It is impossible to fail at meditation.
- All you have to do is the best you can, which is what you are doing all the time, whether you know it or not.
- There is no wrong way to meditate. If fact, the very act of sitting down and meditating, in and of itself, means that you’re meditating “correctly.”
Each time you sit down to meditate, you’re standing up for your innate right to peace of mind, self-worth, and happiness.
- Be kind to yourself
- Consistency is the cornerstone of a successful meditation practice.
First rule of meditation is “allow…allow…allow.”
- When you meditate, you allow absolutely everything that arises to arise – and you exclude nothing.
- Meditation is not about suppressing thoughts, but surpassing them.
The Meditator’s “ABC”: Always Be Calm
- Along with a restless mind, a restless body is the most common challenge beginning meditators encounter.
- See how your mind “amps up” what may only be slight physical discomfort.
- Also watch how your mind creates thoughts about your discomfort.
“Don’t just do something. Sit there.”
- Meditation builds the “Mindfulness Muscle.”
- Knowing this frees you. You don’t need to keep monitoring yourself for results.
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We usually try so hard to master new skills that we forget about enjoying ourselves in the process.
- How will you know if you are making progress? It is a gradual process which requires that you be patient and realistic about seeing progress.
Breath is Home Base
- The natural rhythm of your breath is the perfect place to return
- A Zen master’s sole teaching was “just notice breath.”
The way we normally deal with thoughts is to give them a lot more credit than they deserve, thinking that we are obligated to follow them wherever they lead us.
- A thought arises. You watch it, allow it, and release it.
- Allow…Allow….Allow” and “Catch and Release.”
Come to realize presence as your natural inner state
- How peaceful you can be when you refrain from engaging unwanted, frivolous, and negative thoughts.
- The only difference between a random thought and a repetitive one is that the latter keeps recurring.
- All you need to do is treat it exactly the same way as you treat a single thought.
There are hundreds of meditation techniques to choose from. Seek out and choose techniques that resonate perfectly with you.
craving and resource from “8 Minute Meditation” – Quiet Your Mind. Change Your Life – by Victor Davich
