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Kontemplation statt zwiespältiger Meditation

Ein bis zwei Mal täglich zu meditieren, erweist sich als eine Praxis, die vom übrigen Alltag abspaltet, da der weltliche Le-
bensablauf und die spirituelle Übung auseinanderklaffen. Daher empfiehlt Hawkins, der jahrelang selbst mehrere Stunden
täglich meditiert hatte, die fortwährende Kontemplation, die in den Alltag integriert ist und aus den Handlungen und Stati-
onen des Tages ein Gebet, ein Mudra oder eine Meditation entstehen lässt. So wird aus der Kontemplation eine Lebenswei-
se, und das eigene Leben wird zum Gegenstand der Meditation.

Hawkins empfiehlt drei Wege der Meditation / Kontemplation:

Die psychologisch-seelische Kontemplation
(z.B. Psalmen oder Aphorismen kontemplieren, ⚡ Ein Kurs in Wundern)
Die Meditation über den Verstand-Gemüt
Die Meditation, die den Verstand-Gemüt umgeht

Zitate zum Thema Kontemplation und Meditation / Contemplation and meditation

Zitate von D. Hawkins

⚠ Achtung Siehe Power vs. Truth (engl.) Januar 2013

Statue Der Geist der Kontemplation
Albert Toft (1862-1939) englischer Künstler

Mit Kontemplation und Meditation verringert sich der Glaube an ein eingebildetes "Ich" als unser wirkliches Selbst, da man erkennt, dass sich alle Phänomene aus sich selbst ereignen und nicht als Folge der Willensausübung eines inneren "Ich". Das All-sehende Auge, S. 134, 2005

Konzentration auf ein spezielles Thema, während man den täglichen Pflichten nachgeht, wird allgemein Kontemplation genannt.
OU Licht des Alls. Die Wirklichkeit des Göttlichen, S. 71, 2006

Die Praxis sowohl des fokussierten als auch des peripheren Gewahrseins im täglichen Leben oder formloser Meditation lässt den Inhalt des Denkens und Glaubenssysteme beisei-
te. […] Man geht einfach dorthin und meditiert. Die Wahr-
heit, die sich offenbart, ist universell und jenseits aller Eti-
keten. Jede Benennung führt zu Erwartungen, die dann
Begrenzungen und Hürden werden und scheinbare Ziele abgeben, die man erreichen oder gewinnen muss. Ein Ziel für die Meditation aufzustellen, ist etwa die Forderung "Sei, was du bist" oder "Bemühe dich, dich mehr zu entspannen." OU Licht des Alls. Die Wirklichkeit des Göttlichen, S. 76, 2006

Die Gehirnwellen des Weisen arbeiten hauptsächlich auf der langsamen Theta-Frequenz von ungefähr 4-7 Zyklen pro Sekunde, d.h. bei 4-7 Hz oder sogar langsamer. Die Alpha-Wellen der normalen Meditation bewegen sich auf einer Frequenzbreite von 8-13 Hz und die Gehirnwellen eines normalen Menschen liegen im Wesentlichen bei den schnellen Beta-Frequenzen von 13+ Hz.
Licht des Alls. Die Wirklichkeit des Göttlichen, S. 210, 2006

Frage: Ist ein kontemplativer Lebensstil in der heutigen Welt möglich?
Antwort: Wenn die Absicht stark ist, passt sich das tägliche Leben an. Kontemplation umfasst Nicht-Anhaftung, was Aktivität nicht ausschließt. Hingabe an Gott. Der mystische Weg aus der Dualität, S. 97, 2009

Quotes by D. Hawkins

⚠ Caveat See Power vs. Truth, January 2013

Contemplation tends to be more useful than meditation. Source unknown

Meditation: Observation of the Mind's Stream of Consciousness

The stream of thought is propagated and energized by layers of motives and intentions which can be identified as follows:
༺༻	Intentional	Unintentional
1.	The desire to language emotions. This takes the form of recall, rehearsing, and repetitious processing of events and ideas that are linked to emotions. This process is sometimes referred to as the mind working through its failings.	Unasked repetitions of the above.
2.	Anticipation. Making plans for expected or possible future events or possible conversations or encounters.	Senseless ramblings, phrases, fragments of mentations, background voices and music.
3.	Rehashing the past.	Commentary.
4.	Rewriting scenerios, real or imaginary.	Disphoric memories, painful moments, unpleasant events and feelings.
5.	Creating imaginary scenarios - daydreams.
6.	Remembering – reruns and recalling.
7.	Solving problems.

