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Just breathe
Anyone who has done mediation will be able to verify that it is definitely not as easy as it looks. To the onlooker it may seem like all you have to do is to close your eyes and think of nothing, which is easier said than done! But meditation involves much more than that. It involves getting centered and grounded, making your mind clear of all distractions, concentrating, whether it’s on a light source or a mantra (words), or a deity and finally calming and controlling your emotions and thoughts to connect deeply with the energies that surround us.
There are many ways to mediate, some easier than others, especially designed for beginners. What is essential to meditation is not the music, the incense or the clothes – it is the quiet, within and without, and of course the time and dedication one needs to have. There are specific skills one needs to develop and techniques one needs to master if you want to feel, with a degree of certainty, of the promise of meditation.
Simple breathing technique
One of the simplest methods of meditation is concentration on just simple breathing. It makes practitioners of their own respiratory system and breathing patterns. Given below are step-by-step directions for meditation using simple breathing.
Choose a quiet place to meditate and assume a comfortable position. The most common posture for meditation is sit cross-legged, with your hands resting on the knees, with palms facing up. This is also called the lotus position in yoga. The important thing is to keep the back straight and keep your mind from wandering or becoming lethargic.
Close your eyes partially or fully, and now focus your attention on your natural and spontaneous, rhythmic breathing. Breathe naturally, through the nostrils. Do not try and control the breathing. Try to develop total awareness of the rhythmic flow of the breath. This awareness is the objective of the meditation and we must try to concentrate on it to the exclusion of all else. Notice that the breath is cool as it enters the nostril and warm as it flows out. Observe this with the attitude of a detached witness.
At first your mind will be very busy and your thoughts might stray. Resist the temptation to follow these thoughts and try to remain single mindedly focused on the sensation of breathing. If your mind does wander, be aware of the fact and bring it back to your breath immediately. In the beginning this will probably happen every two to three seconds, but slowly, as you keep practicing you will be able to concentrate for longer and longer durations on your breath.
Gradually, once these incessant distracting thoughts have subsided, you will feel a sense of inner peace and contentment. Your mind will feel refreshed, unusually lucid and relaxed. Mediation then will not be an effort as it was in the beginning. A feeling of tranquility will permeate your thoughts and will carry on even after the meditative practice is over.
To end the mediation, bring awareness back by observing the physical body as one unit and then open your eyes.
Although this is a simple breathing technique, practitioners will vouch for its power to produce inner peace. This helps us to cope with the turmoil, busyness and difficulties of daily life. Most importantly, this feeling of contentment comes from within – no external conditions are necessary. Just this breathing mediation for ten to fifteen minutes each day is sure to reduce the levels of stress that we face each day.
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