It might seem a contradiction in terms, or at least a paradox, to talk about silence, but actually it isn’t. As with many other pairs of opposites, the two poles of speech and silence aren’t antagonistic; they don’t exclude each other, and both are necessary. The problem lies not in suppressing one of them, but rather in the wise regulation of both of them; this is one aspect, one important application, of the Law of Right Relations.

It has been an incredible journey, and now, some thirty years later, I can hardly grasp how I have managed to pull my head out of that foggy, unhappy state of mind in which I was engulfed. This is the preface and chapter six of Integral Meditation – The Seven Ways to Self-Realization , By […]

In this article, Roberto Assagioli defines some very important aspect of meditation – the royal road to the soul.

Who is Meditating and Why meditate? Who meditates is the first chapter of the book Integral Meditation and explores the conscious observer and director – the subject of the meditator By Kenneth Sørensen , MA Psychosynthesis Chapter 1 “I’d been meditating for five hours, only interrupted by a ten-minute interval. My focus was on observing […]

Creative meditation is very important in respect to transforming and developing a new type of personality. Through Creative meditation we can build new thought patterns and psychological qualities.   By Kenneth Sørensen , from his book: Integral Meditation When we meditate and use creative meditation we work with the psychological function of imagination, because it facilitates […]

Reflective meditation is a powerful meditation technique because it creates important insights and superconscious inspiration By Kenneth Sørensen , from his book: Integral Meditation Reflective meditation and the superconscious Reflective Meditation works directly with the intelligent river of life. In essence it is a way of meditating on a subject until you have exhausted the […]

The decent of transpersonal energies into the ordinary field of consciousness is connected with different states of consciousness or modalities which Roberto Assagioli outline in this article.

Assagioli analyses 14 different symbols related to transpersonal development and experience and endeavour in this way to throw light over the process of Self-Realization.

Self-realization happens through an ascent where the personal and ordinary point of consciousness is raised to and unified with the higher spiritual Self. This process shares many similarities with mountaineering.

The trained intuitive or disciple lives ever the dual life of mundane activity and intense and simultaneous spiritual reflection. This will be the outstanding characteristic of the Western disciple in contradistinction to the Eastern disciple who escapes from life into the silent places and away from the pressures of daily living and constant contact with […]