Astral Body Meditation Ƒ

1 Astral Body Meditation ƒ

Dedicated practice of this meditation will remove the concept of “self,” and will help you to become selfless. As you practice, you will remove the concept of an “I.” There will only be emptiness. In this state, no one can harm you with gossip, complaints, criticism, or malicious attacks. You are free from worry and fear. You are free of the eight major sufferings caused by ego and delusion. You no longer insist that you are always right, or make assumptions based only on your own perspective. The procedure is a practice of being out of your body, and examining your own chi. Practice will help you become less self-centered, and to come to the realization that your chi, rather than your physical body, is the real you. The chi that drifts out from your third eye during this meditation is your Buddha nature—the true you—your true self. You will realize that the meditating body is simply your “skin bag.” If you practice regularly, you will be able to reflect upon yourself—to look for any blockages or unhealthy chi, whether physical, mental, or emotional. You will cultivate your ability to self- diagnose, and to heal yourself and others. You may be able to see both past and future lives, thus able to help others better understand their current predicament. Everyone who practices well will create the opportunity to attain enlightenment through a clear mind. Young and old will see themselves clearly, especially important during times of doubt and distress. If anyone is constantly confused about the proper direction to take, this is a very good meditation to practice. It is especially useful to practice if one has Paranoid Chi, for it will relax both the mind and body, releasing one from worry. This is a method to see through yourself, others, and events. Your powers of clairvoyance, and your spiritual knowledge, will be strengthened. You will begin to understand motivations more clearly, including your own. For instance, you might instantly understand why you were asked to do a Feng Shui consultation, and, perhaps, why you resisted. The more you practice, the more precisely you will understand a situation and take action that is clearly effective. Perhaps, most importantly, you will be able to achieve the state of min shing jian shin—your Buddha nature. Materials: 3 burning sticks of incense Preparation: ©1. PlaceKatherine yourself in a comfortable position, using theMetz Calming Heart Mudra. Left hand on top of right, palms up, thumbs together. (See Mudras in Deep Wisdom: Healing, Companion Volume.) 2. Recite the Calming Heart Mantra 9 times. Gatay Gatay, Para Gatay, Para Sam Gatay, Bodhi Swaha 3. There are no walls. There is no roof. There are no people. You are here alone, at one with the universe. You are empty.

© Katherine Metz 2 4. Perform The Purification of Negative Karmas to cleanse and purify all your negative karma. During each stage visualize the following: The light of all Buddhas is shining upon you. Buddha’s compassion, complete wisdom, and infinite power, surround and protect you. The power of the mantra is filling you, and strengthening you. Stage One: (the temporal dimension—time) 1. Standing with your hands above your head, holding 3 burning sticks of incense, and using the Incense Offering Mudra, chant Om.1 Visualize that all negative karma from your previous lives is removed. (See Mudras in Deep Wisdom: Healing, Companion Volume.) 2. Drop your hands (still holding the incense) to the area between your mouth and throat, and chant Ah. Visualize that all negative karma from your present life is removed. 3. Drop your hands (still holding the incense) to your heart, and chant Hum. Visualize that all negative karma created in all of your future lives will be cleansed. 4. Drop your hands to your sides (the incense held in one hand only), and chant Shia. Visualize that all negative karma is removed quickly. Stage Two: (body, speech, and mind) 1. Chant Om (with your hands above your head, and holding the incense) Visualize that all the bad deeds you have committed with your body have been dissolved. (e.g., hitting, killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, etc.) 2. Chant Ah (with your hands between your mouth and throat, and holding the incense) Visualize that all the bad deeds you have committed with your speech have been dissolved. (e.g., lying, smooth talking, gossiping, etc.) 3. Chant Hum (with your hands at your heart, and holding the incense) Visualize that all the bad deeds you have committed with your thoughts have been dissolved. © Katherine(e.g., greed, anger, jealousy, Metz obsession, etc.) 4. Chant Shia (with your hands at your sides, and one hand holding the incense) Visualize that all negative karma is removed quickly. Your wish has been granted with speed and effectiveness.

1If you do not have the incense sticks, hold your palms together as if in prayer. Hold Buddha in your heart with a deep sense of sincerity. Hold Buddha in the “heart” of both palms.

