*A Discourse on Meditation: Elevating the Consciousness*

Meditation is without a doubt one of the most worthwhile and valuable practices anyone can undertake on a regular and ideally daily basis. However, many people still tend to view meditation as an exclusively Far Eastern mystical practice in which one sits on the floor in an impossible looking position, surrounded by candles and burning incense while chanting a mantra. In actuality, meditation for the vast majority of practitioners is nothing like this at all. Meditation is a daily habit for millions of people around the world within all cultures and all walks of life, and more people join the ranks of meditation every day as they discover the very considerable values and benefits of this ancient practice.

Let it be said straightaway that there is absolutely no dire need for complicated postures, candles, incense or any other mystical instrument or practice. Meditation can be performed almost anywhere at any time of the day, providing it is in a place which offers the necessary freedom from distractions. Any additional thing is just an aid, like music.

Benefits of Meditation

1. For starters, meditation calms the mind and relaxes and dissolves tension from the physical body.

2. In the longer term, the mind experiences much higher levels of peace, tranquillity and serenity, not only during meditation itself but also during daily life.

3. There is a progressive and profound increase in happiness, tolerance, love, understanding, fearlessness, and inner powers and abilities.

4. With meditation the powers of concentration increase and the mind becomes progressively sharper and more under control, including freedom from unwanted thoughts, emotions and influences, and with a much higher ability to enjoy the present moment.

There are many further such tangible benefits, but in short, meditation greatly strengthens the body, Soul and Spirit resulting in a higher quality of life.

When performing meditation, Astral Projection or indeed any other journey beyond the physical world, this is really an inner journey to inner states of energy, vibration and being. While in a state of deep meditation you are open to the inner realms of reality and energy thereby making it possible to contact and communicate with beings of the inner realms, including but not limited to Spirit guides, people residing in the Astral words who have passed on from Earth, and even your Inner-Self. These contacts can be extremely valuable indeed, with information, intuition, insights, advice, encouragement and much more, all assisting considerably in daily life.

Most meditation techniques have one ultimate objective; to achieve complete silence of the mind and therefore to reach the real “I” level of pure awareness, resulting in a more direct channel of communication with your Inner-Self and a greater, more profound connection with all of Creation.

Light and Void

Credits

Adrian Cooper

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Also, here's some beautiful music for meditation and a wonderful visual/auditory representation of the topic i found. Enjoy! :)

Here is a wonderful visual and auditory presentation of the topic i found:

Enjoy! :)

Also, some beautiful music to meditate with: