Start Meditation
Reasons- Why To Start Meditation Earlier? For years now, mediation has been helping people all around the world. What do you picture when you hear the word “meditation”? is it some yogi clad in orange? Or is it a Shaolin monk? Is it a pristine environment and words like “sishoo” and “sensei” or perhaps “Guruji”? Either way, meditation has been scientifically proven to help with a person’s health and shortcomings. If you are not a believer in it, then why don’t you try it out? You will not regret it. There are many forms of meditation to help you with your daily problems.
Mindfulness Meditation
Mindful Meditation practice is something that is attributed to south Asian countries like India and China. It was there these practices originated from. Mindful meditation is a simple habit in and out of itself. The only part which can hamper it all is the focus.
Mindful meditation is shown to have increased the focus, discipline and mental health of a person. But the fact is that it requires immense focus. It is not as simple Unagi that Ross has. Slight friends reference there.
To start with mindful meditation, one requires the place and time. That’s all really. You can do it anywhere you are comfortable. You can do it anytime that suits you. Most choose morning hours as they are the quietest. Firstly, you need to get yourself in a comfortable position. And by comfortable position, we do not mean lie down on the bed. Sit with your spine straight. A lotus pose is recommended.
But if you have arthritis or any health condition that makes it difficult, you can stick with what makes you comfortable.
Next, you need to close your eyes. Try to calm your mind. One way to do this is by focusing on your breathing. The idea is focusing on something periodic can help you reign in your focus. But the focus is like a flame. It flickers. Whenever it does, you need to pull it back together. Focus on your pose and breathing and gently increase that focus on yourself. This is how you can practice mindful meditation.
Buddhist Meditation
Buddhist meditation is something the western culture has borrowed from main countries like Tibet. It is not that different from mindful meditation. In fact, it is the next stage of mindful meditation where one focuses on the surroundings instead of one’s own self. It shown to have increased cognitive functions, relieve stress, provides greater control over one’s own emotions. The main focus of Buddhist Meditation is to lead the practitioner to a new world of awareness and love.
How you start is basically the same. Get into a comfortable pose. Make sure that you are disturbed. And start to focus on your breathing first. Buddhist Meditation has many aspects like Shamatha or Mindfulness, Vipassana or Awareness, Metta or Lovingkindness, and Contemplative Meditation.
Samantha is much like mindful meditation. This is where you calm your mind. Rope in your thoughts. Do not think about the thoughts that come across your mind in this stage. Observing them is what you do in this stage. The next stage is Vipassana. This is one of the more difficult stages to master. This is where you try to control your emotions. Reflect on actions that caused emotional outbursts from you. Try to analyze those situations. This is to be done in a calm and unprejudiced state of mind. Next, you take it to Metta and from there on to Contemplative Meditation. The process takes some time to master.