The Eye of the I From Which Nothing is Hidden, S. 102, Veritas Publishing, revised edition 2002

Question: What can you say about meditation?
Answer: It is both a large subject and yet a very simple one. The simplest practices are the best and can be continuous throughout the day's activities. Formally, if we sit still, close our eyes, and stay aware of the breathing, we can look at the patterns that appear to our vision behind closed eyelids. One simply observes the procession of the mind's activi-
ties without interference or comment. From there, one then moves on and focuses attention to what it is that is watch-
ing this procession. Identifying the watcher then leads into the witness, which in turn leads to the awareness of the ex-
periencer that these are qualities of consciousness. One is aware of the witnessing, experiencing, and watching and
that these are happening by themselves. These are impersonal qualities of consciousness. They happen automati-
cally. There is actually no personal entity that is 'doing' the watching, witnessing, or observing. It is also important to
notice that this impersonal quality is unaffected by the content of that which is observed. The real, transcendent 'I'
even witnesses sleep. The Eye of the I From Which Nothing is Hidden, S. 245, 2001

How can meditation persist in one's daily existence?
By merely constantly posing the question to oneself of 'what's' doing the acting, talking, feeling, thinking, or observing? This is a focus of attention with no languaging. The spiritual teacher Ramana Maharshi (BW 720) called that process 'self inquiry', which he recommended as a technique that was suitable at all times in all activities. Continuous meditation could be likened to a mudra, or posture and attitude, in which every act is sanctified by its surrender as an act of ser-
vice or worship. When one's attitude towards everything becomes a devotion, Divinity reveals itself.
The Eye of the I From Which Nothing is Hidden, S. 247, 2001

Contemplating the labyrinth

There is nothing to know, to learn, or to remember. It is merely ne-
cessary to focus, fixate, meditate, contemplate, look at, and realize that the substrate and source of existence is the radical subjectivity of the Presence of God as the Light of Consciousness.
I. Reality and Subjectivity, 2003

To focus on a specific subject while attending to daily life is generally called contemplation. I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. 27, 2003

Ramana Maharshi (BW 720) spoke of the importance of locating and being aware of the inner spiritual heart, which is a fruitful focus for meditation. He also taught that it was not neccessary to physically withdraw from the world but to practice the method continuously as one went about one's usual daily business.
I. Reality and Subjectivity, S. 285, 2003

Question: Spiritual inquiry starts with acquired information derived from study etc. This then results in the obstacle of the mind's conclusion that "I know". How can valid information be held so as not to create the obstacle of presumption?
Answer: To the seeker of the Truth of the inner pathway of non-duality, all learning is held as tentative until the innate truth reveals itself and is validated experientially. This process is potentiated by recontextualization. Classically, the recommended positon from which to hold information is clarified by the phrase "So I have heard", which implies the holding back of transferring of the information into a belief system. That information has become an integrated 'know-
ingness' is indicated by a transformational change of perception consequent to full understanding. This is often the result of reflection and contemplation. Discovery of the Presence of God. Devotional Nonduality, S. 67-68, 2007

Question: What about meditation on an image or concept?
Answer: That is focused attention on the linear, however, eventually the mind gets out of the way of the nonlinear, and greater meaning then springs forth because it is unobstructed. Formal meditation holding a Divine image in mind is a form of worship and supplication. By surrender and invocation, a knowingness arises via attunement to the teacher's etheric spiritual energy and the consciousness level of the vibrational field. Thus, an image can be inspirational and uplifting, but eventually, that, too, has to be given up as a dependence.
Discovery of the Presence of God. Devotional Nonduality, S. 82, 2007

Question: What should one focus on in meditation?
Answer: There are three basic styles that can be described that are effective and fruitful. The first could be described as psychological insight or self-examination. The second is through the thought field, and the third is the simp-
lest by which to bypass the thought field. [...]

Style 3: Bypassing the Mind
Whereas Styles 1 and 2 are educative, Style 3 is purely subjective/experiential and not mental, psychological, emo-
tional, or conceptual. It is the most rapid and basic and consists of a simple 'doingness'. The steps are very simple:
relax completely and deeply; close the eyes; witness the visual field and merely focus on what is witnessed. Within
the darkness, notice numerous tiny bits of dancing light phenomena (called 'phosgenes'). Become at one with the
lights (thoughtlessness ensues), and merge with the visual field. In due time, the context simultaneously begins to
shift and deepen. The seeming separation between the witness and the observer disappears. One 'becomes' the
phenomenon sans a localized observer.
Eventually, only awareness itself prevails, and all is spontaneous and nondual. The mind is bypassed and surrende-
red to Mind, which is autonomous. With practice, the capacity to be 'at one' with the silent, thoughtless state can be maintained with the eyes open. One then lives within the silent state.
In the beginning, the state is lost when it is necessary to return to functioning or necessary mentation. With practice, however, even that distraction can be transcended, and the silent state prevails even though the persona goes about relating and acting to the world.
Eventually, the inner state prevails and selfless action operates spontaneously and autonomously. It is the karmic
'wind-up toy'. It can eventually even think and respond to the world without interrupting the state of silent peace.
The persona is perceived by the world to be 'you', whereas it is only a linear functionality. It is like the ripples or wa-
ves of the ocean. As with contemplation, the sense of Self moves from content to context. One then abides in the
silent awareness that Ramana Maharshi termed turiya, or the "fourth state".
Discovery of the Presence of God. Devotional Nonduality, S. 83, 2007

