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In this post, I’ll focus on the nature of meditation and its similar characteristics found in other meditations.

To clarify, every time I mention words like non-duality, space, oneness, unified field, God or emptiness, I talk about one and the same experience. 

The translation of the Tibetan word meditation means to be familiar with. You can think of it as a process of recognising a hidden aspect of yourself.

Meditation is a tricky one, so first, let’s talk about possible difficulties.

There are two significant points during the course of gaining familiarity with the space of the unified field.

The first significant point is when we have decided to meditate and then, after two minutes, we’re ready to give up. At this point there is no real experience of meditation, the mind is full of thoughts taking over, and it’s even impossible to imagine what it is like to feel space inside and outside of oneself. It’s a complete unknown. Hence, it’s difficult to expect anything because we don’t know. It follows, that the beginning seems to be based on a belief, fate and supported science about meditation. It’s a pickle. Therefore, you have to know why you have chosen to meditate. The reason is your own. Some people do it for knowledge, health, spirituality, love, power, to be free from the past, unknown, etc., and all of it. 

The second crucial point is when we get an experience of oneness and we may think that there is nothing more to it, so we stop.

To each end, there is a beginning. To each beginning, there is an end. Then, rest your mind in the space and all merge into one. 

There are many types of meditation. For instance, mindfulness, body scan, walking, loving-kindness, transcendental meditation, chakras meditation, guided meditation, Dzogchen meditation, more. Every single meditation shares the same attributes which underpin the meditative mind. 

Those are, on purpose, maintaining attention.

The above qualities always bring the present moment and the longer you practice the more natural it becomes, hence, a greater level of self-awareness emerges. Consequently, this leads to the discovery of space. 

That’s why, while developing a skill to meditate, it gets a lot easier if we can find a safe and peaceful place with minimum distractions from the environment.

If we think about it, meditation could be sweeping a floor everyday with the right attention and focus. What I want to say, is that there isn’t a right or wrong meditation technique as long as we apply the necessary mindset. 

Dzogchen meditation though requires a special commentary since it begins when there is already gained experience of space, oneness. This meditation is applied to the second crucial point I’ve mentioned above. More about it later.

Meditation is a pathway 

Let’s talk more about the present moment from a different angle. 

There is another way to think about the past, present and future in terms of thoughts and experience. Let’s take a look. 

It feels that memories take us to the past, planning takes us to the future and the ongoing situations remind us about the present moment. If we think more about it, it becomes very clear that the motion of time depends on what we think here and now and all of it happens in the mind. For the mind, there is no difference in what we think in terms of time. The moment we think about the past or future, the mind recognises it as now, and it gets reinforced with feelings. What does it have to do with meditation? Well, everything. 

Meditation goes beyond the present moment but the reason why we encourage people to focus on the present moment is that this is the closest to explaining what meditation is about. Teachers say “stay in the present moment, just be, feel the space, let it goes, etc.” The truth is that a thought is a thought regardless of the time. The moment we think about the past or future, the mind experiences it as the present moment anyway. There is no difference. The heart of meditation lies in recognition of the unified field before a thought arises in the mind while it lasts and the moment it goes away. It’s the timeless space where the thoughts play their dance from the three directions of time. 

Our minds aren’t the thinking mind only but also a dimension of the infinite space connected to every corner in the universe beyond time.

So, lots of people experience the present moment when they are relaxed, calm and focused on a task at hand, and they can argue that they don’t need to meditate. They’re absolutely right. It’s just, they don’t meditate but get caught in a stream of constant thoughts. 

So where do I start, Mariusz?

Well, learn to direct and maintain your attention on the present moment, but do not follow your thoughts. Use your body to connect to the here and now by feeling the space around you. Start with a few minutes every day and grow this way. Choose a technique of meditation. In time the practice of meditation becomes as natural and effortless as the thinking mind.

Keep practising.

What do I mean by feeling the space around you? Our physical body experiences the connection to space, not just the mind. The experience of love, anxiety happens inside and mostly around the chest and stomach area, you know it very well. So our physical body is a doorway as well to get the experience of oneness. We just need to recognise it. 

The whole body experiences the unified field, space.

Another way to practice attention and focus is to intentionally maintain the experience of gratitude, love, as long as you can throughout the day.  Observe your mind and be aware of how other feelings and thoughts try to take over. Then, be aware of it and bring it back. 

A traditional way to meditate is to find an attribute that is internal or external, to practice attention and focus. So it’s about finding one object, a thought, an idea, a feeling to hold on to and let everything else come and go without grasping.

The above is a good beginning.

I advise you to find an experienced teacher to talk about your experience, to reassure and guide you. Be humble. 

The most humble thing we can do in this world is to see beyond and outside of the limitation of our ego mind. 

Most people think that meditation is something extra to do in their lives. One more chore on the to-do list. Therefore, one would ask. Do you need meditation to be happy, successful, have a dream job, to have and solve life problems including all human activities? The answer would probably be, I don’t. But then, I would feel terribly poor, disconnected and alone. 

Moreover, I would have realised that meditation is essential first to be, in order to have anything else. 

The magic of being connected to the space of the unified field is that all you have been looking for is there. Love, happiness, wholeness, sense of purpose, power of placebo effect to heal yourself, mental stability and fast recovery from stress and anxiety, creativity and adaptability, potential.  

The universe of abundance lives in you. You are the universe.