Comments on: Easy Meditation Techniques That Will Help You Reach A Meditative State http://www.leonlioe.com/meditation/easy-meditation-techniques UNLEASH YOUR PERSONAL POWER THROUGH THE POWER OF SELF-DEVELOPMENT Sun, 15 Aug 2010 01:03:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Leon http://www.leonlioe.com/meditation/easy-meditation-techniques/comment-page-1#comment-1379 Leon Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:08:30 +0000 http://www.leonlioe.com/meditation/easy-meditation-techniques#comment-1379 Same thing happened to me, the first time I did meditation, I just couldn't find the stillness in me. I kept having the usual "thought pattern" (could not stop thinking). I think for the newcomers, it will be easier to start focus on something first, I mean focus on something "constant" like your breathing... just breathe through your abdomen slowly... feeling each breath. Your abdomen should expand slightly everytime when you inhale and flatten when you exhale (not your chest)... that's the right way to breathe. It may be difficult at first, but with some practice, everyone can achieve meditative state. Try it! it's good for your mind & body :-) Same thing happened to me, the first time I did meditation, I just couldn’t find the stillness in me. I kept having the usual “thought pattern” (could not stop thinking).

I think for the newcomers, it will be easier to start focus on something first, I mean focus on something “constant” like your breathing… just breathe through your abdomen slowly… feeling each breath. Your abdomen should expand slightly everytime when you inhale and flatten when you exhale (not your chest)… that’s the right way to breathe.

It may be difficult at first, but with some practice, everyone can achieve meditative state. Try it! it’s good for your mind & body :-)

]]> By: chaitanya http://www.leonlioe.com/meditation/easy-meditation-techniques/comment-page-1#comment-1374 chaitanya Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:01:54 +0000 http://www.leonlioe.com/meditation/easy-meditation-techniques#comment-1374 When I first started to meditate my mind seemed to be like a pack of monkeys, moving from one topic to another. But after time my mind became still and now meditation has helped me greatly with my stress levels When I first started to meditate my mind seemed to be like a pack of monkeys, moving from one topic to another. But after time my mind became still and now meditation has helped me greatly with my stress levels

]]> By: Leon http://www.leonlioe.com/meditation/easy-meditation-techniques/comment-page-1#comment-1373 Leon Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:45:27 +0000 http://www.leonlioe.com/meditation/easy-meditation-techniques#comment-1373 Hello Oz, Thanks for dropping by and shared some of the meditation tips. I like your site and I will visit it regularly to learn from you. I'm just started to practice little meditation recently and I can feel that the benefits are many... it helps me to focus better and able to sleep better at night. Hello Oz,

Thanks for dropping by and shared some of the meditation tips. I like your site and I will visit it regularly to learn from you. I’m just started to practice little meditation recently and I can feel that the benefits are many… it helps me to focus better and able to sleep better at night.

]]> By: Oz http://www.leonlioe.com/meditation/easy-meditation-techniques/comment-page-1#comment-1372 Oz Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:18:54 +0000 http://www.leonlioe.com/meditation/easy-meditation-techniques#comment-1372 You make several good points. I'd like to point out that focused meditation, or mantra meditation, is more about stilling the mind than mindfulness meditation, which is the moment-to-moment awareness you mentioned in the beginning. Mindfulness is simply observing what goes on, but there's no need to still the mind. Any point of focus/mantra (thought, word, sensation etc.) is simply observed and accepted as part of your awareness and experience of life, while mantra meditation directs and re-directs awareness whenever the mind strays away from the mantra which the practitioner focuses on. If you would like to get a clear picture of how mantra and mindfulness interact in meditation, please visit http://www.meditation-techniques-for-happiness.com/learning-meditation.html Best wishes, Oz You make several good points. I’d like to point out that focused meditation, or mantra meditation, is more about stilling the mind than mindfulness meditation, which is the moment-to-moment awareness you mentioned in the beginning. Mindfulness is simply observing what goes on, but there’s no need to still the mind.

Any point of focus/mantra (thought, word, sensation etc.) is simply observed and accepted as part of your awareness and experience of life, while mantra meditation directs and re-directs awareness whenever the mind strays away from the mantra which the practitioner focuses on.

If you would like to get a clear picture of how mantra and mindfulness interact in meditation, please visit http://www.meditation-techniques-for-happiness.com/learning-meditation.html

Best wishes,
Oz

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