I noticed that oftentimes web sites and blogs like this talk about a smorgasbord of meditation techniques. While these sites may show the variety of paths available to you, we do not do that here. Here we focus on the path of self-knowledge.
That’s because while a smorgasbord may be good when it comes to food, when it comes to meditation, it just impedes your progress. To understand why this is true, you have to know that under the umbrella of meditation there are many different techniques that can take you to many different places.
For instance, if you want to calm your mind, you will need a technique that involves the mind. If you want to gain subtle powers like the ability to read minds and levitate, you will need another set of techniques.
And if you want the ultimate liberation that takes you beyond old age, disease and death, you will have to find out what you really are even now. This is the path of self-knowledge. For more information read, “How to find the right meditation technique.”
The pleasure of facing the obstacles and overcoming them
If you just drift from one path to another without following through and completing any of them, you will end up going nowhere. Not only that, you will never have the pleasure of facing the obstacles that occur along your path, and overcoming them. This is the key to real human growth and to reaching your full potential. The obstacles on the path of self-knowledge are just the things that seem to limit your freedom and happiness.
When you face an obstacle like a fear in your meditation and in your life, it feels like you are in a box with no way out. But if you keep chipping away at this obstacle you will find the door opening in a different way than you expect. You will find that there is a lot more to you than just thoughts in the mind. It is not that your mind gets corrected; rather you discover that you naturally stand beyond the conflicts in your mind. Centered in your real nature you will find things getting resolved in just the manner that they are supposed to; but you will be completely surprised by how things turn out. This is when life becomes fresh and new and you discover the real meaning of freedom.
Stick with your path to the end
So once you discover the path that is right for you, I would recommend sticking with it and following it through to the end. Just the intention to stick with your path, and the follow-through to continue when things seem to get rough, will lead to an extraordinary amount of spiritual growth. In the end you will find freedom that was always there and that you just overlooked. You find this by returning to your real identity.
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and a real adventure. Without changing a thing, everyday experiences
become completely new. If you need help with your questions you can
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