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23 Things You Always Wanted to Know About Meditation

BesuretoreadtheMeditationforBeginnerspage,aswellasotherpagesonthiswebsiteforamuchmoreindepthlookintoallthese
questions.

1. What is meditation?
Meditationisabalancingtechnique.Throughbalance,holisticawarenessexpandsandthe
manybenefitsofmeditationbegintounfold.

2. Why is meditation important?

Meditationisimportantformanyreasons.First,meditationbeginsaprocessofmultidimensional
actualization.Theimpactthatitcanhaveonyourlifeisprofoundincludingbalance,
wakefulness,wholeness,andtheultimatefulfillmentofbeinghuman.Additionally,onemay
experienceareductioninstressandmanyotherphysical,emotionalandmentalbenefits.

3. Does meditation reduce stress?

Theshortanswerisyes.Butthisisjustabyproductofmuchmoreimportantbenefitssuchasbalance,wakefulness,increasingmulti
dimensionalwholenessandfulfillment.

4. How long do I need to sit to meditate?

Thegeneralansweris:aslongasyouarecomfortabledoingso.Ifyoucanmeditatefor15minutes,thendoso.Ifyoucanmeditate
foranhour,thendoso.Ourprimaryinhomemeditationprogram,theRecognitionsProgram,isdesignedforonehourmeditation
sessions.

Thatbeingsaid,youneedtopaycloseattentiontowhatwecallyourpeakleveloftolerance.Itispossibletomeditatetoomuch.Even
onehouradaymaybetoomuchforbeginner.Initiallyitmaybebesttomeditatefor15to30minutesaday.Youmustsimplypay
attentiontoyourexperienceandobservehowyouaredoing.Ifyouareexceedingyourpeak,thenbackoff,orevenskipaday.
Perhapstakeanicecontemplativewalkintheparkinstead.

Moreisnotalwaysbetter.Thisisyetanotherexampleofwhyateacherisveryimportant.

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5. How often do I need to meditate?

Youshouldmeditateonadailybasis.Ifyoucanmeditatemorethanonceaday,doso.Beingregularinyourpracticegenerates
momentumandmakesyourexperiencemorenaturalandeffortless.

Butagain,payattentiontoyourpeakleveloftolerance.Fastprogressisnotbetter,rathersteadyforwardmotionisthewaytogo.
Determinetheproperamountofmeditationthatyoucanpracticeeachdaytoinsurethemaintenanceofbalanceandwakefulness.

6. Do I need to meditate for years beforeexperiencing the benefits?

6. Do I need to meditate for years beforeexperiencing the benefits?
Someofthebenefitsofmeditationwillbegintounfoldimmediatelysuchasareductioninstress,whichyouwillnoticesimplyby
closingyoureyesandfocusingwithin.Ifyousimultaneouslyflowpositivefeelings,suchasgratitudeandlove,youwillalsoexperience
thesebenefits.Whenyouconcludeyourmeditationandresumeyourdailylifeactivities,youwillnoticeasofter,peacefulandmore
positiveexperience.Withregularpractice,theinnatehappinessandjoyoflifewillbemorenaturallyexperienced.

7. Do I need to live as a monk in order to experience bliss and peace?

No,youdonotneedtobeamonkorrenunciant.

Youcanhaveaveryprofoundmeditativejourneywithinyourlifeexperienceasitis.Justberegularinyourpractice.Masterspiritual
teacher,MasterCharlesCannon,developedHighTechMeditationtomakeiteasyforpeopleinthemodernworldtoexperiencethe
benefitsofmeditationwhilelivingactivelives,inthecomfortoftheirownhomes.

8. Is meditation suitable for children?

Meditationissuitableforeveryone.Forchildren,meditationisespeciallyhelpfultofosternormalbraindevelopment,whichwillbe
beneficialasthechildmatures."TheBeginnersGuidetoMeditation"describesresearchthatshowstheeffectivenessofmeditation
anditsimpactonthebrainanditsdevelopment.

9. What sitting position is best for meditation?

Forbestresults,werecommendyousitwithyourbackstraightandwithoutbacksupport.Youmaysitonachairorcrossleggedona
cushion.Thatbeingsaid,noteveryoneisabletositthisway.Wesuggestthatyouexperimentalittleatfirst,trydifferentpositionsand
thenchoosetheonethatismostcomfortableforyouandthatproducestheleastamountofbodynoise.

10. What is all the talk about some meditation positions being better than others?
Thereissometruthtotheseclaims,butitisnotsignificantenoughtomatterformostpeople.Thegeneralideaisthatyouwantto
remainasalertandattentive,aswakeful,asyoucan,andallowlifeenergytoflowthroughyouunencumbered.Slouchingcanrestrict
energyflow.Andsittingwithbacksupportcaninducesleep.

Butagain,whateverworksforyouishowyoushouldsit.Don'tworryaboutit.Lifeenergyisintelligent.Whenitwantstoflowupwards
itwillnaturallyshiftyourposition.

Thenwhydowerecommendsittingstraightandwithnobacksupportifyouareable?Thisisbecausebysittingwithastraightback,
youaresupportingtheupwardflowoflifeenergyfromthebeginningofthemeditation.

11. Can I lie down while meditating?

Wegenerallydon'trecommenditforbeginners.Itisbesttomeditatewithoutbacksupportasmentionedabove.Thatbeingsaid,lying
downwhilemeditatingforlongperiodsoftimecanbeveryeffectiveforadvancedmeditatorsandundercertainconditions.

Foranadvancedmeditator,ifyouaremeditatingforlongerperiodsoftime,likeanhourormore,itcanbebeneficialtobeginina
sittingpositionforatleastanhourandthenhaveaperiodofintegrationwhilelyingdown.Buttheproblemwithlyingdownfromthe
beginningisthatyoucaneasilyfallasleep.Theintentionistoremainaswakefulasyoupossiblycanthroughouttheentiremeditation
experience.

12. Sometimes I fall asleep when I meditate. Is this a problem?

Asyourmeditativejourneyprogresses,youwillexperiencenewlevelsofconsciousness.Theselevelsareassociatedwithincreasing
holisticpowerandyoumayexperiencewhatistermed"absence."Buttheexperienceisnotsleep.Consciousnessissimplymanaging
yourprocessuntilyouhaveintegratedthenewlevelofpowerandfindyourselfmorewakefulagain.It'sallamatterofmanagingthe
peakexperienceofmeditationinawaythatistolerable.

13. What is absorption?

Theexperienceofabsenceduringmeditationistermedabsorption.Thelevelofconsciousnessthatyouaccessdeterminesthetypeof
absorptionyouexperience.Theseexperienceshavedifferentnamesinthedifferentwisdomtraditions.
Asyoucontinuetomeditate,youwillintegratethenewlevelofconsciousnessandbewakefulandawareatthatlevelasyouthen
progressinyourmeditativeexperience.Thisisanaturalprocess.So,whenyounoticethatyouhavebeenabsent,celebrateandbe
gratefuland,whenyouareabletoremainwakeful,celebrateandbegrateful.Allexperienceisvalid.

Eventually,youwillbeabletoaccessverysubtlelevelsofconsciousnessandmaintainwakefulnessevenwhileinverydeep
absorption.

14. Can I meditate after eating?

Itisbesttomeditateonanemptystomach.Ifyoumeditatewhileyourbodyisdigestingfood,youmayexperiencefallingasleep
becausesomeofyourenergyisconsumedinthedigestionprocess.

Ifyouhavenoothertimetomeditate,itisbettertodosoaftereatingthannotatall,butsituprightwithoutbacksupporttocultivate
wakefulness.

15. Is a teacher necessary?

Itisourperspectivethatameditationteacherisnecessary.Somewillsaythataguideisnotneeded.Butthatisnotour
recommendation.Actually,beginningmeditationmaybeaveryconfusingtimeandmanypeoplestopsimplybecausetheydonot
understandtheexperiencetheyarehaving,eventhoughtheexperienceisverypositiveandbeneficial.

