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Discovery of the Spirit
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Meditation is an extremely ancient practice which is usually linked with the Indian tradition of self-development called yoga, and there are good reasons for this. Arguably, throughout history it has been yoga philosophy which provides the clearest, most systematic and complete explanation of what meditation is and how to do it. However, meditation is in fact a universal practice which crops up in one form or another in virtually every religious and mystical tradition in the world - from Buddhism to Kabbalism, from Sufism to Native American traditions. In fact, meditation is so universal that it even goes beyond religion and mysticism - higher states have been experienced by poets such as Wordsworth and Blake, composers such as Rachmaninov, and scientists such as Einstein who purportedly had one of his greatest flashes of inspiration while in a daydream.
My own guru, Dr George King, entered the highest state of meditation that can be attained on earth, which is known as Samadhi. He did not regard anything less than this as worthy of the name "meditation". Other teachers have used the word with varying meanings ranging from the most basic definition of simply "watching the mind" all the way through to describing the phenomenon of a meditator being physically immobile and immersed in such an elevated state of consciousness that time itself stands still. This, of course, is much more than just watching the mind; it is complete immersion in a universal state of consciousness.
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This extract...
is taken from Meditation - A Complete Workout for the Mind by Richard Lawrence
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