Mastering the Art of Meditation
Meditation is a necessary part of our day to day living, and it is an
art that everyone should master. Meditation is very helpful to us especially
psychologically and even physically and spiritually. A person who has mastered
the art of meditation will experience a better and clearer chain of thought,
higher levels of concentration and better creativity and alertness. Also, such
a person experiences a general surge of peacefulness throughout their entire
being.
Choose a specific time in the day when you do meditation. Consistency
is the key principle in meditation, because the body has a way of setting and
adjusting rhythms into its system. The whole system will adjust itself to the
specific meditation time and duration for maximum efficiency and effectiveness
of the meditation times. Also, you will find it easier to bet into the state of
meditation if you get used to doing it at specific times in the day.
When doing meditation, ensure that you are in your own world. Ensure
that the phone is switched off and that there is no disturbance whatsoever.
Choose a time when children are not there and when you know that your attention
is not needed elsewhere, for instance when the milkman comes or when garbage
collection is done.
Do your meditation in a suitable place, a room that is quiet and
special. Make the place even more special by having it decorated mildly with
flowers and scented with freshener or candles. Do it at a specific place, as
this will help your body and spirit to tune to the meditation mode easier and
faster. Make the meditation even better by doing it at times when it is natural
for you to be relaxed, for instance at early dawn or after soaking yourself in
a bubble bath at night. Use suitable music if necessary.
The best position to take when meditating is an upright one. The spinal
cord should be as straight as possible, as this ensures that the effects of
meditation are distributed freely in every part of your system. The average
duration of meditation is fifteen minutes. You can start with ten and continue
adding onto them. Some people even manage going on for half an hour
comfortably. If you are a starter, do not be unrealistic about your meditation
duration, because stretching yourself excessively before you are used can ruin
the whole process of meditation.
Start off with a simple ten minutes and gradually continue adding until
you get to thirty minutes or so.
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