Your childhood impacting on the meditation process

Learn from the children in your lives. Watch as they flow from moment to moment without deliberation. Listen as they speak with enthusiasm of that which they experience here and now. See how they emote without repression.

Watch as their eyes sparkle with wonder and discovery and an open willingness to explore. Note their unpredictability as they move about free of rigid character. Marvel at their honest expression and cherish their innocence and sincerity. Let their joy flood your heart and envision the promise of a better world. Allow them to unknowingly redefine your priorities.

Learn from them before your heart hardens. As you continue to practice the observation/meditation technique taught in the Optimum Self eBook, undigested material from your childhood may surface. See the technique described here . This may not occur at first because your most recent layers of resentments, repressions and traumas will tend to surface.

With the lifting of each layer, in turn the previous one will follow as if linked together. Occasionally during meditation, you will have a flash of a particular childhood experience, that will possibly shock and upset you. Remember to isolate and observe this disturbing thought or image in a dispassionate manner. It will gradually lose its influence over you.

Sometimes you will have a clear insight during the day which will temporarily knock you off balance. Be grateful for these appearances as they can teach you a great deal about the origins of self defeating behaviors you may now exhibit. Recognizing and becoming aware of the root source of this behavior may be curative in itself.