Turn toward the sun

Dissociative meditation may be illustrated by the formula “I am not my desires.” Associative meditation may be illustrated by the formula “I am infinite.” Dissociative meditation is a preliminary to associative meditation. It comes first and has its own value, but it is meant merely to pave the way. If a person is surrounded by shadows, it does not help very much to be continuously upset about them. If his only interest is being cross with the shadows, there will be no end to his worries. But if, instead of fretting and fuming about the engulfing shadows, he sets himself to the more important task of bringing himself under the full blaze of the sun, he will discover that all the shadows have disappeared. What really matters is not aimless discontent with existing limitations but directive effort toward the established ideal.