Full Moon Meditation

 

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Full Moon Meditation

Many people get divine experiences during the full moon meditation – some have doubts whether what they have experienced is real, whether they can control it and so on. The reality is that what we experience at that moment is something which just happens – we cannot do anything about it, we cannot retain it, we cannot bring it. Whenever we get it, we get it, when it goes, it goes – just like that. One simply has to become a host to it. When the guest comes, be a host – when the guest goes, say good-bye!

Sometimes it starts on the full moon night. That is the night when it starts. The full-moon night has a very alchemical impact on the human consciousness. Buddha became enlightened on the full-moon night – not only that, he was born on the same full moon night, he became enlightened on the same full-moon night, he died on the same full moon.

His birthday, his death day, his enlightenment day, all fall on one day – the full-moon night… the same month, the same night. The full moon has tremendous importance, so just do one thing: you can remain available, that’s all. If it happens, good; if it doesn’t happen don’t feel worried about it.

Next time again we try – when the full-moon night comes, start at least five days before, sitting in the night, just waiting. Wait one hour every night for five days, then the full moon will come. On that night wait for at least two, three hours – not that you have to do anything: you are just there, available.

If it happens, we are ready; if it doesn’t happen, nothing to be worried about. If it doesn’t happen don’t feel frustrated, because it has nothing to do with our doing anything. If it happens, don’t feel that we have done a great thing, otherwise it will never happen again. If it happens, feel grateful; if it doesn’t happen, simply wait again.

Each full-moon night we should wait. We will start feeling it more and more and it will be staying more and more. And when it comes, don’t try to control it. Don’t try to be in that state a little longer; don’t bring desire in, because those are all disturbances and they poison the whole thing.

It is a door of the beyond. Just start waiting for it… waiting but with tremendous patience, with no hurry. Don’t try to drag it. It is beyond human control but one can manage to invite it in a very indirect way. Take a bath, sing a song, sit silently in the night – wait for it.

Sway with the moon, look at the moon, feel full with the moon… feel the moon showering on you, dance a little, sit again, wait. Let the full-moon night become your particular night for meditation – it will be helpful.