Do you Meditate
When was the last time you meditated??
1)Yesterday
2)Last week
3)In the last 3 months
4)More than 3 months ago
5)Never
2)Last week
3)In the last 3 months
4)More than 3 months ago
5)Never
If your answer is 3,4 or 5
This article could be for u
Some regard meditation as an unpractical, useless and meaningless pursuit. They consider those who seek inner peace and silence as dreamers, visionaries and unpractical people, who are out of touch with reality. This is an erroneous assumption.
There have always been very practical, pragmatic and active persons, who also engaged intensively in inner, spiritual quest, some of whom you may find difficult to associate with meditation and spirituality. This shows that practicality, common sense and spirituality can go hand in hand.
There have always been very practical, pragmatic and active persons, who also engaged intensively in inner, spiritual quest, some of whom you may find difficult to associate with meditation and spirituality. This shows that practicality, common sense and spirituality can go hand in hand.
Meditation is more than a method for relaxing the body. It is a way for gaining freedom from incessant, nagging thoughts and worries, quieting the chatter of the mind, and attaining inner peace and happiness
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In order to obtain results it has to be practiced every day, at least once a day, twice a day is better. A beginner may start with only 10 minutes and gradually increase the time.
Tips and advice for meditation:
- It is important to meditate every day.
- Keep up a positive attitude
- Do not meditate when you are tired.
- Meditate in a place where you can be alone and undisturbed.
- Sit in a comfortable position with your spine erect. You can sit on the floor, on a cushion or on a chair.
- Relax your body.Take a few slow deep breaths.
- To relax even more, for a few moments focus on a pleasant memory, or a mental image of a place that makes you feel calm.
- Think for a few moments about the benefits of meditation, how it will strengthen your focus, calm down your mind, ease stress and tension, etc
- Before you start to meditate, tell yourself that all thoughts, ideas and plans will have now to wait until you finish, and that nothing is going to distract your mind.
- Start meditating calmly, yet with focused attention.
- The more focused the attention is, the easier it is to ignore thoughts and other distractions.
- Strive to stay calm, both mentally and physically, and do not tense your body.
- Patience, perseverance and self discipline should be always cultivated.
10 minutes of meditation are quite enough for a beginner
Start with a simple meditation technique. Here are two examples:
a) Focus your attention on your incoming and outgoing breath.
For a few minutes, focus your attention on your breath. Breathe normally, while focusing on the act of breathing in and breathing out. Be careful not to strain your breath and your body.
For a few minutes, focus your attention on your breath. Breathe normally, while focusing on the act of breathing in and breathing out. Be careful not to strain your breath and your body.
b) Focusing on an inspiring quote.
Choose an inspiring quote from any spiritual teacher, and repeat it in your mind, trying to find its deep meaning, beyond the written words.
Choose an inspiring quote from any spiritual teacher, and repeat it in your mind, trying to find its deep meaning, beyond the written words.
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