| Would you like to learn meditation? | | | | Let's begin: |
| It can be incredibly confusing with all of the | | | | The first thing you need to do is to sit |
| different information about meditation out there | | | | comfortably, with your back straight as possible. |
| to know where to begin. | | | | Physical stillness is first, because if you are moving |
| But after attaining very high states of meditation, | | | | around, it will be much more difficult to be |
| I can easily help you do the same. | | | | present. |
| This article will teach you a true and easy way to | | | | The second thing you need to do is close your |
| meditate so you will be on the road to attaining, | | | | eyes. If your eyes are closed, you will be less |
| deep, nurturing states of peace. | | | | distracted by what is around you. |
| First, why would you want to meditate? | | | | The third thing to do is to allow yourself to be as |
| Anyone that is interested in experiencing greater, | | | | you are. Allow whatever thoughts and feelings are |
| peace, bliss, love and joy in their lives would want | | | | there to be. We are not trying to change anything |
| to meditate. It can improve your health, make | | | | about yourself but rather accept yourself as you |
| you more successful, and become a better | | | | are. Accept your present experience completely. |
| person. All of this happens out of the new sense | | | | Because in acceptance, you no longer become |
| of peace and bliss that you will experience. | | | | involved with it, you no longer are identified with it. |
| What is meditation? | | | | You see your experience is as it is. |
| Meditation is the art of being aware in the present | | | | Your thoughts come by themselves, feelings |
| moment. | | | | come by themselves and all of this is fine. Let |
| All of your problems stem from the fact that you | | | | them come and go without making any of it |
| are identified with your mind. So whatever | | | | important. This is your experience in the moment, |
| thought or emotion arises, you identify with it, | | | | let it be as it is. |
| you define yourself with it. The mind exists in a | | | | Automatically by doing this there will be peace. |
| constant state of conflict. There is you and the | | | | Just by doing this your whole world can change. |
| world and the need to survive in it. This is great | | | | Even if your experience is stress and unhappiness. |
| when you lived in a cave, fought for your | | | | If you allow the stress and unhappiness, there will |
| territory and killed your food and enemies, but in | | | | be incredible peace. You will find a much deeper |
| our world today, living in a state of conflict makes | | | | happiness underneath it all. |
| you less able to succeed and work with others. It | | | | The fourth thing to do is watch your breathing. |
| keeps you stressed and unbalanced. | | | | The great thing about breathing is that it is always |
| If you are lost in your emotions about a situation, | | | | happening now. So if you are watching your |
| it is harder to make a good decision, and most of | | | | breathing, you are present. So notice the feeling |
| all, you lose your sense of peace and balance. | | | | of the breath moving in and out of your nostrils, |
| So rather than living the roller coaster ride of | | | | or notice the sound of your breathing. Either one |
| identifying with every thought and emotion that | | | | is fine. This helps keep you breathing. |
| arises, meditation teaches us how to be present, | | | | So if your eyes are closed, you are noticing your |
| to become aware of these thoughts and feelings | | | | breathing and you are allowing whatever thoughts, |
| instead of being controlled by them. By being | | | | emotions and sensations to be as they are, then |
| present and becoming a witness to your mind, | | | | you are meditating! The more you can simply |
| you discover your true nature, which is always | | | | allow and witness your experience rather than |
| present. And that nature is love, peace and bliss. | | | | become involved your experience, the deeper |
| This has been said for thousands of years by | | | | you will go into peace. And this peace in |
| masters of meditation that your natural | | | | meditation can heal your physical, emotional and |
| experience when you step away from the | | | | mental problems. It can lead to an incredible sense |
| identification with the mind is one of unconditional | | | | of love and joy that radiates out of you without |
| love, peace and bliss.. | | | | reason or cause. |