Meditation and contemplation are merely descriptive styles. They are not separate because the processes are es-
sentially the same. In practice, traditional formal meditation is a process that requires removal from the activities of
dailylife. However, it tends to develop a certain specialness and becomes compartmentalized and sporadic over time.
There are periods of enthusiasm, but the practice is vulnerable to the demands of daily life. It is more profitable to ap-
ply the essential mudra / position / focus / intention in a style that can be done continuously so that contemplation be-
comes a lifestyle, with one's life becoming the meditation. The evolution is to turn one's life into prayer / contemplation
/ meditation / supplication and surrender. One's life becomes the prayer – the prayer is the contemplation.
Discovery of the Presence of God. Devotional Nonduality, S. 87, 2007

The contemplative lifestyle facilitates transfer of the sense of identity from body / mind to witness / observer, which is more primary and closer to Truth of the Self and Reality. The next step is the withdrawal of the sense of 'I' from the witness/observer, where it moves to the faculty of consciousness / awareness itself, which is a quality rather than a personage. One major advantage of being the witness / observer instead of the participant is that the witness does
not talk; it just sees without comment. It could be said that the witness / observer is aligned with the forest rather
than the trees. Discovery of the Presence of God. Devotional Nonduality, S. 87, 2007

Question: How can contemplation be instituted, started and learned? It is a decision?
Answer: It is only a matter of awareness. It is really nothing new and therefore does not need to be learned but only given attention. A useful decision or choice is to decide to stop mentally talking about everything and refrain from interjecting comments, opinions, preferences, and value statements. It is therefore a discipline to just watch without evaluating, investing worth in, or editorializing, commenting, and having preferences about what is witnessed. One then sees the rising and falling away of phenomena and the transitory nature of appearance which, with ordinary mentation, is conceptualized as a sequence of cause and effect.
Discovery of the Presence of God. Devotional Nonduality, S. 88, 2007

Study, concentration, and attention tend to narrow focus and emphasize content and details, whereas contemplation
is aligned with the overall field and its contextualization of significance, meaning, and value.
Discovery of the Presence of God. Devotional Nonduality, S. 214, 2007

A specialized approach to transcending the self is meditation. Dr. Hawkins notes that the limitation of closed-eye sitting meditation is that it takes you out of the world, tending to polarize your spiritual work with your daily
life (as you are either doing one or the other). Despite this noteworthy limitation, meditation provides spiritual students at various levels a means of disciplining the mind on their path to transcending it.
Scott Jeffrey, editor, Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self. Contemplations from the Teachings of David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., chapter 6 "Meditation", S. 99, Hay House, August 2011

The purpose of meditation is to transcend the mind and its mental activities and limited perceptions, thereby trans-
cending duality and becoming increasingly aware of Oneness.
Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self. Contemplations from the Teachings of David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., edited by Scott Jeffrey, chapter 6 "Meditation", S. 100, 1st quote, Hay House, August 2011

It is simple to observe that although there is a "talking mind" going on at the same time, there is also a silent aware-
ness that is more global and unfocused and operates automatically. Contemplation or meditation that focuses atten-
tion on context rather that content facilitates moving one's identity from the transient and volitional (thereby becoming
personal) to the unchanging quality of awareness itself. This leads to the discovery that one is the field and not the
specifics of the content. This jump in realization can be very sudden, which is a level of the Buddhist state of SATORI.
Dissolving the Ego, Realizing the Self. Contemplations from the Teachings of David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D., edited by Scott Jeffrey, chapter 6 "Meditation", S. 105, last quote, Hay House, August 2011

Question: What is the simplest meditative practice?
Answer: I think you should just sit with your arms slightly raised and hands held out, not to receive as in Eastern traditions, but on the contrary, to radiate out that which you would give to the world and humanity. Sitting quietly
with hands held out as if to bless the world, you become a channel of God and radiate out unconditional
love. You give all that you are infinitely capable of giving. You are an antenna of radiance.
You begin with a prayer, something like what St. Francis said, "As your servant, O Lord, I give what you have given me." As you do this you awaken to what the world is crying for and automatically you radiate that and you suddenly realize who you are. It is all nonverbal. It may take years to get it. It is simple and direct like a laser. You become a radical laser beam. Teddy and Otis Carnie, Synopsis and Study Guide to Power vs. Force. An Anatomy of Consciousness,
Part III, "Realization of the Presence of God", S. 2, Veritas Publishing, Sedona, Arizona, 8. June 1996

Contemplation is a lifestyle, [whereas] meditation tends to get separated from your daily life. […] Contemplative [manner] means to be selfaware. You are closer to the self in a contemplatative [way] than where you are in a medi-
tative state. I think meditation does serve a useful purpose periodically. I did it for years (1 hour in the morning and
1 hour at night). Contemplation is a lifestyle which is spiritual alignment in every moment of your life.
Audio interview Kontemplation vs. Meditation, presented by the suspended US American web radio station "Beyond the Ordinary",
hosts Nancy Lorenz and Elena Young, minute 35, 60 minutes duration, aired 13. July 2004

Contemplation is a yin position.

