Why Do You Meditate

Have you asked yourself why you meditate? We look within and discover why you meditate and what you get out of it. I view it from the perspective of having meditated every day since I was 13. We can gain so much from mediation, but it helps to know what your goal is and what you get from it.

Transcript

A very big Aloha,

Cindy Palos here with you and you know I think it's good to stop sometimes and just take a look around and ponder what you're doing when you meditate or what you're really looking for,

What's your goal in meditation.

There are so so many ways to meditate and so many different things you can get from meditation.

Now I'm gonna give you a perspective from the point of view of me doing this for over 55 years.

I've started meditating when I was about 13 and at that point my main goal was just to connect with my inner self and I did it from kind of a mystical point of view,

The inner way of looking within and finding that one source.

For me it was connecting with God and it was very different then.

I mean this is back in the 60s my friends.

So it was a different experience.

Now over the years it's really good to see that the meditation changes as you evolve or as you become more aware.

I'm part of a metaphysical group and someone just started and they're saying it's so good to be finding out about all this and I'm trying right now to master my meditations.

So it was funny because anyone that has been meditating for a while realizes trying is one of the things you try not to do in meditation because the mind does try you know.

Of course it'd be nice to say okay I'm gonna sit down and meditate and I'm just gonna master this meditation thing and I think probably some people think that's the way you do it and there certainly are tons of talks and ways and shortcuts and things that happen but meditation is a living thing.

You're a living thing.

You're an energy field.

You are connected in your mind to the ultimate energy field of all you know so it's not like you can just sit down and say okay I'm gonna meditate right now I'm gonna master this because there is no mastering meditation.

Meditation is for me every day of my life meditating it's a constant thing and it's always a little different.

I think that's what's kept me meditating most all since I was 13 over 55 years because you go within at some point and you just you kind of check it out the same way you would when you wake up see what the weather's like right?

Is it rainy?

Is it sunny?

Is it cold?

Is it hot?

So many things within you some can be influenced by your dreams some can be influenced by your circumstances in life and I have also found since we're all connected to the world that a lot of times my meditations are connected to what's going on in the world and as we've been seeing more challenges certainly have here in Maui when we had the fires we certainly have seen this with the war in Ukraine and the other wars that we're going through the war that's going on between Palestine and Israel that that does influence us that does affect us and you might add to your meditation at that point a prayer for peace you might direct energy and love towards those situations healing of course for the world so those things are all things you can't ever predict I don't care how many people say they can predict some of those things there's no way you could have predicted really all of that I mean I know there's a few people who are pretty good at predicting but life is fascinating and it's really hard to really know what's gonna happen no matter how good a psychic you go to so to have a core base within you that connects you to that inner self and to God into the world and meditation for me has been invaluable it's changed my life I'm not just talking about okay I'm gonna meditate and then do it no it's not like I'm gonna meditate and then I'm gonna go out and do the rest of things I do the meditation sets a tone it sets an energy field for me it sets a connection up that is a reflection for me to really understand more of what's going on inside myself and oftentimes what's going on in the world and along the way and it's been a pretty long long journey for me along the way you find fellow people on the path who understand now I've never been one to get a million followers I mean I I'm really grateful on insight timer to have I think I'm about getting close to 6,

000 followers and that's pretty amazing but I'm not one of those people that has 10,

