If I understand the example of "smelling the rose" correctly, and if I apply it to *cold*, e.g.: a) I start with holding something cold in my hands, or I go outside. b) I determine the kinesthetic components of what I'm feeling c) I connect to their essential meaning, and then get rid of the components themselves. d) then I actually *run my meditation on the essential meaning of cold* afterwards. Is this correct ? Is this the same as *feeling the cold*, as Bardon prescribes ? 'cause he said "here is the object is to call into being the *feeling* of coldness ...etc." ? I understand using essential meaning makes sense because the exercise addresses the mental level and not the sensations of the astral body, but I'm not entirely sure :-) Many thanks. -The Newbie who's gonna go out to the cold :-)