You will often find people in meditation close their eyes. Why would they do that? They do that to stop looking at ‘reality’ in a way that they are looking and look at it through the eyes of God or Source which really is you.

It’s good in the beginning to close your eyes; but wouldn’t it be fun if we could take it beyond in day to day moments? Being that aware and being that calm most of the time? And being that observer?

I think it will be great fun to be an observer of life and then choose in what parts you’d like to be involved rather than just an observing.

Meditation gives you that choice. That’s exactly what Zen is about – being aware, always.

So let’s see how you can take your meditation beyond:

Reduce your passive meditation time

Let’s admit it; we are not much active during meditation. I don’t know about you but I’d rather be in passion then in meditation. Now it’s hard to be passionate when you are feeling bored or angry or something like that.

So I can always do quick meditation for 5 minutes and get in the vortex (vibrational vortex of pure positive energy) and then access passion easily. So stop prolonging those meditative moments and just use them as keys to better feeling places.

Skip Your Life

This one is awesome! Often we find ourselves in position where we just can’t take it. Either you are too bored or too annoyed. Now a spiritual person like you knows that it is not much fun to be dependent on outside conditions to change in order to change your emotional reaction.

Meditation comes in handy here. Meditation will take you into a better feeling place within minutes – from anxiety, nervousness, anger, annoyance or any sort of negative emotion to a place of ease & flow. Guess what? You have a situation where you can practice this feeling of meditation and take your control back.

Things will begin to change as you change the way you perceive it.

Find Answers to Questions

You can find answers to all your questions (solution to any of your problems) in meditation. You know why? Because when you ask, it is give. Always! So when you asked the questions or when you had that problem the answer and solution were there. But thanks to your observation of problem – the Law of Attraction keeps it right there.

Now when you go into meditation, the questions or desire is still there but there is no resistance because there is no observation of problem. So now you find the answers you were looking for.

Ideas will flood in! Insights will shower on you, you will remember things and people that you have forgotten which can be helpful to you in many ways. Wonderful things happen and you just sit back and enjoy.

Share Good Moments

Find people who are near you who like meditation, and make a list of friends that would also like to meditate. Make a small group of such people and meditate together. This is a great way to stay inspired about meditation and see the growth it brings about.

Often people, especially teens, complain that these gathering turn into parties so easily. And there is nothing wrong in that, meditation is path to joy and so is party. Perhaps a party meditation?

These were my ideas of taking that feeling of well-being which you experience in meditation into other aspects of your life. What are your views? Do you have ways you take it into wonderful new direction?

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Most of you must have herd about mindfulness meditation. Well, if you have not you will explore it now. I’ve practiced Mindfulness Meditation for months before I am writing this post and it’s really wonderful. It has helped me to have a new perspective on things and to develop a natural and subtle sense of peace in mind.

Who Should Do It & Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation

Before we explore more, let’s see who all can practice it and what are the benefits you can expect. Well if you like the very sound of it – “Mindfulness” and just want to start then go on skip this section.

Those of you who are still reading, do you feel like you didn’t have a single moment of peace in whole day? Do wish there were more hours in a day? Do you feel overwhelmed with work? Then here comes the saviour – Mindfulness Meditation.

There are many benefits which will vary from individual to individual but the major benefit which every one of you will experience is more peaceful and calm mind. And I know that in middle of this hectic life it’s bliss.

What is it?

Our mind, most of the time, is like a pendulum going back and forth in time. Most of the time, we are thinking about present or past seldom being aware of present. In Mindfulness Meditation we become aware of present. But this awareness comes without judgment.

We will take our attention to an object or our breath and become more and more aware about it.

How To Do It

Before We Start

Here are something’s that must be taken care of before we start. Select an object on which we will meditate it can be your breath, preferable a small object. I sometimes use stone or my own breathe. Place that object near the place where you will meditate.

The Process

• Sit with your spine straight – you can use chair.
• Close your eyes and take few deep breathes.
• Open your eyes and look at the object.
• All kinds of thoughts will come and your mind will drift off. Don’t be hard on yourself just take your mind, peacefully, back to object.
• Become more and more aware of the object but don’t without judging it.
• Thoughts about object might start coming in mind by now but simply ignore them.
• Keep your gaze soft, see not stare.
• Do this for 5-6 mins or 10-20 min depending on your own preference.
• Count back from 10 to 0 becoming more aware of your surroundings, and then come back to walking conscious.

How & Why It Works

I realized that I never discussed with you how a particular technique of meditation worked and why was it effective. Now we like to analyze the things we are about to do not just do them because we are told. So here is how:

When you become aware of an object taking your attention away from thoughts, your mind becomes more adaptive to the state of peacefulness and calmness. It’s like we go to a new place and find it a bid odd at first then adjust to it same way mind adjusts itself to this new peaceful state.

Later, with practice, it becomes natural to you. You will feel relaxed no matter what. Imagine no rushing, no pushing, not worries and even if they are; at the centre of your being – you are calm and peaceful and above all ‘mindful’.

Let Me Know

Try this meditation for this whole week to notice its affect. And do remember to mail me your experience. And do leave a comment to let me know if you are going to give it a try. Do you like it? Now don’t be shy leave a comment and ask if you have questions, share your thoughts with us. And if you like it, forward this link/mail to your friends.

Namaste

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