When I meditate,
I'm doing something that I do throughout the day,
Thinking.
But when I meditate,
I try to use my thoughts in a positive way,
To begin to use the mind how I want to use it,
And not just how I'm used to using it.
So first of all,
I sit comfortably,
Relaxed,
Allowing all the tensions to slip away,
Gently breathing in,
And out,
Allowing the body to come to rest.
I let the feeling of peace wash over me,
And I notice that my thoughts seem to be more concentrated,
And originating from somewhere around my forehead.
I let my thoughts concentrate around this area.
As I focus my thoughts,
It's as if that area of thought is becoming smaller,
And more concentrated,
Until I become a little pinpoint of energy,
So small,
And powerful,
And alert,
And so peaceful.
I imagine myself to be a tiny point of light,
A powerful concentrated light,
And I see the light as a light,
Like a laser beam,
Or a star,
Constantly emitting light.
I enjoy this feeling of light,
This feeling of stillness,
So silent,
So comfortably peaceful,
So relaxed.
I begin to wonder what sort of person I am,
What sort of qualities I really have.
The silence I am now experiencing makes all noise and complex interactions seem like funny scenes of a stage play,
Far away from where I am now.
I'm beginning to see that all this is just a role,
That my true nature is peace.
I can see this quality within me.
I have this quality constantly,
And I picture myself constantly giving this quality to others,
In my actions,
In my words,
In my thoughts.
I am the embodiment of this quality.
I am a beautiful being of light,
Constantly emitting this wonderful quality of peace,
A point of light,
Sending out rays of light filled with this quality,
Powerful rays of light,
Filling the world of light which surrounds me.
And around this point of light,
Slowly,
I imagine a body of light,
Not atoms,
Not molecules,
Just beautiful light,
And at the center of that beautiful body of light,
I sit,
Sending out light and more light through my body of light and out into the world.
And very gently,
I allow one tiny ray of light,
One little thought to return to my physical body.
That is much more than a ray.
