By Remez Sasson
Meditation is a technique for calming down the restlessness of the mind and awakening the spiritual consciousness. Regular practice brings inner peace, happiness and freedom from restless thinking. Meditation also relaxes the body and nerves, relieves stress and frees the mind from anxiety and worry.
In meditation you focus the attention on a certain thought, idea, sound or prayer for a certain amount of time. It usually involves turning the attention inwards, away from the external world, and when the mind wanders away, bringing it back to the meditation.
In it higher forms, meditation aims to free the mind from the subconscious compulsion to think incessantly, develop inner detachment and awaken the awareness of the Spirit within. Its regular practice awakens a new sort of consciousness, peaceful and blissful.
There are many forms and techniques of meditation. Some involve visualization and others the repetition of a mantra. Some involve focusing on a certain thought, sentence or idea, and other require focusing the attention on the breath, a candle or a certain shape. There are also meditation techniques in which you focus on the self within, and other requires the emptying the mind of all thoughts.
Broadly speaking, meditation can be divided into two main forms. One form requires thinking of some sort, such as focusing on a certain thought, and the other form requires inner silence and freeing the mind of all thoughts. The second form of meditation is more advanced in the sense that it requires a high degree of concentration, and is possible after training with the first form.
Some people, who know nothing about meditation, think it is a state of laziness and indifference and of mental dullness or unconsciousness. This is a totally erroneous point of view. Success in meditation requires at least some concentration ability, self-discipline, willpower and perseverance, and these are not qualities associated with laziness and indifference.
Regular practice of meditation brings deep positive changes in the behavior, thinking, state of mind and attitude. It develops tranquility, inner peace, patience and tolerance, increased self-mastery, discipline and inner strength, and the ability to focus the mind at will. It awakens an ability to deal calmly with problems and difficulties, avoid worries and anxieties and find solutions to problems.
For those who are serious and persistent, meditation can bring Spiritual Awakening and Self Realization.
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Keep up the good work….My life changed dramatically after embarking on the journey of meditation. If I can do it anybody can. Perhaps I am fortunate in living in a place offering extreme tranquility to help the process….Regards..Mike
It is truly unfortunate that meditation has the reputation of being a practice of only the eastern religions. Meditation is for everyone and everyone can benefit. Whenever you are struggling with a decision take it to meditation. You may not get the answer in your meditation but keep aware after you have completed your meditation and the answer will come. Keep in mind it may not be the answer you want.
I practice Vipassana meditation, after starting my daily practice my life completely changed, it is still changing for good.
So regardless of the meditation technique anybody practice, the best thing is to do it daily and practice continuously, as it gives the best results.
Thank you very much for your article on ‘meditation’. Your information is really helpful. Everyday practise has changed my life quite tremendously, most probably in times of decision making.In my recent past i was not so good in deciding on aspects of life, now i am glad to say that i can and quite probably i have been right to my ideas. The technique has also helped me in reducing loads of stress and strain from my daily life. Thank you once again.
Dear Remez,
What an act of pure love to make available to the general public these amazing articles for free.
It is the true reflection of your belief in abudance and I am touched by each and every article I have opened and read so far and I have practically opened all the different topics and loved the messages of hope and love that exudes from them.
I have been on the seach for happiness and peace and the knowledge of self and self ralisation all my life and yes the search has ended within, in the silence of my own being and angels like you help us and take us to a new level to unravel the kingdom within and the more we go within the more we want to remain in silence and are filled with the love of the Father adn the futility of the without….
Once we begin to experience the spirit within “our true essence”, how do we go on from there as everything material seems of no relevance. Of course, we understand that we can remain detatched amidst it all. Well, why surround ourselvds with materials at all, these are some of the questions that come and go as we proceed on the road less traveled.
It is a beautiful journey within and once you get there you are so very much into bliss that your heart rejoices and wishes that everyone you encounter stops and looks within…… So, I understand your generosity, keep up the spirit…..
It is wonderful that you touch the core of many and help bring about a deeper change in humanity and help people get to know the real I AM.
Thank for all your work and wish you all the best.
Cris
Thank you Chris for your comment.