| ing to begin learning meditation can be quite | | | | to your own breathing. When you are |
| intimidating. Not only will you be learning something | | | | comfortable doing so you can carry on to the |
| new but you will also be getting different advice | | | | next step. You will now want to choose a sound |
| from a number of different sources. Opinions on | | | | you can easily follow such a music or the |
| meditation itself as well as the various techniques | | | | television or maybe the traffic outside. You should |
| varies immensely from person to person. This is | | | | be able to follow these sounds without the mind |
| not to say that some are right and some are | | | | switching to other things other than the particular |
| wrong but that there are in fact numerous ways | | | | focus sound. This technique should be practiced |
| to meditate. Some meditation practices are quite | | | | until t can be done on a regular basis. Once this |
| simple and take little effort from the meditator | | | | can be done you are ready to move onto a |
| and some are much more difficult and require a | | | | higher level of meditation. |
| fairly controlled and/or practiced mind. But rest be | | | | The next level of meditation for those beginners |
| assured that if you wish to learn meditation there | | | | that have mastered the previous level focuses on |
| is a technique out there for you. Throughout the | | | | the visual aspect of meditation. You will want to |
| various techniques out there are a few common | | | | begin by relaxing as you normally would and |
| practices that you will see in almost any | | | | focusing on your breathing technique for a |
| meditation technique. | | | | moment before starting this next level. You then |
| The first technique that is common in meditation | | | | want to conjure up an image in your mind of |
| practices is concentration. Concentration is | | | | your most beloved place. This could be a favorite |
| important in order to clear your mind and make | | | | park or a lakeside cabin where your spend your |
| way for a state of higher consciousness. When | | | | summers or any other place that brings up good |
| you begin you will want to tell your mind and | | | | memories whether it be real or imagined. You |
| body to relax. You will then want to close your | | | | then should meditate thinking of this special place |
| eyes and focus on all the various sounds you hear | | | | until you are able to effortlessly conjure up the |
| around you. Try to distinguish the different sounds | | | | pleasant images of the particular place. By doing |
| from one another but without really thinking about | | | | so you are enabling yourself to return to this |
| the sounds themselves. Let whatever sounds are | | | | place at any time and bring to the surface the |
| there flow naturally into your body so that you | | | | feelings of happiness you associate with the |
| hear all of the sounds but yet you hear nothing at | | | | particular place. |
| all. You should carry on this way for | | | | These meditation techniques will help you to |
| approximately 10 – 20 minutes each day | | | | experience true meditation and aid you in future |
| until you are comfortable with being able to | | | | meditation goals as well. |
| release such sounds and switch the concentration | | | | |