“Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.” ― Voltaire
Introduction
The Sanskrit word for meditation is ‘Dhyan’ which means to contemplate reflection of oneself”, or simply “to study one’s own self”. Though meditation is practiced for ages there is no common definition of meditation. Most Commonly Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique, such as focusing their mind on a particular object, thought, or activity, to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear, emotionally calm, and stable state. Every culture has its own way to interpret meditation to assist seekers in their spiritual path. In modern days meditation is also practiced to fulfill mental goals ( Trough Visualization and intuitions), to destress, to achieve inner peace, and increase the capacity of the mind. In this article, we will explore how one can find true inner peace through meditation.
1: What is Meditation?
As mentioned, Meditation is an age-old practice that has been used for centuries to bring peace and clarity to the mind, body, and soul.
It involves quieting the mind and focusing on the present moment in order to reduce stress and anxiety, improve concentration, and increase feelings of well-being. It can be practiced anywhere at any time, using a variety of techniques such as deep breathing, visualization, or repeating a mantra. With regular practice, meditation can help you find balance in your life and cultivate inner peace.
2: How to Meditate in daily life?
Meditation has become an increasingly popular way to reduce stress, boost energy, and improve overall health. Taking even just a few minutes each day to practice meditation can help you stay mindful and focused. To get started with meditating, find a comfortable and quiet spot where you can sit undisturbed. Close your eyes and focus on your breath, allowing your thoughts to come and go without judgement. Once you feel settled, continue to practice this meditation for as long as you’d like. You can also use guided meditations to help you stay in the present moment. With regular practice, you’ll be able to bring the serenity of meditation into your daily life.
3: Why Meditate daily?
Meditation has become increasingly popular among people of all ages, providing a wide range of benefits. Taking a few moments out of your day to focus on yourself, to just be present and stop worrying and stressing about all the things going on in your life can do wonders for your mental and physical health. Meditation can help reduce anxiety and stress, improve concentration and focus, increase self-awareness and help you become more mindful of your thoughts and feelings. Taking time out of your day to meditate is an easy way to give back to yourself!
4: Benefits of Meditation
Meditation can provide a multitude of benefits, from improved mental and physical health to increased relaxation and concentration. Studies have shown that regular meditation can reduce stress, improve focus and memory, and increase the ability to cope with difficult emotions. It can even help with physical ailments such as headaches and insomnia. Whether you’re looking for an escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life or looking to improve your overall wellbeing, meditation is a great way to achieve a calmer and more peaceful state of mind.
5: How to Start meditating
f you’re looking to get into meditation, the first step is to find a comfortable and quiet space where you can sit and focus on your breath. You don’t need any special equipment, just set a timer for however long you want to meditate. Once you’re comfortable, take a few deep breaths and begin to focus on your inhales and exhales. If your mind starts to wander, simply acknowledge the thought and then return your focus to your breath. With practice, you will be able to meditate for longer periods of time.
6: Types of Meditation
Meditation is an ancient practice that involves focusing the mind on a particular thought, object, or activity to promote relaxation and reduce stress. Different types of meditation exist, such as mindfulness meditation, which focuses on being aware of the present moment, or mantra meditation, which involves repeating a phrase or word. Other forms of meditation include loving-kindness meditation, which involves cultivating feelings of goodwill towards oneself and others, and Transcendental Meditation, which involves silently repeating a mantra for 20 minutes at a time. While each type of meditation has unique benefits and results, all forms are beneficial for mental and physical wellbeing.
7: How long should I meditate for?
Meditation is an ancient practice that involves focusing the mind on a particular thought, object, or activity to promote relaxation and reduce stress. Different types of meditation exist, such as mindfulness meditation, which focuses on being aware of the present moment, or mantra meditation, which involves repeating a phrase or word. Other forms of meditation include loving-kindness meditation, which involves cultivating feelings of goodwill towards oneself and others, and Transcendental Meditation, which involves silently repeating a mantra for 20 minutes at a time. While each type of meditation has unique benefits and results, all forms are beneficial for mental and physical wellbeing.
Conclusion: Meditation can be a great way to relax, focus your mind, and improve your health. It is important to learn the proper techniques so that you get the most out of it
Meditation is an activity that helps people to relax and wake fresh. From a psychological point of view, Meditation is an activity that allows us to think through our problems without being influenced by external stimuli. Ultimately, Meditation allows us inner peace, in addition to helping us reduce stress and anxiety. Meditation is used as a mental exercise. It’s not a religion, but it can have the same results as that religion affecting the consciousness if you practice it.
