposed ceiling on positive outcomes and potential to be lifted. The main thrust here is greater refinement taking place, facilitating access to any pinnacle of experience one might have as a goal, once the mind is disciplined by default.
Click on each of the Keys below, which are:
- Accede to acceptance
- Allow being to be
- Replace make-believe with reasoning
- Reconcile our nature
- Give the mind nowhere to go + conclusions