A Report From The FSR Images Video Meditation Tool Trial
The Purpose Of This Article Is To Describe The Tool, Explain In Some Detail How It Works, And To Invite You All To Try It Out.
At the end of June, I sent out a request for individuals to assist me in a trial of an ‘innovative’ tool for meditators to develop a correct ‘gaze’ for their meditation. I explained that the impetus for using this tool was primarily directed towards practitioners of Dzogchen Trekchö, and in fact, I conceived it while at a Dzogchen retreat with Guru Yonten, a Nyingma lama, in early June. But I didn’t restrict the invited participants to just Dzogchen practitioners, because I believed it could help all meditators to achieve a quiet mind. I also suggested that I could see its usefulness beyond meditation, to help any one who suffered from an overactive mind, drowning in repetitive thoughts, or constantly mulling over some past events. I thought this would be met with incredulity by most people, but I am happy to say that 25 volunteered from around the world, and from different backgrounds and practices. All of whom, I thank profusely for their interest and their wonderful, and I dare say, amazing, feedback. We will continue working together.
The purpose of this article is to describe the tool, explain in some detail how it works, and to invite you all to try it out. I believe you will be astonished by it — if you follow the instructions, and understand what it is doing. It is a two minute long video, which I will provide you, and instructions for how to use it. It doesn’t cost anything extra. I am providing it freely to everyone who has a paid or complementary subscription. My only ‘ask’ is that you send me feedback on your findings. Think of this as a Phase 2 trial.
The three following sections will explain what you need to understand, not to use the tool — in fact the initial trial participants didn’t have this — but to realize it’s revolutionary nature, based as it is, in a different way of seeing ourselves and our world. The initial trial proved that this ‘different way’ is actually closer to truth than our current understanding is.
Just one caution: if you are susceptible to having seizures caused by flashing lights, as every streaming service now announces before every video of theirs, you should probably avoid this tool, because it is a video too.