07-20-2021, 11:27 AM
(12-05-2018, 10:00 PM)EvolvingPhoenix Wrote: Why is meditation so difficult? And why can't souls learn to meditate in the astral planes? Can they learn to meditate in the astral planes?
In Voices of the Confederation, they keep stressing the importance of meditation. Hell, every LOO material stresses the importance of meditation, but ESPECIALLY Voices of the Confederation. You'd think a skill THIS ESSENTIAL to one's spiritual development would be a lot more easy and intuitive, so how come it's so difficult?
A couple of things come to mind.
One is a narrow definition of meditation. Meditation is not only sitting in the lotus position and being able to absolve all thoughts from the conscious mind. It can be getting into the groove when doing something creative; losing oneself in the beauty of a nature. These things are meditations to a lesser extent, but they are meditations, and they contribute to the ability to get into a proper state for deeper meditation.
Two is focus. Most people are pretty scattered in everyday life. This is partially due to the amount of things everyday life throws at us. But developing focus in everything you do is a precursor to being able to meditate at deep levels. Don't allow distraction, set boundaries in mundane things. This will help the one-pointed focus and discipline needed for deep meditation. The more ordered and without clutter your life is, the less your thoughts will be chaotic and insistent when trying to shut them off.