03-12-2014, 10:02 PM
(03-12-2014, 10:48 AM)Aureus Wrote:It really depends on what of self, in meditation, may be made available to consciousness. For many people, conditions must be encountered, (outside of meditation) which induce an emotional reaction in order for an imbalance to be perceived, acknowledged, and addressed. It is difficult to discover all the imbalances purely at the mental level, because that requires something with which to provide sufficient contrast.(02-09-2014, 03:41 PM)zenmaster Wrote:I see what you mean. What I've found is that as I continue to meditate like I do, I experience a constant progression of overall balance, strength and expansion of my energies, which in turn makes more information available to me. When my state continues to be refined, so are the understandings that it attracts. (as I continue to push my limit, I not only develop new personality traits, but my body functions better as well)(02-09-2014, 02:51 PM)Aureus Wrote:What I see happening as the result of conscious balancing (as in acknowledgement, acceptance and understanding of conditions which have an impact on our behavior), is there is more consciousness of state available - what was hidden is now part of the information in experience. And from that standpoint you are free to actually work more effectively on the provided personality itself, as if working on a sculpture or transforming a gemstone to a jewel, which is an interesting and liberating endeavor.(02-08-2014, 09:39 PM)zenmaster Wrote: Anyone can temporarily raise their vibration through meditation, however this does nothing at all to balance what's still being ignored.Hmm.. but by continually pursuing a more balanced state, your normal state will (over time) become successively more balanced.
So in my experience, meditation has indeed been like the sculpting of the statue that is my Self.(bit late answer..)