As you walk about the world you surrender everything to God as it arises. [...] Contemplation is really more akin to a mudra. It is a way of presenting one's existence to God. A yin position. The ego goes after things with a yang whamo. 'Let's get it done, let's hit the mark. Let's sell more vacuum cleaners.' Removed audio lecture and Q&A by D. Hawkins, How
to Instantly Tell Truth from Falsehood About Anything, part 3 of 6, presented by the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Shift in Ac-
tion, 17. September 2003, YouTube film, minute 17:30, 45:41 minutes duration, posted 27. March 2011

To contemplate a thing is to sort of hang in with it, to be with it, not to try to do anything with it, not to try to under-
stand it, not to process it. Sedona Seminar Causality: The Ego's Foundation, 3 DVD set, January 2002

Question: What's the value of meditation?
Answer: It would depend on the seeker and the level their at. For some people it's really a distraction and it's a
way of avoiding more serious spiritual work. A lot of people meditate instead of evolving. They can compartmen-
talize it. It would be better to give up meditation and become a more loving person and witness to life its sacredness.
So the intention sometimes of meditation is what throws it off. There is a me meditating in order to get enlightenment.
You can probably do that for quite a few lifetimes and be at the same place you started. Contemplation is a way of
being experientially from moment to moment without compartmentalizing it. And all you're owning is the Truth,
that you're not the content of the field, you're the field. And all of a sudden the content disappears and you rea-
lize it was the field all along. Marin Seminar Title unknown, Unity Church, CD 4 of 4, September 2004

Meditation serves its purpose, but you can't live there. You won't make it past the first street. Meditation has its place. It's very specific. It's very focused. It always talks about one-pointedness of mind. But it leads in(to) me. Meditation
can become a diversion. Many are the meditators; few are the enlightened. Meditation is somewhat removed from
life. I did it for hours at a time, but it becomes held dualistically: There's a "me” meditating. The states that arise
are transitory states. They are useful in that they give you a glimpse that there is another dimension. […] It gets, it
gets held dualistically. There's a 'me' here and now that's meditating then and there. So, it's not really you.
Sedona Seminar Vision, DVD 1 of 3, minute 10:00, 25. February 2005

Contemplation, on the other hand, is a lifestyle, a way of being in the world […]. First it's a disciplined prac-
tice. Eventually, that's the reality of who you have become. There is no this and that, because you are "that"
to begin with. […] That state, that condition – the reason it works is because it is you.
Sedona Seminar Vision, 3 DVD set, DVD 1 of 3, minute 12:00, 25. February 2005

[Paraphrased] Contemplation is asking the Holy Spirit to show you the meaning of something.
Sedona Seminar Practical Spirituality, 3 DVD set, 25. October 2008

Music video

Albatross Island in NW Tasmania, breeding ground for the Shy Albatrosses "being" with the wind, YouTube film, 9:50 minutes duration, posted 2. November 2008

One time I was standing in the pacific ocean on the beach [...] and there was this really strong wind coming off the ocean – and up above, this huge bird was just like this in the wind [puts his arms straight out like a bird, moving slightly back and forth]. Just moving like this and stayed up there minute after minute, half an hour up there, just not moving at all. Not exerting anything. And the wind is doing all the work, it just goes with the wind like this [moves back and forth with his arms straight out, showing what a bird does in the wind, being moved gently by the wind] [...] Anyway, that's the way one is. One just IS with it, without necessarily processing anything on a linear, verbalization basis. [...] Don't identify them. [...] Just be that way. [...] So that is the contemplative lifestyle. You are just aware of all that is arising – without stopping to work on it, to study it, to label it.
Sedona Satsang Q&A, CD 1 of 2, second question, track 2, 14. March 2007

Meditating with a picture of a teacher is almost as good as being in the physical presence of a teacher. (Calibrated as true.) Prescott Seminar What is the World? , 3 DVD set, 28. February 2009

Zitate von anderen Quellen

Kontemplation ist der christlich mystische Weg, der in die Erfahrung des göttlichen Urgrundes führt, in das "Wesen jenseits aller Formen". Meister Eckhart (Eckhart von Hochheim) [BW 705] (1260-1328) deutscher Mystiker, dominikanischer Theologe, Philosoph, zitiert in: Stille Meditation und Achtsamkeit, präsentiert von dem Kneipp Verein Spiesen, 10. Januar 2015

Aus einem Neurotiker, der meditiert, wird bestenfalls ein erleuchteter Neurotiker.
⚡ Ken Wilber [BW 490] (*1949) US-amerikanischer mystischer Philosoph, Vordenker des 3. Jahrtausends, transpersonaler Bewusstseinsforscher, Entwickler der Integralen Theorie, Autor, zitiert in: Text Der Weg zur Transformation des Bewusstseins, präsentiert von der Webseite ayon-yoga.de, annette, 10. März 2013

