| One of the greatest meditation techniques for | | | | understanding your attachments is the first |
| making progress in your spiritual evolution, | | | | step in being free from them. |
| is surprisingly not very well know, or widely | | | | |
| practiced. In fact it does not even have a | | | | As you delve into these episodes, ask |
| good name, but I call it my Daily Accounting | | | | yourself if you could have done things |
| Meditation Technique. This meditation | | | | differently. In fact, even replay the entire |
| technique is a remarkable tool for | | | | episode with yourself behaving in a more |
| self-study, which is the key to | | | | positive, relaxed manner. Practice this way |
| self-realization. So what does it mean to do | | | | so that the next time you are in a similar |
| your daily accounting? | | | | situation, you will perhaps be able to handle |
| | | | it will greater composer and poise. |
| Daily accounting meditation means to | | | | |
| meticulously, at the very end of the day | | | | 2. Pretentious Behavior: |
| before going to sleep, review the entire day | | | | |
| from the time you woke up to the present | | | | Again as you replay your day mentally, pause |
| moment. During this recall of the day's | | | | at any episode where you did not behave |
| activities, the following two aspects should | | | | absolutely honestly. This may not be easy to |
| be attended to, as reviewing them carefully | | | | spot initially, as putting on a false face |
| is the key to understanding the ego-self in | | | | and manipulating reality has almost become |
| action. | | | | second nature to us. But as you practice this |
| | | | meditation technique, you will be able to |
| 1. Emotional Behavior: | | | | better recognize all the pretentious behavior |
| | | | you participate in throughout the day. |
| As you chronologically go over the day from | | | | |
| the time you awoke, pause and reflect upon | | | | Learning to give up this dishonesty, even if |
| any episodes that were emotional in nature. | | | | it goes in the name of diplomacy, is a very |
| See which ones created in you positive | | | | key factor in helping you with your spiritual |
| emotions and which ones elicited a negative | | | | growth. All the energy you waste in building |
| response. In particular, pay attention to | | | | and keeping up an image of yourself is freed |
| those episodes that forced in you a negative | | | | up, as now you are simply going to be who you |
| emotion. | | | | are, regardless of the consequences. You will |
| | | | find this simple change, to not only be |
| What made you get angry, jealous, upset, | | | | liberating, but also a catalyst for |
| fearful, etc? Think carefully about the | | | | propelling you forward in your spiritual |
| situation and especially how it relates to | | | | evolution. |
| your ego-self. What was it that you wanted | | | | |
| and did not get? What was it that you were | | | | Summary: |
| afraid of losing? What is it that another | | | | |
| had, which you wished you possessed? Try and | | | | So there you have the details of this very |
| find the root cause of this reaction and | | | | simple, yet powerful meditation technique to |
| study it carefully. | | | | assist you in learning about the ego-self. As |
| | | | the great teachers that have come before us |
| During this contemplation, make sure you do | | | | have time and again emphasized, be a light |
| not judge yourself harshly or criticize your | | | | onto yourself. The daily accounting |
| behavior. That has no benefits. Instead look | | | | meditation technique is a potent method to |
| upon it like a scientist. An outside, | | | | shine the light of awareness onto the dark |
| impassionate observer. Just carefully examine | | | | corners of your being, thus leading to |
| what took place. In this way you will start | | | | eventual illumination and awakening. |
| to understand your attachments and | | | | |