I tried the fun exercise on Tuesday. Since getting in the altered state is the key in the visualization exercise, I decided I need something that can help me get into deep meditation quickly and easily. I searched the internet and found a picture of a meditation Buddha. I looked at the picture very closely and tried to memorize every detail. Later during my exercise, I project the picture of the Buddha onto my mental screen. Then I image myself to become that Buddha in meditation – sitting still with a calm mind, clear of any thoughts. Once I did that, I almost felt into sleep immediately. Maybe I was tired. Or maybe I shall be clearer in my intention, which is to stay conscious while in meditation. Anyway, it really is fun. And I look forward to doing it again in the future.
I did two more meditation after the fun exercise in the last two days. In both of them I fell into sleep for a few seconds after the relaxation. But I do notice it is much easier to clear my mind during the deep breathing. So the fun exercise does help.
In another thread ALG listed some books for building the theoretical base for LOA. For those of you who are interested, here is the
link.