Jinma: A Meditation for Growth

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Jinma:

A Meditation for Growth

This meditation technique is offered to those who choose to use it free of charge. Anyone using this technique assumes all responsibility for the use of the symbol, the technique and the decisions involved in working with the meditation process. Meditation, by definition, is the inducement of an altered state of consciousness and should never be done while operating a vehicle or machinery or in any situation where full conscious attention and focus must be maintained. The meditation symbol may be downloaded for your own personal use. This symbol may be shared with others as long as the full text of the meditation, including this paragraph, accompanies the symbol. This symbol is the copyrighted art work of Homan and may not be used in any form, or included in any media except as stated above without the prior written permission of the artist.

The symbol above, called Jinma, is a symbol of growth and personal development. By using Jinma as a meditation device you can accelerate your personal growth and spiritual development. Like all higher consciousness energy symbols, Jinma acts from the inside out. This means that the growth it promotes will come gradually and gently and will act over a period of weeks, months or years. As you work with the energy of the symbol, the acceleration becomes greater, but always at a level that is in your best interests.

The most effective way to use higher consciousness spiritual energy symbols like Jinma is to gradually make them a part of your being and consciousness. Over a period of weeks, months or even years, the continued meditation and contemplation of the symbol will become so much a part of your own consciousness that it will begin to present itself to you in your mind whenever the timing is right for personal energy enrichment.

Given below is a method of meditation, but this is only given as a possible alternative if you have no meditation technique which you currently use. There are many valid methods of meditation, this is just one simple method. If you currently use another meditation technique which allows the incorporation of spiritual devices like Jinma, you may simply use Jinma in your current meditation integrating it in any way you wish. Another way to use Jinma is to simply place it somewhere that it will be seen often. It is best not to place it someplace where it is likely to become the subject of discussion and debate (like work or the living room or in your car). Choose a location where you will see it often, but where most others will not. If you are going to successfully integrate it into your consciousness, it is best kept as a private matter. Since the point of using symbols like Jinma is to allow the stimulation of spiritual consciousness from beyond a place where the ego can influence, intellectual discussion and debate tends to greatly lengthen the time it takes for the symbol to work. In fact, a heated or emotional discussion can sometimes subvert the growth benefits of symbols.

Remember, this is a spiritual, not a psychic symbol. This symbol should never be used as a method of projecting energy at yourself or anyone else. See the discussion on personal growth. Spiritual symbols are used to "allow" whatever is in our highest and greatest good. Spiritual symbols should never be used to "pull" or to try to "force" something to happen. An important part of spiritual energy work is trust.

A Meditation Technique

The following simple meditation technique can be used in the absence of other techniques. There is nothing special or astounding about this technique. It is very simple and very basic. Consider this a no nonsense, no frills meditation. Follow these 7 steps.

1) Find a place where you can be alone and undisturbed for 15 to 30 minutes. The quieter and more peaceful the "space" you create, the better. There doesn't have to be anything fancy about the place, even an old rug in the corner of a basement will do.

2) Sit comfortably in a chair, or on the floor, or cross legged. It is better not to lay down, since it is easy to fall asleep.

3) Take a few deep breaths. Breath in through the nose, out through the mouth. The breaths should be deep, but comfortable. Do not force an uncomfortable expansion of the lungs.

4) Allow your mind to clear itself of stresses, worries, anxieties and so forth. This is a special small bit of time, just for yourself, to experience peace, growth and renewal. Leave all other energies and considerations aside for these few minutes.

5) Look at a picture of Jinma and be receptive to what it has to tell you, show you, or impart to you. Resist the tendency to want to analyze it, classify it or quantify it in some way. Just allow it to be there with you as you would invite a friend to sit with you and share a moment of peace. Say the symbol's name (Jinma) slowly and carefully 3 to 7 times. Pronounce each syllable as a separate word (Jin Ma).

6) Close your eyes and let the image linger in your mind. Be receptive to thoughts and feelings which might emerge, but do not try to seek them out. Resist the tendency to try to analyze what is happening. As much as possible, try to be an empty container into which spiritual energy can flow. You may find yourself drifting away, drifting into thoughts, or becoming analytical. You may also find yourself losing track of Jinma. When any of these things happen, just gently and non-judgmentally bring yourself back to the Jinma symbol. You may open your eyes to look at a picture of the symbol whenever you need to.

7) After 15-30 minutes, slowly, gently bring yourself back to the external world. Touch the chair or the floor, open your eyes, speak out loud. As is true with any meditation, it is best not to jar yourself back to normal consciousness. Don't suddenly stop, jump up and take off to your next task or activity. When you feel that you are fully conscious and alert, the meditation is over.

This meditation can be safely done everyday. More than once per day is probably not going to increase the benefit. Meditating as little as once per week will yield definite benefits over a period of time. Be patient, don't expect dramatic results quickly. This is a process, an investment in your spiritual well being. You may also find that the feedback from the meditation does not come at the time of the meditation itself. Some people will experience the feedback in the form of dreams, or flashes of insight during the day. The best approach to spiritual growth meditation is one of open trust, patience without any specific expectations.