Would fasting help meditation?
MANY TIMES IT DOES, YES. IT DEEPENS THE TRANCE.
ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS ON ONE SUBJECT, PREFERABLY SPIRITUAL GROWTH, FOR A SPECIFIC PERIOD, SAY TWENTY MINUTES AT SUNSET. MEMORIES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO FLOW BY, AND YOU SHOULD EXAMINE THEM UNEMOTIONALLY.
What happens in concentration?
TRANSCENDENCE OF THE PERSONALITY.
Someone asked about meditation experience. What is the nullness?
THAT IS WHAT MEDITATION IS ALL ABOUT — “MINDLESSNESS”. FOR SOME STUDENTS AT THIS POINT IN THEIR WORK, INVOLVEMENT IN ACTUAL TRANSACTIONS WOULD BE ANTI-GROWTH, FOR YOU ARE QUITE RIGHT IN THAT IT IS AN INTELLECTUAL CENTER FUNCTION, AND SHOULD NOT BE RELEGATED DOWNWARD. ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE ARE SOME OTHER STUDENTS WHOSE OVERLEAVES DO NOT AT THIS TIME PERMIT THEM TO BE SERIOUSLY ON THE PATH IN A WAY OTHER THAN A CONCRETE SERVICE ROLE, AND THOSE ARE THE ONES YOU SHOULD TAP. YOU ARE CONFUSING MEDITATION WITH CONCENTRATION. THE GOALS ARE VERY DIFFERENT: CONCENTRATION PREPARES YOU FOR A LEARNING EXPERIENCE, MEDITATION DOES NOT; CONCENTRATION LEADS YOU TO THE REALIZED MASTERS, MEDITATION DISCONNECTS THE COMPUTER.
LET US SAY RIGHT NOW: UNQUALIFIED, ALL FEARS COME FROM FALSE PERSONALITY. THE ESSENCE IS FEARLESS. ONLY THE OVERLEAVES FEEL FEAR. ONLY BALANCE WILL SATISFY. BY EXTINGUISHING YOUR CHIEF FEATURE, YOU WILL END THE PRESSURE YOU FEEL NOW. YOUR CHIEF FEATURE OF COURSE NOW STANDS IN THE WAY OF REALIZATION OF THIS, AND MANY OF YOUR “PRESSURED” FEELINGS. AGAPE IS THE GOAL. POSSESSION IS FROM THE OVERLEAVES.
SOURCE: Michael Teachings Transcripts