A pool of fresh water is special. Its special as itâs a bit like our consciousness. If you try hard you may be able to see really little waves or ripples in the water. Theyâre really slight. The surface of the water is like the surface of your consciousness. The part that youre cognizant of.


When it ripples â when its interacting with the world around you itâs obvious and youâll get ripples. The surface ripples are what youre commonly aware of. When you think, hear, speak, cry out, engage in something physical or stressful the waves are produced.
With meditation that all stops. Your brain may be totally still, unmoving. Itâs really possible. When the surface of the brain quiets and becomes still we begin to see and feel what is underneath. We wouldnât know theres anything much underneath our consciousness except what we may see from the surface. Release whatever expectations about what will occur as you meditate. Donât think that youll have some experience of nirvana...Heaven. Dont think that youll have a void mind. Dont think that youll stop thought today. Dont think anything. If youre attached in anyhow to the thought that youre going to acquire something from sitting now, let it go. If youre concerned about getting something each time or whatever time you meditate youll be frustrated. If youre frustrated youll not continue. Read more by downloading this ebook!