Meditation (Mar 2010)

An old Hindu legend says there was a time when men were gods. But they abused their divine powers so much that Brahma, the master of all gods, decided to take these powers away and hide them in a place where they would be impossible to find. All that remained was to find a suitable hiding place.

   A number of lesser gods were appointed to a council to deal with the issue. They suggested this: “Why not bury man's powers in the earth?” To which Brahma replied, “ No, that will not do because man would dig deep and find it.”

   So the gods said, “In that case, we will send their divinity to the deepest depths of the ocean.“

   But Brahma replied again, “Sooner or later man will explore the depths of the ocean and it is certain he will find it and bring it to the surface.“

   So the lesser gods concluded, “Neither land nor sea is a place where man's divine powers will be safe, so we do not know where to hide it.“

   At that moment Brahma exclaimed, “This is what we will do with man's divinity! We will hide it deep within him because that is the only place he will not think to look.“

   From then on, according to the legend, man searched the world over; he explored, climbed, dove, and dug in search of something that was inside himself the whole time.

   - Eric Butterworth, Discover the Power Within Yourself  from http://www.positive-club.com/

When we think of medication, we often focus on formal meditation - as in focusing the mind on a mantra, prayer or physical object of contemplation. Meditation can also be a focus on our awareness of being aware. This is taught as a meditation method by the followers of Peter D. Ouspensky (March 4, 1878–October 2, 1947), a Russian philosopher.

I have found the practice of self-awareness helpful not only in sharpening the focus of my mind, but also in broadening and deepending my awareness of my interconnectedness with everything in this wonderful world of ours, and with the All.

I foiund it helpful to wear my watch on my right wrist; to keep my keys or wallet in a non-usual pocket; to wear a rind on an unfamiliar finger - as ways of reminding myself at random times during the day to become aware of being aware.

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Blessings

Dan Benor, MD