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