How the mind stops spiritual experiences
- And what to do about it
We tend to have concepts about what a spiritual experience is and we tend to screen out everything that doesn't fit exactly in to that framework, without even aware of it. If something outside of that framework happens we tend to almost ignore and forget about it. Some people actually feel bad because they try so hard and are not getting what they expected, when in fact they are very successful but are just not seeing it!
The users of the Blisscoded sounds are often spiritual seekers of some kind and are hungry to experience something of a spiritual nature. But we tend to read too many books and texts about this subject. Many know so much about meditation techniques, yoga paths, gurus, enlightenment, samadhi states, brainwaves, astral projection, new age, deeksha, reiki etc etc, that we forget that we do not truly know anything that we have not experienced personally. Why do we read so much about something that must be experienced to be understood? Because that is how the amazing tool called the mind, works: Analyzing and thinking. We need the mind, and it can actually take us quote far, believe it or not, but we also need to remember the old saying: Analysis is paralysis. There is not much we can really do about that more than being aware of it.
"Who Am I"?
You are looking for spiritual experiences, but who are "you" to begin with? To investigate this you simply have to ask yourself: "Who am I?". If that is hard, try "Who/what am I not?" and remove one thing at a time. Example: I am not my name, job, body, thoughts, emotions. Why would I say MY mind if I am the mind?
The mind is a tool. A tool that can never get true enlightenment, because true enlightenment is freedom from the even the mind. But do not underestimate the mind. It can get you very far, as a matter of fact.
The biggest "problem" in our mediation is usually a restless mind, or more accurately, thoughts running all over the place. Here, we can use the mind to still ourselves by for example repeating a mantra or some words, repeatedly, and focusing on that. This is a great use of the mind in meditation.
Using the mind as a powerful tool in meditation
When you are meditating and something "happens" (you see, hear or experience something) the mind will immediately step in and compare your experience with the knowledge you have acquired and start analyzing. When this happens we lose the experience. When this keeps happening we can get frustrated and try to control our thoughts to get them to stop somehow. But you can't stop thoughts completely. Thoughts can not be stopped by thoughts. The mind can not take you beyond the mind. The energy we give the thoughts is what keeps them going, like trying to put out fire with gasoline. Ancient meditation techniques uses repetition of a mantra to keep the mind busy and focused with a single repetitive task. This makes a scattered mind centered and crystal clear. It stops the mind from taking you out of your experiences because it is not running wild anymore. It is kept under control.
Another benefit of this type of technique is that you keep yourself aware/awake instead of falling asleep as you reach deeper and deeper levels of initially relaxation and then meditation. This is the power of attention..
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