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All meditations are the same: its about awareness and focus. So you choose what is easier for you.

TM = mantra meditation (focus and awareness of mantra)
Mindfulness of the breathe (focus and awareness of the breathe)

You can focus on a mental image, mantra, breathe, part of the body, physical object... So choose the one you like most.
They will all have an efect on your focus and awareness... so they are all usefull for AP

I really like what everyone has said.  Such good information here.  Bluefirephoenix, what exactly do you mean by, "Love is everything?"  Like, does this mean you need to love everyone or that this is the only thing that matters?  Do you live by this?  I am just curious because I do want to become a better person.  Through time as I have gotten older I get a sense of almost being desensitized.  It's sad really.  I don't want to be like this and I hope maybe you can help me.  Did you always know this or did it come to you from AP and then you changed? 

"Time really means nothing
The physical isn't really physical
consciousness is the only reality
Love is everything"

This is exactly "my truth' and my way of life so I will tell you how I live it.
Its not "Love everyone" ... Its about first loveing yourself, making a big concept of yourself, think of yourself as great, as LIGHT or LOVE. Build a conviction that this is what you are that this is the truth. And because your mind is the only reality this is what you will be. And because you generate/project light and love: all people and all events in your life will relfect that! You will percieve only love and light. So you will truely love everyone! It will be natural!
When I was I kid people said me to love my ennemies and everyone but it was so hard, even impossible... But now that I understand the nature of reality and the nature of mind this is natural. You will not see "evil" things not even "enemies" if you don't create hostile thoughts in your mind. So you will LOVE <3 lol
Forget what you created in your past, forget the negativity and build a new life base upon love and light. Then you will understand what Bluefirephoenix said.

[Is it bad when u laugh at your friend when they did something stupid or they are funny . Personally i love sarcasmic jokes , also they say not to judge others sometimes when i walk in the street someone is doing funny thing and i laugh does it really count as being a bad person i don't say about being a bully or something just to chill in your mind making jokes about others and your self and don't take things too seriosly i joke more about my self then others i even heared from people that say oh how u can say that about your self i am like just chill it's just a joke(Black humor) u know what's the thing where is the line i want to get it]

Hello First of all i have several quesiton which i want to get answered like they are important for me..

Have you ever asked your self what's wrong what's right or maybe there is no good or bad there are only actions and consciousness maybe if i did something and you say it's bad it's not actually bad it's bad from your perspective and not bad from mine. The question i ask my self is that okey this life is based on free - will but how much free will we have actually there is no full free will cuz there are things after which u can get bad karma let's say so how u know what's is really bad and what's really good where is limit of free will where we already transfer in animal like beings and loose our humanity this overloads my mind like someone told me there is the most important universal law (Don't hurt other beings ) but you can fight back if u get attacked so it means if someone wants to kill me and in this defensging i actually killed him it's not bad ? but what actually makes it really not bad just massive opinions of people who say that this correct or what? how u live when u live how u know that you are doing correct i know i wrote very badly but my mind is like a hurriance for this moment please can someone explain this ...

Examples :

Someone attacked you , you attacked back and hurted him
You lied to someone because in that situation it was nessecary
You killed someone because you were defending your self
And more examples like this i can't even ask a proper question hope someone will understand what i am trying to find out btw except killing a person i had these other experiences

I always ask my self being a spiritual being means to smile to everyone even when they Hurt you this new age people and other people always say that u must smile be possitive and stuff for me i think this is passivism that u must smile and take everything easy doesn't this make you easy target easy to get controlled just to close eyes on everything and don't care. One thing is to see and realise the facts and second is to do actions

Is it bad when u laugh at your friend when they did something stupid or they are funny . Personally i love sarcasmic jokes , also they say not to judge others sometimes when i walk in the street someone is doing funny thing and i laugh does it really count as being a bad person i don't say about being a bully or something just to chill in your mind making jokes about others and your self and don't take things too seriosly i joke more about my self then others i even heared from people that say oh how u can say that about your self i am like just chill it's just a joke(Black humor) u know what's the thing where is the line i want to get it

