Q: “How to meditate and get it right?”
Marv: Meditation requires no technique, so there’s no way to get it wrong.
Read on...
Marv: Meditation requires no technique, so there’s no way to get it wrong.
Read on...
Meditation is not a mission, so you must be willing to let go of any desired results.
Your mind will find this difficult to accept because it is always trying label everything or to achieve something.
Your mind will find this difficult to accept because it is always trying label everything or to achieve something.
Effortlessness is counterintuitive to the mind’s programming (which is why it’s the only way out of the maze).
Any technique you employ to subdue the mind will only agitate it.
Any technique you employ to subdue the mind will only agitate it.
The true witness remains detached and unbothered by whatever the mind does, it simply observes.
When you sit to meditate, do these 3 things:
When you sit to meditate, do these 3 things:
A)
Go in without expecting any transcendental experience.
Be prepared to welcome any disturbance that your mind throws at you, as well as any discomfort your body may feel.
Go in without expecting any transcendental experience.
Be prepared to welcome any disturbance that your mind throws at you, as well as any discomfort your body may feel.
Your intention for the practice must be to simply observe your mind with a sense of awe and affection.
To begin your session - close your eyes and imagine you were disappearing from the world (or that the world was disappearing for you).
To begin your session - close your eyes and imagine you were disappearing from the world (or that the world was disappearing for you).
B)
Note the sounds in your surroundings, feel your body from within and watch the movement of your breath.
With every exhale, imagine your breath was touching the very borders of the sky.
Note the sounds in your surroundings, feel your body from within and watch the movement of your breath.
With every exhale, imagine your breath was touching the very borders of the sky.
C)
Disconnect from the senses and connect with the presence within.
Observe everything, but don’t get carried away by them.
Disconnect from the senses and connect with the presence within.
Observe everything, but don’t get carried away by them.
When you realize you’ve been caught in a stream of thoughts, don’t judge or blame yourself. It is enough that you have noticed it.
Simply retrace your attention to the feeling of presence.
Simply retrace your attention to the feeling of presence.
Make no effort to stay in presence - you cannot leave it and it cannot leave you.
Your mind will inevitably wander off again. The practice is about learning to return to the present without judgment.
Your mind will inevitably wander off again. The practice is about learning to return to the present without judgment.
You may find that the mind still tries to quiet itself or intensify its focus with a technique.
These are all resistance thoughts put up by the mind against its own restlessness.
The mind, you see, is like a monkey playing silly games with itself.
These are all resistance thoughts put up by the mind against its own restlessness.
The mind, you see, is like a monkey playing silly games with itself.
Remain alert to its subtle trickeries -
The more you let go of your desire to control, the deeper you’ll fall into stillness & silence.
The simpler your meditation, the better your awareness.
The more you let go of your desire to control, the deeper you’ll fall into stillness & silence.
The simpler your meditation, the better your awareness.
Organizing your mind is the first step to creating a meaningful life.
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