Instructions (continuation)
Duration: Maximum 21 minutes
Step 2 (9 minutes):
Now, feel that this energy of peace and bliss is rippling outward from the circle, spreading out to embrace the whole world. As more energy is released from the group, more and more cosmic energy rushes in to take its place. By healing the world, you are actually healing yourself!
Circle of light
Step 3 (3 minutes):
Releasing your hands from the circle, spend a few minutes offering your gratitude to Existence for showering upon you, for making you a channel of the cosmic energy.
Remaining in this prayerful mod, relax and open your eyes.
ABOUT THE TECHNIQUE
This meditation can be done individually also, but becomes much more powerful when practiced in a group. The group may sit in a circle or may all sit facing the same direction.
INSTRUCTIONS
Duration: Minimum 21 minutes
Step 1 (9 minutes):
Sit with your spine upright and your eyes closed. Visualize an ocean of luminous, soft white light in the region above your head. Now bring your awareness to sahasrara chakra (crown center). The sahasrara chakra is your point of contact with the Existential energy. Visualize this light entering you through this chakra. Your head is filled with this soft light. Next, it travels through all your limbs, energizing and rejuvenating them. Then light flows down to your feet. Remain with this energy for a while, allowing it to fill you and circulate through you.
Step 2 (12 minutes):
When you feel brimful of the light, you are ready to share it with the world.
Bring both your hands to the sides of your chest, palms facing outwards and fingers pointing upwards. This is the 'sending' position.
Now visualize the light leaving your body through your palms and radiating outwards to the world. For the first few moments, continue to be aware of your sahasrara chakra, so that the cosmic energy flows in to take the place of the energy leaving your body.
Even if you can't remember to do both together, don't bother. The existential energy is a conscious, intelligent energy which knows where to flow!
After a few seconds, once the energy current has been set up, you can focus on sending light alone. If you wish to send light to a particular person or group, or a place or country, you may do so.
Close the meditation by expressing your gratitude to the existential energy.