Irregeleitete Zerstörung des Egos

Man muss zunächst Jemand sein, bevor man Niemand sein kann. Der Versuch, die mit der eigenen Entwicklung verbundenen Aufgaben der Identitäts-
bildung und der Bildung einer beständigen Objektbeziehung durch den irrege-
leiteten Versuch zu umgehen, das "Ego zu zerstören", ist unangebracht und hat verhängnisvolle und pathologische Konsequenzen. Viele Studenten, die sich von der Praxis der Meditation angezogen fühlen, und sogar einige Medita-
tionslehrer scheinen genau dies zu versuchen. Sowohl aus der klinischen Perspektive als auch aus der Perspektive
der Meditation mangelt es dabei an einer Entwicklungspsychologie, die das vollständige Spektrum von Entwicklung
umfasst. Sowohl ein Empfinden für das Selbst als auch ein Empfinden für das Nicht-Selbst scheinen – in dieser
Reihenfolge – für die Verwirklichung eines Zustandes optimalen psychologischen Wohlbefindens notwendig zu sein,
den Freud als eine "ideale Fiktion" bezeichnete und den Buddha lange zuvor als "das Ende des Leidens" – das Ein-
zige, was er lehrte – beschrieben hatte.
Essay von Dr. John H. Engler, US-amerikanischer klinischer Psychologe, transpersonaler Theoretiker, Meditationslehrer, Autor, Being Somebody and Being Nobody: A re-examination of the Understanding of Self in Psychoanalysis and Buddhism., zitiert in: Jeremy D. Safran, Herausgeber, Psychoanalysis and Buddhism. An Unfolding Dialogue, S. 35-79, Erstausgabe von Wisdom Pub-
lications, Boston, 2003, veröffentlicht/zitiert in: PhD Dr. Roger Walsh (*1946) australischer Professor für Psychiatrie, Philosophie
und Anthropologie, Universität von Kalifornien, Irvine, Herausgeber, Dr. Frances Vaughan (†2017) US-amerikanische transperso-
nale Psychologin, Dozentin, spirituelle Autor, Herausgeber, Paths Beyond Ego, S. 119, Tarcher, 15. September 1993

Meditation ist die Auflösung der Gedanken in reiner Wahrnehmung oder ewigem Bewusstsein ohne Objektivierung, Wissen ohne Denken, die Verschmelzung des Endlichen im Unendlichen. Voltaire [François-Marie Arouet] [BW 340] (1694-1778) französischer Philosoph der europäischen Aufklärung, einflussreicher Wegbereiter der Französischen Revolution,
Kritiker der Feudalherrschaft, Bürgerrechtler, Deist, Historiker, Philosoph, Schriftsteller, zitiert in: Blogspot eveilimpersonnel

Es geht bei der Meditation darum, die Hawkins.Wahrheit in jedem Augenblick zu sehen – nicht die absolute Wahr-
heit, sondern in jedem Moment das Wahre und Unwahre. Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895-1986) indischer spiritueller Lehrer, Theosoph, ausgerufen von der Theosophischen Gesellschaft als Maytreya, Philosoph, Autor, Das Licht in dir, Integral, 2001

Gebet ist, wenn wir mit Gott sprechen; Meditation ist, wenn wir auf Antworten lauschen. Unbekannt

Referenz: de.Wikiquote-Eintrag ► Meditation

Quotes by various other sources

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91, 1 (OT) [LoC 650]¹

Personal avowals

I know for sure that the way to feel connected in all relationships is to stay attuned to the Source, which I believe is the energy that vibrates through all life. You can never stray too far from what is really meaningful before losing connection with yourself and everybody else. And when you've lost that, meditate, breathe consciously, listen, pay attention. Trea-
sure every moment. Make the connection. This I Know for Sure.
Oprah Winfrey [LoC 510] (*1954) US American talk show host, actress, visionary, billionaire, philanthropist, What Oprah knows for
sure about starting OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network., presented by the US American monthly magazine O, The Oprah Magazine,
January issue 2011

I've had moments of sheer, glorious transcendence during meditative states, and what many people call epiphanies that have come unannounced when I'm doing nothing, just minding my own business. I've had many of those experiences during my life. […] My experiences during the war gave me a sense of what Buddhists call impermanence, the thin line between life and death, the impermanence of one’s existence.
Interview with Larry Dossey, M.D. (*1940) US American internist, pioneer of spiritualizing healthcare, public speaker, author on com-
plementary medicine, Marrying Miracles and Science: The Healing Power of Intention and Prayer, presented by the discontinued
US American bimonthly magazine Science & Spirit, Ravi Dykema, January/February 2007, reposted 3. April 2009

Commenting on prayer studies

Recommendations

No one teaches contemplation except God, Who gives it. The best you can do is write something or say something that will serve as an occasion for someone else to realize what God wants of him.
Thomas Merton [LoC 515/520] (1915-1968) Anglo-American Catholic Trappist monk, mystic student of comparative religion, social activist, poet, writer, The Pocket Thomas Merton, New Seeds, 8. November 2005

Conclusion

It takes certain ego capacities just to practice meditation or any spiritual practice.
Opening essay by Jack Engler, Ph.D., US American psychologist, mindfulness meditation teacher, author, cited in: Jeremy Safran,
editor, Psychoanalysis and Buddhism. An Unfolding Dialogue, Wisdom Publications, 1. June 2003

Future outlook

Meditation taught in school is the tool to end violence.

