h. Ignore outside noises especially if you live in an urban venue – just treat these noises as the furniture in your room. Do not give any energy, awareness, or attention to these noises.
i. Keep your full attention and awareness on your heart’s center.
j. Meditation sharpens your intuition and enhances your other five senses. Meditation, to intuition, is like fragrance is to your sense of smell.
k. With practice you will spend more time in “the gap” – the gap is where there is no thought or mantra.
l. With guided meditation, you do NOT need a mantra as you are being guided. If you are meditating without guidance, use a mantra to cut your thoughts and put you into the gap.
m. Meditation is about listening, and it can offer you a “download” from your higher self, so a still quiet mind is important to cultivate. On the other hand, prayers are an upload. It is important not to confuse meditation with prayer. Personally, I get a lot of my “ah-has” and insights in my meditations.
n. Feel free to email me at
azim@azimkhamisa.com if you have any questions before, or after your meditation practice.
Meditation can deliver you to a place of Aloha — presence with God — within your own very nature. Not only that, but it can reveal to you other hidden messages in your mind, the secrets that only your heart and intuition can glean, and an opportunity for you to connect to the part of yourself that exists beyond who you think you are.
My wish for each of you is that you can experience more of the sacredness, beauty, and blessings that life has to offer you. The best way to tap into the unknown, observe the radiance of existence, and share love with those on your path is by going beyond what meets the eye.
May the spirit of Aloha, and the real meaning of the word, inspire you to explore the ephemeral powers of turning inward through meditation.
Aloha.