Raag Puriya – Meditative Mood – Aalap

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EXPRESS_YOURSELF on December 31, 2011

some people told me meditation and law of attraction are together? if that is true? anyway I want to learn meditation.

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GG on December 31, 2011

I can really help you.
I have a lot of great articles I can link you to that tell you about all diffrent kinds of meditations. I will send you my favorites.
Once your on the web-site do a search because there are a ton of articles on this subject.
Good luck in your search.
peace
GG
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/healing-golden-light-meditation.html
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/loving-kindness-meditation.html
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-white-light-meditation.html
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/your-soul-landscape-meditation.html
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/meditation-you-have-all-you-need.html

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Chucky-Chuck on December 31, 2011

How to meditate? Where can I get books or audio to learn meditation?

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DanceswithBuddha on December 31, 2011

There are certainly many books, but one I recommend is Sogyal Rinpoche’s “Meditation.” http://www.amazon.com/Meditation-Little-Wisdom-Sogyal-Rinpoche/dp/0062511149/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1212787593&sr=8-16

It’s compact (about three inches square), and fairly short/thin (96 pages) *.

Of the many thousand styles of meditation, Sogyal offers instruction in three basic techniques: watching the breath; using an object (such as a flame); and, reciting mantra.

Although he occasionally references Buddhism, you can easily dispense with those comments if you wish, and just glean the material specific to meditation, still very valuable regardless what belief system you follow
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Namaste’,
dwb

*It’s actually just the chapter on meditation from his book, “The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying.”

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Duper2098 on December 31, 2011

I would like to learn an easy how to meditate and to calm down my anxiety?
is there something you can do easily? even you are walking or I don’t know on bed.. when you are trying to sleep.. I try to pray but it doesn’t work.. I pray and pray and it doesn’t work.. I take medications for anxiety but I am not sure.. I want to try meditation but it’s so extensive.. I would like to have someone here.. but in my small city there are not courses of it..
I am taking victan and venlafaxine or efexor.
sorry for my bad english but I am from mexico.. I am learning this language sorry for any bad misunderstood.

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SadharaSatguru on December 31, 2011

Hello Fever

Simply sitting in a comfy position, physically relaxing & listening to your breath is the main aspect of many meditations. If a thought appears, let it go & bring yourself back to the breath.

Join forum below, if you have any questions.

Sadhara

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admin on December 31, 2011

My name is Ryan. I am 17. All my life I’ve had trouble controlling my anger, actions, and emotions. My attention in school is worse then a puppy’s attention, my thoughts fly by me when I am depressed. I believe that if I can learn meditation, that maybe I can control myself, improve myself, and make myself all in all a better person.

I don’t know how to start, but I would appreciate it if someone could direct my in the correct path.

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DonutTim on December 31, 2011

Meditation is merely thinking. Sometimes the word is used to describe sitting quietly to recover from stress.

No magic is involved. Magic does not exist.
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LittleRedRidingHood on December 31, 2011

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HJ on December 31, 2011

You can start with free guided meditation available online, one of the short meditations you can try is:

http://www.clicktomeditate.com/relax_and_rejuvenate.html

It has a FAQ section, so click on that, it will answer your questions:

http://www.clicktomeditate.com/faq.html

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admin on December 31, 2011

Is meditation one of those things you have to practice to become good at? Because when I’ve tried it, I get distracted easily and my mind wanders.
Ok can I NOT have answers about Jesus or Christian stuff? That’s NOT WHAT I’M ASKING.

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Budanatr on December 31, 2011

Hello Crushed Girl,

Yes, you must practice at meditation to get good at it. It is very easy to get distracted by sounds, thoughts, emotions and the presence of other people. It takes a great deal of practice to not be distracted. I can promise you though that it does get easier and eventually becomes effortless.

But meditation practice should not be a chore. It should be enjoyable and fulfilling.

Try some of the meditations at the websites below. They are quite good.

Take care.

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ahcramba44 on December 31, 2011

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twizzlly on December 31, 2011

Meditation is really just another name for focusing
When you read book for example you are focusing on the words and thinking of the meaning.
To meditate you need to be able to still your mind and in order to do that it requires you to let go of all your thoughts and distractions
The best meditation to start off with for a beginner is concentrating on your breathing
Buddha use this as one of the first meditation techniques.

To do this sit cross legged or on a straightback chair make sure you turn off any tv/radio or distraction
Listen to your breathing and concentrate on your breath when you breathe in and when you breathe out a good way is to count to 10 on inhalation and then 10 or exhalation continue this for 5-10 minutes
See how you feel afterwards.

