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elib.tech Exclusive… sharing elsewhere will result in being banned! Adyashanti – The Art of Meditation (Study Course, Feb 2016)Total Video teachings: 10 hours 24 mins.I am the original uploader of this exclusive material at TheOccult. Due to misunderstanding, I did not upload it here previously. This now remedies the matter. Staff are aware of this situation.___________________________________________________Embark on a transformational journey in Adyashanti’s first ever course focused on the art of meditation. In this live video broadcast study course, Adyashanti shares his unique perspective and insightful guidance based on 15 years of practice followed by 20 years of teaching the art of meditation to thousands of people at all levels of experience.Whether you are called to explore meditation for the first time or are a seasoned practioner, this course will offer you guidance in:   •  Taking your existing meditation practice to an unprecedented level of depth and transformation.   •  Getting started on the right foot if you are just beginning.   •  Breaking the cycle of compulsive thought that leads to suffering.   •  Exploring the deeper intricacies and potentials of meditation.   •  Freeing yourself from conditional emotional responses.   •  Avoiding the potential pitfalls of a meditation practice.The Art of Meditation is a 4-week course exploring the deeper intricacies of meditation in a way that is rarely done. Meditation is not a science, it is an art that brings about the harmonization of body, mind and spirit. And as an art form it must arise from the deepest wellspring of wisdom within each individual in a way that reveals the hidden symmetries of the ground of one’s being. While meditation is the most common of all spiritual practices, it is also the most widely misunderstood.Meditation is not simply a form of spiritual practice, nor is it a form of endlessly seeking after the continuation of some desired experience. It is a means of directly encountering the immensity of being, that measureless reality which alone brings an end to the relentless search for greater and greater satisfaction.Meditation is the art of freeing oneself from the tyranny of compulsive thought, along with the reactive and conditional emotional responses that it habitually creates. Practical and creative thought is obviously a useful tool in everyday life; however, the vast majority of thought is simply the compulsive and conditioned act of the past imposing itself onto thepresent. Thought is in a constant and habitual relationship with itself, and this relationship creates the endless varieties of human suffering.Try as it might, thought cannot escape from itself, and no matter how intelligent thought is, it is caught within a narrative web of its own making. This is true not only on an individual level, but on a collective level as well. And it is for this reason that to find a way beyond the compulsive and destructive addiction to thought is of the utmost importance to us all.In this course Adya explores meditation as more of an art form than a technique, where we allow meditation to arise all on its own (as only authentic meditation can) rather than trying to make it happen through self-centered effort and struggle. Each weekly session includes both an accessible meditation guidance and an exploration of the deeper esoteric aspects of meditation that suits the seasoned meditator. Mid-week videos provide guided meditation intruction along with brief exercises that help us to directly access the mind of meditation in daily life. The course also explores the deeper liberating potential of meditation, as well as how to avoid its potential pitfalls.Week One Topics:   • Why Meditate?   • Creating a Stable Foundation   • The Importance of Posture   • The Importance of Methodology   • Meditation As an Act of Exploration   • Shifting Attention from Content to Context   • Caller 1: Sitting in Half-Lotus   • Caller 2: Energy or Pain in the Feet   • Caller 3: Experimenting with Posture   • Caller 4: Position of the Hands   • Caller 5: Falling Asleep During Meditation   • Caller 6: Keeping the Spine Straight   • Caller 7: Controlling the Breath   • Caller 8: Meditating While in Pain   • Caller 9: YawningWeek Two Topics:   • The Paradox of Meditation   • The Use of Mantra in Meditation   • The Use of Inquiry in Meditation   • Subtle Realms of Consciousness   • Not Battling the Mind   • Opening to Quietness   • The Vividness and Intelligence of Awareness   • Working with Unconscious Content   • Caller 1: The Environment for Meditation   • Caller 2: Confusion about Giving Up Thoughts   • Caller 3: When Overwhelmed by FearWeek Three Topics:   • The Practice of Meditation   • The Attitude of Curiosity   • Disidentification with Thought   • The Emptiness of Thought   • Moving beyond Mind   • Disidentifying with the Witness   • Letting Go the Meditator   • Abiding in Non-abiding   • Deepening into True Meditation   • Caller 1: Fostering Curiosity   • Caller 2: Meditation that Works for You   • Caller 3: The Innate Inclination for QuietWeek Four Topics:   • From Ego to the Infinite   • Awakened Mind   • Awakened Heart   • Awakenind Gut   • Opening to the Infinite   • The Trajectory of Meditation   • The Void of Samadhi   • Speaking and Acting from Being   • Caller 1: Fear at the Level of Gut   • Caller 2: Living Your Authentic SelfCourse Notes:The notes for this course were provided in the separate upload of these teachings as audio only files. This is open to all.They include summary notes for each weekly session, and a complete list of all Q&A emails associated with the course.Link: TIMES:VIP+:             Now openPower User+:  Now openUser:             Upgrade your account to Power User to gain access to this exclusive material                             (you need to upload 25 GB or donate and be a member for 4 weeks) —–search for Skye71 to see my other uploads