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THE DYNAMICS OF MEDITATION
will roll and toss in bed. Why don't you enjoy your sleep? All of nature's creatures enjoy sleep with the exception of people. Your lack of that simple enjoyment indicates something is wrong. The evening hours are meant for quiet, night is meant for rest. At night when you don't rest, this indicates that something is accumulated in your body. Your bed is filled with accumulated tension.
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In meditation you are deliberately making an effort to overcome this condition. You watch yourself using the methods we have discussed and you relax each part of your body. Slowly you learn the art of relaxing with your awareness and attention. Then visualize yourself, become your own observer. See your face, your nose, your chin, your hands, howyou are sitting. Many people are drooping, walking around with their heads down, afraid and ashamed. They do not use their spine properly and turn their faces upward in a natural way. Our face is meant to look toward the sun, stars and moon. Man is the only creature whose face naturally looks upward; all the animals look only downward or at best straight ahead. As human beings we have gained the upward glance. If we cast our faces down, we are not able to see anything or anyone eye to eye.
If you watch yourself and are pleased with yourself you are pleased with the world. When you are not pleased with yourself, you hide from people. You won't look
directly into their eyes, because you can't look directly into · your own eyes. If you know how to look into your own
