How to Cultivate an Altered State of Consciousness

We're going to do two meditations that are aimed at cultivating an altered state of consciousness. So put on your spacesuits and find a really super comfortable position. And we're going to be doing one practice, which is based on a casino,. We're going to focus on an external object such as a candle or a shine of a Buddha. If you're looking at a window, focus on a tree. A nimita is an image we generate, and we use to focus awareness.