KevinAnonymous#1,
I think I understand the feeling of wanting to get on with life and not spend a great deal of time sitting in meditation.
However, consider an architect who doesn't want to waste time building basements and sub-basements. Their skyscraper will fall when the first windstorm hits it.
Or consider the archer who doesn't want to spend the time pulling back the bow all the way. Their arrows will not be propelled forward with maximum strength.
These examples make it clear that adequate preparation is the key for success.
If we experience huge "gaps in consciousness" that last up to an hour, it might seem more useful for our life to search for a way to cut down on this 'lost time'. However, this would be as incorrect as the architect who doesn't want to build downward or the archer who does not want to pull the bow in the opposite direction from the target. When our body and mind are telling us that we must stop, rest, and allow the stresses to release, it is best to pay attention. Failure to pay attention to what our mind and body are telling us will result in much slower progress, or even in the creation of problems in life.
It does sound like you have a number of questions that could best be answered by a personal consultation. Sometimes it is like that, with many questions coming all at once. Other times, there are no questions, just quick progress. That is the nature of life on the road to fulfillment.
It is difficult to say what criteria are important for determining when a person is ready for an NSR Advanced Technique, because this is such an individual matter. This may also be a good topic for a personal consultation. In general, you are ready when you have been having comfortable meditations with no problems for at least one year, benefits in daily life, but a feeling that you could be progressing faster in some way. Yes, I know that is vague, but I did say it was an individual matter...
David Spector
NSR Meditation/USA
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