If every 8 year old in the world is taught meditation, we will eliminate violence from the world within one generation. H.H. 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso [LoC 570] (*1935) Tibetan monk, leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" branch of Tibetan Buddhism, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, 1989, cited in: Meditation Quote 63, presented by the website dailymeditate.com, 23. June 2014

The pure truth of Atman, which is buried under Maya and the effects of Maya, can be reached by meditation, con-
templation and other spiritual disciplines such as a knower of Brahman may prescribe. Adi Shankara [Shankaracharya] [LoC 710/740] (788-820) Indian philosopher, consolidator of the advaita vedānta philosophy, Swami Prabhavananda, translator, Christopher Isherwood, translator, Crest-Jewel of Discrimination, S. 43, New American Library, New York, 1970

Follow a simple diet, exercise the body, and meditate daily – no matter what happens, rain or shine. If you are un-
able to exercise and meditate in the morning, do it at night. Pray to Him every day, 'Lord, even if I die, or if the
whole world crumbles away, I am going to find time daily to be with Thee.'
Paramahansa Yogananda [LoC 540] (1893-1952) Indian Hindu sage, yogi, philosopher, author, Man's Eternal Quest. Collected
Talks and Essays – Volume 1, Self-Realization Fellowship, 1. September 1982

The contemplative way is in no sense a deliberate "technique" of self-emptying in order to produce an esoteric expe-
rience. It is the paradoxical response to an almost incomprehensible call from God, drawing us into solitude, plun-
ging us into darkness and silence, not to withdraw and protect us from peril, but to bring us safely through untold
dangers by a miracle of love and power. The contemplative way is, in fact, not a way. Christ alone is the way, and
he is invisible. The "desert" of contemplation is simply a metaphor to explain the state of emptiness which we expe-
rience when we have left all ways, forgotten ourselves and taken the invisible Christ as our way.
Thomas Merton [LoC 515/520] (1915-1968) Anglo-American Catholic Trappist monk, mystic student of comparative religion, so-
cial activist, poet, writer, The Pocket Thomas Merton, New Seeds, 8. November 2005

No conqueror, not even Napoleon or Alexander, ever fought a battle more significant than that waged for control
over one's own mind.
Until this battle is won, the mind is still out of control; gasping and thrashing around like a fish out of water. An undis-
ciplined mind not only cannot be relied upon, it cannot avoid doing harm.
However, one who has truly learned to meditate can aim thoughts with the accuracy and strength of a skilled archer.
Instead of thoughts going in all directions, each one finds it's mark.
Eknath Easwaran (1910-1999) Indian spiritual teacher of Passage Meditation, translator, interpreter of spiritual literature, author, The Dhammapada, S. 11, The Blue Mountain Center of Meditation, 1985, 2007

The contemplative life has nothing to tell you except to reassure you and say that if you dare to penetrate your own silence and dare to advance without fear into the solitude of your own heart and risk the sharing of that solitude with
the lonely other who seeks God through you and with you, then you will truly recover the light and the capacity to un-
derstand what is beyond words and beyond explanations because it is too close to be explained: it is the intimate
union in the depths of your heart, of God's spirit and your own innermost self, so that you and He are in truth One
Spirit. Thomas Merton [LoC 515/520] (1915-1968) Anglo-American Catholic Trappist monk, mystic student of comparative re-
ligion, social activist, poet, writer, The Pocket Thomas Merton, New Seeds, 8. November 2005

[+Davidson was named as one of the world's top 100 most influential people by [[wpe:Time_%28magazine%29

TIME]] in 2006.+] |

By 2050 I believe mental exercise will be understood as being as important as physical exercise. Video lecture by Richard Davidson, Ph.D. (*1951) US American Vilas
professor of psychology and psychiatry, Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Transform Your Mind, Change Your Brain, presented by the platform Google TechTalks, Google Campus, Mountain View, California, 23. September 2009, YouTube film, 1:05:21 duration, posted 28. September 2009

Neuroscientific research of positive human qualities and how they can be cultivated through contemplative practice

Brain research ⇒ science of virtuous qualities ⇒ enhancing the quality of human life.

In the future [...]
➢ mental exercise will be accepted and practiced in the same way as physical exercise today.
➢ We will have a science of virtuous qualities.
➢ We will incorporate the mind back into medicine and better understand how the brain can modulate peripheral biology in ways that affect health. This will allow us to take more responsibility for our own health by changing the mind in ways that can impact the brain in healthy directions.
➢ We'll be able to develop a secular approach to provide methods and practices from contemplative traditions to
- teach teachers and children ways to better regulate emotions and attention and cultivate qualities like kindness and compassion.
- increase awareness of interdependence upon others and upon the planet and be more responsible caretakers
  of the environment and the planet.
- promote their widespread adoption into the public discourse and major institutions of culture thereby restoring civility, humility, gratitude and other virtues in human life.

