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MY
MEDITATION
How
to Meditate? – Part 1
Posted: Jul 2008
Meditation
Techniques
The
highest challenge of meditation
is to reach and keep the focus
to only one point, for a period
of time. In order to meditate
successful, many people are
using different aids for
enhancing of concentration like
pranayama, mantra, jantra or
something completely simple like
candle flame. Check for more
information about Meditation
aids.
Meditation technique Based on Counting
Inhales and Exhales
This
very simple and traditional
meditation technique, based on focusing of
your breathing. In order to
meditate successfully, place
your self in position for
meditation, close your eyes and
observe your breathing.
How
to meditate breathing counting
meditation technique? Do
not try to influence your
breathing, just feel it as it
is. Start to count your
breathing from 1 to 10, then
backward. Count full cycle of
inhale and exhale as one. This
simple exercise of counting of
breaths is your way to focus
your mind. In time you can stop
counting breathing and just
continue to listen uniformed
rhythm of breathing. During this
meditation technique, your breathing can
become very slow. If your
thoughts fly away, just re-focus
to your breathing and start
counting from beginning.
OM
Meditation
technique
OM
is the holy voice of the
universe, a word that contains a
vibration of whole cosmos. This
is a holy mantra of many
spiritual schools. It is said
that when OM is spoken loud,
brings human voice closest to
universal vibration.
How
to meditate OM meditation
technique? OM
is composed of four parts:
"a", "u",
"m" and nasal vibration
that follows after "m" voice.
This four parts are close to
different states of
consciousness: awakens,
dreaming, deep dreamless sleep
and transcendental state. It is
said that OM is the "root"
mantra. It is often used before
or after other mantras.
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Singing
of OM at the beginning of this
meditation technique establishes
consciousness of vibration
within your body, which you can
follow by your mind. Start every
repetition within your belly
button and lead it to your
forehead. Try to keep ending
"m"
sound as longer as possible,
which will be audible to you
through vibration of your skull
bones.
In the silence after OM
sound try to feel the vibration
within your body. Focus your
mind on this subtle vibration.
Mantra
Meditation technique
Mantras
are the words that we repeat,
which help us to focus on our
mind while you practicing
this meditation technique.
Word Mantra means – Thought
Expressed Through Sound. Mantra
can be one word, like OM, but
also can be more word, sentences
or sounds. Some mantras remind
on prayer and they have a full
meaning. Also, there are Chakra
mantras and the are voices
without clear meaning.
How
to meditate Mantra meditation
technique? There
are different ways of using
Mantras. The most powerful is
mental repeating. Also, you can
whisper, say or sing mantras.
Regardless of meditation technique, the
goal is to anchor the mind and
feel vibration of mantra through
physical and subtle body.
Traditionally
mantra is assigned to apprentice
by his guru. Apprentice is not
allowed to change mantra or to
disclose it to someone else.
Still, if you do not have your
guru, you can create mantra of
your own and use it. While your
mantra keeps in mind four level
requirement: Sound, Meaning,
Idea and Spiritual Meaning.
Suitable words that you can use
in your mantras are Harmony,
Peace or Love.
Check
for more meditation techniques
in How
to Meditate? – Part 2
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