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What is Meditation?
I
kind of hesitate to use the word meditation. To many people,
the word "meditation" conjures up the picture
of a bearded man sitting cross-legged in front of an entrance
to a cave or high on a mountain top. That's certainly not
all there is to it. Meditation has many aspects. Meditation
is when you allow the mind and body to rest and be quiet,
as much as you are able. Meditation is somewhat different
than sleeping.
When
our bodies are worked really hard, we get aches and pains.
We need to rest the mind and body so it can recuperate from
the stress and physical strain we have put it through. If
we don't, our bodies can become ill, which can lead to neck
and back strain and other physical illnesses. When this
happens we are forced to take it easy. We have a good night's
sleep, and in the morning we can feel rested and relaxed.
With
our minds we are always thinking, even in sleep the mind
is working because most of us dream while we are asleep.
As you can see the mind never rests. However, with meditation
we can at times slow the mind down and relax it to such
a level that it gets the chance to have a good rest. After
practice you may be able to stop the thoughts altogether
for a short time. Even a short time may have many benefits.
Even just sitting or lying and relaxing may have benefits.
In
times of stress and serious illness we are constantly worried,
and that puts pressure on our mind and our bodies; that
is no good. These two factors can lead to even more illness
and more stress. Just imagine if we rest our mind through
meditation, we could allow whatever problem's that are present
in our body to heal themselves without the added stress
of constantly worrying about them.
If
you really think about it, it does make a lot of sense.
Meditation
is so easy that even young children can practice meditation.
This could be beneficial to children who are going through
problems at school and going through problems in other areas
of their lives.
We
are going to explore the power behind inner healing through
meditation. For a few minutes I want you to sit quietly
and try and shut down all your thoughts.
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How
did you do? Where you able to silence your thoughts?
Did
you feel uncomfortable? . . . . . . . . . Did you stop the
thoughts from coming into your mind? . . . . . . . No? .
. . . . . . . Never mind. . . . . . . . . Don't worry about
it.
Was
it a battle to try and concentrate on thinking of nothing?
We
can perhaps learn how to slow the mind and her thinking
down. When we can do this, maybe we can instill within ourselves
a sense of peace and harmony. We may also be able to open
up our chakras and energy centers properly, so that they
function appropriately.
When
we learn to gain control of our mind, and her negative thoughts
we may be able to access our inner child and our higher
mind completely. When we learn to do this, we may be able
to bring about total awareness and inner healing.
For
a minute I want you to sit still and try and stop yourself
from thinking, but this time I want you to listen to some
quiet soothing music.
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How
did you do this time?. . . . . . . . . . . Was it easy to
stop the flow of your mind's thoughts? . . . . . . . . .
. . Maybe you noticed that this time you may have been more
calm and relaxed, because you where given something that
was on a frequency level that helped you to slow the mind
down. You may also notice that with gentle soothing music
you were able to totally relax.
The
mind is at times able to be slowed when we have something
to focus on that helps the mind to be distracted. . . .
. . . . . . When we learn to slow our minds down and think
of nothing without any help, we may be able to bring ourselves
into a state of total awareness. In this state healing can
take place. We may be able to totally bring into our awareness,
our inner child and higher mind.
With
the use of soft or rhythmic music we can perhaps place our
focus on something that does not need our intense concentration.
Music has this ability to slow our thought process down.
When
we stop thinking, we can start to truly listen to what is
going on within ourselves. We may hear our higher mind and
our inner child. We may learn how to listen to our body
and what she has to say. If something is off balance or
not right, we may be able to talk to our bodies and find
out exactly what is the problem. Through meditation, we
may learn how to make true contact with ourselves. We might
learn to train our mind to function the way she was meant
to. Instead of the mind controlling us, we could perhaps
control our mind. The soul becomes in charge once more.
All our extra sensors may become open and we may be able
to access all our hidden knowledge and gifts that are blocked
from us, because in daily living the mind is stopping them
coming through. Meditation may provide all of these powerful
healing tools.
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Did
you find that this time it was easier or harder?
Did
you feel uncomfortable as if you were fighting with someone
or something?
You
probably were. There are many people around today that believe
that our frequencies and channels have been shut down by
beings who do not want us to evolve the way we should be.
This may or may not be true. However, it is worth us thinking
about since it does make some sense of all the crazy and
horrible things that go on in this world today.
Some
believe that these beings feed off us. They use our fear,
worry, pain and sorrow as food to make them powerful. We
all know how powerful hatred and anger are on a physical
level. There is a lot of forceful energy that comes from
these feelings. That forceful energy can make a spirit being
very powerful. Since most of the worlds' people experience
pain, fear, anger, hatred and stress then these beings must
be having a feeding frenzy.
We
may also be so sensitive that we are experiencing the feelings
of others around us. It may not be a negative attack necessarily.
We may only be open to other people's feelings in a way
that is not what we want. It may be distracting or annoying.
We may be open to the energies of the world and the people
in it. We are all connected on some level so it's not unusual
to feel other people's feelings and other people's energies
around us.
Well,
we must all learn to say, "Enough!" We may need
to disconnect from these energies. You can use some of the
clearing and affirmation processes on the other pages of
this website to perhaps help.
We
must learn not to hook into the energies that are in our
world whether they be negative or just plain distracting.
We must learn how to become open, loving and compassionate
beings once more. They say that this energy creates new
worlds and universes. It helps our world as well.
You
can start meditating and and doing affirmations and learn
to bring back your awareness to yourself. Allow love, joy
and happiness to flow through you. Allow yourself to connect
to Mother Earth and feel where you belong. Allow yourself
to unite with the heavens and connect to your true destiny
and purpose.
Learning
how to get into the habit of meditating and learning to
slow our minds down and open ourselves up to our inner awareness
can be very beneficial. We may learn how to tap into our
bodies and to our higher mind and inner child. Here all
our questions and solutions to our problems may be discovered
and solved.
More
about Meditation from the Salem New Age Center:
http://www.salemctr.com/newage/center6.html
PLEASE NOTE: These clearings, affirmations and meditations can be powerful, energizing, and life-changing tools for growth... but they are not intended to be a substitute for medical care. If you are dealing with any sort of mental or emotional disorder, are undergoing psychotherapy, are experiencing seizures, or have any other neurological or neurorespiratory disease, we suggest that you consult your physician or therapist.
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