Let us assume the aim of meditation is to become empty;empty of what? Empty of pressures that pressure you to do sort of things that you don’t want to do, but you do them anyway.
If so, how do we empty ourselves? We empty ourselves by entering samadhi or fana.
There is many reasons why we enter samadhi, here are some:
first, we enter samadhi or fana to extinguish pressures. We also extinguish pressures by becoming aware of them, sometimes.
Second, we enter samadhi, also, to know more about the nature of our existence.
Third, we enter samadhi or fana to gain a capacity to focus on a single task and thus get work done.
After we come out of samadhi or fana, we gain a capacity to focus on a single task, as stated. How do we do this?
We place tension in the lower abdomen, which generates attention and power to get work done.
This I think comes from the toned or strengthened muscles resulting from the tension in the tanden.
How this happens has been explained in the book in physiological terms.
Stopping breathing is one way to place tension in the tanden. Other ways will be discussed soon that will place tension In the lower abdomen.
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