What is a deep meditation?
Well, this is the type of meditation that comes in all shapes in sizes. In fact, everyone has their own definition of what meditation means, let alone how to classify it as deep or whatnot. Despite this, most would argue that the consensus of deep meditation can be quite unified and collective.
This is because both experienced and novice meditations wonder the same thing. Provided that meditation is all about non-judgmental acceptance, this is a lesson that all meditators have to learn, catch up on, and refresh. It’s always about being present in the moment and embracing the flow of all that is life.
Yet, the question remains: what is a deep meditation? Again, to reiterate, this depends on your frame of reference. While deep does have some ostensible, relatively objective definitions, it is more subjective than not.
In other words, deep for you might not be classified as the same type of deep experience for another or vice versa. Then again, meditation is not as deep or shallow as one could imagine. It’s less about gauging the depth of the experience and more about being the immeasurably dynamic experience.
Thus, this article has got you covered. You will learn not only what is a deep meditation but more importantly what constitutes a deep meditation.
Here are the six of the many powerful ways to identify what is a deep meditation:
- Time of My Life
- Deeper than Sleep
- Blank Space
- Nothingness
- Good Vibrations
- I See the Light
Time of My Deep Meditation Life
Ironically, the more you meditate, the more you are likely to experience time lapses. In layman’s terms, you realize that your allotted time flew by faster than you could have ever anticipated.
For example, your twenty-minute meditation session only felt like ten minutes. Perhaps it normally feels like the exact amount. Perhaps it more often than not feels longer than the time usually permitted.
The bottom is that you feel like you lost time in such a blissful, relaxing experience. And while we might typically expect to worry about daily stressors, meditation proves to be quite the opposite. Because of this, it is like the vacation you never knew you needed.
It is truly a timeless experience that you sometimes wish could last forever. Or even a fraction of that amount.
The funniest attribute of this is the fact that most beginner meditators express concern over time. They worry whether or not they are meditating for too long or not long enough. Time proves to be a motif on their meditation timeline.
However, one of the biggest signs that you went deep into meditation is time being the last thing on your mind. As a result, you might feel as though your meditation session transcended time. It’s like you were elevated into your ultimate happy place!
Cut that out — if you catch my drift!
Deep (Meditation?) Sleep
Meditation can have you breathing deeper than sleep. Even stranger is the reality that some have swallow breaths instead. When you have unlocked the deeper states of meditation, the impacts will be even more profound and penetrating. It’s like you’ve opened pandora’s box in all the right parts.
Furthermore, when you lie on your back, it makes you more susceptible to drift off into theta and alpha states of consciousness. Plus, the further you go, the more effective your mind can rest, recharge, and regenerate.
The best thing about meditation is how it is both latent (subtle) and blatant in just one session. On the one hand, you are having a surface meditation in which you are very cognizant of your state of awareness. On the other hand, you are having a more submerged meditation that slides you into your subconscious and vibrational mind. It is a matter of finding the balance you seek.
Also, as with sleep, the less you focus on going to sleep, the faster and deeper you are going to fall asleep. But, unlike sleep, deep meditation is not about failing; it’s about rising in the latent awareness with mindful intent.
In other words, it is about knowing that the less you try, the more you will thrive.
So, if you awaken for your meditation, thinking you’ve since then, this is a sure-fire sign you went deep into meditation.
Blank Space
Speaking of which, as with your dreams, you are only going to remember some. Others are going to be a little (or a lot!) hazier than the norm.
The question is: is it more meditation on amnesia or amnesia on meditation?
Maybe, maybe not.
Anyways, it is entirely normal not to remember your meditation. As you can see, every meditation session is just as significant as the other. No matter how deep or swallow you feel it was, you are improving. Yes, sometimes it doesn’t feel like you are making any progress, but you know you are going deep when you cannot remember a thing.
This is also very crucial because the less you remember, the less likely you are to judge the experience.
Nonetheless, I think one of the hardest lessons for all meditators is not knowing. Not remembering where the experience took them. Yet, simply feeling the effects of another deep, pronounced meditation.
Again, like a dream, only certain attributes of your subconscious are meant to thaw up into your conscious. This is a matter of regulation. Accordingly, it serves as a route to letting go of needing to regurgitate all the external stimuli thrown at you.
Instead, you learn how to just be a sponge. A blank space in which you know everything is going to be okay.
Essentially, if you cannot remember anything, deep meditation is more than likely to blame, ahem, thank!
