A condition is what you feel at the end of meditation. Peaceful, joyful, blissful, light, agitated, restless, content, irritable, happy, emboldened, settled, and compassionate—these conditions are the gifts of your practice. Each time you sit to meditate, the bracketed energy inside a chakra is released gradually. This higher-potency energy gently flows into the center of our consciousness, our heart. We feel this energy in the form of conditions in the heart. You need to be vigilant in nurturing the condition. When you protect and nurture the condition, it grows into a meditative state that carries you. But if you lose the condition by, say, checking your phone immediately after meditation or getting into some useless chitchat, then you revert to the previous state.
Patel, Kamlesh D. Spiritual Anatomy: Meditation, Chakras, and the Journey to the Center (p. 88).
*Question: As per this even irritable agitated restless is a condition . And a condition is something which we should nurture toh won't it be contradictory? Won't nurturing it will make it more irritable*
*SK:*
Welcome to spirituality. I say "welcome" because, in spirituality, nothing is linear or fixed. Instructions should not be taken as rigid rules; rather, the wisdom of the heart plays a crucial role in understanding and following the spiritual process.
The first paragraph illustrates the vast range of inner states one may experience—peaceful, joyful, blissful, light, agitated, restless, content, irritable, happy, emboldened, settled, and compassionate. These are all natural aspects of our inner world, and we do not have control over which state arises. Some may feel profound, while others seem less significant. However, no condition is labeled as good or bad—a condition is simply a condition.
The key is to discern what to nurture and how to nurture it, which is a matter of wisdom. If we find ourselves in an irritable or agitated state, it may feel uncomfortable and challenging to manage. In such moments, sitting with a trainer, practicing cleaning, or engaging in prayer can help shift our inner state. The next meditation may bring a transformation.
Nature inherently seeks balance and harmony, and as we meditate, we transition from disorder to order. Once we achieve stability within one chakra, the next higher state naturally comes into focus. This creates a longing to reach it, often creating a sense of restlessness. Yet, this restlessness is powerful—it is like the eager anticipation of meeting a beloved. Until that moment of union, the yearning remains, propelling us forward. If we remain settled in one state indefinitely, how can we grow?
Nurturing a condition is akin to brewing coffee or cooking rice—it must simmer to reach its perfect state. Then, we move on to the next stage, patiently awaiting the emergence of a new experience. Nurturing does not mean being stuck; it is a process of continuous growth and transformation.