Dane Krauss - The Meditation Guidebook for Beginners: A Mindfulness Meditation Workbook

The Meditation Guidebook for Beginners

A Mindfulness Meditation Workbook

Book 3 of the Mind Improvement

for Beginners Series

Dane Krauss

Text Copyright Dane Krauss
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T he ability to keep a sense of calm amidst a world full of noise is becoming more and more difficult to achieve. It takes a great deal to master calm despite our busy and impossible schedules, unending demands, and too many responsibilities. Because of this, techniques are employed to take your mind from chaos to calmness. Just like taking a nice warm shower cleanses our bodies, we need to detoxify and cleanse our minds as often and as consistently as we can. This can increase our capacity for well-being, love, happiness, and creativity.

Meditation is a habitual process that enables one to train his mind to focus and redirect thoughts. You can do this in order to affect changes within your internal self, promoting positive changes in both your mind and body. When an active mind and quiet mind are combined, this can provide the best formula for living a harmonious life with clarity towards your surroundings. One can better explore the world more clearly and move forward to make changes in their life in accordance to their will.

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As u m hv hrd r if u r already a dedicated practitioner, ndvdul rrt profound hlgl, physical and rtul wll-bng as th rt mdttn dl. Wht then mdttn rll ll about? Fr bgnnr, how n n start? And hw fr n I g wth nr ddtn? In this article we r gng t examine a fw r- some htrl bkgrund, benefits, n f th mnd and dvnd possibilities.

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The authr h shared his rnl xrn n th journey f Awknng along with th benefits of mdttn in your emotional wll-bng, hl hlth nd your rtul lf in th nghtful guide. Th wdm f mdttn in the Mddl Ag nd the mdrn wrld nd the myths keeping u from rtng mdttn are also xlnd in th gud.

Th bk wll guide u on hw t lv n r, happier nd fun-flld lf b jut mdttng for 2 mnut a day. Awaken your mind, bd and ul nd improve your lftl ult nd thr rund you.

H istory and Importance of Meditation

The aim of meditation spans across different theologies, beliefs, and cultures. One can do it without being loaded with theological assumptions. For example, you dont need to be a Buddhist to practice mindfulness, an integral practice of meditation. You dont need to come from a specific country or a race in order to make meditation a part of your daily life.

In a broad sense, its meant to cover everything from a deep psychological wound, to the faintest disturbances in ones everyday life. Where Buddhists view meditation as a means to ease lifes suffering, Christianitys view argues that life is meant to be lived in love and that our main goal is to provide calm to a restless heart.

In a more secular take, detachment from the world offers a way for us to address the causes of our restlessness, suffering, and uneasiness. It acts as an alert system that focuses our attention and tells us that something is wrong. It becomes a way for us to perform self-awareness and pinpoint the source of our displeasure and fatigue. It is a practice aimed at caring for yourself and knowing yourself better through emptying the mind and attaining relaxation and inner peace.

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