higher meditation

One of Buddhist and Hindu’s most fundamental goals is the end of personal suffering, which they all say the answers are in ‘knowing thy self, or look within’. This statement has been echoed to western thought when Socrates brought this saying back from is travels to the East. This statement is the foundation of all medical, educational, spiritual and practical pursuits of humankind. We sometimes would be better off forgetting everything we have been taught about science, history, or society, and start by finding out who we really are.

Higher meditation has many explanations, traditions, techniques and purposes, which all claim to work. This tells us that there is no one way to have these higher experiences, and that it is something all our bodies can experience. One of the foundational ideas in most religions is about how we can connect to an all-powerful God. This union of souls and a super-soul is seen in the monotheistic religious traditions like Daoism, Advaita Vedanta, Buddhism (transcendence of Self), the Abrahamic religions, the Mystery Schools and other spiritual practices. All of these religions are similar in a concept of Duality or a dual nature between the soul and the rest of the Universe / God. The highest levels of these spiritual realizations are to connect with and finally unite ‘our’ soul with this ‘Source of all creation’. It is a duality between the energy of our conscious thoughts, words and actions, acting with or against the other consciousnesses in our shared Reality. Our Universe is made of the conscious energies and interactions we have with each other, and are sometimes even under our control.

The highest realization of Daoism, Advaita, Kabaalism, Christian Unity, and most spiritual pursuits is to understand that we are just a small, but powerful, part of a connected Universe. A common message about connecting to the higher power is that, if we can give of ourselves for the greater Good, and not expect a reward first, then everyone and everything get uplifted. This idea is shared in countless other cultures and is a natural individual feeling in most our lives, to be part of something greater than yourself. Most religions ideas are based in the service and surrender for the greater Good, the greater Happiness of All. These higher meditation experiences show us the many layers of ourselves and the world around us, which is the greatest community of all. The higher experience allows us to recognize our Purpose in the greater Purpose of Reality. These realizations are a natural human desire and experience we need for our souls and species to grow. Drugs give similar experiences to meditation, and the natural inclination to seek and experience the spirit realm is evident by mankind’s historic obsession with getting high. But, drugs are often misunderstood and misused, leading most into an illusion of happiness and Truth. Meditation is the most direct path to the progress of knowing who we are and why we are on the planet. Once you do connect with your higher Purpose of Good, then the Universe will conspire to help you realize your true potential.

The modern athletes, yogis and yogines, who have not experienced higher meditation, but are in ideal health, are steps away from the Realization of the spiritual ‘second birth’. And for those have the injuries and sorrow from bad decisions and difficult challenges in life, meditation can help bring the clarity of mind, restore health and bring purpose and happiness back into Life. Meditation is the panacea which can help restore an injured body, mind or soul back to health, to enjoy the rest of the time we have on this planet. There is no psychologist better than yourself for introspective understanding and healing, and give meaning to your souls’ journey. And once you know your body, no doctor, nutritionist or trainer can help you more to understand what your problems are, and how to fix them.  The human body will heal any injury to the mind, body or soul, and with the right intention of health and growth then the healing is accelerated, potentially to miracle levels. The benefits are endless in the physical dimension, but if studied, understood and practiced, the ultimate Reality our souls are meant to experience can be realized. Understanding allows you to be a sovereign soul fulfilling your soul’s purpose. Imagine a world where all people had the knowledge and understanding to organization the solutions to help everyone reach their true potential.

Meditation for higher realization is the practice of quieting down the consciousness in order to observe the non-material. It is said that Fate has given our soul a very short amount of time to experience Existence, and part of that is to affect it… The ancient Hindu scriptures tell us that it has taken 1.6 million lifetimes, from plants to animals and finally to become human. When we do, it is said that we are supposed to experience the fulfillment of desire, wealth, righteousness and salvation. It is this experience of salvation that is equated with God. Often it is an awakening that is described as being connected with the Universe and all creation.  Through the practice of meditation, you can access the Knowledge of your individual mind and body to very fine details, but it does take practice, and that takes time. It is a path not only of self-improvement, but also of self-mastery. Ultimately, as the sages generally claim, is realization of the self-less connection with the Universe and the Knowledge that reveals your own omnipotence and insignificance.

Most people have had some sort of spiritual feeling or experience. Sometimes called ‘supernatural’, sometimes explained as emotion, but once understood and experienced, there is an expansive Universe to observe and experience. This hidden world can only be accessed individually through personal introspection. This inner world has been hidden by modern religious dogma, which usually limits rater tan explains God.  Ultimately, one can raise their awareness of the higher and lower worlds around us, which unfolds all sorts of powers of insight and more. At an experienced level, meditation allows us to understanding the subtleties in life, connects us with the Universe, and allows us to enjoy existence fully in each moment. All phenomenon:  love, pain, birth and death… everything has a cycle that beginnings, has duration, and finally ends, each within a moment of time. All those events are temporary, but with practice of observation, we raise our awareness of thousands of events happening around us all the time. Once we are aware and can perceive the less obvious, we can focus our intention to direct those energies, inside our bodies and out in the Universe. With the right knowledge and practice, it is possible to experience what ‘science’ has yet to understand about our ‘super-human’ abilities. At even deeper levels it is said, the Secrets of the Universe are revealed and the knowledge of the ancient immortals, acquired. And, if this knowledge is understood and practiced, it can bring the Spirit Realm into every moment in life.

