Sense Abstraction
First, close your eyes and allow your attention to collapse inward toward you. Be aware and feel your body right where you are. The trick is to be aware of the dimensions of your inner space, left - right - up - down - back -forward. Just be aware of here and now as it is flowing by you.
Most people have a fair sense of inner sight, look at whatever exists right there in front of you, if its dark, whether grey or black that is OK, just watch. Normally before long you will be conscious of a quality of inner luminescence to this inner space.
This is the light of conscious awareness i.e. knowing about knowing. It is your connection to the healing ministries of spirit and ultimately to Truth and to God. Most people easily see this light and energy and it responds to where their attention lays (or moves to), often creating patterns of pulsating lights and colours.
What you are looking at is the auric-field generated by a living presence, i.e. pure awareness. I’ll explain much more about this in later sections as there is no need to know or believe any of this… JUST DO IT!
The use of a meditation CD is often helpful but the pace and tones must be exactly right (and these also change with time) and any music used should not be overly moving or emotional. (check out our selection for a choice of favourite CD’s)
The essence of the Easy Joy technique is to not get drawn into following thoughts, but to hold your attention gently. A very good example of this can be demonstrated with a meter long piece of stick. Hold it with both hands and swing it like a baseball bat or katana (Japanese sword); then change the tightness with which you are holding it and try swinging it again. You will quickly find that when held harder the tension extends up the arm and tightens the swing as well.
Be aware of your inner space and the mental form of your body, just as it is. Don’t get complicated here, its how your attention is held or allowed to expand and grow or contract, just as when you first sat down and closed you eyes. Feel whatever you feel and recognize it for what it is - whether thoughts, feelings, sensations or whatever. Pay special attention to your inner ‘sight‘; see and feel this inner space of your minds eye.
Now allow your attention (not your eyes) drift upward to notice the top of your head ~ feel where it is at.
The great majority of people readily notice that as their attention drifts upward that the brightness of the inner sight, often seen as a light or lights, increases and thinking stops. If it does not you simply have to focus your attention a little harder to actually feel your head. This is not something imaginary or believed in (if you think so touch the top of your head and then tell me it is all a belief)
Allow your awareness to encompass all of you. Feel it as if from just above your head, like a light cascading down to cover the entire body. Be aware of all the details you notice and are conscious of at any given moment, allowing them to flow right by you in full view (or whatever impression you get of them.)
This is easiest done at first by looking forward and UP at approximately a 45 degree angle. About 12mm forward is your skull. Your attention should rest at the top of your (inner) forehead a finger or two below the normal hair-line and is where most people sense an increase of inner luminescence which can literally light you up. Do not strain your eyes looking up, just be aware in that direction and as your attention continues to rest there, watch whatever patterns of energy appear.
Play with this exercise a bit, and notice any moment to moment differences, especially as your attention moves. RELAX and become centred in that space.
Now notice your breathing. Don’t do anything with it to start, just be aware of the direction, pace and quality of your breathing. When you are ready, fully centred and aware, as you breathe IN, stretch out the breath out at both ends of the IN & OUT breaths. you can pretty much ignore the in between, relax and don’t control that part but when you would normally stop breathing in (or out) continue to breath in that direction for a few more moments. See how slowly, gently and easily you can sustain and continue to breath in one direction.?
When you have taken in as much breath and vitality as you can without undue strain, gently breathe OUT and do the same at the end of the Out breath, noticing any tension in your body and deliberately letting it slump, allowing the tension to relax and sink out of the body. For the moment be a witness, an observer, be present to life flowing and unfolding - allow things to be however they are. Focus and centre yourself in the flow and sensations of the energies of being fully aware and alive.
As you continue to practice this technique you will start to feel tingling sensations, rushes and other energy phenomena, so be sure not to block these energies when they starts to rise in your consciousness and body. Allow yourself to fall into a daydream-like state of enjoyment. From here you can contemplate things and literally shine the light of your awareness on them to have them reveal things to you that will absolutely astound you, but more of that later.
The above must be accomplished first, before true withdrawal of the senses is even possible
Now that you have achieved some mastery with the above; where exactly is our attention to go to, if it is not on the senses?
