Benefits of Meditation
Once I committed myself to 30 days of focused meditation, I began to feel a difference.
After a year of practicing for 15 minutes a day, I noticed incredible changes within myself.
Significantly, I found myself feeling angry for something less often that had troubled me in the past. My rage was absent during situations identical to early events that had provoked an intense emotional response.
I also noticed a new ability to remain calm and at peace in the middle of chaos. I had more conscious control over my thoughts. As a result, I felt joyful more often. I could not ignore these changes.
Meditation eases the resistance that the ego creates.
What is meditation?
This might seem strange. Many people think that the goal of meditation is to clear the mind of thoughts. But this is a misconception, meditation is really concentration.
Meditation helps you arrive at conscious awareness of the present moment — and that is a powerful tool to use in every part of your life.
How to meditate?
1. Find a quiet place where you can relax and sit.
2. Become conscious of your breathing. Observe. Imagine filling your lungs with air and then breathing out. Feel belly and chest moving up and down.
3. Listen to the sounds around you. Pay attention to where they are coming from.
4. Listen to the sound of your breaths.
5. Now pay attention to your body. Notice the sensations in your body. Slowly take your attention from your feet all the way up to your head.
6. Pay attention to each part. Then slowly open your eyes.
Benefits of meditation
You practice meditation by being fully present at the moment via your thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations- from a distance without judgement.
This brings a sense of calm, clarity, and enhanced patience. I learn profound lessons from intuitive thoughts during my patience and this access to my inner wisdom illuminates’ answers to any questions I have been struggling with. When I need to raise my vibration, I know that meditation will restore good feelings.