EVERYTHING that is LIFE is SPIRITUAL. You cannot separate spirituality from everyday experience/events. Spiritual makes the physical.
For me, if you say "I'm spiritual" or "I'm not spiritual" ... it would not make any sense but of course I understand what people mean by it.
Being "spiritual" is not being a doormat, it means UNDERSTANDING THE TRUTH. You say: "I always ask my self being a spiritual being means to smile to everyone even when they Hurt you this new age people and other people always say that u must smile be possitive..."
The FACT is that no one can hurt you! Other may seem to hurt you but they are only a projection of your mind. They represent your mind, your beliefs. No one will nor can hurt you if you have no "hurt" in yourself. What you experience, what you percieve in your life is only a reflection, a symbols of your mind. If your life is full of love, respect, peace, admiration its because you have great love in yourslelf, you love yourself and people. If you live a life of violence, hostility or hate/anger the same rule applies its because you think bad of life, people, and above all yourself so this is of course REFLECTED in your life. Everything you accept as true in your mind becomes your experience... So your beliefs in "evil people" in "people hurt me" creates exactly this... Change the disk

Because it always scares me. It happens a lot that i get pulled to the seeling out of nowhere, or that something beats me on my back etc, I have never experienced anything positive during this. So everytime when I'm being pulled out my body I get super scared. I was thinking maybe this all happens for a reason but I don't know what that reason could be. haha

You have nothing to fear, you have to have a control over your mind. Your mind creates your experiences: so if you "go" in a state of fear all your experiences will be in a shape and form of fear. To the degree you fear you will have a fearful experience because your astral world will be in correspondance with your mind. But this need not be, you can understand that, so you will change your state of mind to love or bliss or even the feeling of power, then you will have the most amazing experiences... you will never want to stop it. When you understand this, the nature of mind... there is nothing more to understand: all other "knowledge" will be result of this one.

I can answer this one because it is one thing I am very familiar with.

It basically starts with practicing a NP focus often. You can spend a couple of minutes whenever you have a chance or actually do an entire of lengthy session of it.

I found that getting used to focusing on points outside of the body has led to me being able to achieve this "phantom wiggle" at will.

Everyone has experienced shivers many times. Well this is a inner shiver that you can initiate at will with just a thought. Think of the time that you tasted something extremely tart of sour. That usually gives you shiver too.

After a couple of years of learning how to create a strong NP focus, I am able to get a spinning sensation started with just a thought. Whether my eyes or open or not. Believe it or not, this actually creates the onset of a projection and SP in general as well.

You can create this focus by just closing your eyes during the day and doing NP things. Example of this, you are walking down your driveway/sidewalk, there is tree off to your left about 30 feet away. Close your eyes and try to touch it. Don't think too much about doing it. Just do it. Feel the bark of the tree. See your surroundings from standing close to the tree. Do this often. You will see that you will "ENTRAIN" yourself to see that this is completely normal.

Another great practice is focus on a point about 5ft to your right, then in back of you, to the left of you, in front of you, under you (this usually creates a feeling of levitating), then to overtop of you (this usually creates a feeling of rising). Now go back and forth between your focus on the right point and left point. Then do the same to the back and front points and lastly the up and down points. Feel the "tug o war" that is being created. Feel yourself being stretched in these directions.

This didn't come easy at first and I thought it would be totally unnecessary and too much work as well. But I stayed the course for over 2 years now doing this many times daily and am now reaping the rewards for my effort.

This will teach you to disassociate yourself from your physical body AT WILL. That's right, AT WILL.

I have found through practicing every technique out there that if you put your focus on simply getting used to being NP (Non Physical), that your work towards that goal will pay off in ways you have never imagined.

It opens up your awareness so much that sometimes it gets scary. You find that not only can you access the NP at will. But that it becomes part of you and in that opens up all kinds of unique skills per say.

I always say, "change your mindset, you change your reality" and this is sooooooooooooooooooooo true. Once you realize that you are more than your physical body, you start to open yourself to so many other options.

This daily affirmation has helped many people successfully AP. Check it out. I use it EVERY day. I repeat the words 5 times in succession.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yra1SQOOuGE

Wow such a great post!

