The Traditional Method or The Basic Essence Of Meditation
Sit down for thirty minutes
Close our eyes and attempt to still our incessant thoughts and feelings and restless body
Concentrate on mantras , music , breath
Sounds familiar?
It is impossible. In fact, trying to relax creates
more
tension, as we do battle with ourselves and then emerge from the attempt feeling demoralized, feeling that
"meditation might work for others but it is not for
me!"
To start with the main problem is to quiet the noisy little chatterbox, your conscious mind, who is nervous and unaccustomed to silence .... focusing on your breathing may help, or using visualizations or mantras (chanting). It has taken you.... many years to get into the habit of listening to the chatterbox, it may take a few years to life time to quiet him/her down to a level where you can gain the most benefit from meditation.
The good news is: The problem lies not with you, but with the method.
The even better news is: you need to start with open soul meditation to take our chronic restlessness and tension into account, and open soul meditation is designed specifically to address this issue.
Challenges for 21st Century Humans
These are the voices of people at work and at home in 21st century , literally millions of parents, laborers, services providers, managers, professionals and executives all over the world.
" I am stuck, in a rut."
" I have no life. I am burned out – exhausted."
" No one really values or appreciates me. My Boss doesn't have a clue of all I'm capable of."
" I don't feel especially needed – not at work, not by my teenage and ground up children, not by my neighbor
and community, not by my spouse – except to pay bills"
" I am frustrated and discouraged."
" I am just not making enough to make ends meet. I never seem to get ahead."
" May be I just don't have what it taken."
" I am not making a difference."
" I feel empty inside. My life lacks meaning, something is missing"
" I am angry, I am scared I can't afford to lose my job/business "
" I am lonely." |
