Meditation - Center Dot Method
by Duane
I would like to share a simple method of thought reduction to increace ones power and raise ones consciousness.
Put two dots at the top of a peice of paper about two and a half inches apart. Sit with your spine erect but not rigid and look over the paper to a point about three feet away. You will "notice" three dots (the middle dot being an overlapping of two dots). Gently lower your eyes to focus directly on the center dot and use that dot for meditation. Breath from your stomach and count your breath on the exhale or run a mantra. Our mind can not think of two things at once and when we look toward infinity and focus in front of ourself the minds normal activity is greatly reduced. If you use different colored dots like yellow and red we can mentally balance the color of the center dot to a perfect orange, which will raise and center the power in the best position for enlightenment. Go easy on it at first so your eyes are not over strained and have time to get use to it. Duane
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Since talking with Duane, I have gotten a couple tricks to this. Now for me, I couldn't get the Center Dot the first time around. I figured out that I had to actually do the act of crossing my eyes while looking at the dots, and then MERGE the two double dots into one. After this is done, there is basically no strain on the eyes. Keep it up and after a while, you will notice good things. :)
For me, I had trouble figuring out WHERE to do this! So Duane gave me a new idea. Tape a piece of paper with the two dots on it, on my ceiling above my bed! Lay down and do the method that way. It's amazing how well this works for me! :)
During the method, Duane thought a good mantra for me to use is saying "Hu" (like "Hu"-man) as I exhale, in my mind. Also, during this method a Kiegle is recommended. Feeling and/or visualizing the power moving up to the forehead and staying there. Keigel'g is a method they bring up in Lamas class for pregnant women about to give birth. But yes, both women AND men can do this method. You can do this method on the exhale as well. If you have further questions on Keigel'g, just give me a hollar. :)
You don't HAVE to use dots. Any two objects will work. Like if you are not at home, use whatever two objects are near you.
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