[I have so much gratitude for this forum, for all the posts and for all of you even if I don't know you. LIGHT & LOVE to you all]

Ok, right. Thanks for your explanation.
Yeah I read about "the help" for others in the astral, thanks to Franck and his posts (and thanks to Xanth for making all the posts in one place)

I help others in this dimension but I never helped (consciously) anyone in the astral lol (I feel a shame now xD) My goal is always to learn about me and the nature of reality and human conscioussnes so I focus on that but I hope soon help others in the astral because now I feel complete about Me and my "knowledge". My life is quite weird since few months, I have nothing to "fix" in the physical, my life is just love, peace and joy haha, there is just that "feeling blessed" feeling... lol so I have plenty of time to think about astral and astral "problems".

I have so much gratitude for this forum, for all the posts and for all of you even if I don't know you. LIGHT & LOVE to you all

I really like your post but...I have something to add to this : "But how can we think love when we encounter a negative energy either here or in the non-physical."

Try to go deeper. Understand that what you encounter has to do with YOUR energy. If you truely had only love in you that's all you would encounter. This is my biggest conviction. The day you fully understand that everything you experience is all about your energy you will be a god-like lol.

"Well, we have to understand that everyone is exactly where they need to be for learning purposes. We must understand this in order not to judge."

Yes but the "learning" is about You. No outside agency forces you to thing or generate "negativity" so when you learn that your mind is the only reality then all the other "lessons" will fall into place. I don't believe that some other, outside power forces us to learn some lessons. But I had that belief in the past and it was a problem.

Ps: You post just made me think and I wanted to say my thoughts, I don't try to contradict you. I hope you will not be mad at me lol.

[What did you learn from your non physical experiences? In what way it affected you and your physical life?What's YOUR message? :p It would be great if everyone share his/her wisdom from the "astral".]

What did you learn from your non physical experiences? In what way it affected you and your physical life?
What's YOUR message? :p 
It would be great if everyone share his/her wisdom from the "astral".

Our beliefs create reality *HERE* as much as they do *THERE*.

Agree 100% don't wait to die before you create a life of your dreams, create it now! Understand the nature of this reality! It's all mind, just like a dream. Observe your mind, your beliefs: observe your life! You will see a perfect reflection. If you don't like it change the cause: your mind.
I wish the whole Earth could know and understand this! I wish all people were happy as I am (lol I know its sounds incredible)

Happy New Year Everyone!

As this is the year I discovered projection (And WHAT a discovery )I wanted to celebrate its conclusion by releasing a framework I made back in late spring.

http://i1109.photobucket.com/albums/h438/Robert_Carbone/Contenteos2011ConceptualFramework.jpg

I hope it helps many understand a clear logic path in what they are attempting.
I hope it assists newcomers.
and I hope it helps you all become more confident in understanding this reality we live within.

Of course, I challenge you make amendments, but please, if its going to be a thousand words. Make a picture. 

Also, when posting replies, I plead that you take a step back and analyze your own mental model before discussion semantics. Words are simply placeholders. It's not their fault, languages and lexicon need to have a natural bias to a topic to exist. Without context, language is just shapes. I have seen to many a good discussion in this forum go to the wayside because of fundamental semantics disagreement that could be solved with empathy. Resolve to look beyond language, that is the only way to see the truth. Best to you all in 2012.


Cheers,
Contenteo

Great image!

haha, maybe inside lol

Thank you Lumaza

I will continue my practice. I love the feeling of "floating" and not feeling my physical body, even that alone is worth practicing But I can't wait to be back in my non physical experiences! ^^

hey people!   

I'm here because I need your light :p

Few years ago I had astral projections naturally without special effort. Once I was "out" I felt like a pro, it was all natural to me, as if I did it all my life, I had no problem. I needed no help from outside, I knew it all by intuition... It was a great platform for my widsom and growth. It gave me great insight about life and the nature of reality and humanity.

Now this seems to be the past, maybe because of some problems in my life, I just ... But now that my life is great again, Now that I have a very clear mind I feel very motivated to get back on track
So I started to practice the hemi-sync focus 10 practice (mind awake body asleep) everyday. (Im on my day 3 lol)
And I practice some focus meditation. For about 10 minutes I just focus on my closed eyes "screen" or a light ball. Just like a phasing thing but I don't try to phase, it's just a practice for train my focus.

Do you think that this is "enough" to build a solid basis for astral projections?
If you have some advice it would be great.

