Meditation on a point – from calm comes the power

23.10.2016

Autor: D. Harald Alke

A standpoint, not an encyclopedia entry. An exercise guide by D. Harald Alke. Background knowledge: encyclopedia entries Meditation, Autogenic training and Kundalini.

We have so many good methods to hand that we sometimes forget them. Precisely in a time of sensory overload (mobile phone, TV, mass media), many complain of inner unrest, nervousness and poor sleep. And yet often a very simple exercise suffices. Already in 1932, Dr J. H. Schultz took up the methods of the yogis and developed from them autogenic training; the underlying techniques have been known from yoga for thousands of years.

Why even gazing at a point works

Investigations (among others by Dr Motoyama in the 1970s) showed: as soon as we concentrate on a single point, the metabolism goes down – the energy consumption sinks, we come into a state of rest. Basically everyone knows it from the thought-lost “staring into space”: something in us then, of its own accord, initiates a state of rest.

The exercise – step by step

1. Sit down comfortably (or lie down), lay the hands relaxed on the armrests or thighs.
2. Gazing at a point: fix the gaze on any point (when lying down, e.g. on the ceiling).
3. Breathe calmly: breathe in, hold the air a few seconds, breathe out evenly and deeply, pause briefly again. Already after a few breaths, the breaths become deeper of their own accord.
4. Close the eyes and consciously breathe on, giving in to your own rhythm. Whoever was very restless before perhaps falls asleep when lying down – then enjoy this phase of rest (a good falling-asleep exercise).
5. Concentration on the “3rd eye”: direct the closed eyeballs slightly inward and upward. Schultz called that the “deepened stilling”.

From this calm arises concentration. Whoever practises sitting goes afterwards more clearly to their work; whoever likes develops, in the relaxed state, pictorial ideas and solutions for their tasks.

What lies behind it

If the concentration on the 3rd eye succeeds, there arises – in this worldview-based view – an access to the 1st chakra and thus to the Kundalini, the cosmic source of our life force. The more we lose ourselves in everyday life, the more we are distracted from this source of power. That is why the regular exercise is worth it – it is simple and effective.

The modern mass media live from distraction and fear. Whoever is attentive can withdraw from it and find their way back to themselves. From calm comes the power. Or, as Horus expressed it: “The universe lives in you – not you in the universe.”

Note: This guide renders personal experience and a worldview-based view and replaces no medical or psychotherapeutic treatment.