Zen Master Pacfan and Taoist Andre.

**pacfan** · 12-30-2012 10:09 PM

I'm reluctant these days to teach anyone meditation. They get their expectations too high and when things don't go that well, they give up one by one. I forgot to tell them not to have too high an expectation from meditation. As any serious endeavor, there will be some ups and downs. Meditation is just a means, not an end by itself. It's just like going to school. Let's say you learn six years, and you get an elemetary level 'diploma' or certificate. You learn another couple years and you get a junior high 'diploma' and another few years, you finally get a high school diploma and so on. Just don't forget, it's a learning process, not an instant diploma, 'cause if it were, you'll end up getting a diploma from a diploma mill.

For those who persevered, you can start a more advance form of meditation by adding some visualization techniques. Visualizaion techniques is used in our karate exercises called katas, most common being visualizing energy coming from ground thru your body and coming out of your hand or fist during a strike. There's many variations and you can find them on the net. Try them and see what fits well for you. But remember, it's all about energy, especially positive ones... positve vibes...