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Spiritual Desire is Key to the Success of your Meditation

by Rose Tol

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“By endeavour, diligence, discipline, and self-mastery, let the wise man make of himself an island that no flood can overwhelm.” ~Buddha Spiritual desire is to meditation what the sun is to human life, we need the sun to keep our life forces going, and we need spiritual desire to sustain our focus and endeavours in each moment of meditation. Everything stems from your spiritual desire. You can see spiritual desire as your motivation, your intention, or your drive to improve and evolve. Whatever you call it, this kind of desire is a feeling within, and is what sustains your focus as you meditate. So how do we bring this teaching into practice? Enjoy this 30 min. meditation as an introduction to how to call upon this ability to focus on your spiritual desire.

MeditationFocusMotivationSelf MasteryDisciplineInner PeaceAwarenessStillnessTrustHeartSpiritual DesireAwareness GrowthIntentionsSpirits

Transcript

Situate yourself in a way that you're comfortable,

Yet alert.

And close your eyes.

You can take a deep breath and start to go within.

You can take a deep breath and keep falling within,

Dropping within.

In spiritual life,

In the search for truth,

In the search for God,

Desire is everything.

Desire is a force that moves you,

Not only in spiritual life,

But it moves you from one place to another in this material world.

The situations that you create are largely based upon your desires.

So just as much of your material life is created by your desires,

So is your spiritual life.

Because it is only by spiritual desire that one makes spiritual movement and advancement in meditation.

Spiritual desire is to meditation what the sun is to human life.

We need the sun to keep our life forces going.

And so we need spiritual desire to sustain our focus and endeavors in each second of meditation.

Everything stems from your spiritual desire.

You do not have to see it as spiritual desire if that does not resonate with you.

You can see it as your motivation,

Your intention,

Or your drive to improve and evolve.

And whatever you call it,

This kind of desire is a feeling within.

And it is what sustains your focus as you meditate.

Now drop to your heart.

Drop to the deepest part of your heart.

What is the reason right now that you sit here right now that you want to meditate?

What do you want from this meditation?

What is the deepest,

Most truest feeling in your heart?

If there is more than one reason that pops in your mind,

That's okay.

Connect to the one that feels most sincere to you right now.

Your deepest,

Most sincerest motivation.

That you're sitting here right now and want to go within.

And,

That's okay too.

You You Act more and more to the feeling of Of your desire the feeling of whatever motivates you to sit down right now and meditate The feeling of your intention Because deep down in your heart There's this deep desire stirring A desire for something more You Perhaps a desire for clarity information answers Maybe it is a feeling of calm and a deeper peace and true relaxation you're looking for You're missing a sense of purpose in your life Perhaps a lack of self-confidence A desire to want to be able to trust yourself more Whatever it is Go into your heart and allow yourself to connect to this feeling of desire That's right You could call it a prayer It can be with words or it can also just be a feeling A feeling of desire Or perhaps a feeling that there's something missing You want to find out what that is Your job in this meditation is to connect as firmly as strongly as you possibly can To this feeling of desire this depth of desire this depth of prayer and focus And let it grow Let it expand Let it expand Bring all of your attention and focus to this feeling And trust the movement as a result of that Trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you Drop back into your heart and connect to your deepest heart's desire The reason why you sit down and meditate in the first place Bring all your attention back there And trust Because you're being guided Your mind may not be aware of it But as your awareness grows you will start to become aware of it with your conscious mind Let your desire begin and immediately it acts That's the nature of spirit It's not that now you have a desire to achieve total awareness And then at some point in the future you will do something and it will begin to take you there Know at the very instant that you desire to know the truth An action occurs and your awareness changes and grows It is simultaneous Your endeavor has an immediate result Keep trusting And see if you can keep letting your desire intensify And trust what comes to you And trust what comes to you Trust what comes to you Trust what comes to you Trust what comes to you Trust and welcome the movement that unfolds from your desire Welcome whatever experience comes to you Trust and welcome the movement that unfolds from your desire Trust and welcome the movement that unfolds from your desire Trust and welcome the movement that unfolds from your desire Trust and welcome the movement that unfolds from your desire Trust and welcome the movement that unfolds from your desire Trust and welcome the movement that unfolds from your desire Trust and welcome the movement that unfolds from your desire And now let go of your endeavor in the focus of your desire Allow yourself to calm Calm your mind Calm your emotions,

Your feelings,

Your heart Calm your senses Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Alert,

Awake,

Yet deeply still Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Spiritual desire is an actual feeling within that is accessible at any moment in meditation and any other time You will come to know and trust what your desire feels like and the power it carries and how it can carry you ever deeper within And accessing this feeling is up to you Calm your mind Calm your senses Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Keep calming as best as you can And do whatever you have to do to complete this meditation for yourself Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside Now just allow yourself to calm deeply,

Still inside

Meet your Teacher

Rose TolMálaga, Spain

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Recent Reviews

Mattia

January 15, 2019

Terrific meditation, especially when the tribal sounds kick in! Gratitude 🙏

Natasha

July 8, 2018

I’ve done this meditation a few times now. I love the flow and energy of it. Thank you

Gabrielle

June 26, 2018

I feel alive and aware. I achieved real insight. One of the best, if not the best guided meditations I’ve experienced. The music was an integral part of the journey. Loved it.

Brian

June 26, 2018

Bliss. Peace. Perfect pacing. Perfect music. Inspiring voice.

Lonie

June 26, 2018

Awesome meditation, thank you! Thought provoking, peaceful, beautiful music tracks, perfectly paced. Loved it!

Rita

June 26, 2018

This meditation is a wonderful way to begin a retreat and or a silent meditation. It is inspiring and reminds one of the importance of connecting spirituality to meditation.

Rita

June 26, 2018

This meditation is a wonderful way to begin a retreat and or a silent meditation. It is inspiring and reminds one of the importance of connecting spirituality to meditation.

Carmel

June 26, 2018

Loved this. Great composition, beautifully paced, inspirational use of uplifting fast beat and hauntingly slow music. Thank you!

Crissy

June 26, 2018

Good pacing, giving me time to reflect on this journey, where I started, how far I’ve come, how very far I still have to go so that the rabbit holes become fewer and shorter in duration, that it’s not just listening but putting into practice what I hear, not just after I hear it, but learning to live it. Asking questions that I felt I truly needed asked of myself. Revealing

Jessica

June 25, 2018

Wow. I am simply blown away. I’ve easily done 100 different guided meditations at this point and this one is hands down my favorite. Her voice was so soothing. The musical changes were perfect and allowed me to stay focused and go really deep. I’ll be coming back to this again and again and again. I’d highly recommend it to everyone.

Bo

June 25, 2018

Most powerful meditation connecting spiritually to your deepest desire. This was astonishing! Perfect voice, pacing, musical shifts. A must meditation to spiritual connection.

Melissa

June 25, 2018

Outstanding !!! I loved this meditation. Her voice is so soothing, and she waits a nice long time between thoughts so that I can really think about and feel what she’s saying.

Sandy

June 25, 2018

Very powerful meditation 🧘‍♀️ Thank you for this 🙏 😌💗

Beth

June 25, 2018

Very interesting journey. Very calming beginning and ending, a bit of a wild ride in the middle. Wasn’t expecting that, it was energizing, but thankfully the last 10 minutes brought me back to a peaceful , focused and calm place. I will definitely try again. Not an evening meditation but great for a wake up.

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