Mudrashram Institute of Spiritual Studies
Content of Experiencing in Meditation
By George A. Boyd ©2001
Viewed from the transcendental state of a Master, there are five fields of content for experiencing in meditation: physical, etheric, emotional, mental and Supramental. These are listed below:
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Field |
Level |
Content |
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PHYSICAL |
1 |
Awareness of sensations from the environment and within the body |
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2 |
Gross anatomic structures, organs, glands, bones, and muscles |
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3 |
Cellular anatomical structures, and intracellular organelles |
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4 |
Physiological flow, movement of physiological processes like respiration, circulation, peristalsis, and heartbeat |
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5 |
Biochemical electrical cascade, sensing the body as dynamic electrochemical activity |
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6 |
Atomic matrix, activity of molecules |
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7 |
Subatomic field, creation/dissolution of energy matter |
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ETHERIC |
1 |
Awareness of physical locations in space, locales |
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2 |
Awareness of etheric energy gradients, ley lines |
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3 |
Awareness of the etheric body of self and others, with the fine network of nadis and chakras |
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4 |
Awareness of the ancestors, the pitris |
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5 |
Awareness of the angels, the devas |
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6 |
Awareness of the sphere of human information and knowledge, the world mind or nousphere |
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7 |
Awareness of the records of past incarnations, the Akashic Ether |
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EMOTIONAL |
1 |
Field of ever-changing colors, that respond to thought and emotions, the visual aura |
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2 |
Field of enhanced sensitivity, "all eyes and ears," subtle sensing |
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3 |
Awareness of astral body of self and others |
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4 |
Awareness of dimensions of the astral planes, visions of the dead, angels and spiritual guides |
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5 |
Awareness of intergalactic network and forms of astral intelligences |
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6 |
Awareness of the voice of the silence, intuitive wisdom |
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7 |
Awareness of the Moon Soul and presence of the indwelling Holy Spirit, awakening of the moral will |
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MENTAL |
1 |
Golden letters, the inspired word: revelation of the meaning of literature and scriptures |
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2 |
Octaves of the human voice, the inspiration of music and song, praise and worship of God |
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3 |
The gift of logical analysis, the faculty of philosophical reasoning and penetrating intellect, the enlightened mind |
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4 |
The Self and the Metaconscious field of the mind, human personality |
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5 |
The archetypes, the forms of the Superconscious mind |
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6 |
The true presence, the love, wisdom, power of the Soul |
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7 |
Mind stuff, the inner witnessing mind, or chittam |
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SUPRAMENTAL |
1 |
The attentional principle |
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2 |
The spirit and its path |
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3 |
The ensouling entity and its way |
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4 |
The flame of the Spirit |
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5 |
The sacred name, the seed mantra of unfoldment |
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6 |
The helix of the unconscious mind, the karmic substrate |
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7 |
The vortex of liberation |
Based on the state of spiritual evolution and karmic impedance of the inner vehicles, initial experiences in meditation may have certain characteristic content. Science focuses the attention from Physical 1 through Physical 7. At the densest pole, you are only aware of the gross anatomical structures and sensations in the body. As the transmuting fire begins to refine the vehicles, you become aware of progressively finer states.
Certain teachings tend to focus the attention in different states. For example, psychic teaching focuses the attention along the continuum from Etheric 7 to Emotional 5. Christianity and Judaism, teachings of the first exoteric Planetary Initiation, focus the attention in the range of Emotional 6 through Mental 2. The Philosopher-Kings and Magi of the Mystery Schools operate in Mental 3.
In the Mudrashram® Master Course in Meditation, we direct the attention in the range of Mental 4 through Supramental 3. In the Mudrashram® Advanced Course in Meditation and Satsang Program, we guide participants to the higher octaves of ensoulment, and to cognize the elements of Supramental 4 through Supramental 7.
The capacity to study your self is a function of the witnessing mind, first encountered in its own nature on Mental 7. The capacity to work on your self, to do spiritual practice, is the faculty of the attentional principle and the spirit, at Supramental 1 and 2. The inner teacher and knower within everyone, the ensouling entity, is encountered at Supramental 3. Disciples and Initiates who initiate others work with the flame of the Spirit and the seed mantra of unfoldment, Supramental 4 and 5.
Attention is the key to self-study and activation of the faculties within whereby you can engage in inner work. The ability to do spiritual work is contingent upon the degree to which an individual can consciously function at the level of the attentional principle and spirit, and at the Supramental levels.
The activity of a Master is geared towards awakening those two principles within—the attentional principle and spirit—and guiding the individual to carry out conscious inner transformation.
