In most cases, it happens that we may not realize who we are. This results from the over-involvement with too much activity in work or studies, which denies us the time to reflect on whom we are or discover our inner self. As Holecek explained, the experience whenever we over-utilize our energies without pausing to reflect on each path that we have followed, might be catastrophic as we might exhaust our inner energy. The inner energy keeps us strong internally, in that it balances our body functioning and prevents some of the diseases that might result from the body’s stresses. This explains why the writer had baits of fainting during the lessons.
Meditation a form of deep and inner self-realization might be the key to balancing our body systems mostly concerning the inner self as well as discovering who we are (Jalics 146). As the writer explained, it might be considered to reorganize the inner thoughts and experiences in a balanced way, which would, in turn, allow the proper functioning of the body system, thereby reducing stress and the related effects. Stresses are conditions that might result when the body and mind might not be in harmony, realized through the inner self.
According to Holecek, the meditation exercises carefully revitalize the inner energy and thoughts to reduce the effects portrayed by overworking that might have resulted in stresses in the body system thereby resulting in hypertension. Once we decelerate in our daily activities to revisit ourselves in the innermost compartments, we realize our forms. Forms are the basic building principles that describe who we are. Deep meditation, therefore, takes us to realize and understand our real selves. This allows the systems to be integrated at the highest level, therefore, offsetting the stresses that might have resulted leading to a new self free from the hangovers brought by the daily activities. It is therefore the best way that we discover our real self (Jalics 147).
However, as Kolecek experienced too much emptiness might be disastrous also, once we discover ourselves and offload our burdens, it would make us feel empty, to offset this emptiness, the body has to induce a balancing reaction; this brings back more floods of thoughts to compensate the vacuum. It would therefore call for proper management of the whole meditation process. Meditation according to Holecek should not be an escape route to our daily problems in floods of thoughts, but a way to manage the overall internal processes and create harmony with ourselves. In any case, the process is taken as an escape route; the effects would be the production of more floods of thoughts and as a punishment to us. This would be explained by the experience of the writer when he joined Buddhists in extreme meditation lessons. Instead of the process of managing the internal feelings, it would be considered as a channel through which more torturous thoughts revisit and it would be back to the beginning where the inner confusion brings internal stresses (Jalics 144).
Taking the middle line would be the answer to all the above dilemmas. Meditation as explained would be very important in helping to manage our internal self, thereby avoiding stress. It would also be a way through which we may manage our thoughts and discipline our intuitions. This should not be used to escape from whom we are since after discovering our real self it would be possible to find more value for each and everything in our surroundings.
Works cited
Holecek, Andrew. The power and the Pain: Transforming spiritual hardships into joy. New York: Snow Lion Publications, 2010.
Jalics, Franz. Contemplative retreat. Munchen: Deutsche Jesuiten, 2003.