Meditation is, as I understand it with reference to Art of Life, a downward movement.
And by the way I believe, that this is a fact concerning all spiritual practice, when practised correct.
At first you release yourself from the personal images, here next from the collective images.
Herewith you give energy and life back to reality and presence.
You can also say it is a foundation of ground connection, a being with weightiness and grounding.
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