4.1.2 One-pointed meditation.

The illusory nature of individual experience is realised through one-pointed meditation. By virtue of having realised the mind in its natural state, you are now capable of one-pointed meditation. Simply meditate as instructed.

One-pointed meditation is conducted by the simultaneous processes of holding fast to the stillness of samadhi and so maintaining continuous undistracted alertness, and of continuing with the process of meditative reflection and analysis. Your mind is now capable of dwelling on one thought at a time for sustained periods. Maintain stillness of mind and simultaneously meditate as directed in a one-pointed manner.

In this part of chapter 4, you are given a series of questions on which to meditate in a one-pointed manner. Holding fast to undistracted awareness, indifferent to the rising and falling away of thoughts, you will simultaneously repeat each question over and over in your mind, for as long as necessary. Each exercise can be successfully completed in a minimum of a day, or it could take a week, a year or a lifetime.

The amount of time you need to spend on each question is a function of the quality and amount of effort you put into the meditation. It is pointless trying to move on before you have developed a deep-rooted intuitive understanding of the reality behind each answer. When your intuition enables you to understand the answer provided, then and only then should you move on to the next question.