What is meditation REALLY?

[ryan1337]

Hello everyone,
    I'm going to hope i'm not the only one when I say I am confused about what is considered to be meditation and the ideal meditative state of mind. I really wish I had any further input but I'm really just presenting those two questions and hoping I can discuss this topic with my highly knowledgeable friends on Astral Pulse

When we say we need to meditate to help OBE or achieve and OBE, what specifically are we talking about?

What specifically is that ideal meditative state?

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[NoY]

a silent mind
so you can enter a nice deep trance
while being totally relaxed 

:NoY:

[ryan1337]

I don't understand how to literally silence my mind. Do you have any advice for that?

[ryan1337]

OMFG MY ASTRAL ENERGY IS 2!!!! I don't even know what that means I just feel super cool now (:

[NoY]

before you think a thing you feel it, just like you know what your going to type before you do it. a tiny pinprick of emotion contains all the information first, and then your mind says it aloud to yourself, if you learn to just read the emotional pin pricks your mind is silent


:NoY:

[Xanth]

Watch the video here:  http://www.astralpulse.com/forums/welcome_to_astral_consciousness/how_to_experience_the_larger_reality_tom_campbell-t35091.0.html

[ryan1337]

NoY, that's actually a really helpful explanation, thanks . Ryan, I LOVE that video. Learned so much from it. Did he talk about meditation? I don't recall that. perhaps it's time for a re-watching.

[Xanth]

NoY, that's actually a really helpful explanation, thanks . Ryan, I LOVE that video. Learned so much from it. Did he talk about meditation? I don't recall that. perhaps it's time for a re-watching.

The first several minutes, I believe, were mostly about meditation. 
Seeing as I see meditation as being the foundation you learn first to build all other metaphysical skills upon... it's a necessity in my eyes.

[ryan1337]

Ryan,
   I definitely think you're right about this. I feel silly for practicing this the wrong way this whole time! Now I know exactly what I need to work on I feel this should be emphasized more than it was because I never really realized it was so necessary. I knew it was conducive to leaving, just didn't know it was almost a prerequisite.

BTW, since I have you on here... What does the astral energy thing even mean? On our profiles. Just curious!

[Xanth]

BTW, since I have you on here... What does the astral energy thing even mean? On our profiles. Just curious!

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