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DIEANOTHERDAY on December 31, 2011

I don’t know nothing and I don’t know how to control my breath, I live in anxiety and fear and I don’t know, I wish I could control my mind and stuff like that, can you tell me the benefits of learning meditations? I have read articles on internet of possing as a buddha did like lotus flower but I found difficult, I want something easily and not so hard for someone who doesn’t know really, I feel empty

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admin on December 31, 2011

Through resting mind and abandoning our habitual wandering, we begin to bring the mind under control. This provides ourselves with the ability to explore the nature of our mind, our self-identity, our thoughts, and our perceptions, and even awareness as we become more experienced.

JOYFUL RESTING
Body: Sit comfortably in a stable and pleasant position, with the back reasonably straight. The posture should promote neither restlessness nor sleepiness. Place your hands (a) on your knees with the palms up or down or (b) on your lap with the palms up. The eyes should be open and look gently slightly down past the tip of your nose and in a relaxed manner. Establish a base physical posture for meditation which suits you. This will be referred as your base posture.
Breath: Breathe through your nose. Let the rate and depth of your breath be just as it is. Don’t interfere with it.
Mind: Begin your meditation with a joyous attitude. Feel fortunate that you are taking some time to explore yourself and care for yourself. Then just let the mind ‘rest in its own nature’, however that may seem to be for you.

· Now don’t follow thoughts about the future. Let go of them when you find yourself caught up in them.
· Don’t follow thoughts about the past. Let go of them when you find yourself caught up in them.
· Don’t follow thoughts about the present. Don’t analyze the present.
· Don’t meditate. Relax a bit about the whole thing. Just sit and relax in your own clarity.
· Just enjoy the flavor of sitting and relaxing your mind with the presence of alertness.

Comments
1. The seven-fold posture of Vairochana is recommended with (1) legs crossed (or feet flat on ground if in chair), (2) spine straight (relaxed), (3) hands in lap palms up, (4) chin tilted slightly downwards, (5) eyes half-open, looking slightly downward, (6) tongue and lips relaxed (tongue may touch upper palate), (7) elbows out to the sides, shoulders level. Kamalashila added (8) breath left as it is.

2. These are meditation instructions and not the way one should remain in post-meditation. In daily life, from time-to-time, one has to consider the future and the past. For more information about that the Buddha gave us the Noble Eightfold Path.

3. When starting meditation keep the session short e.g. 5 minutes twice a day so that you get used to it first.

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Butterfly on December 31, 2011

I need basics, are there any good books to help to learn how to relax and or meditate?
I want to learn.
I need to obviously start out with basics.
Is there anything you can tell me? do you practice relaxation/meditation?
I have practiced guided imagery. I like that.
I appreciate your answers in advance Thanks:)

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admin on December 31, 2011

Hi…
A friend of mine has a free booklet (the whole website is non-commercial – everything is for free) on how to do a stress release exercise and also has a support group in yahoogroups for questions and answers. He has around 50 years practise in meditation and thus is a great resource for anybody. I put in the source field below the link to the free booklet.

Betsy

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Mister-E on December 31, 2011

I was watching videos of monks do crazy stuff like 3 finger pushups and more and the narrator said the monk was in a deep zen meditation. I just want to learn how to meditate.

I heard of people meditating for HOURS without realizing it. I wanna witness that. What’s it like and how long will it take for me to become good at meditating to the point where I can zone everything out?

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donp on December 31, 2011

The whole aim of meditation is,

1. to calm your mind, and
2. to focus the mind on one thing.

For this you need only a silent place. You could sit on a chair or you could sit on the ground with folded legs.

The mind of a normal person is like an uncontrolled monkey jumping from one thought to another. To process all these thoughts a lot of body energy is used. Thus if your mind cease to process thoughts you will be saving a lot of body energy which can be used to cure a lot of ailments in your body. That is why a person who continues to meditate regularly even gets a nice body complexion.

Anapana or concentration on the breath is the best form of meditation.

If 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.

In 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.

Of 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 will find that you have ‘killed’ most of your train of thoughts. (I have practised for nearly 8 years and I could completely silence my mind only very recently.)

Thereafter 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.

After you have ‘killed’ your thoughts you will notice that your breath is very pleasant and beautiful and you will not notice the time flying by.

You should be able to get some guidance from the following sites,

1. http://www.dhamma.org/vipassan.htm/
2. 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.

Source(s):

http://www.dhammaloka.org.au/component/k2/item/576-the-basic-method-of-meditation.html

They have a free book named ‘The Basic Method of Meditation’. Get a print out of it. Follow every word in it. They are golden.