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Originally Posted by Gem
Indeed, there is only a visceral existence now, and no one can help but know the truth of their immediate presence as the one who is now aware, alive, awake and knowing.
I think this rather obvious statement should be the fundamental basis of 'meditation' in the pure sense of that word, and all else be regarded as consequential. This makes practice a primary thing in and of itself, rather than a secondary activity undertaken as mere means to a desired primary end.
That isn't a slur against spiritual practice, It's just something to mention as a practice motivated by earnestness for the truth.
As an aside, 'different practices' are meritorious in their purposes, such as practicing to learn astral projection, for example - but I think it's important to distinguish between the 'pure meditation' and an undertaking to achieve desired ends.
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Ah, but many (most) people sleepwalk through their lives without the felt-sense that ‘there is only a visceral existence now’. When this becomes obvious and its ramifications are felt, there can be a sense of relief and release. But long standing habits of mind are ever-ready to cloud over this recognition.
Practice can be the splash of cold water to the face in the morning. A refresher and reorientation in the face of so much static. In this sense it is both primary and secondary. It is secondary in that it serves as a wake up call in the face of habitual tendencies. It is primary in that
its very activity can be realised as not other than the activity of Source. From here, there’s no need for practice. Life itself is the practice (or non-practice.)
I also note your caution and would go further. In many traditions and religions, practice has moved away from its vital, urgent, existential expression to become nothing more than ritual and custom - in which it actually serves to support the very delusion which it was designed to cut through.