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People say that they don't have time to meditate or that they lack the self
discipline required for effective meditation. Such people have not yet developed their most compatible strategies for
easy and natural meditation. The following meditation tips will allow meditation to become a very easy process
regardless of your time schedule, perceived lack of self discipline, religious background and lifestyle.
As for the meditation portion of a given practice, the main thing that differs, other than
language and cultural symbols, is the object of focus. Objects of focus can be summarized as follows:
Breath Focus
Energy Focus (or inner light and sound, feeling, etc)
Concept Focus (the concept of infinity, love, God, spaciousness, etc.)
Body
Sensation Focus
Mantra Focus
Prayer Focus
Song
Focus
In other words, the object of focus can be anything you want. Usually, it's
either something repetitive or unchanging.
This is the meditation technique itself. You are falling in love with the object
of focus and becoming increasingly more absorbed in it. When the mind wanders, the thoughts are given room to exist. You are
the sky. They are the clouds. Then, the mind is gently brought back to the point of focus.
A lot of effective meditation and Yoga techniques contain other components besides the meditation. Your most effective
meditation technique contains the object of focus that allows you the most meditative absorption. It also contains some other
components. The components are the warm up strategy, the integration strategy and "projection of energy" in the form
of prayer or healing work. These components help to create a momentum toward easy and effective meditation and peace
of mind. Ideally, you want to develop these components using techniques that you are compatible with.
A solid warm up strategy consists of "tuning" the physical and mental energies, on increasingly
subtle levels, in preparation for deep meditation. The progression is from gross (physical exercises such as Hatha Yoga or
body wiping, self massage, etc.) to subtle (slow movement and energy based exercises) to even more subtle (visualization,
pranayama) with the intent of gradually moving toward the total stillness beyond energy and form - bliss and spaciousness -
which is represented by the meditation technique itself.
Meditation becomes easy and effective when you put these meditation tips
into practice. This is because you are mimicking the movement of form into spirit, sound into silence, matter and energy into
space.
A solid integration strategy involves "interweaves" throughout
the day. Every little thing that you do to raise consciousness helps to create a tremendous momentum toward natural and effective
meditation. You may not even realize that this is happening because 90% of it is below the surface of consciousness. Perhaps
you have a favorite song that takes you to a special place within. Hit the bathroom at work and use it or do it at a traffic
light. Yoga breathing exercises work well for this, as do mantras, self massage, head rolls, serene memories, forgiveness
work and anything which brings little "openings and expansions" in consciousness.
By the end of the day, you will find that the path to natural and easy meditation is much clearer. It will not require
as much time to enter a state of deep and easy meditation if you have a proper integration strategy. These meditation
tips are great for people who have a lot of time on their hands as well as those who are super busy and think that they don't
have time to meditate.
Another thing that makes meditation easier is consistency. When you perform
your formal meditation practice at the same time(s) each day, this creates a habit which creates a momentum allows meditaton
to become an easy process over time.
Candles can also go a long way toward natural and easy meditation. Aromatherapy
candles are great for this.
One of the most common meditation tips is to make sure you wait a while after
a meal before your regular meditation routine. If you are not spending all your energy digesting food during your formal routine,
then the energy you are not using contributes to a state of effective meditation.
I hope these meditation tips make meditation more effective for you.
Everyone has their unique route to super effective meditation. You just
need the proper object of focus that you are most compatible with along with the strategies and tools that you are most compatible
with. This is true even for busy people and those who think they lack self discipline. If you put all these meditation tips
into practice in your daily life then, guaranteed, time and self discipline cease to be obstacles to effective meditation.
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