Originally posted by truthseeker1984
reply to post by sinohptik
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, the true diversity behind this all is always amazing.. when you "meditate," what are you doing? i know thats
a difficult thing to describe, at best, but i am interested and it could always help someone.
i think the fundamental difference is individual outlooks on meditation. keeping with the exercise analogy, free-weights versus swimming
Through
communication, we find that our "exercise" or "meditation" is not necessarily the same concept for both of us, despite being the same context.
Neither "right" or "wrong," just pieces of the puzzle of what is "here." i feel perspectives are a lot like different "universes" with
individual sets of "physics" and rules. the differences can truly be vast and amazing between iterations.. i feel that while this difference may
be "vast," like the ocean, it is all connected land "beneath the surface." i think this should be the source of great curiosity and exploration,
though perhaps it is the source of other things for many humans.. i think, if we were to take exploring our own "universe," or perspective, as
seriously as many take "beating" everything else on this world, it would be a good thing. basically, compete with oneself with the support of
others instead of compete with oneself
and others. in everything we do, we would do our best, because that is where the real competition,
growth,
and productivity lie. i think the total repercussions from such a fundamental shift would be far-reaching. I bring this up, because
it is
such a strong theme for this current time, as more and more are realizing their personal responsibility and "power" to enact conscious
change.
As for meditation, this ones base outlook is that "All Things" are directly accessible here and now, as i do not feel all parts of our "being" are
subject to the laws of "time" and "cycles." The implication of that, as far as meditation, is that those "higher states" are already present,
it is only my perspective that needs to learn how to incorporate them. Within the "perspective," i see the mind/thoughts as one system amongst
others, such as the heart, etc. i think for most, it is difficult to be continuously aware of even the major organs in our
physical body. So
experientially, i do not try to necessarily "attain" higher levels, i just try to incorporate the depths of what was always there to begin with, and
what
is here continuously "now," within and without. This process can be done if "sitting" (meditating), doing martial arts, working, or
playing a video game. Though its significantly easier to do it while physically still. Keeping equal "awareness" tends to take more energy as
movement increases, but as they say in cooking, "to make the cut is to live!" Because of this, i tend to put more effort into such directions when
i am actually "not meditating" than i do when specifically "meditating." However, meditating or not, i am always making effort in the same
"direction" of expanding my perspective, and continuously incorporating more "systems" into it. Hope that made sense