In my last post I talked about 'physical' and 'mental', 'preliminary' and 'advanced'.
It seems that there is gap, difference in cognition for 'physical' and 'mental'. This gap breaks down as you work and progress in meditation ...
Mere placeholders, these terms like 'physical reality', 'mental reality' ...
These terms are mere placeholders if you break the barriers between mental and physical, between perceived and real, until then these terms are of relevance as you make your progress penetrating through the deep unconscious. It is a long journey to come around and face all good and the bad stock from the unconscious.
To show light in deep dark sea, bit by bit, piece by piece (until one has fathomed all).
It seems, I am groping in the dark on the first sq. mtr of the vast seabed, :O
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
What happens?
What does a householder who is meditating do?
How does 'it' work for householders??
Meditation does not take away your physical capacity to experience passion, or indulgence. The capacity remains there.
But there is a difference now. Mind knows passion as mere passion, mental states as mental states. Just more clearly. One finds or experiences reduced or next to no pleasure in indulging in desire. Withdrawal from passion comes naturally!
Articulation of passion is now more grounded, subtle and self-contained. But there is little to say about experience in general terms. Experience can vary, will take an example here ... suppose a very skilled draftsmen who had worked only as an apprentice goes back to school and learns about the theoretical aspects and different schools of thought pertaining to his art. This draftsman comes back and does the same work.
Deeper understanding only shows the way, you have to work hard, learn and redirect efforts to make difference at physical level. Another example here can be learning music, even if you know the notes by heart, to manifest these through an instrument needs practice/skill. Just 'knowing' the notes does not help!
One has to learn to use and 'implement' the spiritual understanding in daily life for it to bring about physical changes. All the 'practice' is about that! Sometimes physical changes come automatically as manifestations of spiritual growth, but this is more true for advanced stages.
To begin with, better articulation might not immediately change the physical representations/skills, not in all cases. Sometimes, it is not even necessary. Sometimes deep changes happen in the mental structure without leaving any trace as physical manifestation of a change.
#In the long run, things do change, both physical and mental.
In business: A meditator with deeper understanding goes back to work each day, will experience subtle difference in his understanding, but the physical output at work may not reflect any big change inside. Work goes on as usual. If this meditator was good and organized, or was slow and clumsy, chances are there will barely be any difference immediately at the physical level. Yes, over time things will change significantly, more in terms of decisions than skillsets.
How does 'it' work for householders??
Meditation does not take away your physical capacity to experience passion, or indulgence. The capacity remains there.
But there is a difference now. Mind knows passion as mere passion, mental states as mental states. Just more clearly. One finds or experiences reduced or next to no pleasure in indulging in desire. Withdrawal from passion comes naturally!
Articulation of passion is now more grounded, subtle and self-contained. But there is little to say about experience in general terms. Experience can vary, will take an example here ... suppose a very skilled draftsmen who had worked only as an apprentice goes back to school and learns about the theoretical aspects and different schools of thought pertaining to his art. This draftsman comes back and does the same work.
Deeper understanding only shows the way, you have to work hard, learn and redirect efforts to make difference at physical level. Another example here can be learning music, even if you know the notes by heart, to manifest these through an instrument needs practice/skill. Just 'knowing' the notes does not help!
One has to learn to use and 'implement' the spiritual understanding in daily life for it to bring about physical changes. All the 'practice' is about that! Sometimes physical changes come automatically as manifestations of spiritual growth, but this is more true for advanced stages.
To begin with, better articulation might not immediately change the physical representations/skills, not in all cases. Sometimes, it is not even necessary. Sometimes deep changes happen in the mental structure without leaving any trace as physical manifestation of a change.
#In the long run, things do change, both physical and mental.
In business: A meditator with deeper understanding goes back to work each day, will experience subtle difference in his understanding, but the physical output at work may not reflect any big change inside. Work goes on as usual. If this meditator was good and organized, or was slow and clumsy, chances are there will barely be any difference immediately at the physical level. Yes, over time things will change significantly, more in terms of decisions than skillsets.
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