Therearemanyreasonsforhavingameditationteacher:

Assistsyoutounderstandyourexperience.
Helpsyouseewhenyouarestuckandhowtoaddressit.
Pointsyouintherightdirectionasneeded.
Empowersyou.

Withoutholisticempowerment,onecannotaccessthesubtlestlevelsofconsciousness.Actualizingholisticexperienceandremaining
constantatthatlevelisextremelyrare.Amasterspiritualteacherandtheholisticempowermentthathe/shedeliversisessentialto
movebeyondthemajorchallengesonthepath.Thesechallengesmostoftenrequiretheassistanceofamasterspiritualteacher.

16. Do affirmations or mantras help?

Yes,theyaremosthelpfulandthereisavastphilosophicalsystembehindthem.

Affirmationsandmantrasaretechniquesofbalanceandarealsovehiclesofempowermentwhengiventoyoubyamasterspiritual
teacher.

Thebasicpremiseisthatyouchoosetruthful,lifeaffirmativestatementsandrepeatthem.Butsayingthemis,initself,notenoughand
willhaveminimaleffect.Youmustalsosimultaneouslyfeeltheexperienceoftheaffirmationyouaresaying.Therefore,affirmlove,
affirmgratitude,andengageyourfeelingsatthesametime.Thiswillcreatethebalanceessentialtoholisticawarenessexpansion.

17. Sometimes when I meditate, I notice that I don't sleep as long. Why?
Ifthisishappeningtoyounow,orhashappenedtoyouinthepast,justflowwithit.

Thisexperiencehappensbecauseyourwakefulnesshasexpandedtothepointthatyouareactuallyawareyouaresleeping.
However,themindconfusesthisstatewithbeingawake.Thisisverysimilartothedeepstatesofmeditationandabsorption
discussedaboveandisactuallythesameprocess,butinadifferentcontext.Noticethatyoufeelcompletelyrefreshedinthemorning.

18. Is Kundalini energy real and, if so, what is it?

Thisisavastsubject,sowewilljustanswerthequestionathandanddiscussitindepthonanotherwebpage.

Yes,Kundalinienergyisreal.Itistheevolutionarylifeforcewithinyou.InsomeculturesitisreferredtoasprimordialenergyorQi.For
mosthumanbeingsitremainsmostlydormantjustactiveenoughtoanimatethehumanformbutatacertainpointinlifeitcan
awaken.Rarelydoesitawakenspontaneouslyorthroughrigorouspractice,butratheralmostalwaysrequiresamasterspiritual
teachertoinitiatetheprocess.

OnceKundalinienergyawakens,theevolutionaryspiritualjourneybegins.Overtimetheenergymovesupwardtothetopofyour
headandthecrownvortex.Asitmovesupward,itopenstheenergycentersorchakrasandfullyenergizestherelatedmeridian
system.

19. What are the chakras?

19. What are the chakras?
Thechakrasaretheenergycenters(orvortices)withinthehumanform.Manywisdomtraditionsascribehumanbeingsashaving
sevenmajorenergycenters,beginningatthebaseofthespineandendingatthecrownofthehead.Thereareparticularexpressions
associatedwitheachenergycenter.

AsKundalinimovesupthespine,itopensandactivateseachenergycenter,thusexpressingtheenergythatitcontainsand
integratingitintoyourbeing.Onceallsevenenergycentersareopenandactivated,youexperiencethewholenessandfulfillmentofa
fullyintegratedhumanbeing.