000 you know follow and I that's not my goal because what I do is very different and I'm doing it because I like to be able to share a little bit of what's going on from my practice from my meditations from what I get in my books my words my music my creations it's hard to share here what I get in my art but all of that has come from this inner connection and I have now what I have is eight books eight hard copy books I have six five or six audio books I have I think 14 CDs and I'm working on my 15th all of that including now my artwork all of that comes from my inner connection and from meditation and most of the people I collaborate with in music are people I have found to understand that deep connection within and this is a beautiful thing it's something that's very very valuable you can't put a price on any of that a connection with another person who wants to collaborate and build something of value and of worth it's priceless now actually there is a cost I don't know I think I'm up to about six thousand dollars on my new CD but you know somehow it all works out you know it's not like I'm gonna make that money back because my next CD I'm gonna donate if I make anything back to the firefighters here on Maui so the intention is where that comes in so so far let's review what I'm saying because I know I'm rambling kind of nothing written down here it's good to know why you're meditating it's good to know what works for you and that it's going to change from day to day it's also good to know that this is going to create something that's invaluable that's very very very important in your life so you can't treat it as if it's nothing unless you're a Buddhist then you treat it as if it's nothing but I have found out that in that nothingness is everything now not being attached to it it's a good lesson believe me in a hard lesson maybe the hardest lesson to learn is to do this living in that one state and try to maintain that state there the word trying again maintaining whatever state of consciousness that is with awareness in your everyday life and creating from that as well so let's just take some time here together let's just ponder some of those ideas and we all know how important it is to get relaxed and comfortable to sit upright and to breathe because breath sweeps mind my Zen teacher my friend hmm Roshi Bilkwang Roshi said that breath sweeps mind it stayed with me for 40 years that one statement so let's let our breath sweep our mind breathing deeply in and holding that breath and allowing our breath to just release and let go and let go and let go and ah just release breathing in holding and just breathing gently out feeling the whole body attuning to your whole field of energy present in your body in your mind and your awareness okay with awareness let's breathe in and hold and just breathe out breathing out out out out out one more time just breathing in holding and breathing out ah allow yourself to go within just being aware of what's going on how are your different parts feeling how's your body feeling just breathing in awareness and feel how your feet feel and your calves and knees your thighs your lower back and your hips there's anything there you need to send light to let's just ah breathing and breathe out in that area sending it love and light breathing in and allowing that whole pelvis area and the second chakra to be full of light and release any feelings that might be blocked there you know just see if there's anything going on and from the objective observer you don't need to become that thing you can just see it and feel it and be aware of it and breathing in again and feeling your whole solar plexus area and seeing that whole beautiful area full of wonderful light and clearing and ah feeling good just feel good is there anything is there anything there in your heart that wants to communicate and express anything give your heart a chance to speak to you in the sacred safe place what would your heart tell you what would that place within you wish you to feel and know ah and thank your heart thank your heart for being with you in this wonderful loving space as we move to our shoulders and our creative center in our neck breathing in to the neck area is there any tightness ah is there anything you need to release there this is a beautiful blue chakra area your creative throat chakra allow yourself to just be in this creative center that communicates is there any message here any creative energy that needs to be expressed and released and communicated ah just allow yourself to be present in the presence here and as we continue to just breathe just be just be and now go to that lovely area of your head and that violet third eye area and just allow the highest light to come in and through and guide you into that third eye area and just focus here and see what you see just take that journey within focused on that one point of the third eye deeper and deeper and deeper ah just allow all of the light that you are to be present here and now go to the head and the top of the crown a beautiful crown chakra a lotus of lovely pinks and golds and just be at your crown center and allow that crown center to blossom open a beautiful beautiful petal of beauty floating there amidst the entire world's pond of beautiful lotuses is your crown chakra centered in the light a beautiful heavenly light shining through it and down through all of your chakras and through all of you and now see a wonderful light combined all the way up above your head to the very soul the source of all and just see that light coming down in a protective wonderful white light down through you and out your feet through your heart in front of you and behind you and on either side of you you are now a beautiful cross of white light in a cocoon of golden white light just be in this beautiful safe sacred place and now let's go to the soul the room in your soul and let's just dwell there and ask your soul what is my purpose in meditation what am I meditating for allow yourself to understand this journey that you're on and see yourself from this beautiful objective standpoint on this long long journey lifetime after lifetime after lifetime to bringing you to this very moment right here and right now are you ready to activate your awakening to allow yourself to be fulfilling your purpose in life breathe in that energy and just feel just sense that presence that's alive here and now slowly slowly slowly come back come back come back go through all of the levels of consciousness to your own consciousness right here and right now and allow yourself a few moments to reflect on how you felt if you want to make any comments or write anything down that's always a nice idea this is at the time where I would get things to write down now a little secret here I write every day sometimes I don't know what I got to write sometimes it's very clear but sometimes it's not until I pick up well either a pen or my phone and type in a message that I know what I'm writing about and that's where the trust in we are not always in control of what's coming sometimes it comes through us we are instruments I'm gonna share with you a message this is a message that came to me this morning and some of you might relate because I do think there are people that do find things on purpose ah going to that place where I wrote these words all you precious instruments who allow spirit to speak through you all the ones who reach to see that universal energy and its family tree and find the roots there within our soul seeds we are fueled by the solar system we breathe the spirit from the source we live in the earthly creation here with love's magnet in our soul setting our course all these precious diamonds of light we cannot see all the stars you've wished on priceless gifts for you to redeem when they're returned to those in need we are God's cherished instruments children of the one who sent us here to inspire those who wish to come back home glimmers of eternity shine in us to see the beauty of creation played in such heavenly frequencies I thank you my fellow travelers and I thank you my friends of spirit I I really truly appreciate you being here with me I send you my love my light my blessings and don't forget to always know that you are loved you do have a purpose my deepest appreciation to you on this journey