The meditative direction can be on \u2018emptiness\u2019 \u2013 less evident to many \u2013 or it can be a contemplation on something or someone. It\u2019s all OK \u2015 in principle. However.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No God in the entire Universe understands conceptual stuff.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n For instance, you might burn a candle to pass an examination, to get pregnant, or to have your stepmother heal from cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Certainly, the mere conceptual asking is useless. If you ask any of these \u2013 by contemplating on it \u2013 your heart may be heard, not your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then comes the feasibility of what you\u2019re asking.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Clearly, there is a gradation concerning this in the three examples above. It\u2019s up to you to give it a try \u2015 if, as I alluded to, your trying is wholehearted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, how does it work?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Who knows where it ends, but some knowing is possible in where it starts. That is: vertically, in the direction of your core. That is not necessarily your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I call it \u2018deeper self,\u2019 just to put a name on it. It is heart and mind in-depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, YOU work<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Lighting a candle, remember this. In the best of cases, the candle itself is a symbol of you-as-total-person<\/a>. Take the examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n How-to light a little candle?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Five tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n I wish you the most profound experience.<\/p>\n