Video presentation by Richard Davidson, Ph.D. (*1951) US American Vilas professor of psychology and psychiatry, Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011 UW-Madison Big Learning Event, YouTube film, minute 18:06, 20:44 minutes duration, posted 20. June 2011

In a striking difference between novices and monks, the latter showed a dramatic increase in high-frequency brain activity called gamma waves during compassion meditation. Thought to be the signature of neuronal activity that knits together far-flung brain circuits, gamma waves underlie higher mental activity such as consciousness. The novice meditators "showed a slight increase in gamma activity, but most monks showed extremely large increases of a sort that has never been reported before in the neuroscience literature," says Prof. Davidson, suggesting that mental trai-
ning can bring the brain to a greater level of consciousness. Richard Davidson, Ph.D. (*1951) US American Vilas profes-
sor of psychology and psychiatry, Waisman Laboratory for Brain Imaging and Behavior, University of Wisconsin-Madison, cited in:
article Scans of Monks' Brains Show Meditation Alters Structure, Functioning, presented by the international daily newspaper The Wall Street Journal, Sharon Begley, US American science journalist, S. B1, reissued by encognitive.com, 5. November 2004

Caveat: Meditation may overemphasize on the interior journey

If the unconscious is conceived as an inner realm of the psyche, and meditation is a means of contacting it, then it might appear that meditation is a purely interior journey that would neglect one's relationship with the world. Maupin (1969) cites this danger: "The deepest objections to meditation have been raised against its tendency to produce withdrawn, serene people who are not accessible to what is actually going on in their lives […]. With meditation it is easy to overvalue the internal at the expense of the external so that they remain split apart."
John Welwood, Ph.D. (1943-2019) US American clinical and transpersonal psychologist, psychotherapist, teacher, author, cited in: Meditation and the Unnconscious: A New Perspective, PDF, presented by the semi-annual, peer-reviewed academic journal The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, Vol. 9, No. 1, PDF S. 5, S. 182-183, 1977

Meditation is a violent act of separation from mass consciousness and direct access to power.
Frederick Philip Lenz, III, Ph.D. [Rama] (1950-1998) US American Buddhist spiritual teacher, cited in: Quotefancy

References: en.Wikiquote entries ► Contemplation and ► Meditation

Kontemplation – Empfehlungen

Psalmen [BW 650] studieren
- Hawkins empfiehlt, über einen längeren Zeitraum den Psalm 91 zu kontemplieren.
- Psalm 23 – "Der Herr ist mein Hirte."
Übungsbuch ⚡ Ein Kurs in Wundern, 365 Lektionen

Index: Meditation – Kontemplation – Bücher von D. Hawkins

Buch 2
- Meditation: Beobachtung des Bewusstseinsstromes des Geistes, S. 158f
- Betrachtung über Meditation, S. 184-187
- Kontemplation, S. 199
- Meditation und spiritueller Wille, S. 201
- Meditation "Wofür ist das gut?", zur Überwindung der Anhaftung an Wünsche, S. 241f
- Meditation Was ist wenn, und was ist dann?, Die Bereitschaft die Illusionen des Egos GOTT zu überreichen, S. 242
Buch 3
- Zentrierte und periphere Meditation und Kontemplation S. 71-76
- Mülltonnen-Zen und Kleenex-Zen S. 78-80

Englische Werke

Buch 2E
- Anleitung zur Klärung des Verstand/Gemüts S. 103
- Fortschreitendes Gewahrsein, Meditation S. 121-123 und 135
- Kontemplation als Meditationsmethode S. 133
- Wofür? Und was dann?, S. 165
- Radikales Jetzt S. 287
Buch 3E
- zentrierte und periphere Meditation und Kontemplation S. 27-31
- Gewöhnlicher Gedanke, Fokus auf 'mich' S. 48-49
- Felder / Erkenntnisebenen S. 292
- Die Suche nach dem Selbst/SELBST S. 307-308
- Subjektivität, Essenz des Selbstes, Erfahrungsübung S. 398-399
Buch 5E, S. 335
Buch 6E, ab S. 87

Index: Audio- und Videomedien (engl.) von und mit D. Hawkins

Audio series The Highest Level of Enlightenment, 6 CD set, Nightingale-Conant, United Kingdom, January 2003
Audio series The Discovery, presented by Nightingale-Conant, 6 CD set, United Kingdom, May 2007

Video Sedona Seminar Realizing the Root of Consciousness: Meditative and Contemplative Techniques, 8. June 2002

Links zum Thema Kontemplation und Meditation / Contemplation and meditation

Literatur

Literature (engl.)

Matthieu Ricard, Buddhist monk, scientist, translator, bestselling author of Happiness. A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill, Little, Brown and Company, 5. January 2007
Sri Swami Satchidananda [C. K. Ramaswamy Gounder] [LoC 605] (1914-2002) Indian religious teacher (mainly in the United States), spiritual master, yoga adept, founder of "Integral Yoga", author of philosophical and spiritual books, Meditation. Excerpts from talks by Sri Swami Satchidananda, Integral Yoga Publications, 1. August 2011

Externe Weblinks

Wikipedia-Einträge Meditation, Kontemplation

Artikel Meditation lindert Schmerzen so gut wie Arznei, präsentiert von dem deutschen Nachrichtenmagazin Der Spiegel,
Hristio Boytchev, 13. April 2011

In mehreren Studien wurde belegt, dass Meditation Schmerzen lindert. Forscher Zeidan untersuchte mit Messungen im Kernspintomografen, welche Hirnareale hierfür zuständig sind. Die Aktivität im orbitofrontalen Cortex und im Gyrus postcentralis (Schmerzwahrnehmungsorgan) ging zurück.

