How does one meditate?
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By being still (internally) and allowing "what is"\n\nReading "The Power of Now" may help you understand consciousness.\n\nGood luck.
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Try Deep Breathing. It definely helps a lot.\nAlso, close your eyes and meditate for a while.
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There is a difference between meditating ad talking to God our creator and Heanvenly  Father.\nHumans who meditate are really in their mind talking to themselves. If you do it long enough you can hypnotize into a trance.Well if you talk to you self , you better know what you are talking about.\nIf can be very dangerous if you spiral in your thoughts  without limits.
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look into mysticism.  Meditative techniques will give you that ablility with practice.
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there are many many kinds of meditation. i'm doing pure concentration meditation, designed to quieten and clear the mind so that i can use it to look deeply, to see what's going on in my mind, and develop mindfulness & insgight. its a difficult form of meditation @ the beginning, but it's well worth becoming competent in. it forms an ideal foundation for further practice in the future, and it's also very conducive to a happy, stable life in the present.\nchoose a suitable place in your home where you can practice meditation uninterrupted. it needs to be quiet, not too bright, and out of sight of other people.\nonce you found the spot, find a good firm cushion, so that you can sit cross-legged, having something to cushion your ankle.\nto start, sit down on your cushion, sitting towards the front of it so that your body is sloped very slightly forward. experience will show you the optimum position. fold your legs so that your knees & ankles are touching the floor. the important thing is to have a good straight back & reasonably comfortable legs, so that your pgysicaly energy isn't blocked. place your 2 hands in your lap, palms up, one on top of the other.\nonce sitting there, wriggle a little bit to find an effortlessly comfortable position for your back & arms. you don't want to feel tension anywhere. then you can begin.\ntake a breath, hold it for a moment, then let it out gently. pause for a moment, then take the next breath. again hold it for a moment, and let it out again. do this for 10 breaths. once you've got the rhythmn, start to count your breaths. a breath is a complete cycle-- in, hold, out, hold- and most meditators find it better to count towards the end of a cycle rather than @ the beginning. in other words, you are counting complete breaths. simply count 1 to 10 in this way. when you've reached 10, start again. if your mind wanders and you lost the count, start again from one.\ndo this for 10mins @ a time for a week or so. when you are ready, increase your sitting time to 20mins. you can do it anytime, but most people do it regularly @ the beginning of the day & @ the end of the day.\nthis is all there is to it, and @ first you'll wonder why on earth you are doing it. your mind will wander, you'll probably feel twitchy, and you'll be bored. but persevere. ther's absolutely nothing better than this for calming the mins & opening mental doors that you never knew were there.\nwhat comes after this? once you've got to a stage where you can follow your breaths effortlessly, so that you can say, 10-20mins, and not lose count even once, you'll be ready for the next stage. in this, you start to observe the contents of your mind. you'll still be using the method of following your nreaths, but now, beacause of the concentration you've already developed, you'll be able to add in a new activity. it's not possible to do this until you've gained control of your mind.
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Meditation is the best answer. Chose a quiet place and start concentrating on your breath, you will be distracted dont worry again concentrate on your breath only on that, i tried this and it worked for me do this daily for 20 mins your charm will back dude............
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Meditate. Nothing better than that.
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Boredom is a natural reaction to meditation.  It can be difficult to sit still for about an hour.  It's not something that can be mastered very quickly though.  I have meditated for a couple of years now.  I believe that I have gotten more laid back as a person.  If you meditate on a long term basis you are supposed to feel more at peace with everything and be more euphoric.  Things that bothered you in the past are more trivial.  You can meditate by sitting somewhere comfortable and begin by closing your eyes.  Then you focus on something.  It can be anything.  It can be a mantra said aloud or in your mind.  It can be an image of something.  The easiest thing to focus on is your breath.  When you breath in notice how it feels all over your body while focusing on your breath at the same time.  Do the same thing when you exhale.  It is important to breath nice and evenly and take deep breaths.  There are also tapes and CDs available that will take you into a meditative state for you.  Check out www.centerpointe.com
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The whole aim of meditation is,\n1. to calm your mind, and\n2. to focus the mind on one thing.\n\nIf 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.\n\nIn 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.\n\nOf 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.\n\nThereafter 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.\n\nYou should be able to get some guidance from the following sites,\n\n1. http://www.dhamma.org/vipassan.htm\n2. 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.