Nothingness
Not only does deep meditation help you to let go but it also teaches you the art of nothingness. Even deeper, meditation is less about learning every technique and more about being nothing in particular. The best part is that if you don’t feel anything in the beginning, that’s okay. Just try not to get in the habit of expectation.
As unremarkable as it sounds, it is a pretty scintillating, rare virtue worth embracing.
Contrary to popular belief, nothingness does not associate with self-worth or a void of darkness. Nothingness is the ability to simply be. You can almost say that you are the object of your meditation.
Whether it’s your deepening breaths, your growing/sense level of comfort, your permeating candle scent, etc. The specifics don’t matter.
The point is you are the object of your concentrated focus. And, excuse the jargon, but the deeper the meditation, the more you are able to dilute the surface level of awareness. The more you are able to just flow with the language of your soul.
Instead of trying everything in your power to experience deep meditation, just be it. Quite simply, listen to your inner ear and embrace that you are everything and nothing all at once. You are the forest and the trees. The part and the whole of your appointed meditation.
All the power lies in the ability to surrender to the art of nothingness. Nothing special, nothing serious, nothing scarce.
Nothing but deep meditation.
Good Vibrations is Deep Meditation
Oh yes, I absolutely love this song. What a meditative high, right?
The truth is that you can experience even better with meditation. One of the biggest signs that you’ve gone deep into meditation is how your body feels. This could be from the crown of your head all the way down to the sole of your feet.
If you feel your body vibrate (or any other tingly sensation), this shows that you’ve surpassed surface meditation. It’s a sign that you are aligning with your subconscious. On top of this, due to the progression of positive vibrations, your mind, body, and spirit, are harmonized on an entirely whole wavelength.
Despite some initial discomfort, vibration during meditation is a blissful, euphoric sign you are healing profoundly. It takes some time to get used to the feeling of vibration. Consequently, you might even mistakenly believe that you are vibrating for the first time ever. You are gushing with such optimism, joy, and radiant health. This piques your interest in the cause(s) of such an angelic revelation.
Then, you come into the awareness that meditation is not the first time you’ve vibrated. Yet, the bigger picture is not the less-than-evident fact you’ve been vibrating, high or low, this entire time.
You are vibration!
Part of deep meditation is realizing that you are not the surface or tip of the iceberg. You are the iceberg.
And you don’t have to be mindful of this. You just simply are in vibration with your innermost self.
Thus, if you’ve experienced the slightest of vibrations, deep meditation just might be a fellow.
Be good vibrations…
I See the Light
One of the last things you are going to experience, according to most experts, is light. For example, after I meditated in the three to the six-month interval, I began to see purplish orbs — more like indigo — of light in my peripheral — I theorize this could have something to do with me being an indigo child! I reminisce right to this day how ecstatic and invincible I felt. It was like an untapped superpower manifesting right before my very eyes.
Divine intervention at its finest. Nonetheless, I was more than happy to be grounded by this then-shocking revelation: this is a typical sign of intermediate deep meditation. Yep! Seeing light is nothing out of the ordinary. And yet, it is still just as significant. Awesome benefits come from the ability to see past the silhouette of your aura.
Nonetheless, this is where the problem comes into place. Once again, you come to expect the light. Well, this isn’t going to always be the case. From personal experience, I can assure you that you won’t enjoy the experience nearly as much.
Thus, you’ve just got to let the images, vibrations, and nothingness flow. Whatever is meant for you will enter your orbit.
Despite this, stop attaching to it. Just let it go.
If you see the light, great for you. If you don’t, you are still much improved.
Because of this, always remember that you are what you seek. Now let if find you.
You are the light!
Now relax and take a swim, you are at the deep end of meditation.
Deep Meditation Checklist
In the end, if you have just two or three of these aforementioned deep meditation characteristics, you are well on your way. To reiterate, time is a non-factor; it doesn’t matter how long it takes. If nothing at all, just focus on the astronomic progress you are making.
Look at how your life is changing. Observe how the pain and trauma are transmuting to love and healing. Be what you seek.
Above all, meditation is beneficial not only in the short-term but more profoundly in the long-term. After all, you are meditation.
Once again, meditation is neither deep nor shallow, good or bad, effective or ineffective, etc.
It just simply is.
Non-judgmental acceptance at its highest, most profound wavelength.
Rock bottom or not, the only direction is up.
Be deep…
I hope this article helped you to determine what is a deep meditation with my six powerful ways to identify them.
Take care, have a blessed day, and be the progress you aim to retain.
If Rome wasn’t built in a day, meditation deepens with every breath you take.
Elijah@mymiraclemeditations.com
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