Although the language and imagery are different, the esoteric traditions from China and India are prolific and unbroken throughout time, and have similar systems and techniques to witness the spirit world. The techniques include various types breathing, chanting, visualization, dancing, and just pure awareness. It is by these physical exercises that the ancients found they could excite our body’s dormant ‘secret’ powers.  It is through concentrated observation that the smallest intricacies in Life can be seen, and then refined. All you have to do is just be more conscious of it.

It sometimes seems we are spending our lives’ living for someone else’s purpose in life. How much happier would each of us be if we lived the lives that we truly want for ourselves. The only way to understand yourself is to look within, possibly setting of a chain reaction which can change the world. We all want to have better things in life. Better quality relationships, opportunities, decisions and results… Life is much easier if you know what you want… Life is great when you know how to get the things you want.

Once the basic understanding of the mechanics of the cosmos and the physiology of the body is properly understood, higher meditation can more easily be reached. After experience even a little of the metaphysical spirit realm, then further reading will not help you as much as the knowledge from the experiences within. Everyone on the planet has a different reason and experience for the soul’s journey. It is un-quantifiable and immeasurable in complexity, but there are Universal truths to be discovered about all of existence from the knowledge within ourselves. Observation is the tool to discern the Truth from illusion. The illusions in Life are many. Anything that distracts us from the path towards a higher elevation is an illusion. Illusion brings unhappiness. Truth brings peace. Illusion sees problems, Truth sees answers. Illusion is limiting, Truth is revealing.  Look to your own consciousness to feel what is right for you, while you reveal the root answers to all life’s questions.

Unfortunately, we live in a world over-saturated with information and ‘entertainment’, and we are left with little quiet time for self-reflection and quiet contemplation. Over the tens of thousands of years, humans could not escape reality by turning on the TV or radio, they ad to be conscious throughout their days. Technology has us searching for our identity in a world diluted by dopamine highs, and no one knows who they really are or what life is for. This nihilism leads people into an illusion of a self-contained reality with little love or real opportunities. The only way to get what you want out of life, self-realization at any level, is by understanding yourself and the world around you. Yes the challenges are real, but slowly you can mold your reality into anything that Truth will cooperate with. It takes equanimity of mind to choose a conscious life and avoid the pitfalls. To live a life of Illusion is to live a life of sorrow, and a life lived in Truth can break us free from sorrow. It is when we are not in line with our soul’s true purpose, that we find sorrow. With mediation, observation and discrimination, the waking world will feel more controllable and predictable. The angles and demons will be revealed. The obstacles and rewards will be obvious and clear. With the realizations of higher mediation, the waking world will become almost like a slow-motion version of the dream world, and the dream world will become more like the waking… And once we find our place in the Universe, Fate will deliver the events that will take your Life where it needs to go. The possibilities are infinite…

A difficult part of meditation is the non-stop thinking that the mind continually moves from thought to thought. By sitting quietly and comfortably and focusing on a single object, the mind is controlled to stop this constant voice in our heads. That focus on one object allows the brain to be quieted down, and your true inner voice can be experienced as ‘the witness’. The idea is to keep it simple and just observe what the body is doing without you affecting it with thoughts. The practice is developed into known experiences.  The practice usually takes a long time to witness the subtle inner worlds when your happy, sad, angry, lonely, excited, exhausted, confused, in love, while aroused, or before or after any change of the body, watching and experiencing those subtle changes. Every emotion we have is a chemical conversation flowing thru our body in ways too complicated to explain. But, after studying the natural reactions of the body, with equanimity of emotions, the body becomes more predictable. And, after you can distinguish how the body is reacting, you can influence those reactions with intention. Higher meditation is the experience of knowing and understanding of how the body works and applying it at will.

The Ancient Wisdom tells us we can find all the answers to all problems, if we look inside. Then we will understand. We can understand our soul’s purpose with zero doubt. We can understand how to follow our conscious voice to avoid mistakes and regrets. We can start living a life without suffering.

Every soul has a different purpose and experience on this Earth. Like the paradox of defining God; Billions of people throughout history have professed to the realization of ‘Gods’ inspiring power, and yet each one has a different meaning to what God is. The end story to existence as told by many spiritual teaching around the world is that your individual Consciousness is a special part of the Universe, a special child of God. From the testimonies throughout history, meditation is the way to this Truth. If the body is full of pain and discomfort, then the mind will be out of focus and, the energy within ourselves and out in the Universe will be restricted.