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solo

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Posted - Mar 19 2009 :  06:06:15 AM  Show Profile  Visit solo's Homepage  Reply with Quote  Get a Link to this Message
The person that introduced me to meditation first started me out with 20 minutes of buddhist meditation (following the breath) tice a day. She then told me to move my awareness down one side of my body and up the other during my morning session for the entire session.
Which I did until I switched over to AYP.

I am curipous to know though what this practice of moving your awaereness through your body during meditation accomplishes? Anyone have any thoughts?

Possibly trying to break up blockages? Every so often I go back to this meditation rather than AYP. But I still wonder what the purpose is.

cosmic_troll

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Posted - Mar 19 2009 :  7:44:33 PM  Show Profile  Visit cosmic_troll's Homepage  Reply with Quote  Get a Link to this Reply
quote:
Originally posted by solo

I am curipous to know though what this practice of moving your awaereness through your body during meditation accomplishes? Possibly trying to break up blockages?


Possibly. I don't have any experience with this practice, but a common idea is that "where thought goes, energy flows". Say if you put your awareness in your left hand, supposedly energy moves there whether you feel it or not.

In AYP practices, the purpose would be purification (see Spinal Breathing Pranayama).

I would guess that the method you described may have a similar purpose. But I don't know. I'd ask your friend...

quote:
Originally posted by solo

Anyone have any thoughts?


Not while I'm meditating

Peace
cosmic
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