Meditation Is Soaring Through Light

Meditation is the way to truth - to our own inner truth, and ultimately, to the truth of existence, beyond the puny man-made human condition with all of it's arbitrary rules and limitations. Real meditation isn't what they sell in the mainstream. Real meditation is revolutionary. It's a way to change - to rewire - to undo the damage done to us as individuals through the false, hypocritical, binding conditioning that we all get as humans. We're swept into the club of the human condition from birth without even knowing it, and then expected to kow-tow to the "modality of the day", that is, to act like everyone, behave in a way that is in line with society's expectations, and generally, to not bother to notice that the human condition is a sad, dull reflection of man-kinds' inability to perceive truth, magic and awareness.  

Meditation shows us The Way, beyond the limiting factors of our
 upbringing, perceptions and opinions. It is a way to move into
 fields of light - the energy of the universe that we're all made of. Accessing that light and dissolving into it is what happens when you really meditate. At the end of the meditation, you feel lighter, you see more brightness in the world around you. You have insights that allow you to understand who you are and how to proceed in life. How to keep moving your attention into brighter fields, into more expanding understanding that leads to wisdom and compassion.

“Beyond the world of thought and sensorial impressions, there are planes and dimensions of perfect light, knowledge and radiant perfection. Meditation is simply a process of moving your awareness field from the awareness of this world, from the awareness of time and space, into eternity, into the eternal dimensions.” ~ Rama

What is this light? Light is just a word. It's impossible to discuss with our language because human beings tend to be so "out of it", so in the dark, that as a race, we haven't even come up with ways to discuss our experiences in truth. Maybe that's better - it keeps them more pure, more untouchable - unstainable by human ideas. Sanskrit was a spiritual language and had ways to discuss these things, but most languages these days don't even know there is something to discuss. As Rama pointed out, "What people do here is obviously not working. They sit in their commuter traffic hour after hour, making the earth a toxic waste dump."

Referring to humanity as being in the dark does not refer to individuals. As individuals, we have the capacity to be fabulous, funny, intelligent, insightful, selfless - to soar! But as a race of beings, we've fallen far short of our potential to know and interact with the truth (that is our source of life) in our societal mores and transactions. We tend towards the lowest common denominator, and that's what then defines us as a particular society of a particular time. But, at any moment, any one of us can jump out of our molding and try new things, be heroic, offer inspiration to the world. And meditation gives us the insight, energy and inspiration to do that - frequently, until it's what we are. But it's actually fairly uncommon, to meet a truly heroic person. Yet, we're all built that way. But, as Rama simply states,

"A society that destroys the environment that supports it, I would not consider to be intelligent life.

A society that can destroy itself and places the largest amount of revenues

in instruments of destruction is not evolved or intelligent."

It's worth taking note of this sickness, of the dullness of a race that is mindlessly driven by the status quo. Looking honestly at the state of affairs, at what the world has made of this miraculous opportunity of incarnation, can perhaps be one of the most inspiring reasons to meditate and find truth in your own way, since we can, since it's been done before, since Buddhas of yore have shown us that it's doable. Rama made the teachings accessible to us in today's modern world because he himself yearned for and reached pinnacles of brilliance in his everyday life, and shared how to do it with the rest of us. He rebelled against the status quo with quiet commitment to truth. And there are those who wanted to tear him down for his  Why accept this dismal planet's view of life when you don't have to?  So, back to the question - What is the light of existence that begins to peak through in the beginning of our meditative forays, and then bursts through as mind-melting torrents of liquid ecstasy more and more frequently as time goes on? And which eventually brings us back to the beginning, with innocence and sparkling eyes wide open?

All there is to say about it is, if you want to experience that light, that ecstasy, life in its true state, then meditate, with heart, with aspiration, with your total being, with one-pointed focus - everyday. If you've come to the conclusion that the grayness of settling for what society, what the powers that be, have to offer, which is only as good as the best TV show, or Las Vegas show, or Comedy show, or Discovery show, all of which are highly entertaining but won't ultimately fulfill your life - if that's it - if that's all they have to offer, then meditation is an exquisite alternative for discovering brilliance that keeps coming on - stronger and higher.

When you see the illusion of life, that is, understanding that everything in our lives is transitory - every part of this earth, everybody and everything currently in our lives, will be gone soon, then it's easier to get to what's real - what lasts. That is, awareness, light, love, Truth. Understanding that and living with that in mind allows you to move your mind and life away from the cravings and desires that may or may not bring short lived satiation. It allows you to move your life toward that which is eternal, toward that which is beyond words, beyond the mind's knowing, and into the endless ocean of perfect light.

For talks on How To Meditate from the master, Rama, an enlightened Buddhist monk who lived in our time, in modern society and offered truths relevant to seekers today, visit

http://fredericklenzfoundation.org/Free-MP3-Dharma-Talks-C7.aspx