Question:
Whenever I tried to meditate repeating a mantra in silence initiated by my yoga teacher i have found that the words contained in the mantra disturbs my search for calmness. I often find myself thinking about only repeating the mantra and opening my eyes after sometime with no relief whatsoever. I need your advice on my opinion whether it is possible and whether it is right to just keep my eyes closed and slowly slip into quietness from within, shortly after listening to all the humdrum around me. Whether it is possible to practice this and get to a stage where as I try quiet myself in meditation I quickly reach the stage of calmness which is what my immediate requirement. There is always a feeling of dissatisfaction at the end of the day no matter how fast I race along with the time everyday to finish my daily chores, so please help me by highlighting on the above issue.
Answer:
Meditation is much more than repeating a mantra. When one is properly instructed in how to meditate, guidance is provided on how to deal with other thoughts and feelings including thoughts about the mantra and the urge to open one’s eyes.
If your yoga teacher has given you general instruction in these matters and you need additional assistance, then you should contact him or her to get clarification. If your yoga teacher has not given you formal instruction, but only told you to say a mantra, then you should seek out a qualified meditation teacher and get the full instruction that you need to meditate correctly.
Love,
I've never used a mantra, having learned in the Chinese tradition. I find that focusing on the breath–and always returning to it–works well. I also use visualization to encourage energy flow often at the same time. It tricks the monkey mind into behaving.
Bob
breath is the only way i found it easy to do it! I was lost within 15mins i can only guess that and once you are lost all weight from ur head goes off, u feel relaxed, calm.One more thing i would like to add, all experience in meditation are unique you cannot compare yesterday's meditation to today's.We just need to enjoy whatever we feel during that meditation state and just think it was the best ever thing u did .Its just wonderfull!
If you continue to work with a mantra, try to "hear" the mantra within you rather than "saying it to yourself." Also, when you find your mind slipping or unwanted thoughts intruding, don't try to force them away – acknowledge them and simply and gently go back to the mantra. I have found that a mantra usually takes me to a more subtle conscisouness and at that point, I simply let go of it. Best of luck to you in finding the meditation path that works for you.
Love, Greg
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I am discouraged. I want to learn more about reaching a higher consciousness level and meditation, but I am so confused about which path I should take. Either way, though, it seems that no matter what path I wish to go down, it seems to cost money. Knowledge should be free to all, especially spiritual knowledge.
I live in Texas but I wish to come out to California so that I may learn. I have no car or money now, so I don't know what to do.
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Funny this post should come up when it did..
I spoke to a girl two days ago in town who had exactly this problem…
I told her that in my opinion there are no mechanisms that can improve or uncover meditation. I ended up meditating with her in the middle of a busy shopping mall which was quite funny now looking back.
The first mistake I noticed is that she shut her eyes…. you should never shut your eyes when you meditate, you should always allow your eyes to close. There is a difference between shutting the eyes and putting your attention in the eyes and allowing them to close. Like when you go to bed at night you dont actually shut your eyes, they close. The same is with meditation put your attention in the eyes and allow the eyes to slowly close.
The one thing that struck me and it has quite a lot of other people about meditation is that it is a very simple state that has become overcomplicated by all kinds of techniques and ideas. Actually real meditation is the undoing of techniques and ideas and it is also a practice that at many points in your existence you will have experience of. The whole point of watching the breathe is a good way to meditate there are also sounds within the body that one can focus on, but ultimately it is about the one who's watching and the one who's listening that is the real achievement of meditation. When you are ready to turn around and look at the witness, that is meditation. The source of your being begins to come to the front and this is not only the source of your being but it is…. it is THE IS!
Love xx
I am your reflection as you are mine
I had a wonderful experience recently that I will share with you..
Sometimes during meditation nothing happens in the way of feeling or so it seems and then later after the meditation things happen. This has happened for me quite a lot over the years. Sometimes it is just tingling you can feel other times you can have deep incredible insight. Past experiences can sometimes be relived in a split second and the Karma around that event can be perfectly understood lots of things like that happen when you meditate regularly. After meditating one morning I got up and went shopping and as I walked toward the store I had a sudden sensation come over me that something infinitely vast was holding me with a deep embrace and it was almost like this presence was relaying to me that It would always be with me no matter what. It probably only lasted for a millisecond of time but I got an incredible rush of love in my heart from it that stayed with me for weeks and I can actually feel it still right now but just not as intense. It was a subtle power that had become evident to me in that moment but in fact I believe that all of these subtle energies and feelings of bliss are always available to us all of the time it is just distraction to not know them. Meditation can remove this distraction you see and then one can get a taste of the nectar that is.
Love xx
I am your reflection as you are mine
speaking of being in touch with the universe. I'm not a advent meditator, but without thinking about it I can say a number accurately about 90% of the time; but when I try to guess a number I'm wrong 90% of the time for example if I hear two strangers talking about the death of a man and one ask the other "how old was he" without thinking his age would come to me within a split secound before I hear her answer, that's just one example. unfortunately it doesn't work on the lottery. is this common for most people? ANYBODY!
speaking of being in touch with the universe. I’m not a advent meditator, but without thinking about it I can say a number accurately about 90% of the time; but when I try to guess a number I’m wrong 90% of the time for example if I hear two strangers talking about the death of a man and one ask the other “how old was he” without thinking his age would come to me within a split secound before I hear her answer, that’s just one example. unfortunately it doesn’t work on the lottery. is this common for most people? ANYBODY!
pankaj ji safari wale ne AB k 70 rs Golmaal3 k nahi diya