Can any one tell me how do i do meditation. I have not done before.?!
Question:
These days i am feeling alone. I would like to start meditating. I have seen some friends who are meditating. But i do not know how do i start and continue to do meditation.
Can any one who is doing meditation help me?
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Ravi the whole aim of meditation is,
1. to calm your mind, and
2. to focus the mind on one thing.
If you sit down and close your eyes you will notice that your mind is jumping from one thought to another. Even though you want to concentrate on your breath you will find other thoughts also coming in between.
In learning to meditate you must first learn to calm your mind. You do this by following every thought that comes into you mind. You must be like a Manager of a Hotel who stands at the entrance and observes the customers coming in. Without getting attached to the thoughts try to observe them. You will find that a thought comes in and that it goes nowhere and another thought follows it - try following that too - with same results. This way you will find that your thoughts gradually subside.
Of course do not expect results in one or two days. Practise it for at least 40 minutes every day for at least 2 months you find that you have 'killed' your train of thoughts. I have practised for 1 1/2 years but still vagrant thoughts come in. The whole idea is to silence the mind.
Thereafter start concentrating on your breath. Notice the breath coming in and going out. You should not concentrate only on the tip of your nose. Notice the breath coming in and thereafter your lungs getting filled and then gradually exhaling the breath.
You should be able to get some guidance from the following sites,
1. http://www.dhamma.org/vipassan.htm
2. http://www.meditationexpert.com and click on the free articles on yoga meditation - it includes articles on all types of meditations including christian and muslim meditation.
Other Answers:
yea, i have taken a meditation class and it was really nice. start out by trying it for about 10 minutes when u wake up and 10 minutes before u go to bed. sit in a quiet place where u do not have any distractions. when you begin, breathe in deeply and release. think of the air as some color and try to invision it going down and coming out. do not think about anything else or let your mind wander. these may be hard at first but if u keep practicing, then it will start working and it will make you feel so nice and pleasent inside.
There are hundreds of ways to meditate. The simplest is to set a timer for 10 minutes or so and go to a place that is relatively free of distractions. Sit on a pillow or in a chair - whatever is comfortable. Try to sit comfortably erect. My favorites are to either notice your breath or listen for silence. When you realize you have been caught up in a thought stream simply go back to the breath, or listening. Do one or the other, not both, in a single session. By notice your breath, I mean just that. Be aware of it. Don't change it. It may slow or deepen a bit. It may be helpful to close your eyes part way or all the way. To listen for silence, you have to expand your listening past all the noises and sounds. Experiment and find out which works better for you. Sometimes the first few times can be challenging, and it will feel like you are just thinking a lot. That is okay! Keep trying. Have fun.
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