Meditation

What is meditation, and why would anyone want to meditate?

When meditation first became known to the Western world, it was usually associated with Eastern cultures or religions as a consistent, routine practice to quiet the mind for achieving a state of bliss, nirvana, or some other exalted state of consciousness or state of being, as the goal in one’s life. Although, achieving an elevated state of consciousness is a noble aspiration from the practice of meditation, a far more practical and immediate result is easier to attain than the lifelong goal of nirvana: a more quiet and still state of mind instead of the chaotic state of mind one is accustomed to in a typical day.

Through the practice of meditation, beginning with 5 to 15 minutes per day, one can begin to experience a more calm, peaceful, and clear state of mind that eludes most of us in our hectic daily activities. Meditation performed in the morning, before starting one’s daily activities, is beneficial because this enables one to set a mental, emotional, and energetic state before engaging in the life activities that usually bounce us around like a piece of clothing in a washing machine.

While being jostled by life’s challenges, one can return to and connect to the state of being they experienced in the morning meditation by simply focusing one’s awareness on the third eye (slightly above and between the eyebrows on the forehead) or in the heart intelligence (in the middle of the chest, inside the body) and watch the incoming and outgoing breath for a few seconds or minutes, whatever the moment will allow.

There are many books written which describe how to meditate. The following methods are simple and include focusing the eyes inwardly, while silently stating a phrase that follows the incoming and outgoing breath.

Third-eye breath meditation:

With your eyes closed, gently focus your awareness on the third eye (between and slightly above the eyebrows), while passively watching the breath come in and go out. If you want to connect with your heart intelligence while meditating, while gently focusing your eyes on the third eye, move your attention to the heart intelligence in the middle of your chest (inside your body).
While passively following the incoming breath, silently state, “I am…”.
While passively following the outgoing breath, silently state, “…one with the Universe (God, Source),” or “…one with Spirit (or peace)," or whatever phrase helps you to connect to the deeper parts of yourself.
After you have spent a few minutes passively following the incoming and outgoing breath and your mind begins to become more quiet and peaceful, you can turn your focus to an issue with which you are working in your life, or you could give appreciation for the many blessings in your life to connect deeper in your heart (see Appreciation page). When working with issues or sending love energy, always do so from a connection in the heart.
At the end of your meditation, give appreciation for the ability to meditate and to connect with the various aspects of your life through your heart intelligence. Open your eyes and be aware of the peace you feel in your body, mind, and being.

When beginning to follow the incoming and outgoing breath with the phrase, you may notice that your mind may wander while you are stating the phrase you have chosen. Once you notice that your mind has wandered, gently bring your attention back to your focus (third eye, heart intelligence, or both) and resume silently stating the phrase as you passively follow each incoming and outgoing breath.

If you begin to experience some moments of peace and stillness of the mind, you can introduce an aspect of your life that you can meditate on to find deeper understanding or meaning. If your mind becomes busy and begins wandering, resume the meditative breath and phrase until the peace and stillness returns.

With regard to maintaining your focus on the breath and phrase, anyone who meditates will tell you that some days are easier and better than other days. Do not be discouraged if you notice that your mind wanders easily; this will diminish over time and your focus will strengthen with more meditation. Resist judging yourself about the results of any of your meditations, and accept your best effort in that meditation.

For those who value their spiritual progress, daily meditation can provide an infrastructure on which to build deepening states of peace, clarity, joy, acceptance of self and others, and health in body, mind, and spirit.

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