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Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (118 reads)
Meditation technique #2 is a way to deepen your meditation experience after you feel comfortable with the first technique. As you are focusing on observing the breath moving in and out of your body, shift your attention to the space between the breath. As you breathe in, there is a tiny moment of stillness where the breath rests before you begin your exhalation. Similarly, there is a momentary stillness at the end of the exhalation, before you begin your next inhalation. Refrain from trying to grab hold of this space. Just observe it. Refrain from trying too hard to find it either, just let it reveal itself by placing your attention on it. If your mind wanders, become aware that it's thinking about something else and bring your mind back to the breath first, and then the space between the breath.
Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (142 reads)
Instructions for Mind MeditationFirst, follow the techniques for observing the breath and slip into the space between the breath. As you're meditating, and thoughts arise, embrace them as an opportunity to deepen your meditation experience. Remember, this is mind meditation--welcome each thought, because without them, we can't use them to deepen our meditation. Now, use the same technique as we used for observing the space between the breath. Here's how: As a thought arises, observe it. Watch how it arises and how it subsides. Then, another thought will arise. Again, just watch it as it manifests, and as it goes away. Ask yourself these two questions:
Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (173 reads)
In everyday speech Meditation means thinking things over. But in various meditative disciplines the word has more specific meaning, referring to a special level of mind, clearing the mind of all conscious thought. The following techniques, to be followed in sequence, can be useful during meditation to develop the power of positive thinking and to achieve the peace of mind:
Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (201 reads)
Using the free breathing exercises below may seem extremely simple, but do not underestimate the power of the breath. Proper breathing is very important for your practice of meditation. So before we begin meditating, it's very important to learn how to breathe properly. Sure, it's something you do without thinking about it, but truly, there's an art to it. And for all practical purposes, yes, there is a right and wrong way to breath.
Published by Nitin Shah [nitin_shah] on 2008/11/1 (171 reads)
You've been learning how to breathe, observing the breath is the next step in your personal meditation practice. Meditation is a process of focusing your attention on one thing, to the exclusion of everything else. With this meditation technique, you'll learn how to truly focus your mind
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