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THE DYNAMICS OF MEDITATION
sound, we feel the energy coming up along the spine. The “hub” sound gets the flow of energy started and we feel the vibrations of “p” and “;" briefly as the energy moves toward the top of the head. Then as it rises toward the head and brain, we feel the humming vibrations of the “mm-m” sound, especially at the top of the crown of the head. The breath passes out through the nostrils, touching the third eye between our brows.
The humming of the “m" is a sound like the gentle buzzing of a bee. For this reason, this technique is sometimes given the name “Buzzing of the Bee." In your mind's eye you can visualize your brain and the top of your head as a beautiful white lotus flower with innumerable petals. As the energy is raised along the spine to the head, the flower opens and the sound becomes that of a gentle bee hovering in the air above the nectar of this sweet flower. In this wayyou can feel and see your own energy as it is lifted. Feel the vibrations as if giving a massage to the brain nerves. It feels very nice. Now practice doing “hrim” aloud several times.
You can begin to feel calmness and peace. Eventually, as your practice continues over days or weeks, there comes a calm moment when you lose track of your ego-self. You don't know where you are. In that moment the inner door opens and you are universal. Ego consciousness drops away and that higher intelligence which has been hidden is revealed. Meditation is the means to see this and go higher. You realize the oneness of yourself and the universe, of your energy and universal energy. The desire for happiness and the repulsion to unhapniness is the same in all people as it is in you. Experience this oneness, this unity of
