Today instead of quoting directly from my beloved Teacher and guide I thought I would respond to requests I received seeking more help in understanding the fundamentals in the meditation practise.
The goal in meditation is to come into a place of pure Being, allowing silence to pervade our entire being, at every level.
Lets take the “pure Being” part first of all. When we allow ourselves to become caught up, and identified with the body and the senses we have moved away from pure Being. How do we know we are caught up? When we put the majority of our attention into how the body looks, how it feels, then the thoughts we create cause us to identify with the body. Think about how much time we spend grooming the body and how distressed we feel when that sleek outward appearance is affected in any way. Of course the media persuades us the way the body looks is everything.
To get to pure Being we have detach ourselves at every level, not just physical. We need to detach from the mental, emotional and vital levels too. 
The technique we use to disentangle ourselves is “witnessing.” For example we might notice the restlessness of the body. We observe it with no judgment, no conflict, complete acceptance of what is. We give attention to the mind. Is there a compulsion to think? We can quell the momentum of thinking by observing the thoughts as they come and go. When does a thought begin, when does it end? Is there a gap between the thoughts? What happens in that gap? Notice the growing silence and restfulness in the Being.
The second step will be focusing on our spinal column and the brain as we breathe out and breathe in. We make a circle or an orbit.
We breathe in at the third eye centre.
Then breathe out taking our attention down the centerline of the body, right down to the perineum area. Then breathe in keeping the pelvic area firm and grounded. Breathe up along the spinal column right up to the medulla point at the back of the neck and across the brain to the third eye.That’s how we connect to every level of being.
How will we know when every level is coming into balance? There is a greater feeling of physicality, grounding in the body, and connection with the earth. The body feels more revitalized at the core in the gut. The being feels unburdened, filled with more love and compassion. The gift of the throat chakra is a greater sense of spaciousness and the listening power becomes stronger. The silence within the mind is more accentuated and our intuitive ability becomes greater. We now become aware that all is happening in the Divine, in that infinite consciousness of being.
This is how we centre our consciousness in the Source of our being.
Let me know if this was useful for you. Can you better understand the goal of meditation and the steps we follow to achieve that goal?
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