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# Re: Rawn

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- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Rawn
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:17:23 -0800
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    Dear 'setiamon',

    >> when meditating on a object i find strong associating
    thoughts/awareness emerge for instance when meditating on a apple i find
    it tends to take on a weight,taste,texture and otehr things emerge is
    this the result of the mental image descending to the astral? <<

    I'm uncertain by your wording if you're talking about a one-pointedness
    meditation or about the Step Two visualization exercise, so I will
    address both.

    If you're talking about a one-pointedness meditation then it depends
    upon how strictly you want to hem in your focus. If you want to open it
    a bit and use the one-pointedness to *explore* the various levels of
    your focal point, then letting these thoughts and impressions enter
    would be appropriate, vis a vis "a train of thoughts". But really, an
    *object* is not a good choice of focus for the Step One exercise. As
    Bardon wrote, it is to be applied to an idea, thought or train of
    thoughts. Focusing on an object is *not* the same as focusing upon an
    idea, thought or train of thoughts.

    But if you're asking about the Step Two *mental* exercise with
    visualization then no, these would not be at all appropriate. With the
    Step Two exercises you are to isolate each sense from the others and
    when visualizing, separate yourself from all associated sounds,
    feelings, tastes, smells, etc. Same with the auditory exercises -- you
    must create *just* the sound, not sound plus image, etc. And so on with
    each of the senses. It isn't until Step Three that you begin
    *combining* the sensory creations and generate an *astral* experience.
    But the generation of an astral sensory creation is not possible if you
    haven't already refined your *individual* senses in the Step Two manner
    of isolating and perfecting your control over each one separately.

    One thing that might help you in this is my "Center of Stillness
    Meditation" (http://www.ABardonCompanion.com/CSM-Info.html). The core
    CSM technique is one of separating your awareness from each one of the
    senses in succession and this can facilitate a very deep focus upon just
    a single sense.

    >> the second question is a byproduct of this sustained meditation which
    is a odd sensation with the physical body like energy rising upward or
    pressure i try and ignore the phsyiscal body but after i'v letten go of
    everything else it becomes like an anchor or polarity drawing me away of
    the mental body,how do i let go of the physical body? <<

    Since you're the only one who truly knows what you're doing during your
    "sustained meditation", I recommend that you start experimenting by
    changing parts of what you're doing and taking note on what, if any
    effect, those changes have on your physical body. Keep changing your
    practice until you arrive at a solution.

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    21 Jan 2005
    rawnclark@...
    rawn@...
    http://www.ABardonCompanion.com
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