alexthealien
Ex-Bluelighter
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- Jul 31, 2011
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is there a best position to be in? i usually lay flat on my back on my bed, with a pillow
I dont believe this practice is anything more than focused and imaginitive meditation. which is relaxing.
So, from the stance that it is meditation, unobstructed airway and ability to relax all of your muscles is important. For me this is on my back on my bed but I have meditated in public or while sitting. I cant do it while walking. like doing it in a nearly dark room. I can see my pupils dilating and constricting as I meditate, and it is a sign that I am reaching relaxation.
I usually take a stroll to this place like interzone, a transdimensional space. And there is a a set of steps leading to a floating suspended doorway. I systematically relax as I walk up the steps and open the door. On the other side is a perfect serene beach at dusk with steps leading down the beach from the door. There are seagulls and salty mists, and semi choppy waves. There are two lawn chair recliners on the beach with a table with whatever beverage I want to have. I take off my shoes and feel the cool damp sand squish through my toes. Its very realistic. I swim in the ocean for a bit which is awesome and when I am done I relax on one of the chairs. And someone usually visits me, a woman. And our conversations are extemporaneous and aren't really preplanned by me, they just happen about all sorts of subjects... its extremely relaxing. On my return trip the steps I descend bring me back to conscious as I leave the interzone. There is always a sense of commonality with the visitor, they are usually the transient old soul type.
What is it? Its your cave. Step into your cave, and you're going to find your power animal. "Slide".
I read once that trying to meditate when congested with a head cold is less effective because inability to control breathing. And, one womans advice was never to try and start meditating for the first time this way. I find I like 3 pillows, two under my arms and one under my head as my arms lose circulation in a flat position if I stay there too long.
One way to achieve the state as I understand it above is to buy ping pong balls, and cut them to cup your eyes with the lettered part removed. You stare up at a lit ceiling, and you should see nothing but a homogenous white, and this black will come in from your peripheral vision, and slowly fill your field of vision.