| Meditation enhances creativity, intelligence, and | | | | viewing the action of the mind. |
| increases memory. It improves the ability to learn. | | | | The first type of meditation according some |
| It increases energy and engenders calm. Our | | | | experts should not be practiced without |
| body gathers the tension from fears and pain, but | | | | supervision because it can be deceptive and make |
| meditation helps to alleviate tenseness and to | | | | you feel like you have had an unusual experience |
| clear the mind, which helps to lessen fear. | | | | when you have not. The reason is that it is a |
| There are two basic divisions in meditation as far | | | | self-induced state of hypnosis and this encourages |
| as technique. One is insight meditation; it teaches | | | | the ego to get wound up and imagine other things |
| you to concentrate on one point as a method for | | | | that aren't correct. It is best done with |
| cultivating quietness and peace. The other is | | | | supervision because the mind becomes so open. |
| concentration meditation. It involves a relaxation | | | | The second kind of meditation is considered |
| response. One form of concentration meditation is | | | | insight meditation. It isn't as strong of a |
| transcendental meditation. | | | | meditation; it emphasizes being calm. It doesn't |
| There is a difference between meditation as a | | | | need a particular sitting position. It can be done |
| practice and a meditative state. The meditative | | | | anywhere. The concept is to just notice what is |
| practice has methods, ways, and rules and is | | | | happening around you and stay calm or become |
| purposed and is intended. While meditative states | | | | calm. Once you have learned to do this, you don't |
| occur naturally. Sometimes when someone is | | | | need it any longer. Some experts think you should |
| very relaxed this will occur without meditative | | | | stop once you have learned to be calm. They |
| practice. It can occur during meditative practice | | | | consider this meditation a type of medicine that |
| and also spontaneously. | | | | should be stopped once the disease of agitation |
| There are two forms of meditative practice. One | | | | and nervousness or anxiousness has been cured. |
| form tries to quiet the mind. Some call it the | | | | It is good advice to seek professional help, |
| monkey mind because this refers to the hopping | | | | knowledge, experience, and insight before you |
| from one random thought to another that often | | | | start any serious meditation. After all, this is your |
| happens. The idea is to make the mind be still. | | | | mind that you are dealing with and as with any |
| The means used to do this are chanting, staring | | | | other treatment you want a competent |
| at a candle, and breathing exercises. The other | | | | professional to help you. It makes sense to be |
| form watches the mind racing along without | | | | just as careful about what you do with your mind |
| judgment as to whether the thoughts are good | | | | as it does being careful about what you do with |
| or bad, but they just are; they exist. It is a | | | | your body. Guided self-help through meditation is |
| method of not approving or disapproving, only | | | | your best avenue to fruitful meditation. |