(06-29-2011, 10:21 PM)norral Wrote: the meditation is subjective. if it doesnt work for someone then obviously for that person it is not valid.Well, what's not subjective? Do you know how it can work for someone (in a valid manner)?
I'm asking because it seems to be a meditation that substitutes the evaluation of actual experience for an emotional 'drama'. This seems regressive because the object of the 'magic' is whatever that girl and the comforter symbolizes in themselves, correct? But what we have here is a contrived or self-fulfilling role for both parts, so you are basically attempting to reinforce someone's idea of a desirable emotional pattern - like hypnosis attempts to do by working on the subconscious. For me, this would be a non-transformative imagination, because it attempts to connect with the abstract idea of something 'compassionate' rather than the (very real) thing itself. That is, rather than to attempt to experience your own being in reflection of actual experiential catalyst.