Jeremy Davis7 said:I see meditation is a pretty hot topic on this forum lately, so figured I’d throw my two cents into the ring.
I started messing with this stuff as a kid, totally by accident. And I’m telling you, anyone who gives it a shot is going to hit experiences that blow past the mind and all that conditioning that keeps our consciousness boxed in from reality.
You won't find this in any book.
It’s not in some ancient scroll, and it isn't part of any "school" or organized spiritual movement out there.
This is a pure, homegrown American product!
Just a random discovery by a dumb kid from a suburban neighborhood—and honestly, it’s the most effective meditative technique I know. No fake modesty here: compared to anything I’ve ever practiced or anything taught by gurus throughout history, regardless of where or when they lived...
It just blows everything else out of the water with how simple it is. It makes everything else look like background noise.
Sounds unbelievable, but it’s the truth.
I’m putting this out there for the first time, so if you’re interested, be my guest.
Do me a favor and try to kill that reflex to be skeptical right away. Just for a second, set aside all the nonsense you've been conditioned to believe—all the ideologies, the tantras, the mantras, the gurus, the spiritual ego, the thousand-year traditions, the mystical gimmicks... just try to feel the simplicity of what I’m saying with an open heart. Just for a moment. Without judging.
Meditation on the Infinity of Space;
Try to actually "grasp" what "space" is.
Take a second to really think about what space even is.
No matter how hard you try to imagine where it ends, you just can't do it.
It’s always baffled me how our minds just spontaneously "close their eyes" to this simple fact—this incomprehensible reality that the brain is physically incapable of processing or limiting through mere chemistry.
It’s so gripping and fascinating that the mere attempt to "understand" spatial infinity pushes the mind right to its breaking point.
You don't even have to close your eyes.
Just put in the effort and truly contemplate it.
You’ll get the strongest effect on clear, bright nights when you can see the Milky Way stretching across the stars.
Trying to feel the vastness of the universe standing right in front of you is something that will absolutely leave you breathless.
Find somewhere quiet, far away from the city noise, sit down, and as you watch the outlines of the galaxies, just let the infinity of the space you're staring into swallow you whole.
The mind, quite simply, cannot wrap itself around what I’m talking about, and eventually, it’s going to snap.
Your consciousness will spontaneously leap past the boundary of the mind to merge with the infinity you’re provoking by pushing your perception to its limit.
At first, you might just get a hint that something is stirring beneath the surface...
But after a while, you’ll get these sudden "flashes," unexpected moments of realization—an indescribable state of perception that I can only describe as a magnificent, breathtaking experience.
The "eyes" of your inner being will snap open without warning, and you will undergo a cognitive explosion into something incomprehensible and grand—something that literally knocks the wind out of your lungs because the mind just can't handle it.
The sheer, brutal power and magnitude of the experience will knock you off your feet. All you'll remember is this frustratingly beautiful feeling that something slipped away.
It was right there, within reach, literally a millimeter from your nose, and in a heartbeat, it vanished.
It’s like you saw "everything" for a split second, but you didn't have the capacity to process what you saw, so you reflexively retreated back into the safety of your thoughts.
Literally.
It's worth a shot.
If it was possible for a little punk kid like me, it’s definitely possible for anyone else who tries.
PS.
And honestly? It’s all for nothing. Nobody even has to cough up a dime.
🙂
This is how I've been opening my "windows" for about ten years now.
In the evening, I lie down to rest (feeling totally peaceful). I lie on my back, completely relaxed, breathing gently, making no effort to think about anything at all.
Then, I visualize things and say to myself: "Let all the love I hold within every cell of my body pour out, gather, and flow back into my heart."
Once I feel like enough of that feeling has built up, I open the WINDOW, and it flows away from me into the sky, the universe, the galaxy. It doesn't stay trapped in the room or the house...
At the moment of merging—when the love I've gathered like a little honeybee meets the love waiting for me in the infinite space around me—this sense of endless belonging and unity is born.
The universe immediately gives back exactly what I sent out. That massive, infinite void reacts to my tiny contribution just like a small key turning a heavy, giant door.
That's when the flashes happen inside me—a tapestry of calm and exhilaration, like that feeling of finally coming home after a long time away. The vibration of the universe and my own tiny part of it merge into a melody that washes through my body like warmth, joy, and peace.
After that, every dream feels like nothing more than a pale, faded copy of reality.