Meditation Part 6
November 30, 2025
Meditation as a Spiritual Practice Part 6
During the first part of meditation, many of us experience constant mind chatter—continuous random or fixated thoughts about “what is next?”, “what if?” Business and personal matters fly in front of our eyes, This phenomenon is directly related to the ego’s desire to perpetuate the “story of me.”
After practicing meditation for a while, these thoughts and sensations fade in intensity and duration. Finally, in meditation, our body is relaxed, our heart is focused on its light, and our mind is a blank screen. The blank screen replaces mental videos created from mind chatter and brings spaciousness and a peaceful feeling. This “sweet spot” is the gateway into even deeper meditation. We are so drawn in by the intensity of the light in our heart and the spaciousness of peaceful feelings that they override the ego, and its incessant concerns.
In the deeper phases of the meditation, waves of peace take us to other worlds of being. This condition anchors us in the ground of our being, also known as our Source, the Divine or true being. Tethered to that, our soul explores many regions that we do not even think about during waking states.
In this state our thoughts are much higher than our regular thoughts and the things that come to mind out of the spaciousness, are prompts from the soul. When we emerge from meditation, we usually experience an after-glow because we are still in direct contact with our soul. But alas, our ego eventually steps in to distract us with the daily issues of life.
The experienced meditator tends to keep their connection to true being, to God, which outweighs the voices of ego. They live their days in a meditative state even as they go about their daily tasks. Rumi’s words describe this state of being:
“This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet.”
Spiritual practice: What image is conjured up in your heart as you read the quote by Rumi above?
Self-inquiry: What does it mean to “take a step without feet?”
Prayer:
Dear God, When I am really grounded, I do not require feet. My locomotion is my spirit, my way of moving in the world is the wind and my ground of being is the endless love with which you made the earth. I give you thanks and praise that there is a way. Amen.
