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Seven Steps to Effective Meditation (taken from a book by Patricia Telesco) [1] Insure yourself of a quiet, uninterrupted time. [2] Find a comfortable place where you can sit without fidgeting. Try the traditional cross-legged posture. [3] Breathe deeply and evenly, so that each breath becomes a connected circle with nearly unnoticeable seams between the inhale and the exhale. [4] Release your tensions and everyday thoughts. [5] Develop the visualization in as much detail as possible. [6] Add any verbalizations [ie.chants] that support the goal of the visualization. [7] Slowly increase the amount of time that you spend in each meditation, and be patient with yourself. 
Meditation ExercisesExercise One Find a quiet room in your house, or a place anywhere that you know you will not be disturbed in. Turn off the phone ringer, ask for no distubances from family and friends, etc. Find a comfortable place to sit. Do not lie down, as your body will think you are trying to sleep, and then sleep will be the only thing achieved. Close your eyes, and try to think of nothing for at least three minutes. No idle chatter or thoughts. Eventually and gradually, try to work yourself up to twenty minutes. This is very important, as it can open you up to things your mind may have never had the chance to experience before. Exercise Two Choose a picture or object that is two-dimensional. Study it until you think you have memorized it. Then meditate on the picture, recalling as many details as possible. Do not change the picture or do anything with it. Just visualize the picture as it is. Again, try to work up to around twenty minutes. Exercise Three Choose an object that is three-dimensional, and study it from all angles. Visualize this as you would the picture, then slowly spin it around, going faster and faster, then slower and slower until you can stop it again. With this one, work your way up to ten minutes. Eventually, change its color or shape, or have it slowly change into another object, going back and forth. Exercise Four Use the picture or two-dimensional object again. Visualize it clearly. Then, have it move, have it indicate a breeze or vibrate. Try to get this stop to ten minutes again. As you progress, try to be involvewd in the picture, going beyond the tunnel vision, and seeing sights in a panorama. |