How to Meditate
by Quality Books
Meditation is not a complex matter. It's not even a spiritual practice,
as many people think, unless you wish to make it one. It is more like
aerobics for the mind.
 It
tones and tunes up the thinking processes and the emotions and brings
everyday life into sharper focus and new degrees of ease and harmony.
It will NOT turn you into a flower- brandishing pansy or a grinning
freak. It can improve your athletic performance or your love life,
even increase your IQ. And the best part about meditation is that
it requires nothing on your part but the time it takes to do it.
Start by choosing a comfortable chair. If you're new to this, we
don't advise using your bed. The chair should have a high back and
sloped enough to support your head so it won't drop into your lap
when you relax. Sit down, sink in as deep as you can, and close your
eyes. If you can't seem to remain still for more than a moment, try
the stress-reducing techniques outlined elsewhere in the collection.
Once your body is relaxed, keep your eyes closed and try to blank
your mind, pushing aside every thought that pops up. You might be
surprised how busy your mind really is, but this will be a lot of
fun if you give it a try, even though it might take weeks before you
can blank your mind for even a couple of seconds. Don't think this
means you're going to have to work. The longer it takes the more stressed
your mind was to begin with and the more benefit you'll get from any
improvement. This mind-blanking business can be frustrating at times,
but it is definitely worth the effort, or lack of effort if you will.
This clearing of the mind is more a growing process than something
to be learned, so no one can really teach you how to do it.
Transcendental Meditation (TM) has been using one technique for
several years which seems to help, however. It involves the mental
repetition of short, meaningless word in time with your breathing.
The word acts as a focus point, something for the mind to latch onto,
and it makes it easier for stray thoughts to fade into the background.
The first few times you try this, one of two things should happen.
One type of person will find they can't seem to relax their minds.
They will suddenly begin a train of thought and may follow it for
several minutes before remembering the original reason for relating.
That's fine. This loss of concentration indicates a degree of relaxation,
and this sort of contemplation can be very valuable, as it can provide
new insights into old subjects.
A second type of person will have dreamlets, the mini-dreams you
have before falling asleep. After trying to pull themselves out of
the dreamlets a few times, they will probably fall asleep. That too
is fine. This indicates an ability to relax at will, and the person
only needs to learn how to remain mentally alert while in the relaxed
state.
You'll find trying this, even unsuccessfully, for as little as a
week, that your waking level of concentration, your resistance to
stress and your endurance in all sorts of tasks will have increased.
It will continue to increase long after you have learned to really
blank your mind.
Once you are able to do that, you will find your mind becomes a clear
screen on which you can project the most vivid fantasies, analyze
problems and situations with amazing clarity and objectivity and delve
into the depths of your thinking processes. That's only a side benefit.
As we have said, the most exciting benefits are seen in your day-to-day
life.
You can remain in a meditative state as long as you like, but from
five to twenty minutes after you reach that level of relaxed alertness
your body will probably want to rise again. You can open your eyes
and go about your business any time you like, although you may find
yourself either a little drowsy or very energetic. People react differently
to relaxation. You should immediately notice a calmness and vigor
that will stay with you through the day.
These effects occur because meditation produces a response from the
brain similar to that of the stress-reducing techniques. It regulates
and increases your mental tolerance to all kinds of stimulus. So instead
of a brain-wave curve most of us carry around that would sound like
gangly acid-rock if you hear it, your brain-wave curve will come to
resemble more and more the sound of a flute or massed strings. And
that will do you a world of good, even if you happen to be a gangly
acid-rock musician!
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