I finally did it!
On the Sunday of October 30, I went into my woods and meditated from 12:50 to 1:50. It was one of the most interesting experiences of my life. Below is a brief account of how it went.
Wanting as few distractions as possible, I wore little else except my gray back robe. I sat down on the side of a hill and spread my legs and arms out. I bowed my head and closed my eyes.
This is where things take a turn for the strange and dramatic. There is no other way for me to describe what happened next than by saying that a dialogue was set up between God and I. God and I spoke of many things together, many of them too personal and just too strange to type here. But there is one big thing that I will speak of.
While I was meditating I was aware of everything that happened around me. Every acorn that fell, every squirrel that ran past me, and every rustle of leaves I was totally aware of. I was also aware of every single movement that I did. Nobody can truly stop moving, even while meditating. Every flutter of my eye lashes, every twitch of my hand, and every slight rocking of my back I was totally aware of.
Through God’s guidance I learned that the purpose of meditation is to get into the spiritual mindset that we need to have every day. If everyone in the world had a spiritual mindset all the time every day, there would be no sin.
In conclusion, I loved my experience. Without a doubt it brought me into a closer relationship with God. It more than qualified as a successful Faith-Based Spiritual Adventure, and I will make it a habit to meditate in the future.
