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Learn Meditation: Secrets of Meditation for Better Health
by Matt Clarkson, Author of
Secrets of Meditation, Energy and Manifestation
Meditation can improve your health, increase energy levels and maximize
your enjoyment of life. Without a doubt, more people would benefit from
meditation if they took the time to learn and practice the simple
exercises used to calm the mind, reduce stress and increase energy
levels.
So What Is Meditation?
Meditation is a way to transform and heal ourselves. When we meditate,
we allow the swirl of ideas and thoughts to slow down to the point where
we find a calm and positive connection with ourselves. Although there
are many different ways to meditate, all styles teach the directing of
the attention in order to re-connect with the part of yourself that is
most real and most true.
Why We Need To Meditate
Unfortunately, we do not walk through the world as children do. We all
face difficult and stressful situations throughout the course of life.
But rather than beginning each day afresh, we tend to gather the world
and carry the negativity of the past with us. The happy and contented
person you were becomes covered over by these emotions. Suddenly you
feel unhappy and dissatisfied, and even worse; often the process is so
subtle, you don't know why.
Meditation is a way of cutting through those layers of past emotion and
excessive thinking. Instead of our minds and bodies being at the mercy
of life, we take back control. We focus the attention in a deliberate
way, and slowly see the false layers of ourselves begin to dissolve as
we return once again to the source of our happiness.
Although meditation is an ancient art dating back thousands of years,
modern scientific research now confirms what ancient wisdom discovered
long ago. Study after study shows that meditation brings about improved
perception, focus, memory and creativity. Regular meditators are
healthier, happier, more relaxed, and more productive.
The True Purpose of Meditation
The seductive appeal of mystic visions, psychic intuition and heightened
mental functioning can be very alluring. While some meditators report
esoteric experiences, the experiences themselves should not be the
primary reason for practice.
The purpose of meditation is to transform the state of our hearts and
minds and bring us back to ourselves. As we become healthier, happier
and realize greater self-awareness, more benefits begin to follow
naturally -- improved mental functioning, greater intuition as well as
greater access to unconscious resources and abilities.
The Best Style of Meditation
Always keep an open mind in your learning. Never accept a teaching
without verifying the truth of it in your own experience. On the other
hand, reserve making judgment in advance of having the experience for
yourself.
The best style of meditation is the one that feels right for you. There
are many different systems of meditation including, but not limited to
Concentration, Mindfulness, Zen, Visualization and Devotion. You may
decide to experiment with a few different styles and see how they feel.
Find one or two styles that you like and then major in those. Above all,
pay attention to your self and make sure your meditation feels right for
you.
Make Meditation A Daily Practice
You can be stronger in your self. You can be happier, more balanced and
compassionate. You can manifest the changes you truly want to see in
your life through meditation. You don't need to give up all your worldly
passions or retreat to a Himalayan monastery either!
A daily ten-minute practice can make all the difference. It's not much
time to dedicate when you consider all the time spent caring for your
physical appearance. After all, you wouldn't go out to an important
meeting or social occasion without clean clothes and brushing your
teeth.
What about the mind and body -- the instruments through which we
perceive and interact with reality? Does it not make sense to take the
time to clean up our attitude and the way we feel as well?
About the author:
Matt Clarkson has created a no cost e-course teaching simple meditation
exercises for busy people. Each "Daily Meditation" is an exercise,
inspirational message or tip to help you calm the mind and reduce
stress. If your health is important to you, go here now: ==>> http://www.1shoppingcart.com/app/aftrack.asp?afid=175057
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