Meditation Techniques

Quotation from Climb the Joyous Mountain

“What technique of meditation we use, if we do meditate formally, is not important. Expanded awareness, or an inner certainty, are the fruits, and they do not have to be explained. “Know Thyself” is only possible when we go within and probe the deepest levels far beyond the conscious, thinking mind. To rest in awareness, without labeling each happening “good” and “bad,” “pleasing” or unpleasing,” takes training. The mind is restless with the habit energies of many life times. These are well-worn grooves that we follow habitually, just as we speak our native language. To learn a new tongue is difficult, and to go into new directions is also hard. If we do not make the effort, we stagnate. Habit is man’s greatest enemy, spontaneity, a great boon. The mind conditioned by meditation does not have to pause for long reflection; the reaction is instant, and often we hear ourselves saying something meaningful and think: ‘Did I say that?'”