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Meditation can certainly help you to control anger.\n\nThe whole aim of meditation is,\n1. to calm your mind, and\n2. to focus the mind on one thing.\n\nIf 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.\n\nIn 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. Do not try to force out your thoughts.\n\nOf 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 and still vagrant thoughts come in.\n\nThereafter 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.\n\nAfter you finish that for the day start to think of a person or several persons whom you hate most. Having those people in mind start to think in a compassionate manner "may he be healthy,  may he be happy, may he go up in life, may he live long".  Keep on doing this for about 10 minutes a day for a few months you will find that you do not get angry even when you have to get angry.\n\nYou should be able to get some guidance from the following sites,\n\n1. http://www.dhamma.org/vipassan.htm\n2. 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.
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Meditate on the images on them.
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My personal approach is to find a quiet space, remove all distractions, sit in a comfortable, aligned position (i.e., backbone straight, legs uncrossed, hands on lap, head over neck), set a timer for 5, 10, 15, 20 minutes (whatever you can tolerate), close your eyes and siletly repeat some sort of calming, distracting phrase.  It could be a simple prayer, a visual image (a warm, breezy beach with the sound of the surf), or a meaningless, soothing mantra like ohmmmmm.  As thoughts come up, let them go by repeating that phrase.  As thoughts come up, let them go  by repeating the phrase.  That's all.
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Meditation....sit in a comfortable position, close your eyes and take slow deep breaths in through your nose and out your mouth.\nOne of my favorite CDs  to play @ the same time is David Lynch\n"Deep Breakfast".\nAlso...keep repeating affirmations @ the same time over and over again. If your looking @ medication, an anti anxiety drug is a solution also
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Meditation is related to mind only not parts of a body.By meditation what one can attain peace of mind,calmness and in the height of achievement called experiancing state of "samadhi",the Supreme Experiance.But reading books alone one cannot achieve this.You must approach  Guru(Teacher)and seek his guidance .As you progress in meditation you may experiance certain supernatural feelings.Even people with phyical deformities can meditate and experiance bliss
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Meditation can be simply sitting and not thinking about anything or doing anything, simply focusing on relaxing.  However, you can also meditate (focus) on many other things.  When you're meditating on one particular thing, your giving that one thing all your time, energy and attention.\n\nPrayer is a form of meditation.  It is words that are spoken to God.  \n\nSince they both can fall into the same category, they both can work the same ways on the brain and body.  They normally will help the person relax emotionally and physically.  It relaxes the brain, muscles, heart, and almost every other organ.  Relaxing the body is a way to relieve stress, a way to help equalize things better within the body (hormone levels, chemical levels, etc.)
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Dhammakaya meditation\n\nwww.meditationthai.org
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Sit in a comfortable position, with a straight spine, and the eyes either closed, or out of focus.\n\nThis is a good one to teach our mind to concentrate, called the twenty-four second meditation. It involves picturing numbers made up of dots as shown on large digital displays. We commence by picturing the digits 24. When we can clearly visualise each dot which makes each of the two digits two and four, then we move to 23, and 22. The concentration on the dots helps to eliminate other thoughts from the mind, and with a little practice over a few days, we are able to move from 24 down through all the digits to 0. If another thought enters our mind during this process, then we must start again. This is why it takes a few days before we are able to succeed Once we can succeed then we are achieving an alpha state of mind, which is relaxed, and free of the linear thought process. This is the state of mind required for deep meditation, which we discuss later.\n\nhttp://dgwa1.fortunecity.com/mind/fastrack119.html