Thank you Jeff!

This post by far has been the most beneficial that you have shared regarding the
wonderful tool of meditation.

ONE


--- In meditationsocietyofamerica@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Belyea" <jeff@...>
wrote:
>
> Sound Meditation:
>
> Begin with noticing your
> breath, and being quietly
> aware of when you are
> inhaling and exhaling.
>
> By focusing on any sound -
> soft music, the sound of
> rain or wind, running water,
> 'Om' and other 'soothing' sounds -
>
> close your eyes, and...
>
> allow yourself to gradually
> become so absorbed in the
> sound that you no longer
> are aware of following your
> breath. (This will happen
> naturally and nothing you
> have to put any effort or
> control into.)
>
> Just listen.
>
> The sound will move deeper
> and deeper inside and serve
> to settle your mind and body
> into more and more receptivity
> to the discovery of the real
> magic of meditation.
>
> In the eastern (India) traditions,
> sound yoga is considered to be the
> most powerful means of moving
> us to the point of transcendence.
>
> A marker on the way to transcendence
> is the feeling that, in an unusual
> way, we are...the music (the sound).
>
> This happens in a very subtle way
> and only reveals itself in the midst
> of the quietest of quiet awareness.
>
> There are no words to adequately
> explain what this incredibly pleasing
> rush of perception is like.
>
> If you try it, be patient.
>
> One Love,
>
> Jeff
>
> A side note: Sound is considered to
> be the first 'sense' that we
> develop - while still in the womb...
> and the last sense to 'leave' at
> the end of life.
>