MEDITATION
Complete Guide MeditationFor Beginners, Meditation Techniques, Guided Meditation, ZenMeditation
By
Megan Coulter
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
People have been trying to get intostillness and calmness in order to explore their inner selves forthousands of years. In this guide, I will introduce you to certainmeditation techniques that can take you to the epic journey ofself-awareness. Whether you are a beginner or meditating forseveral months or years, this guide will take your experience, andyour mindfulness practice, to the whole new level.
I am sharing my personal experienceson the journey of Awakening along with the benefits of meditationin your emotional well-being, physical health and your spiritualself in this insightful guide. We will unleash the secrets ofeffortless meditation and explore what is supposed to happen whenwe actually close our eyes. I will share the wisdom of meditationin middle ages and modern world and the myths that are keeping youfrom practicing meditation. This book will guide you how to live aneasier, happier and fun-filled life by just meditating for 2minutes.
The old saying Silence is Goldenstands true to meditation. In this modern world, it is really toohard to find silence and peace. Being a practitioner for over ayear, I realized that meditation is an ultimate tool to quiet yourmind within no time. Most of us have got a message from the historywhich is that Active Mind is Most Valuable Thing for Humans. Weall need a creative and active mind to create, to achieve, tosucceed and to enjoy a peaceful and healthy life. The benefits ofhaving a calm mind are remarkable, though they are less appreciatedand underrated.
When active mind and quiet mind arecombined, they can add harmony and clarity to our awareness and wecan explore the world more clearly and make revolutionary changes.In this insightful book, you will get to know all the popular andcenturies-old meditation techniques that can help you take yourmind from chaos to calmness. Just like we take a shower to cleanour body, we need to meditate to clean our mind, so we can see thethings in quite different angle. This change can enhance yourcapacity for well-being, happiness, love and creativity.
The chapters in this book containinsightful and detailed information to help you find the path toexpand. So, explore the new techniques of meditation and choose theone you can relate to. This book will help you transform yourconstricted personality to the expanded self which is the purposeof meditation. Awaken your mind, body and soul and improve thelifestyle quality of yours and others around you.
Chapter 1 - Introduction To Meditation
Meditation may often be considered asa prayer or worship by ordinary people. Well, meditation is allabout awareness. Being aware of anything is meditation. It is anart of calming your mind. Once your mind is calm, you can increasefocus and feel the inner peace in the midst of chaos. You maylisten to your breath or the birds chirping along. Any activity youdo which is free from any other disturbance to your mind is calledas effective meditation. Meditation is a way of life. It is the endof your thought process. You meditate when your mind is free ofdifferent patterns and scattered thoughts and is conscious ofanything.
These days, people consider meditationas a spiritual practice which is performed when you sit still witheyes closed. Actually, this activity empties the mind and helps youattain the relaxation and inner peace. Listening to music ismeditation for some people. While gardening and jogging are othermeans of meditation for others. Meditation is a popular activityfor all kinds of people.
Why Should I Meditate?
Its been a couple of years now I havebeen meditating early in the morning. While sitting in the ultimatesilence, I feel that I am the happiest person in the world. I cantexpress what I feel in words. Different people have differentexperiences on meditation. For some people, meditation is workinghard to control their mind. For others, it feels smooth. But thereare a few reasons everyone should meditate -
Improved Focus You may feel moreproductive, especially when it comes to do some creative work, likewriting.
NoMore Mood Swings Are you one of them whoupset their own mood with every little thing? It becomes the habitof your mind which starts considering every small task as acritical issue. In this way, meditation can help you detachyourself from the outer world. You may learn to live in now andhere, instead of worrying about future or past. You stop worryingabout nonsense issues. Instead, you will start seeing the biggerpicture.
Improved Health There are manyscientifically-proven health benefits of meditation. This isbecause it alleviates nervousness and it reduces stress.
Get toKnow Yourself With the help ofmeditation, you can get deeper insight of your inner self. You canget better understanding of the purpose of your life.
The best thing is that meditation isbeyond your religious beliefs or philosophy. No matter what yourreligion is; meditation is something that can be done by anyone. Itis just about consciousness. Meditation enables to access your souland go deeper into your heart.
Most of the people admire the conceptof meditation but have no time to do that. But the fact is that youcan find time if you really are interested to do something. Shortdown the time of watching TV for 30 minutes or try to wake upearlier. Meditation takes time but makes you more productive. Thereis nothing better in this world when you get to find inner peace.Whats the purpose of your life if you are extremely busy butcannot enjoy it? Once you have your inner peace of mind, anythingyou do will be more productive and fun.
How to Get Started?
Meditation is basically done to calmyour mind and improve focus. Eventually, it helps you reach a hugelevel of inner calm and awareness. You may be surprised to knowthat meditation is possible to do virtually at anytime and anywhereto access the feel of tranquility. So, lets find out how you canstart the journey of bliss and enlightenment.
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