- 21 Sep 2007, 18:27
#905583
Ovo sam pisao za jedan stari sajt.. Na engleskom je, valjda mozhete da ga razumete.. Ako ne, preveshcju ga.
Some people tend to say the purpose of meditation is for "returning to home". Meditation is heavy discipline which helps us get closer to that goal. Meditation is not an invention of any man or school. In different places and in different times, serious scholars and explorers of human psyche, came to conclusion that human beings have a higher potential for existence, for living, for participating and exploring, and then realized their ability to take advantage of it. These explorers have developed meditation techniques, which have helped humans to develop those abilities, and these meditative practices have much in common. Everywhere, work is necessary. There is no easy way to the goal we strive to reach. Besides that, the quest never ceases, and there is no position on which we can say: "Now I am here, and I can stop the work".
While we work, we feel in this universe, more and more like in our home. We are more in tune with ourselves, and we are more capable to finish our work effectively, and to follow our path. We are closer to people that are around us. We are less full of tension, and we don't have much (or any) negative energy. But, this is not the end to this path. As in every serious endeavor - love, valuation of beauty, efficiency - tthere are no borders of human development.
Actually, when we speak of meditation, we speak about a process; we strive to get to the goal, knowing that the end cause is unreachable. A good meditation program is in many ways, similar to a good physical exercise program. In both, hard work and persistence are necessary. It would be dumb to give same program of physical exercises to two different people which do not have the same constitution, physical conditioning, circulatory system, etc. It is equally irrational to give same meditative program to two different people, who are noticeably different by precocity of their intellectual, emotional and sentiment systems, by relationship of which these systems build among themselves. One of reasons why formal schools of meditations have a high percentage of failures among their students - those who get little from exercises, or eventually quit meditating, is because of widespread false teachings that there's only one "right" way for meditation.
Programs of physical exercises and meditation have as primary aim, to prepare an individual in that way, to become efficiently closer to his cause. Do mediation changes occur at the same time? Of course raising of competence, and knowledge of that competence, raising ability of one to act with all heart and soul, wider insight and perception of reality, and more coherent organization of oneself have influence, and changes the actions and aims of some individuals. For example good psychotherapy, probably changes acts and aims by same reason. My causes depend on the way I see myself, as well as the world. As those perceptions become clearer and wider, in the same way my aims develop. As I become less intense, and feel less vulnerable, I become less suspicious and ill-tempered to the people that surround me. There is no age limit for meditation. It is possible to exercise and have the advantages of meditations if you are conscious enough to understand that your development and being are serious stuff, and something on which requires much work.
You also need to understand that if you wish the best for yourself, you need to work ALOT, because nothing comes for free. Meditative techniques were primarily developed by people which called themselves "mystics", in school and traditions in which individuals would gather and research and practice those techniques. In western society, the term "mystic" was falsely interpreted for a long time. By definition, it signified individuals who believed in things that no one else could understand. Serious meditation is hard work, and more often very frustrating, but it's a path with many pleasures. It represents both the newest and oldest adventure of men. Per astera ad astra!
Some people tend to say the purpose of meditation is for "returning to home". Meditation is heavy discipline which helps us get closer to that goal. Meditation is not an invention of any man or school. In different places and in different times, serious scholars and explorers of human psyche, came to conclusion that human beings have a higher potential for existence, for living, for participating and exploring, and then realized their ability to take advantage of it. These explorers have developed meditation techniques, which have helped humans to develop those abilities, and these meditative practices have much in common. Everywhere, work is necessary. There is no easy way to the goal we strive to reach. Besides that, the quest never ceases, and there is no position on which we can say: "Now I am here, and I can stop the work".
While we work, we feel in this universe, more and more like in our home. We are more in tune with ourselves, and we are more capable to finish our work effectively, and to follow our path. We are closer to people that are around us. We are less full of tension, and we don't have much (or any) negative energy. But, this is not the end to this path. As in every serious endeavor - love, valuation of beauty, efficiency - tthere are no borders of human development.
Actually, when we speak of meditation, we speak about a process; we strive to get to the goal, knowing that the end cause is unreachable. A good meditation program is in many ways, similar to a good physical exercise program. In both, hard work and persistence are necessary. It would be dumb to give same program of physical exercises to two different people which do not have the same constitution, physical conditioning, circulatory system, etc. It is equally irrational to give same meditative program to two different people, who are noticeably different by precocity of their intellectual, emotional and sentiment systems, by relationship of which these systems build among themselves. One of reasons why formal schools of meditations have a high percentage of failures among their students - those who get little from exercises, or eventually quit meditating, is because of widespread false teachings that there's only one "right" way for meditation.
Programs of physical exercises and meditation have as primary aim, to prepare an individual in that way, to become efficiently closer to his cause. Do mediation changes occur at the same time? Of course raising of competence, and knowledge of that competence, raising ability of one to act with all heart and soul, wider insight and perception of reality, and more coherent organization of oneself have influence, and changes the actions and aims of some individuals. For example good psychotherapy, probably changes acts and aims by same reason. My causes depend on the way I see myself, as well as the world. As those perceptions become clearer and wider, in the same way my aims develop. As I become less intense, and feel less vulnerable, I become less suspicious and ill-tempered to the people that surround me. There is no age limit for meditation. It is possible to exercise and have the advantages of meditations if you are conscious enough to understand that your development and being are serious stuff, and something on which requires much work.
You also need to understand that if you wish the best for yourself, you need to work ALOT, because nothing comes for free. Meditative techniques were primarily developed by people which called themselves "mystics", in school and traditions in which individuals would gather and research and practice those techniques. In western society, the term "mystic" was falsely interpreted for a long time. By definition, it signified individuals who believed in things that no one else could understand. Serious meditation is hard work, and more often very frustrating, but it's a path with many pleasures. It represents both the newest and oldest adventure of men. Per astera ad astra!