Meditation | Getting Started with Meditation
Take a moment to connect with your Body and Mind
Meditation is a unique and different experience. Every meditative experience partakes of a deeply personal and individual spiritual adventure. It is an odyssey into the realm of one’s inner and mysterious beingness. Everywhere we take turn, we are being limited. We are lost in our “external trips.” This external trip involves the collection of things, being the wealthiest and the best, but we remain too poor from within. We have forgotten lost the inner contact. We have forgotten to be just “BE” , we have forgotten to be “TOTAL”. Whatever we do is just an action and not wholehearted involvement. Our thoughts, future plans are important, but the race we are in for the future we miss the present and we cling to the past which do not allow the present to be enjoyed full heartedly by us.
Situation and surroundings makes us dead man with suppressed emotions, we go to bed with loads of thoughts and things, we have no way to empty it all and thus creating an imbalance in our mind and body. The body is a vehicle and we need to respect it because it carries what is essential.
Meditation helps to relax our senses, create internal energy or life force, and develop compassion, love, generosity and forgiveness. You can meditate anywhere and at any time, allowing yourself to access a sense of tranquility and peace no matter what’s going on around you. Meditation helps to discover our true self, being more present in the moment, aware 24/7 and being total. It connects you to your inner-self, and suddenly, all meaninglessness disappears.
One may need some techniques to experience meditation, which would help to sharpen our awareness. Meditation cannot be taught like a lesson, if a teacher teaches you he is not doing any justice.
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For those who need specific understanding for why we should meditate?
- Meditation alters your state of mind by slowing down your brain wave pattern and move from the active beta state to the alpha state. This relaxes both your body and your mind.
- It helps in Creative visualization.In the alpha state, you can creatively visualize something you seek. It could be a new relationship, a happier state of mind, improved health, or whatever you desire. Positive state of mind helps you in accomplishing your goals and affirmations can powerfully program the human mind.
- It connects us to our higher self. Meditation is a communion with yourself. We can capture glimpses of our visions in our deepest thoughts and in our dreams.
- For Self Healing. Mostly our issues are self created. Sickness and wellness is a state of mind. Meditation links you to your inner self. Affirmations of wellness during meditation are effective mind control and body control tools for health
- Opening Energy Centers.Meditation opens up the blocked energy within us.
- It helps in Grounding. Meditation connects us to Mother Earth, makes us feel more rooted on the planet
- Connecting with Angels and Spirit Guides.Prayer is often a form of meditation. The meditative state makes your mind more open to communication with spirits.
Frequently Asked Questions For Meditation
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What is Meditation?Everyone thinks that the purpose of meditation is to handle stress, to tune out, to get away from it all. While that's partially true, the real purpose of meditation is actually to tune in, not to get away from it all, but to get in touch with it all. Not to just de-stress, but to find that peace within, the peace that spiritual traditions talk about that passes all understanding. So, meditation is a way to get in the space between your thoughts. And the more we learn and experience about this space between thoughts, we find ourselves more aware and more experience more freedom from all the conditionings we have. In meditation, we get into this space so we find infinite possibilities, infinite correlation, infinite creativity, infinite imagination, and infinite power of intention. That's what meditation is really about.
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Where should one Meditate?Meditation can be practiced anywhere where you can hold your inner space for some time undisturbed. However it is recommended to meditate in groups as it expands the energy field with collective consciousness.
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When to Meditate?Anytime is perfect time to meditate. However Morning and evening time coincide with our body's quieter rhythms so it is advisable to meditate in morning or evening hours. Our body knows how to be still; we just have to give it opportunity. Studies show that routines begun in the morning last the longest, but any time you look forward to meditate is the right time.
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Is it compulsory to sit while meditating?Being comfortable is most important. It is preferable to sit up straight on the floor or on a chair to help cultivate alertness, but if you are ill or need to lie down, that is fine.
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I can't stop my Thoughts while meditatingIt's very much okay to have thoughts while meditating. Ideas are to witness the thoughts. Thoughts will inevitably drift in and dance around your mind, but that's normal. Don't try to do anything with them – let them be. If you find yourself thinking about what's passing through your mind, just return to focusing your awareness on your breath .
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For how long one should meditate?The effects of meditation are cumulative, and setting aside as little as 15 minutes a day to retreat and rejuvenate is beneficial. Although some active techniques lasts for an hour. You can select what is most comfortable to your body to start with.
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What are the different meditation techniques?There are many different meditation techniques broadly classified as Active and passive meditations.
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Can I learn meditation?Meditation is an experience which one can only go through. No one can teach meditations but yes there are some techniques which help you to experience meditative state.
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Which is right for me?There is no "right" meditation technique for everybody. Some techniques work better for certain people while other techniques work better for other people. The important thing is to find what works for you.
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What are the basic principles of meditation?There are a few recommended guidelines for meditation:
• It should be done every day, preferably at the same time
• It should preferably be done before a meal rather than after a meal
• A spot should be set aside for meditation, which should be a quiet place and used for nothing but meditation
• It should preferably be done in one fixed dress.
The idea of fixing time, spot and dress is to create an energy field which is charged daily with your meditations and slowly this charged place also helps you to have deeper meditative experiences -
Is there any religious implication or affiliation with meditation?Meditation is way of life. It is not associated with any religion or mass. This is a process of tuning in, in your inner space. The inner space which is a part of divine, part of source.
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Why do some people use music while meditating?Meditative music (not rock-n-roll !) can help in establishing a meditative atmosphere. Also, some people find meditation relatively easy but find that the hard thing is to actually get themselves to sit down and start their meditation. Music can help make this easier. Some people use music quite often while others prefer silent meditation and never use it.
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Should I meditate with my eyes open or with my eyes closed?There are different techniques to experience meditation. Some are practiced with closed eyes while some can be practiced with open eyes. Mostly it is done with closed eyes. The whole idea is to tune in your space while shutting the mind from outer activities. Eyes are the powerful exit for your energy to outer world so when you close your eyes, automatically you start turning in.
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What are the physiological effects of meditation?The most common physiological effects of meditation are reduced blood pressure, lower pulse rate, decreased metabolic rate and changes in the concentration of serum levels of various substances.
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When I meditate I experience physical pain in my body. What should I do?Sensations (itching/aches/pains/etc.) can arise in the body when meditating for several reasons. Sometimes the cause is just an uncomfortable posture--make sure that your posture is comfortable under normal circumstances.