Artikel Integrale Kontemplation, präsentiert von der deutschen Zeitschrift Integrale Perspektive, 2011, überarbeitet 2016

Ganzheitliche Meditation unter Einbeziehung aller Erfahrungsebenen verhindert die Abspaltung von Schattenanteilen wie das bei der klassischen Meditationsansätzen der Fall ist.

Interview mit Joseph Goldstein, Man kann der Welt nicht entkommen, präsentiert von dem deutschen Magazin "Was ist Erleuchtung? (WIE)", ⚡ Andrew Cohen (*1955) abgedankter US-amerikanischer Guru (1986-2013), Musiker, Gründer und Herausgeber des Magazins What is Enlightenment? / EnlightenNext, Autor, Heft 5, ~2000
Artikel Meditation für Anfänger, präsentiert von der Publikation Mindmonia, 1. Oktober 2019

Relevante Studien bestätigen, Mediation trägt bei zur: Stressreduzierung, Fokus zu halten, Schmerzen zu verringern, emotionale Intelligenz, Selbstkontrolle.

Linklose Artikel

External web links (engl.)

Wikipedia entries Meditation, Contemplation

Article The hot new frontier of neuroscience: meditation!, presented by the
US American magazine Wired, provided by the US American nonprofit, non-governmental organization National Academy of Sciences (NAS), November 2004

Meditation examined by neuro scientists

Article Scans of Monks' Brains Show Meditation Alters Structure, Functioning, presented by the international daily newspaper The Wall Street Journal, Sharon Begley, US American science journalist, S. B1, 5. November 2004
Open access article Long-term meditators self-induce high-amplitude gamma synchrony during mental practice, Antoine Lutz, Lawrence L. Greischar, Nancy B. Rawlings, Matthieu Ricard, Richard J. Davidson, PNAS, volume 101, no. 46, 16369-16373,
16. November 2004
Andrew Newberg, M.D. andrewnewberg.com (*1966) US American neuro-scientist, adjunct professor of religious studies, radiologist, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, The Effect of Meditation on the Brain activity in Tibetan Meditators, ~2007

Brain scans of meditating people [Gehirnbildaufnahmen von Meditierenden]

Article Meditation may reduce death, heart attack and stroke in heart patients, presented by the US American science magazine Science, Jue Wang,
16. November 2009, reissued 13. November 2012

The findings of a new clinical trial indicate that meditation, relaxation and mental focusing can be as effective as powerful new drugs in treating
heart disease. They reduce the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death by almost 50% in patients with existing coronary heart disease.

Article What God looks like in your brain: Scans show more activity when religious people meditate, presented by the British national daily newspaper Daily Mail, Andrew Newberg, M.D. andrewnewberg.com (*1966) US American neuro-scientist, adjunct professor of religious studies, radiologist, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 17. December 2010
Article Eight weeks to a better brain; Meditation study shows changes associated with awareness, stress, presented by the Harvard Gazette, Sue McGreevey, MGH Communications, 21. January 2011
Article Integral Contemplation, presented by the German publication Integrale Perspektive, 2011, updated 2016

Integral meditation including all layers of perception prohibiting dissociation of one's shadow parts versus classical meditation

Article Why Crafting Is Great For Your Brain: A Neuroscientist Explains, presented by the publication Mind Body Green (mbg), Sarah McKay, Ph.D., New Zealand-born, Australian-based neuroscientist, medical writer, 24. June 2014

Audio- und Videolinks

Audio and video links (engl.)

Video lecture by Matthieu Ricard, French Buddhist monk, scientist, translator, bestselling author of Happiness. A Guide to De-
veloping Life's Most Important Skill, Little, Brown and Company, 5. January 2007, Change your Mind Change your Brain. The Inner Conditions, sponsored by the platform Google TechTalks, Google Campus, Mountain View, California, 15. March 2007, YouTube film, 59:28 minutes duration, posted 24. July 2007
Video lecture by Jon Kabat-Zinn (*1944) US American professor of medicine emeritus, founding director of the "Stress Re-
duction Clinic" and the Center for Mindfulness, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Mindfulness Meditation, spon-
sored by Google, 11. October 2007, YouTube film, 1:12:05 duration, posted by Google 12. November 2007
Video lecture by Philippe R. Goldin, Ph.D., US American neuroscientist, Stanford University, UC Davis, Cognitive Neuro-
science of Mindfulness Meditation, sponsored by the platform Google TechTalks, Google Campus, Mountain View, California,
28. February 2008, YouTube film, 48:54 minutes duration, posted by googletechtalks 1. March 2008
Audio interview with Bill Joslin, US American private investigator, Meditation: Deconstructing Nonsense, episode #202, presented by the platform Logos Media, formerly Gnostic Media, founder and host Jan Irvin, US American ethnomycologist, independent researcher, political analyst, blogger, lecturer, author, via ivoox.com, 2:08:06 duration, recorded 16. June 2014,
posted 20. June 2014