Secrets of Meditation For Better Health

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Meditation can improve your health, increase energy levels and maximize your

enjoyment of life. Without a doubt, more people would benefit from meditation if

they took the time to practice the simple exercises used to calm the mind,

reduce stress and increase energy levels.

So What Is Meditation?

 

Meditation is a way to transform and heal ourselves. When we meditate, we

allow the swirl of ideas and thoughts to slow down to the point where we find a

calm and positive connection with ourselves. Although there are many different

ways to meditate, all styles teach the directing of the attention in order to

re-connect with the part of yourself that is most real and most true.

Why We Need To Meditate

Unfortunately, we do not walk through the world as children do. We all face

difficult and stressful situations throughout the course of life. But rather

than beginning each day afresh, we tend to gather the world and carry the

negativity of the past with us. The happy and contented person you were becomes

covered over by these emotions. Suddenly you feel unhappy and dissatisfied, and

even worse; often the process is so subtle, you don’t know why.

Meditation is a way of cutting through those layers of past emotion and

excessive thinking. Instead of our minds and bodies being at the mercy of life,

we take back control. We focus the attention in a deliberate way, and slowly see

the false layers of ourselves begin to dissolve as we return once again to the

source of our happiness.

Although meditation is an ancient art dating back thousands of years, modern

scientific research now confirms what ancient wisdom discovered long ago. Study

after study shows that meditation brings about improved perception, focus,

memory and creativity. Regular meditators are healthier, happier, more relaxed,

and more productive.

The True Purpose of Meditation

The seductive appeal of mystic visions, psychic intuition and heightened

mental functioning can be very alluring. While some meditators report esoteric

experiences, the experiences themselves should not be the primary reason for

practice.

The purpose of meditation is to transform the state of our hearts and minds

and bring us back to ourselves. As we become healthier, happier and realize

greater self-awareness, more benefits begin to follow naturally — improved

mental functioning, greater intuition as well as greater access to unconscious

resources and abilities.

The Best Style of Meditation

Always keep an open mind in your learning. Never accept a teaching without

verifying the truth of it in your own experience. On the other hand, reserve

making judgment in advance of having the experience for yourself.

The best style of meditation is the one that feels right for you. There are

many different systems of meditation including, but not limited to

Concentration, Mindfulness, Zen, Visualization and Devotion. You may decide to

experiment with a few different styles and see how they feel. Find one or two

styles that you like and then major in those. Above all, pay attention to your

self and make sure your meditation feels right for you.

Make Meditation A Daily Practice

You can be stronger in your self. You can be happier, more balanced and

compassionate. You can manifest the changes you truly want to see in your life

through meditation. You don’t need to give up all your worldly passions or

retreat to a Himalayan monastery either!

A daily ten-minute practice can make all the difference. It’s not much time to

dedicate when you consider all the time spent caring for your physical

appearance. After all, you wouldn’t go out to an important meeting or social

occasion without clean clothes and brushing your teeth.

What about the mind and body — the instruments through which we perceive and

interact with reality? Does it not make sense to take the time to clean up our

attitude and the way we feel as well?

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