With
meditation are not we supposed to free our mind of all attachment?
Why then do we attach to a crystal ball?
Yes, we are
supposed to free our mind of all attachment, but the word "non-attachment"
can also be an attachment. If we have no specific object of concentration,
we can no longer ascertain in our meditation whether we are attached
to something or not. So, we contemplate on the crystal ball, which
is an acquired attachment which we use as a "vehicle for
crossing over". It carries our awareness to a higher state.
It is like a raft for crossing over a river, once we have crossed
the river, we no longer have to carry the raft. We use the crystal
ball in the beginning just to make our mind clear and bright.
The quality of the mind is uplifted. Once its purpose has been
fulfilled, we don't continue with the crystal ball, but carry
on with something else.
