Be aware of your purpose, or have an objective when embarking on this journey. The awareness of identifying an objective or a purpose will aid in framing the sessions and help define a path towards that goal.
Realize that many people meander through life aimlessly; living from day to day unaware of any purpose or objective. They are simply following a pattern imprinted by parents or society, and therefore denying any calls from within. Subconsciously however, there is a purpose and a path which has been established by a very long history of personal choices; choices which emerged from emotional, mental and physical challenges along the way. These are the choices which have defined the life as it is in this moment. These are the choices which navigated a path from the original state to the current state of existence here and now.
How does one become aware of this path? Some feel propelled to seek answers after a surviving a personal tragedy. Similarly, a traumatic experience can cause a change in focus and fill the mind with questions. Others may naturally be seekers. What is crucial however is the awareness of questions and the quest for answers. How those questions are addressed becomes pivotal on the journey ahead, and have the potential to change the trajectory of life or define a new path onward. Where would this new path lead? Perhaps it is about revisiting the physical, mental and emotional challenges which were defined the past.
During meditation, an elevated state is achieved where the conscious mind becomes attuned to the life force within. It holds the potential to open a doorway into the past; awakening the buried memories and emotions filed away eons ago which are still impacting life today. Meditation will offer a new perspective on life. It offers the wisdom to make different choices when faced with similar emotional, mental and physical challenges. New choices will result in a change of trajectory.
Meditation will not only offer answers, but will also present many questions. It is a journey where one’s consciousness and their relationship with life will be observed and scrutinized by the subconscious life force. It is the opportunity to see the self objectively. It is an opportunity to dissect and disassemble the conscious and understand the subconscious self. It offers the opportunity to reassemble and rebuild the self on a solid foundation – the metaphoric rock of eternal truths held together by the motor of eternal love. This is the purpose to be realized and then ultimately embraced on this journey called mediation.
In essence, the purpose for being here at this time and place is to embrace the opportunity to change. Growth is only possible with change. The purpose of life can be defined as growing towards the totality of self. It is about the return journey. It is about returning to the original state of being which existed before the journey of choices began, where one can truly say and mean, “I AM ALL THAT I AM”.