How to Meditate
by Quality Books
Meditation
is not a complex matter. It's not even a spiritual
practice, as many people think, unless you wish
to make it one. It is more like aerobics for
the mind.
It tones and tunes up the thinking processes
and the emotions and brings everyday life into
sharper focus and new degrees of ease and harmony.
It will NOT turn you into a flower- brandishing
pansy or a grinning freak. It can improve your
athletic performance or your love life, even
increase your IQ. And the best part about meditation
is that it requires nothing on your part but
the time it takes to do it.
Start by choosing a comfortable chair. If you're
new to this, we don't advise using your bed.
The chair should have a high back and sloped
enough to support your head so it won't drop
into your lap when you relax. Sit down, sink
in as deep as you can, and close your eyes.
If you can't seem to remain still for more than
a moment, try the stress-reducing techniques
outlined elsewhere in the collection.
Once your body is relaxed, keep your eyes closed
and try to blank your mind, pushing aside every
thought that pops up. You might be surprised
how busy your mind really is, but this will
be a lot of fun if you give it a try, even though
it might take weeks before you can blank your
mind for even a couple of seconds. Don't think
this means you're going to have to work. The
longer it takes the more stressed your mind
was to begin with and the more benefit you'll
get from any improvement. This mind-blanking
business can be frustrating at times, but it
is definitely worth the effort, or lack of effort
if you will. This clearing of the mind is more
a growing process than something to be learned,
so no one can really teach you how to do it.
Transcendental Meditation (TM) has been using
one technique for several years which seems
to help, however. It involves the mental repetition
of short, meaningless word in time with your
breathing. The word acts as a focus point, something
for the mind to latch onto, and it makes it
easier for stray thoughts to fade into the background.
The first few times you try this, one of two
things should happen. One type of person will
find they can't seem to relax their minds. They
will suddenly begin a train of thought and may
follow it for several minutes before remembering
the original reason for relating. That's fine.
This loss of concentration indicates a degree
of relaxation, and this sort of contemplation
can be very valuable, as it can provide new
insights into old subjects.
A second type of person will have dreamlets,
the mini-dreams you have before falling asleep.
After trying to pull themselves out of the dreamlets
a few times, they will probably fall asleep.
That too is fine. This indicates an ability
to relax at will, and the person only needs
to learn how to remain mentally alert while
in the relaxed state.
You'll find trying this, even unsuccessfully,
for as little as a week, that your waking level
of concentration, your resistance to stress
and your endurance in all sorts of tasks will
have increased. It will continue to increase
long after you have learned to really blank
your mind.
Once you are able to do that, you will find
your mind becomes a clear screen on which you
can project the most vivid fantasies, analyze
problems and situations with amazing clarity
and objectivity and delve into the depths of
your thinking processes. That's only a side
benefit. As we have said, the most exciting
benefits are seen in your day-to-day life.
You can remain in a meditative state as long
as you like, but from five to twenty minutes
after you reach that level of relaxed alertness
your body will probably want to rise again.
You can open your eyes and go about your business
any time you like, although you may find yourself
either a little drowsy or very energetic. People
react differently to relaxation. You should
immediately notice a calmness and vigor that
will stay with you through the day.
These effects occur because meditation produces
a response from the brain similar to that of
the stress-reducing techniques. It regulates
and increases your mental tolerance to all kinds
of stimulus. So instead of a brain-wave curve
most of us carry around that would sound like
gangly acid-rock if you hear it, your brain-wave
curve will come to resemble more and more the
sound of a flute or massed strings. And that
will do you a world of good, even if you happen
to be a gangly acid-rock musician!
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