1. ASANA

The body is placed in a comfortable position. In the West we usually sit in a chair or a comfortable armchair, taking into account that the feet must be well supported and the spine straight. We could also lie down in the position of the dead man or in the position of the flaming star.

2. RELAXATION

In this step we must relax our three brains: motor (physical body), emotional and mental. For this, we use the will and the imagination united in vibrant harmony, combined with respiration. We can imagine a powerful blue or golden, or yellow light which relaxes our entire physical body so that when we breathe in it fills us with harmony, peace, tranquility, comprehension, strength, spiritual impulse, love, and light. Upon expiration, all negative forces such as tensions, anxieties, fears, problems, and any antagonistic force that is causing us disorder or disharmony leave the body.

Then we do the same in the emotional center and brain, whose epicenter is found in the solar plexus, totally harmonizing this part and removing all negative emotions such as sadness, distress, fear, depression, etc.

And finally we can concentrate on the midbrow, and from there we can relax the intellectual brain and center, allowing thoughts to pass by without conversing with them, without rejecting them, without taking part in their activities, simply observing them and letting them pass by one after the other, until in a natural way, since we do not give them energy, they fade away and disappear.

This whole process can be aided with good classical or harmonious music, with perfumes, aromas or essential oils and we could also have a candle lit, for fire represents the Spirit in the world of forms. Of course, the above are not absolutely necessary, nor should we depend on them.

At this point it is important to clarify that each meditation practice requires some (physical) sleep in order to establish the link between the physical world and the internal worlds. Meditation without (physical) sleep can damage the brain.

Moreover I would also like to clarify that thousands of books have been written about meditation and its variations with hundreds of techniques full of a great deal of very strange steps and names. In my personal opinion, most of the time, the only thing they achieve is confusing the student who yearns to learn how to meditate, since it makes a theory out of something that is imminently practical.

Meditation is a state of consciousness. The V.M. Lakhsmi told us that to meditate is to compensate. During the day there is a decompensation in us due to the sleep of the consciousness. This should be compensated by meditation, that is to say, by returning to the point of natural equilibrium.

In my opinion, any meditation technique could be summarized in four steps:

1) Control of the physical body.

2) Control of the mind.

3) Experience of the soul.

4) Experience of the Spirit.

If we do not relax the physical body and do not fully control it, we cannot pass on to the next steps. Moreover, if we achieve a good relaxation but at any given moment we move the body, an arm or a foot, etc., that is enough to prevent us from progressing to the next steps. If we were to make a movement like the ones mentioned above we would have to start over the relaxation or the practice from zero.

Once the physical body is under control and is no longer disturbing or impeding, we can move on to the second step where we must control the mind. If the mind is not serene, if it is not passive, without thoughts, without thinking, we cannot advance to steps 3 and 4.

If we have successfully achieved the control of the physical body and the mind we are ready to experience steps 3 and 4 which are experiences of the soul and the Spirit, in that order. This depends on the concentration and consciousness we have in the practice of meditation. A direct contact with our consciousness and with our Internal Being is then produced, permitting us to obtain information and experiences from the internal worlds.

V.M. Michael (excerpt from "Psychological Death")