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- Hawaiian Meditation 09
Session 9/10
Transcript
Aloha. Welcome to the Hawaiian Mediation Series. Let’s get started: Please find a comfortable seated position. Focus on your breath, breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. As you continue your calming breath, feel your body relax into your seated position.
In this meditation, we are using Hakalau. While it is uncertain as to how old Hakalau is, it does embody the Hawaiian ideal that the energy flows to where the thought is focused. Hakalau is a gazing meditation that induces trance states and a sense of bliss.
Bring your awareness to your vision. Focus your field of vision to a point directly in front of you. It is more comfortable if that spot is slightly just below your brow line. Continue to focus on this spot and allow your awareness to release to its own flow. Be mindful that as you released your awareness, your vision expanded to focus more on the peripheral. Bring your awareness to focus on your peripheral vision. Concentrate on the periphery as long as you can. Be mindful of any thoughts, feelings, and images. Do not be unkind to yourself if your awareness shifts from your peripheral field. We will walk through the steps of Hakalau several times during this meditation.
Let’s walk through the steps again. Bring your awareness to your vision. Focus your field of vision to a point directly in front of you. It is more comfortable if that spot is slightly just below your brow line. Continue to focus on this spot and allow your awareness to release to its own flow. Be mindful that as you released your awareness, your vision expanded to focus more on the peripheral. Bring your awareness to focus on your peripheral vision. Concentrate on the periphery as long as you can. Be mindful of any thoughts, feelings, and images. This technique is used by many in the creative class to induce a sense of limitless. Be kind to yourself, if your vision begins to wander from your peripheral and you lose focus on the last step that opens you up to the deeper insights. With any form of meditation, the key is practice and mindfulness of the concepts.
As we walk through the steps for Hakalau, be mindful to follow the directions as they are what bring this meditation to the fullest potential. Bring your awareness to your vision. Focus your field of vision to a point directly in front of you. It is more comfortable if that spot is slightly just below your brow line. Continue to focus on this spot and allow your awareness to release to its own flow. Be mindful that as you released your awareness, your vision expanded to focus more on the peripheral. Bring your awareness to focus on your peripheral vision. Concentrate on the periphery as long as you can. Challenge yourself to stay focused on your peripheral vision twice as long as the second attempt. Be mindful of any thoughts, feelings, and images. On this attempt you may begin to see patterns emerging in front of you. As you notice these be mindful to not focus on them. The goal is to observe them without shifting your awareness of focus from your peripheral field. If your awareness does shift, be kind to yourself and remember practice is patience and repetition.
Again, bring your awareness to your vision. Focus your field of vision to a point directly in front of you. It is more comfortable if that spot is slightly just below your brow line. Continue to focus on this spot and allow your awareness to release to its own flow. Be mindful that as you released your awareness, your vision expanded to focus more on the peripheral. Bring your awareness to focus on your peripheral vision. Concentrate on the periphery as long as you can. Challenge yourself to stay focused on your peripheral vision twice as long as the third attempt. Be mindful of any thoughts, feelings, and images. Each time you practice this gazing meditation you will become more aware of the unseen becoming seen. As you notice these be mindful to not focus on them. The goal is to observe them without shifting your awareness of focus from your peripheral field. If your awareness does shift, be kind to yourself and remember practice is patience and kindness.
Began to bring your focus back to your breathing. Breathe in, breathe out. Breathe in, breathe out. Slowly bring movement back to your body, while being mindful of any thoughts, feelings, or images that you had while doing Hakalau. Focus on the feelings of bliss and insight, that you have brought to yourself, and carry this with you, as you continue on your path. Mahalo.
”Hakalau is a gazing meditation that induces trance states and a sense of bliss.