It is possible to achieve spiritual enlightenment by just living with focus and totality because this simple intention brings you into the present and with your flow of energy.
First of all, real meditation as we understand it in yoga teachings is to reach a state of effortless meditation, called Dhyana or total concentration. This state of concentration happens almost spontaneously after months or years of having a consistent and commited practice.
Here is some advice based on my own practice and what I have learned from my gurus in India.
Meditation Happens to You.
When you intend to do meditation or concentration practices, don't hink that you are deciding to do meditation. You are not the decider. If you feel that you are deciding to do meditation, it is your ego (the "I-ness" in our sense of existence) wanting to intervene in the process. For a trully meditative practice, the functions of your ego need to be reduced as much as possible or set aside.
Have clarity about how meditation happens. Don't force yourself to get specific results based on expectations of what you have heard from people or read in books. Instead, honor the cosmic space you are trying to enter into and let things happen naturally.
Take a Slow and Gradual Approach.
The intent to start a meditation practice and the actual meditation should not be a source of stress for your mind-body. Introduce new actions slowly to initiate changes in a gradual process. Think of it as planting a seed that needs patience, monitoring, watering, sun light, and protection. Don't incorporate several new practices suddenly that you have not done before; start with a few and go slow. Keep realistic expectations as to the amount of time and frequency of your meditation prctice, especially at the beginning. Have a plan that is not so stresfull and is accomplishable with your lifestyle and schedule.
It is important to introduce new practices into your system slowly and gradually, so you help your mind-body system to get tuned to the new environment and energy that you are now creating. As you start feeling "good" energy from your practice, your time duration should increase almost naturally.
Be Consistent and Stay Committed.
It is important to be consistent and not do less overtime. However, even if you do less, what matters most is that you stay committed to your practice and do it consistently. In all spiritual practices, small and consistent is better than big and inconsistent.
A state of meditation where there is total concentration helps you tap into the unconscious and subconscious mind. Therefore, conssistency in meditation can help you to create new and better patterns of thought-emotions-behavior. If you do it right, you can get rid of old mind-body patterns. These changes will have an impact in your relationships and your life as a whole.
Staying commited to something means that you will put 100% of yourself into it. Commitment to meditation, and any spiritual practice, requires your totality. Only total commitment brings change. Commitment is one of the most important factors in growing spiritually and in personal development. Methods and techniques are secondary. The best method of meditation will not really take you far if you are not consistent and committed.
It is more likely that you will achieve spiritual enlightenment by living with totality and focus in all you do because totality brings you into the present and into your own flow of energy.
Make Time to Tune With Your Energy.
Dedicate half an hour every day just for yourself, to be at home which is the Self, and you will be in tune with your energy. This is the way to start any spiritual process. Dedicating a fixed time every day to stay in tune with your energy will help you to create a zone of flowing energy which is the enrgy of the cosmos.
In this way, your own energy and intuition slowly starts becoming your identity as opposed to the false identity created by the external world which is currently rulling your life and decisions. You will flow as your true Self and not as a character wearing a mask in social relations. The space where your energy flows is a subtle dimension beyond thoughts and ideas which the mind tends to create in the name of spiritual journey.
Don't Share Your Spiritual Experiences or Practices.
One of my Gurus said, "Spirituality is simplicity." Simplicity includes not talking about your spiritual process, your spiritual experiences, your accomplishments, or how much you think you know. Also, simplicity includes not desiring to have spiritual experiences or trying to achieve a goal that you have in mind based on expectations.
Don't expect great spiritual results or dramatic changes in yourself from any method or practice. Instead, stay focused and practical. Do your consistent practice, make time for yourself, don't overshare, and stay simple. I have seen people getting distracted with many conerns and questions about what they consider "spiritual experiences" or mind-body reactions to meditation practices. Trust the process, go with the flow, and don't let your ego-mind distract you from your discipline. The more you externalize your experience (sharing it with people, generating doubts, overthinking, or overanalyzing) the more your accumulated energy will dissipate.
Another of my Gurus who teaches energy says, "Don't expect results but let your consistency surprise you with new changes. Don't have ideas about what kind of changes you want because changes happen according to the mystery of the cosmos. Stay open to be surprised."
Claudia Carballal
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