Many techniques talk about mindfulness and bring attention to the present, but they won’t sustain for a long time, and anything against the mind won’t maintain for long.
Attention comes naturally by freeing our mind and understanding qualities of the mind; it cannot be done the other way around.
Once you get to this state, everything else, like attention to breathing body-mind, automatically falls in place.
Benefits of Meditation
Meditation practice can help is many areas of life and has a significant benefit for personal well-being,
· Health issues such as anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, headache, addiction, pain concerns, and high blood pressure symptoms can be better managed and shown significant benefits.
· Meditation drastically enhanced several areas of attention and mindfulness.
· Improved self-awareness Improved emotional well-being Improved working memory and fluid intelligence Improved immunity
· Meditative practices increase empathy for yourself and others is enhanced.
· Meditation can help you remember things better.
· Meditation Improvement in pleasant feelings and brings bliss.
· Practicing meditation also shown reduction in sleep time.
How Meditation work:
Our brains use significant energy (scientifically 20%). This indulges in useless thought and uses much more energy. Any negative emotion is our perception of something, a person, or situation. The thing is what it is, meditation stops this inside fight. Stress or any negative emotion needs an entity in an egoless state. There is no entity, so all such problems are automatically released since nothing holds that. After doing meditation for a long time, the internal brain structures or areas of the brain which are not utilized or under-utilized start getting a supply of energy and blood, so they also start getting regeneration which science call neuroplasticity which means creating new neural connection in the brain, brain which is such a powerful organ if in fully developed states would be able to produce a greater outcome, memory, analysis, and creativity to deal with the situation. Finally, it brings you something called intuitions which means you get to create the problem you wanted. Following the correct intuition would take you to greater heights in life.
While we talked about meditation in detail, it is important to understand that there is such marketing about meditation, meditation should happen from the inside, not guided by the outside, that’s the reason we talked to create and own version of meditation, you can create it based on things you love nature, sounds, any activities, based on your own background and likings.
1. Bringing the attention of the mind to a point: Our mind is distracted by many things; according to research, one day I can get up to 60000-80000 thoughts in our mind, how many good and how bad are there in this, it is a different question, as We have talked before that our mind is always running here and there, separate from the present moment. This first method can only be done at the level of the mind.
2. Understanding the point to which we are bound: We have a point we bring out attention. To the point from which we behave, talk, react, analyze, think, this point inside our mind’s perception is I or perception of myself. No one else then I reach, listen, read, and perceive that is nothing but our ego. There are many types of ego in us Identity, body, conditioning; we have already discussed this in our book; this ego is a false perception when we understand the nature and nature of our ego, this awareness is step 2, this we also do at the level of mind. However, once we know it, we feel some type of freedom starts taking place.
3. To free the mind from that point: When we know our true nature that we are not a separate entity and put awareness in it when it comes from inside when we genuinely feel it, we will be one in this nature. We become totally free because we think of the false illusion and perception of the mind. Once you get free, nothing is holding you back. After this point, you will have your own experiences, which I cannot articulate here. You may start seeing some things. Differently, you will have mindfulness. You may feel connected; it is like a planet getting free from the star at this stage. It’s free to roam around in the universe anywhere; there is no bondage to rotate in one direction. It has infinite possibilities.
4. Fully absorbed state: If you learn this art and practice this for a long time, you may reach a state of total abortion or absolute nothingness. This also can’t be described in words, but I can explain my experience. Even at state thing, you have an identity through egoless. However, we can’t be 100% ego-free easily. Our mind is still thinking something; it is ready to come to the same old pattern of meditation is not done, its resisting, with the long and proper practice of meditation when this feeling truly becomes a part of the brain. You become entirely aware of the nature of your mind from inside; your ego subsides slowly, part by part. When it becomes negligible or no ego, you don’t even need meditation. Life itself becomes meditation, every breath the activities become meditation, in a fully absorbed state, I don’t feel any pain of happiness no me no you. Life becomes effortless. You can feel oneness with nature, people, trees, animals, birds, and wildlife in general. You feel enormous love, even with someone who hurt you, since you see problems behind them, their minds and other things we discussed.
Conclusion
Through meditation, we can access our inner wisdom and create a sense of harmony and balance within ourselves. With consistent practice, we can find the courage and strength to face life’s challenges with grace and understanding.
In conclusion, meditation is a powerful and life-changing practice. It helps us to slow down and access our inner wisdom, the source of true peace and joy. This practice allows us to cultivate greater self-awareness and understanding, which can help us to make better decisions in life. Meditation helps us to cultivate an attitude of gratitude, enabling us to live each moment more deeply with an open heart.
