I will mostly focus on a non-dual experience of the mind, so-called a mystical experience or what is referred to as enlightenment, emptiness, divine, unified field, etc. I want to take you beyond the “ordinary mind” of object and subject into a realm of quantum field of the “natural mind“. The terminology of the ordinary and natural mind comes from the Tibetan teaching of Dzogchen which I will expand in the following posts. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all about science.

There is no requirement of being special or a chosen one to meditate like it was believed in the past. To have some kind of destiny or waiting for a sign for something to happen. We have a choice to create our own destiny. If you can learn, dare to look inwards and if you are alive then the door to the unknown and human potential is open.

If you would ask me, Mariusz, what concept of meditation you hold and what you suggest. Well, my meditation view is based on the past discoveries somewhere in Tibet, India, etc. up to modern science. I don’t stop on mysticism but embrace it with new revelations in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, biology, quantum physics, etc.

In the biginning, it is always better to learn meditation from an experienced, authentic teacher with the attitude in mind that I’m a student and I’m ready to absorb. It means that I need to leave behind, (during practice) my role of being a husband, a wife, banker, cleaner… name a job or role. Also, to be a bit of a scientist, an explorer with a curious mind, an open mind to learn. 

When we read about meditation and its reasons to practice it, we can find lots of hints that something has been lost, that we have been disconnected from ourselves and now we have to stop, wake up, go back to nature or origin to retrieve our true self. This is one way to think. My opinion is that meditation has unimaginable possibilities we learn, develop and master. 

What do I mean by that?

Meditation is a process, our inner evolution of consciousness. The potential is already there and always has been, but it has to be learned, discovered, and to be familiar with. Therefore, when we meditate we move our awareness from duality towards the experience of oneness, being connected, etc. The outcome might feel as if we have come back home after a long journey. Something like in Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. 

So what I’m trying to say is that there is nothing we have lost, nothing to reconnect but to work towards this connection, understanding, shifting ourselves in the direction of non-dual consciousness. It’s about intentionally directing our awareness towards the quantum field. Although, once it’s experienced the only thing that matters is how far I can go. The laws of nature had already existed long before we were born. Meditation is not a process of inventing but recognising. Well, once it’s discovered then we can use it to create a life we want. 

It’s there waiting for you hidden yet in front of you.

Meditation can be challenging at the start for many reasons but the most noticeable is unfamiliarity with the experience. By nature, we don’t like changes. It’s easier to take a pill, easier to stay in the past even though it’s painful, yet at least familiar. Then it’s become a habit and this turns into an identity. Our mind and body are one so when the mind wants to move forward the body pulls it back. A purpose and meaning are the directions. Love and passion are the fuels. Be your own hero.

The reasons why people meditate are many. It could be a health issue, to be more aware in general to cope better with emotions and feelings, a spiritual path, be more creative and successful, to overcome limits or simply to find peace. Whatever the motives are to meditate is all about getting happier without waiting for external circumstances to make us feel so. 

Further, meditation opens the door to far more than we can imagine.

 

When we talk about inner and outer space, we don’t mean an intelectual thinking! It’s an experiece.

We are lucky to live at this point in time where meditation is accessible in so many ways and forms. Nowadays if I want to start meditating I only need to google a teacher, buy a guided meditation or drop in for a free meditation session, just around the corner. Not always it was so easy. There was a time when someone wanted to learn a meditation he had to travel to Tibet or India, and even then, advanced techniques were only possible for those who reached a sophisticated understanding of the spiritual practice. Science and psychology about meditation didn’t exist at that time.

My teacher once said. While in the past it was wise to keep the teachings secret, now it’s essential to have them open, otherwise, there is a possibility it all would be lost.

After this short opening, I would like to continue in my next post with my first steps towards meditation and how things have cascaded and continue to do so.