| There's No 'Tater' Like A Meditator: These immortal | | | | mundane chaos and have a visit with the subtler |
| words of Southern wisdom were jokingly pasted to | | | | layers of existence. What are they like??? Well, |
| me from a 'good old boy' named Tom who happened | | | | imagine being in a cozy warm bed, under the covers |
| be on a meditation retreat with me many years ago. | | | | while snowflakes drift down outside your window. |
| Tom was an enigma. Who would expect someone | | | | You feels so warm & comfortable even as you |
| from a small southern redneck enclave to hit the | | | | watch the cold bitter wind bites at the outside. |
| mantras and do self-inquiry. But that not what I want | | | | Now, what exactly is meditation. Not to confuse too |
| to blog about here. Back to the present: Why | | | | much,... but it is basically everything you do with |
| Meditate? | | | | awareness. It's a very broad concept. What I do |
| A lot of people have asked me over the years: | | | | specifically is sitting silently with eyes close and gently |
| "What do you get out of this meditation practice?" | | | | offering a mantra (meditations sound like OM) to all |
| Starting with my Dad, who upon learning that I was | | | | of existence. The mantra when used properly |
| meditating a couple of hours a day ask me: "Isn't it a | | | | without forcing becomes a way of directing the |
| waist of time?" | | | | consciousness deep and deep to the subtler realms |
| Well, here a summation for those who care to | | | | of the mind until you ultimate reach silence. The most |
| know,.... after 35 years of daily practice and a couple | | | | beautiful and magical silence you could ever |
| of million mantras I have a fairly simple explanation of | | | | experience. Not dead quite, but alive silence. It's a |
| WHY to meditate. | | | | feeling of "rightness" and connectedness to all that |
| First we start with Socrates' quote: "The unexamined | | | | exist. |
| life is not worth living,..." | | | | The EGO is not too happy about loosing control, so |
| Self-Inquiry through meditation is like living in color | | | | there is always a short period in the first 5 minutes |
| instead of black and white. The state of the world | | | | where meditation is filled with resistance, but after |
| today can be pretty disturbing, if you believe the | | | | that it's smooth sailing into the deep silence of your |
| world is just as it appears on the surface. But what if | | | | BEING. |
| that is only one aspect of what's really happening. | | | | After meditation none of the world illusions seem so |
| What if there are a multitude of realities existing that | | | | real, permanent, or threatening. That cozy place |
| are very beautiful and purpose underlaying the daily | | | | inside permeates your day, nourishing and supporting |
| news,.... | | | | you through all the adversity. The silence quietly |
| This is the reality that meditation gets you in touch | | | | maintains while the noise outside continues it's usual |
| with. On a daily bases, I transcend the world of the | | | | distraction. |