It takes quite a bit of time to become enlightened. But it really is not so different from learning any other art; all you need is time, a good teacher, and practice. Frederick Lenz More Quotes by Frederick Lenz More Quotes From Frederick Lenz Yantras are specific designs that have a great deal of power in them, as do mantras, which are words of power. Yantras are designs of power that tap into other levels of attention. They remind us of things in other worlds. Frederick Lenz other-worlds design attention Focus on an object of some type, hopefully an object that's beautiful or powerful. You could find a pretty colored stone that you just feel good about. Frederick Lenz focus powerful beautiful You could use a flower, a candle flame, anything you want that's suggestive of beauty and eternality. Frederick Lenz flames flower use Learn how to focus - that creates a lot of power. Focus on a candle flame for 15 minutes or a pretty colored rock, or one point, or a chakra. Frederick Lenz rocks flames focus Place an object within your view, hopefully at about eye level. You might have to look down a little bit. Some people have a meditation table on which they put an object of concentration on. Frederick Lenz eye views people Sit in front of an object of concentration with the eyes open. Focus on a candle flame, or a yantra, a little dot, something small. Just look at it. Focus on it until there is nothing else in your mind. This develops willpower. Frederick Lenz flames focus eye Focus on one point and hold your attention there. The mind will waiver, you'll think a million thoughts, but each time you do, bring your mind back to the point of concentration, seeing it visually. Frederick Lenz focus mind thinking Sight is not absolutely essential in this process, but we use sight because it is the dominant sense. It's easiest to interrupt the flow of thought in sense perception and move the mind beyond sense perception with sight. Frederick Lenz perception sight moving If one were blind, one can simply focus on a feeling. Frederick Lenz focus blind feelings Put on the music, and listen. Zazen means to sit, to listen. You're listening to enlightenment, to the universes, to the planes of mind. Frederick Lenz listening mind mean Meditate. Look at the candle flame - or whatever object you have chosen to gaze upon - with intensity. Frederick Lenz intensity flames looks If you keep focusing, gradually thoughts will become quieter and quieter, gradually the images will disappear from the mind. What is happening is the kundalini energy begins to radiate and rise, it causes the mind to be quiet. Frederick Lenz causes energy mind When we mediate, we are raising the kundalini through focus, through concentration. There is a metaphysical astral process that's taking place. Frederick Lenz metaphysical focus process The key to gazing is stopping thought. Gazing is a soft focus; you are touching something with your luminosity. If you could but look into the mountains you would see a diffuse glow. Frederick Lenz touching focus keys Whatever you focus on, you become. That is the key line, you know. Meditation is the bow and concentration is the arrow. Frederick Lenz arrows focus keys In pranayama you don't worry about taking breaths, you focus on exhalation. If you exhale properly you will inhale. The more deeply you exhale the more deeply you will inhale. Frederick Lenz pranayama focus worry It takes a number of years to learn to hold the mind perfectly in one place. But each day we do it a little better, and in the doing we're releasing energy that is taking our mind in higher diffuse planes of attention. Frederick Lenz mind numbers years By disciplining and training the mind to focus on one thing, we gain control of perception; we learn to grab it and put it someplace we want it to be. Frederick Lenz training focus perception When you start your meditation, picture a beautiful blue sky without any clouds in it. Feel that your body is growing lighter. Visualize that you are floating in the sky and that all tension, fatigue, worry and problems have left you. Frederick Lenz blue clouds beautiful After several minutes, picture that your entire body is merging with the blue sky. Feel that you have become the infinite blue sky that stretches endlessly in every direction. Frederick Lenz body sky blue
