IF is the question according to yoga, chi kung and tai chi understanding, this is done by raising the energy from the lower chakeas to the higher, or opening the microcosmic circuit ....this transforms the energy, then things are seen differently this is not just a matter of trying to change the thought patterns with mental self fighting there is also a physical process, which if followed does the job......... without that mere mental work on its own is not able to accomplish.......{ this is evidenced in the number of people who seem to beleive but the base of their being remains stuck in the old patterns of reactivity },the transformation of the lower energies , is the begining of true meditation   ......suta                                                                                       OHM MANI PADMI HUM