tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583543386438322817.post2694946883083757363..comments2023-08-16T09:15:05.041+01:00Comments on Astral Projection Journal: My latest meditationsMayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103576616505819790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583543386438322817.post-38003745289544500152009-08-06T08:20:43.007+01:002009-08-06T08:20:43.007+01:00I read the Krishnamurti link. It reminds me of whe...I read the Krishnamurti link. It reminds me of when i was young. i would often retrace thoughts that weren't higher order so that i understood what was behind them so that i could stop them. That all stopped when i started using drugs in my teenage years (i wish i hadn't now as i am still unable to do what i could do around then). It worked fantastically and have always wanted to get back to that level but i still can't retrace 3-4 thoughts and understand what each was about like i could then. <br /><br />"Removing all force" like Krishnamurti says is what i was eluding to in my effort to liken my meditation to conscious touch in my body work. My touch and awareness of sensation etc are better now than when i was a teenager i believe so i guess i've learnt something. Hopefully my mind continues to improve also and i can make up for the time lost in my drug taking years. Thank you so much for your post and the link,<br />Deannewmethodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364296627706095251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3583543386438322817.post-31939578469041186222009-08-06T07:27:58.616+01:002009-08-06T07:27:58.616+01:00Sounds good.. sounds a bit like the meditation i h...Sounds good.. sounds a bit like the meditation i have evolved to.. simply sitting doing nothing, just aware of what is at the time... Sometimes i sprinkle it with some focus on breath (Anapana) or Vipassana. At other times i do some chakra meditation etc but for me nothing beats just sitting. Somehow it's effortless where other forms require effort. Our (peoples) fast paced lives are so full of effort it's nice to do something that is effortless. All forms of meditation probably have a place. Just depends what you are into at the time.<br /><br />What i find myself focusing on at other times is "softness" i don't know how else to describe it other than if you are a body worker - if so it's like "good conscious touch", following the body's truth and moving in accordance with that. <br /><br />If aware & present you know when you are too deep, you know when you are not deep enough, you know when you aren't present enough and adjust accordingly. This meditation form (not sure if others do this, maybe other body workers do) is also effortless. I'd like to explain it but the only way i could truly know you are understanding me is to show you through receiving &/or giving touch, Peace Deannewmethodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00364296627706095251noreply@blogger.com