Thank you! 

I know so many "pure", kind people who would never harm not even an insect and other treat them like excrement.
Of course you can believe that they were "bad boys" in the past life but this is not science.
What is true for sure is that often those people have low self esteem, fear, doubt... they imagine negative things happening to them and so they create it in their mind and it becomes "physical". The same for people who believe in evil while they project they see evil everywhere.

I think that a belief in karma as described in the first post can be very harmful for people, because there is no way out. You just say "yeah its because my past lives". Once you understand that you make every event in your life with your mind you cannot believe in karma anymore because you see some facts that contradict it. Of course I'm aware that I cannot change people's beliefs but I just wanted to give my "light" lol :p
I remember when I was into buddhism it made me so depressed!

Truth of karma:

The actions you cause to yourself you experience
You, as each and every body on earth,
Your karma is living out the actions you've done to others,
So when your friend yells at you,
That is from you yelling at your friend a lifetime ago
Because you ARE/WERE the friend who is yelling at you.
And I am the friend yelling at you now!
I love you so much! And im sending all my energy to ensure you have a happy life! You did this favour for me a lifetime ago, so im doing it for you, meet instant karma!

Much love, always,
Soul.

Ok. First let me tell you that this is my first post on this forum. I answer to you because of compassion. I had to! because it hurt my eyes lol!

I had to answer because there was a time where I was in the same "mind trap" as you.
Once you accept that belief you become so obsesed with that idea and you try to be like an "angel", perfect, nice. And if you're not you become frustrated or even depressed... And because no human can be perfect in his thoughts or actions you clearly become very depressed because of the "karma" belief. But that's not the only problem: you often give up your power, you find excuses for your failures, problems, obstacles... You say to yourself "this is because of my past lifes" I can do nothing about it."

Observe people and countries who accepted that belief: They are the poorest, most miserable countries/persons in the world. They always feel dirty and guilty they need to wash themself in "sacred" water, then need to pray Buddha or gods... Just like the sin concept in christianity... And above all its just a false, non scientific, non logic BELIEF.

I think that it's a misunderstood concept. When you read original Buddha's texts, when he talks about "karma" he talks in fact about "the actions" from an absolute perspective: which means -actions of the mind-. Just like in a astral projection our life is a projection of our mind: so your mind creates your acts and events. With bad thoughts you have a "bad" life. In NO WAY it means that if you "yell at your friend" others will yell at you. It's just that if you are hostile in your mind for exemple, you will live in hostility. Nothing to do with past lifes, nor "punishment" system as you understood it. Its just a CAUSE/EFFECT thing. I can tell this Because I study metaphysics since I'm 15. I will have my own book published (in french) in 2017 about this kind of subjects....
Think about this: Can you imagine ALL your past lives with all your mistakes, "sins", all the weight on your shoulders... Can you imagine if you had to "pay" for countless past lives and 'sins" seriously!? lol? That would be so evil, the greates "sadomasochistic" universal law ever!

Here is my understanding of KARMA:
What you generate in your mind (action/karma) is reflected/projected in your experience! Those experiences can be in physical dimesion or not. That applies in every dimension you exist! You cannot escape from it. The best way to see and understand its when you are "in the astral" because you see the direct effect of your thoughts. What you generate in you is reflected "outside of you" even in this physical life, it juste takes some time, its not like in the astral. You are "victim" of the past ONLY if you accept past thoughts in the present. So for an individual who is unaware of his mind power will often be a victim of some "karma". Once you understand that your life is only a projection of your PRESENT mind, for sure! you will begin to generate pure/lovely thoughts and you will have a lovely life, your actions will be pure because all the events in your life become pure. I talk from experience.


Totally agree with this:

I used to buy into the karma thing, but I eventually came to a conclusion.  Karma is just the Eastern version of Sin.  Both only have one purpose: to create fear of wrong action.  Sin gives you a wrathful God delivering vengeance upon you.  Karma tosses out God's vengeance and replaces it with the universe getting back at you in future incarnations.  Both are geared toward creating sheep who follow the rules for fear of a future spanking.  And there seems to be millions of people, within Christianity and Buddhism alone, who need to look over their shoulder in fear of that stick to keep on a proper path.  Very sad.

Peace.