Meditation - How and Where to Begin?
Meditation is the best way to relax your mind and body.
Many people know the techniques of meditation but a large number of people are still unaware of how to meditate.
Since there are some basic points to consider before meditating, even though there is no predefined way to meditate, here are issues to take into consideration.
1) It's at your own discretion how you will meditate.
You need to know one thing that meditation depends upon: your level of concentration for the purpose.
2) Many think that the best time for meditation is before sunrise.
Yes, it is the best time because you can concentrate more during this time of the day.
Taking a bath before meditation refreshes your mind and body before meditation.
Your sitting posture is important as well as your body positioning.
Sitting with a straight upright posture is the best way to meditate and will help you in achieving the best desired results.
3) There are many different ways of meditation.
Some people burn candles for adding aromatherapy effects, while some use meditation music, for focusing and enhancing their attention and concentration during meditating.
4) Yoga techniques can be used for meditation.
Yoga unites the mind, body and soul.
Yoga helps in the circulation of blood, oxygen and energizes the body more quickly.
5) Meditation is beneficial to your overall emotional, mental and spiritual well being.
Meditation can help create peace and harmony in your life.
It works wonders for you.
6) Breathing patterns are important.
Meditation uses your breath to centre your concentration.
The secret is to learn focus breathing without concentration too much on the breath.
The breath serves as a catalyst for your meditation.
While meditating focus on the subconscious or mantra and the technique your teacher has taught you.
Most often practitioners get too lost in controlling the breath.
Meditation is not a breath controlling exercise.
7) Physical fitness is also important.
No matter what level of meditation you intend to take up either for a calm mind or for manifesting abundance, if you are not physically fit it will not be helpful.
Meditation will not work if you are not physically fit.
A physical body has greater concentration power thus, enabling you to have maximum benefit from meditation.
If you take up meditation take up yoga and exercising as well.
8) You must be regular in your meditation.
You must preferably meditate regularly at the same place and same time everyday.
From elaborate and intricate breathing exercises to simple relaxing will prove beneficial only if you perform regularly.
In summary, meditation is a private activity.
It is a religious or personality development exercise but is essentially a personal and private activity.
Discussing it over a cup of coffee will not help you but will rather hinder your progress, in other words.
You may discuss it with your teachers or fellow learners but it is on the whole an internal and individual process.
You will find the path within yourself even if you do not believe in the religious or spiritual part of the meditation.
Learning to control your mind is a solitary process that may get distracted or hindered with extensive discussions.
Many people know the techniques of meditation but a large number of people are still unaware of how to meditate.
Since there are some basic points to consider before meditating, even though there is no predefined way to meditate, here are issues to take into consideration.
1) It's at your own discretion how you will meditate.
You need to know one thing that meditation depends upon: your level of concentration for the purpose.
2) Many think that the best time for meditation is before sunrise.
Yes, it is the best time because you can concentrate more during this time of the day.
Taking a bath before meditation refreshes your mind and body before meditation.
Your sitting posture is important as well as your body positioning.
Sitting with a straight upright posture is the best way to meditate and will help you in achieving the best desired results.
3) There are many different ways of meditation.
Some people burn candles for adding aromatherapy effects, while some use meditation music, for focusing and enhancing their attention and concentration during meditating.
4) Yoga techniques can be used for meditation.
Yoga unites the mind, body and soul.
Yoga helps in the circulation of blood, oxygen and energizes the body more quickly.
5) Meditation is beneficial to your overall emotional, mental and spiritual well being.
Meditation can help create peace and harmony in your life.
It works wonders for you.
6) Breathing patterns are important.
Meditation uses your breath to centre your concentration.
The secret is to learn focus breathing without concentration too much on the breath.
The breath serves as a catalyst for your meditation.
While meditating focus on the subconscious or mantra and the technique your teacher has taught you.
Most often practitioners get too lost in controlling the breath.
Meditation is not a breath controlling exercise.
7) Physical fitness is also important.
No matter what level of meditation you intend to take up either for a calm mind or for manifesting abundance, if you are not physically fit it will not be helpful.
Meditation will not work if you are not physically fit.
A physical body has greater concentration power thus, enabling you to have maximum benefit from meditation.
If you take up meditation take up yoga and exercising as well.
8) You must be regular in your meditation.
You must preferably meditate regularly at the same place and same time everyday.
From elaborate and intricate breathing exercises to simple relaxing will prove beneficial only if you perform regularly.
In summary, meditation is a private activity.
It is a religious or personality development exercise but is essentially a personal and private activity.
Discussing it over a cup of coffee will not help you but will rather hinder your progress, in other words.
You may discuss it with your teachers or fellow learners but it is on the whole an internal and individual process.
You will find the path within yourself even if you do not believe in the religious or spiritual part of the meditation.
Learning to control your mind is a solitary process that may get distracted or hindered with extensive discussions.
