Take any position you want (sit - stand - lie down) - your back should be straight. Don't cross your arms or legs - try to be straight as possible. Take a few slow deep breaths and bring your eyes downward. If intention wanders (which it will) - just

A lot of native cultures do it; dance that generates a certain energy

Center all of your attention and desire on Him and make this the sole concern of your mind and heart; Focus on God and the center of your heart and make it soul object of attention and desire.

Ey in terms of whether meditation is working or not. People who are satisfied are because their relationships are expanding. They are able to connect with other people.

Buddhist meditation involving focus on the breath for long periods of time (before vapissana)

Different mode of knowing - sense of natural perfection - dissolution of boundaries - sense of timelessness - spontaneous action

1. Meditation - like psychotherapy tends to release unconscious material 2. Reported adverse effects range from depression - anxiety - and dissociation to psychosis 3. There may be other psychological risks as well - such as increase in passivity

You can only learn this from your teacher. It is advanced meditation technique. Manipulation of breath and energy

In meditation - the body can be experienced as patterns of energy that cannot be described neurophysiologically. Can't describe what's happening using Western physiologically

To get what you're aiming for. If you aim to zone out because life is too crazy it will work. Meditation should be about connecting with your real self.

Concentration increases...