Seeker Project 4 Spiritual Exploration (SP4SE)
Techniques for exploring consciousness
The spiritual context of inward and outward disciplines differs depending on the system that uses them. Most people practice some version of these methods without naming them. This article offers a clear map of the major types of disciplines and how different systems apply them.
Exploring the portals of experience beyond time and space seems mystical or esoteric. But when you strip away the mythology, these portals are methods which interrupt conditioned perception. They disrupt the default settings that culture, institutions, and authority figures install in us.
Analogies and metaphors help us understand things by comparing and pointing out similarities. This article explores how skydiving is an analogy for preparation. It shows how meditation is like skydiving; both require courage, focus, and trust.