Aura Expansion
ABOUT THE TECHNIQUE
This method is a way of becoming aware of your own etheric presence. The etheric body interpenetrates your physical body and extends beyond it like a shell. The etheric body is an open door into the Divine. We experience this body many times in our life, but we are unaware of it. Sometimes, we notice it in an unconscious way. When you are in a hostile environment, when you are afraid, feeling separate and isolated, you get a shrinking feeling. When you are joyful, loving, flowing, you feel as if you are filling the whole room. When you are inclusive, you can feel yourself expanding. This is your etheric body expanding and contracting! Without being aware of it, we use the signals of our etheric body to evaluate a situation or to communicate with each other.
Duration: 21 minutes
If you have practised palming, you will sometimes feel as if you are weightless, as if you are ready to fly. This feeling may come to you at other times as well, when you are practising some other meditation.
When you are feeling this way, just close your eyes and become aware of your body
Become aware of your form.
With closed eyes, feel the form of every part of your body, moving from part to part. Feel the form of your fingers, of your hand, of your arm. Feel your legs, your trunk, your head. Become aware of the form of your whole body. When you try to feel your form, it will appear before you.
Gradually, you will notice that around your body is a bluish light. This light will go on spreading, an increasing aura around your physical form.
Initially, practise this with your eyes closed. When you are able to see your aura well, you can try it with your eyes open.
Choose a totally dark room. Preferably, practise at night. When you start seeing the aura with your eyes closed, slowly open your eyes. You will see the same bluish aura around your physical form!
For the first time, you will be able to see your etheric body. When you see your aura, don't do anything. Just sit and watch.
Even as you watch, the aura will begin to spread. It will become bigger and bigger. When you are not doing anything, your energy does not move outward. It accumulates in your etheric body.
As your aura grows stronger, you will begin to feel a deep sense of peace. You will experience a silence. When you practise this meditation frequently, this sense of peace becomes a permanent experience.