Samatha is the first faculty to appear in the awakening of the superconscious* region. Samatha - or Calm Abiding - is cultivated by abstinence from excessive talk. Talk dissipates the energies of the aura and of the vital body.
A mystic generally does not talk very much, for her intuition works through reason, but does not use the processes of reason. Any intuitive breakthrough will be quite reasonable, but it does not use the processes of reason.
Reason takes time. Superconsciousness acts in the now. All superconscious knowing comes in a flash out of the nowhere. Intuition is more direct than reason, and far more accurate. Therefore, the mystic does not ask many questions or enter into lengthy conversations.
Ponder over this and apply it to yourself. Take this into yourself and feel it is for you.
Begin to feel that Calm Abiding is one of your finest faculties, one that you most cherish. It is the first faculty of the awakening of your higher mind. Say to yourself, "I have Calm Abiding", this will help you to accept the fact that you already have this, residing within.
Some people on the spiritual path cannot wait to talk about their meditations even before they come out of them (which is not just when the eyes are open or the meditation is 'over'). This lessens the vital energies and shows to perceptive people that they have yet to arrive at a superconscious state.
AUM Shanti, Shanti, Shanti!
*The superconscious is variously referred to as 'cosmic consciousness', 'god-consciousness', 'dharma consciousness', or 'christ consciousness'. It is the condition where one views the universe as a living superorganism, with which animals, plant and humans are all interconnected.
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