20. Do I need to be celibate to experience unified consciousness?

No,youdonotneedtobecelibatetomoveforwardonthespiritualpath.Atacertainpointintheevolutionaryprocess,containmentof
thesexualenergynaturallyunfolds.ItisimportanttounderstandthatsexualenergyforbothmenandwomenispartofKundalini
energy.So,whenitisreleasedinsexualexperience,someofitislost.Containmentpreservesthisimportantenergyforspiritual
evolution.ForpeopleonthespiritualjourneywhowanttomaintainmaximumKundaliniactualization,itishelpfultopractice
containmentinsomeway,evenifinarelationship.Fortheindividualinterestedinlearningmoreaboutthissubject,itismostimportant
tohaveamasterspiritualteacherwhoisadeptintheprocess.

21. How can I open the chakras?

Mostimportantly,don'ttrytoopentheenergycentersandforceKundalinienergytoactualize.Thisexperiencehappensnaturallyand
withouteffortonyourpart.Justmaintainyourdailymeditationandholisticlifestylepracticeandeverythingwillnaturallyunfold.

Tryingtoforcetheexperienceisactuallycounterproductiveinthemeditativejourneyandisablocktoprogress.Meditationisabout
wakefulnessandbeingpresentinthemomentaryhappeningofconsciousness.Itisnotaboutmakingsomethinghappen.Tryingtodo
sotakesyououtofthemomentanddiminishesyourbalance.Somepeoplespendalifetimetryingtomaketheheartorthirdeyeopen
whilenotrealizingiftheyjustletgoandtrust,consciousnesswillappropriatelyorchestratetheexperience.

22. Are there any shortcuts that I can take?

Notreally.Themeditativeprocessisaprogressivejourneytowholenessandfulfillment.Itdoesnothappenovernight.Don'tlistento
peoplewhopromiseinstantenlightenmentorshortcutstoholisticexperience.

Youcanhoweverincreaseprecisioninyourpractice.Asanexample,theuseofHighTechMeditationincreasesbalanceandresults
inefficiencyinthemeditativeprocess.Itbalancestheleftandrighthemispheresofthebrain,deceleratesthefrequencyofbrainwaves
andentrainsameditativebrainwaveprofile.(FormoredetailsvisittheHighTechMeditationpage.)

Asaresultofprecisionbalancingtechnology,moreexpandedstatesofconsciousnessarepossiblewithouttheneedtogotoacave
orbecomeamonk.

Inshort,HighTechMeditationallowsthoseofuslivinginthemodernworldtoenjoyameditationexperiencewhichwasonceonly
possibleforthemostdedicatedmeditators.

23. My mind keeps thinking when I try to meditate. What am I doing wrong?
Mostimportantly,thinkingisnotdoinganythingwrong.Yet,thisisanimportantquestionbecauseitsometimescausespeopletostop
meditating.Youcanreadmoreaboutitinthe"MeditationforBeginnersGuide".

Meditationisaboutwakefulness,beinginthepresentmoment,beingawitnessofwhatishappening...whateveritis.So,whenyour
mindisthinking,simplynoticethatyourmindisthinking.Butlet'scontemplatethis.Whenyousaytoyourself,"Mymindisthinking",
whoisactuallysayingthis?Itisoriginatingfromanotherlevelofyou,thelevelofyouthatisalwayswatching.Inthebeginning,thisis
subtleandmaybedifficulttonotice.Asyouprogress,however,thiswitnessinglevelofyourmultidimensionalbeingbecomes
strongerandmorepronounced.

Themindwillnevergoaway.Itwillalwaysbethemind.However,withpracticeyoucanincreasethedominanceofthewitnessing
consciousnessinthecenterofyourbeing.

Werecommendthatmeditatorsuseafocusingtechniquetocreatebalanceanddominantmentalstillness.Therearemany
techniquesincludingbreath,affirmationsandmantras.Itdoesnotmatterwhichoneyouuse,astheyareallequallyeffective.When
yourmindbecomesbalancedanddominantlystillandyouaremorefullypresent,youcandropthetechniqueandjustbewakefulin
themoment.Assoonasthemindbecomesactiveagain,resumethetechniqueandrepeatthispracticeasoftenasneeded.Intime
theneedforfocusingtechniquesdiminishes.But,don'texpectthemindtobecometotallysilentandstill.Thisisamyth.
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