How to Meditate

How to do meditation, consistent with Neville’s instructions.

Introduction

Meditation has many connotations and practices. What is important here is an underlying concept of the mind and spirit, an understanding of your own identity, to inform your practice, which is grounded in the ideas we have been considering, especially those in E4 (How to Really Use Affirmations).

1. Concept of meditation
a. Meditation, in the concept of it explained here, is equivalent to Neville’s explanation of prayer.
b. Meditation, as I will explain it, is also equivalent to Alexander’s explanation of auto-hypnosis or self-suggestion.
c. The essential element that ties together Neville and Alexander is the element of consciousness. Your highest faculty is asserting and repeating mindfully.

2. Understand your state; your consequent desire; your aim.

a. Heartfelt desire -- in the personal sphere; trivial matters
b. Heartfelt desire -- in the personal sphere; matters of importance: for oneself; for others
c. Heartfelt desire -- in the broader social sphere -- matters of great import.

3. How to approach multiple desires and goals

a. notes

b. graphic symbol

4. Procedure
Quiet, privacy and dedicated time.

5. Self-remembering; self-awareness; highest possible conscious focus

6. Relaxation

7. Quick induction

8. Remain awake, address the passive part of your being

a. - use words, affirmations

- visualization

- all sensory modes

- pure meaning

b. use the appropriation of the wish fulfilled - most important

9. Gratitude

Flows naturally from the previous point. Gratitude and thankfulness

10. Remainder of the day
“Walk in that assumption.” “Remain faithful to that assumption.” Connect this with the state of mind discussed in E14 where, instead of abandoning ourselves, to a “release” phenomenon, characterized by fragmentation, worry and doubt, bring yourself to the higher single point of consciousness and faith.

Summary