Meditation-1

@srjac0902 (1169)
Italy
November 24, 2011 1:22pm CST
Meditation is a part of life. You do not need a special art or technique. As food is for the body so is the meditation for the psyche or the mind, spirit and soul. The heavy activities in life consume the oxygen and the brain waves crave for relaxation. It is necessary to find time to be alone. Actually thewre are no compulsory formalities for meditation, But you have to invert your attention to your self. In the beginning you will be carried of with all positive and negative memories. It will be hard to bridle the mind. Often our mind is intoxicated with negative recordings which is difficult to wipe out. Someone used to say that the inner self with with negative storage becomes a septic tank or o garbage collector. This negative storing within creates pollution and we do feel heavy and soffocated. That is why we do not have patience. We burst out with anger. We need to release all our negative storing within. Somedtimes listening to a soft music, specially the classical harmonious music arrests our mind. If we close our eyes and listen to the music then our mind gets arrested. We begin to breath slowly and rhythmically. When we close our eyes it is better to look at the centre of our eyebrows. When the mind begins to be quiet then the body automatically becomes stright without strain and effort. As we progress by meditating daily, at the same hour then we become still. All the thoughts disappear. We prolong with silence. Then silence becomes a language. We we begin to penetrate on the brilliance of light. The colorful dazzling light may flash in our mind. Our meditation is subject to our faith and belief system. When the body and mind become quiet then the innerself gets attuned to higher self. There is no fixed duration for this. As we proceed our life begins to get transformed. We do not feel conditioned by the others. But the innerself comes to our aid.
2 responses
@bostonphil (4459)
• United States
25 Nov 11
I have taken meditation instruction at a Buddhist Center near me but I find the practice to be very difficult. I prefer to meditate with my eyes closed but my instructor tells me that I need to meditate with my eyes slightly open looking down at the floor. How do you meditate? With eyes slightly open or closed?
@srjac0902 (1169)
• Italy
25 Nov 11
Friend, you see Meditation is subjective. Anyone can prescribe you a methodology which can be helpful. Ultimately it is your inner self which directs you. It needs time. No one knows where the wind comes from and where it goes. Likewise people can induce you to meditate afterwards when you persevere, your inner self will lead you and God's grace shall intervene. They automatically your body will assume a posture and a methodology. No one else can dictate you as you advance. What experience says is that even unknowingly , when you advance in meditation, I think for everybody it happens that initially you close your eyes but as you concentrate you shall witness some phenomenon and without your being aware of it your eye will open and the eye balls will roll up. Then even though someone will pass light, candle , you will not be aware of it. You will be immersed in God and though your eyes remain open, you will not be aware of it nor will you see anything. So for you it will be that it had your eyes closed, but those who watch you will see your eyes open. This is a phenomenon of advancing in meditation. But there is no compulsory rule that you should keep your eyes half open or not. All techniques are good, but ultimately it is your inner self will lead you and perhaps you will not be aware of it.
• United States
25 Nov 11
You write beautifully. Your answer was very helpful. What group(s) are you a member of? How did you learn meditation? I see that you live in italy. Did you grow up meditating or is it something that you came to in your adult years?
@greenline (14838)
• Canada
25 Nov 11
That is a very good presentation and explanation. I have been practising mindfulness meditation for a number of years now, sitting every evening after I get back home from my work. Meditation has become the way for me to be relieved of stresses, mental and physical.