2008-5-10 04:13:00
I have said numerous times that contemplation is the highest form of meditation. Instead of letting the mind go blank and seeking peace and formlessness the seeker finds a phrase, idea or thought to plant in his mind. Instead of nothingness leading to bliss and peace he experiences a stirring of thought leading to higher thought.
Liken your consciousness to a pool of water. If there is too much stillness stagnation is the result. If it is always in motion then the water will never be pure but always mixed with impurities.
It takes the right mixture of stillness and motion to produce the purest water.
It takes the key of judgement in the seeker to balance the stillness and the motion of thought to see the highest light, feel the fullness of love, and to be consumed with the fire of Purpose.
That said, contemplate the principle behind contemplation itself and put it into action by first planting the following seed thought:
"In order to ascend above all things, I must first descend below all things. Am I ascending or descending? Am I increasing or decreasing? Where am I on the cycle of Becoming? Do I have a direction? What is it?"
Now contemplate the above seed thought and see what comes.
"If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."
-- Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
Word of the Day
Unctuous -- Adjective: Smug, slippery, unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech. (Example: "The unctuous Uriah Heep.")
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