© Katherine Metz 3 Stage Three: (bad luck, illness, and blessings) 1. Chant Om (holding the incense as described above) Visualize that all evil chi and bad luck have been eliminated. See that all bad luck, including bankruptcy, is eliminated. (This is another way to deal with difficult economic times.) See all obstacles removed. 2. Chant Ah (holding the incense as described above) Visualize that all sick chi, all illness, has been eliminated, even if you are not aware that it exists in your body. Visualize that all the cells and organs of your body are healthy and reinvigorated. All systems are functioning properly. See this in as much detail as possible. 3. Chant Hum (holding the incense as described above) Visualize virtuous deeds and positive karma sprouting and nurtured. You are performing good deeds (helping yourself and others), and are filled with kindness and compassion. You are reaping the rewards of your positive karma. 4. Chant Shia (holding the incense as described above) Visualize that all is accomplished rapidly. Procedure: 1. Continue standing, and visualize your chi as a small ball rising up from your dantien to your third eye, and changing color in the following sequence: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, purple 2. Visualize the purple ball pulsing at your third eye. 3. Visualize the ball remaining at your third eye, and changing color in the reverse order: purple, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red 4. Visualize the red ball pulsing at your third eye. Now, it pulses more quickly, ready to shoot out of your body “like a racehorse out of the gate.” 5. Visualize the red ball jumping quickly out of your body from either your third eye or crown chakra, moving quickly up to your left in the room in which your are meditating. Visualize the chi as your image. It is animated, dynamic, and observing you meditating. It knows you. It knows what you are thinking. It knows who you really are. Perhaps you are the light of the Rainbow Spectrum.2 Take all the © Katherinetime that is necessary. Metz 6. Visualize the chi flying back into your body through your third eye, and moving back to your dantien as a small ball.

2The chi that jumps out of you is your Buddha nature.

© Katherine Metz 4 7. Visualize the ball rising again, changing color, pulsing at your third eye, reversing the color sequence, and jumping quickly out, moving up to your right. Your image is observing you meditating. It is also observing your surroundings, including the people around you. Visualize that your body becomes a clear crystal body that is transparent. You can see the workings of your entire body. You can see and assess the working of every organ and system. Take all the time you need to look closely. You may see inside others as well. 8. Visualize your chi flying back to you, and moving back to yourdantien . 9. Repeat the rise again, and visualize the chi moving quickly up directly in front of you. It is observing you both in and out—seeing the entire organic machine in great detail. You are a transparent crystalline body, and you can see all your internal organs. You are also seeing inside your mind, reading your thoughts. Your chi is animate, dynamic, moving, and observing. Take the time that is necessary to see throughout. Note: With daily practice, you may see both past and future lives from this position. Your present life will become clear as well. You will achieve a selfless state. 10. Visualize the chi flying back to you, and moving back to yourdantien . 11. Tens of thousands of Buddhas appear in the universe—surrounding you. They are shining their thousands of beams of light upon you. 12. Visualize that there is an eight-petal pink lotus slowly blooming in your heart. Seated on the lotus is your meditative Buddha. The light from your Buddha fills your entire body. 13. Visualize Buddha’s light radiating out to the millions of Buddhas appearing in the universe; to all sentient beings in the Six Realms (for their liberation); to your teacher, your friends, and your relatives; and to your home and office. All the light comes back to shine on you. 14. Make a wish for yourself, and, if you desire, take this moment to dedicate the merits or your practice to your spiritual teacher. 15. Recite the Six True Words, 9 times. Om Ma Ni Pad Me Hum The essence of this meditation is the repeated exercise of having your chi leave your body. You must leave the “I” behind, recognizing that your chi is independent © Katherineof your body (the source of the “self”). Metz

© Katherine Metz 5 Important Notes: 1. This meditation is also known as The Selfless Meditation and TheChi Projection Meditation. 2. When there are obstacles, or when there is resistance, do not run away. If you run away and avoid the problem, your chi will decrease by 50 percent. Acknowledge the problem, accept it, and handle it. Then, let it go. Do not let it linger. Hence, the importance of the Astral Body Meditation. If you practice well, the problems will not be able to find a host. 3. Great masters have said that if you perform good deeds, you will reap the rewards. If you have not yet reaped the rewards, then it is just not time yet. The future will bring you rewards. So, you will know your future by your deeds. Your future will be defined by your actions now. 4. If you want to know about your past life, simply observe what you are doing today.

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