Inspection Meditation

Quesak

Using the Energies of the Spirit & the Earth

Inspection (or learning) meditations are where you take an idea and learn from the thoughts that are generated during the meditation.

In a thought or idea mediation, one may liken the idea or thought to a seed which is nurtured in the mind and produces results. In other words, a seed thought is chosen and the mind observes the activity generated by it.

As you meditate, choose one or two points or thoughts to consider. For example, the thought of improved memory and the related though of travel remembrance. Don’t try to put too much into it. Keep it simple so that the mind can broaden and grow and so that the mind is clear of trying to remember what comes next.

As you start your meditations, different avenues can be used. Don’t be afraid to experiment. Also be aware that knowledge comes through learning which may take time. As you develop your talents and abilities, you will find that it is by step after step and not in a giant leap. Enjoy each step for they have things to offer and insights to experience. Feel free to try other meditations and create your own. Decide what you wish to experience or learn and meditate on that.

The first part of an inspection meditation is to learn or to train or to develop qualities and gifts you desire.

As you may know, what the mind perceives and believes is its reality. So to create your reality, meditation can train the mind to believe and visualize and to then create. This is the purpose of an inspection or learning meditation. When you meditated on self-acceptance, for example, that was to gain self acceptance. As you mediate on memory, your mind will create a better memory. As you meditate on the next aspect, your mind will accept this and not be hampered.

Question: Is there a specific order to follow in the meditation?
Answer: No, but as you practice aspects, do not abandon one and concentrate on another for you will become unbalanced in your approach and therefore receive unsatisfactory results.

As you meditate, choose one or two points or thoughts to consider. For example, the thought of improved memory and the related thought of travel remembrance. Don’t try to put too much into it. Keep it simple so that the mind can broaden and grow and so that the mind is clear of trying to remember what comes next.

As you start your meditations, different avenues can be used. Don’t be afraid to experiment. Also, be aware that knowledge comes through learning which may take time. As you develop your talents and abilities, you will find that it is by step after step and not in a giant leap. Enjoy each step for they have things to offer and insights to experience. Feel free to try other meditations and create your own.

Decide what you wish to experience or learn and mediate on that.

You cannot force your mind to become open or blank. The harder you try, the more thoughts are generated trying to convince your mind not to think and that causes more thoughts to suppress those thoughts and a cycle begins. So, the proper procedure would be to sit comfortably and let your thoughts wander. Don’t try to decide a direction or focus, but sense what comes to mind. As you experience this, notice that feelings and thoughts arrive without effort and that a period of openness can also be established. In other words, let your mind wander and then the feelings or thoughts may enter. A mind engaged in exercise is not free to receive.