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REALIZE WHAT YOU ARE:
Developing One-Pointedness
Sit and watch inside until you feel comfortable, quiet and calm. With your eyes still closed, imagine a beautiful flame in the center of your brow. It is a clear yellow-white flame sprouting upward. It is exactly at the center of your brow. See it there.
If this is easy for you to see, make this practice part of your meditation and continue to do it every day.
Some people find this visual imagery difficult. If you do not see the flame, or if it will not come easily into your imagination, then light a real candle and set it at eye level in front of you. This is best to do in a darkened room. The background behind the candle should be very plain. Sit and watch the candle fortwo minutes. Now close your eyes and visualize the beautiful flame coming in the center of your brow. Relax and bring it inside you. If you have difficulty, open your eyes and look at the candle for a short while again. Do this two or three times for a few moments each time, but no more than that. Be very careful not to strain or overexertyour eyes.
The candle is a beautiful symbol of ourselves. The wax is like our body. The flame is our real Self, our soul or spirit. What happens if we turn a candle upside down? We see that the flame turns upward. The flame will never remain downward no matter what you do to the wax. Your body is like this beautiful candle and you, that which is the center, are like the flame. The wax melts but the flame moves upward. Though our body ages, we remain the same. Visualize this symbol. Don't identify with changes in
