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Faholo, the school of meditation I went to also called it centering,
usually mentioned along with grounding, as I have written about in other items in this blog--they are a ways back, but you can find them in the Contents blog, if you're inclined to check them out. I always appreciate the feedback from others who know about such things, who often have an interesting addition or adjustment to suggest, so if you do read them, I hope you will comment!
The challenge here was to put into words what someone would understand who has never been interested in this sort of thing enough to pick up a vocabulary, and it got me thinking about what the actual sensations of meditation are, or at least, how I have experienced them personally, and how I could describe them.
posted by
Ciel
on January 8, 2007 at 3:04 PM
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Hi Ceil, thanks for sharing this post!
What you are experiencing is a form of meditation often referred to as Centering! It is different from Centering Prayer or Prayer, which leads to meditation related to God and things of a Spiritual nature. Spiritual meditation is not a form of an altered state such as you described. Make sure your dad understands what you mean by meditating because he may be thinking about it from a different frame of reference than you are. Take care, and good luck with helping your dad!
faholo
posted by
faholo
on January 7, 2007 at 5:32 PM
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well,
hope you find what you're looking for.
posted by
richinstore
on January 7, 2007 at 5:09 PM
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This is something good to know!
posted by
Whacky
on January 6, 2007 at 7:59 PM
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For me it is prayer, then enhanced clearness…
….a stillness within, during which I move everything out of the way….over into the corner….and then bring things out, one by one, dealing with them, extinguishing them, and then soaring free.
posted by
telemachus
on January 6, 2007 at 6:42 PM
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ciel
at times i have set a subconscious wheel of thought going with prayer. i come to consciously and think 'who was that conversation', and an hour has passed.
thanks for writing this.
posted by
appleworks7
on January 6, 2007 at 3:15 PM
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