Meditation: The Guide To Self Enlightenment
Have you tried meditation to solve your stress and health problems? If you haven’t done so yet, now may be one of the best times to make that experience a reality. Mediation is one of the most sought after forms of stress relief and is even recommended by many doctors.
Something that valuable is something that you should be striving to learn. If you are someone that spends your evenings worrying, stressing about all that needs to get done and even feeling physically bad without being sick, then meditation may be an ideal solution for you.
In meditation, you transform the way that your mind is working. While you can’t say that it’s a simple process, meditation is something that you can easily learn to do and then use daily.
In fact, studies show that when you do allow yourself (especially your mind) to meditate for just a few minutes each day, you can reduce the stress levels you face improving your quality of life. Indeed, lowering stress levels also can improve your physical self.
In this book, you’ll learn how meditation can change your life. It is merely a guide to get you started, though.
Most individuals that are successful at meditation are those that seek out resources locally to help them to learn the process as well as to practice it. Meditating with others is something that can be powerful to the individual. With more and more meditation clinics and classes popping up around the country, you are likely to find one relatively close to you. But, first, you need to learn a bit more about how meditation works and what it can do for you.
This book will prepare you to begin meditation and take you into a world that far too many people don’t realize exists with such benefits. If you are skeptical, there is nothing to lose by investing a few minutes in learning this process. In fact, you’ll find yourself striving to learn more once you have just one or two sessions of meditation.
Learn to meditate alone or with friends. In either case, you’ll find many different methods to select. More so, you could be improving your health and well being. That’s worth just a few minutes of your time!
Table of Contents
Meditation:____________________________________________________________1
Table of Contents_______________________________________________________3
Introduction___________________________________________________________5
Chapter 1: Exactly What Is Meditation Anyway?_____________________________7
The Stages of the Mind______________________________________________________7
Stage One: The Normal Mind______________________________________________________8
Stage Two: Concentration________________________________________________________10
Stage Three: Final Meditation_____________________________________________________12
Understanding Contemplation_______________________________________________14
Chapter 2: Wait! What Will Meditation Do For Me?________________________16
Benefits You Experience____________________________________________________17
Chapter 3: The Types Of Meditation_______________________________________19
Concentrative Meditation___________________________________________________20
Breathing_____________________________________________________________________20
Mindfulness Meditation____________________________________________________22
Chapter 4: What Happens During Meditation?______________________________25
The Physical Reaction______________________________________________________29
Are You Sleeping?_________________________________________________________30
Chapter 5: Are You Ready To Meditate Yet?________________________________32
A Word Of Warning_______________________________________________________32
A Bit Of Background______________________________________________________33
Activities For Meditaion_________________________________________________________34
Get Yourself Ready________________________________________________________36
Chapter 6: Elements Required For Meditation To Happen_____________________37
Location_________________________________________________________________38
The Right Position_________________________________________________________39
Semi Poised___________________________________________________________________40
Poised Posture_________________________________________________________________41
Lotus Posture__________________________________________________________________41
Passiveness In Your Attitude________________________________________________42
Your Meditation Object__________________________________________________________44
Put It Together___________________________________________________________46
Chapter 7: Meditating In A Simple Form First______________________________47
Simple Mediation__________________________________________________________48
Chapter 8: Other Methods Of Mediation___________________________________51
Walking Meditation_______________________________________________________51
Transcendental Meditation_________________________________________________53
Mindfulness Meditation____________________________________________________56
There Are More___________________________________________________________59
Journey Meditation______________________________________________________________59
Sound Mediatation______________________________________________________________60
Conclusion___________________________________________________________61
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