MEDITATION
Concentrating the attention on an object, a mental picture, a sound or on emptiness.

Teaching: A discipline practiced in order to become conscious of the thought process, then to realize that it is uncontrollable and finally to ignore it. Meditation allows one to reach a superior level of consciousness, transcend matter, pierce through illusion and attain liberation. Meditation on emptiness is by far the most direct and quickest approach to achieving the goal. This type of meditation requires no efforts or analysis. The observer concentrates on emptiness while focusing on a spot in his head, an object in front of him or on his breathing without letting the target invade him or becoming the target. In this state the adept establishes mental silence and in the internal peace, observes. Knowledge surfaces from the silence. The observer must avoid all effort and, like a child filled with wonder, look upon creation as it really is.

Reflection: Is sadness in a dream less real than in life?

Meditation
Cherry wood/marble
35 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm

Private collection