What
is Meditation?
Robert Elias Najemy
Meditation can be described
in hundreds of ways. Here we will give some brief explanations about this
so-extremely-important aspect of human harmony, health and spiritual
evolution.
Three Aspects of Meditation
1. The first step is relaxation
or surrendering of the body and mind so that the mind is not cluttered with
various unrelated and disturbing thoughts.
2. The second is concentration
on a limited area of mental focus so as to begin to be able to control and
direct the mind towards the chosen "object" of concentration. Thus, if I
have chosen to concentrate on Christ, the concept of love or the energy in
my heart center, my mind will not wonder from that point of focus to various
other unrelated thoughts concerning my daily life, needs, desires, the future
and the past.
3. The third stage is the eventual
transcendence of the mind, thoughts and all identification with the body
and personality. We then enter into a state of super-mental union with divine
consciousness.
These three aspects, RELAXATION,
CONCENTRATION and TRANSCENDENCE constitute the basis of most meditation
techniques.
What is Meditation Like?
Meditation could be considered
any process or abstinence of process, which brings the mind into a state
of contact with the inner self, so that a sense of inner peace and fulfillment
ensue.
Ordinarily, our minds are constantly
preoccupied with feelings, ideas, thoughts, sounds, sights, tastes and sensual
experiences. We are focused on working, talking, thinking, analyzing, watching,
worrying, solving, studying, dreaming and so on. We are like ships being
tossed around by the waves of circumstances, external inputs and our subconscious
programming.
One moment we are happy, elated
over a success, a new purchase or an affirming exchange with a loved one.
In the next moment sadness flows through us - we are tired, depressed with
life, bored with work, confined by our family, devastated by the heat, frustrated
with ourselves, angry at others, or bitter about the hardships which life
has put upon us. Life is an incessant flow of moods, thoughts and
perceptions.
Now the object of your consciousness
is what you are reading. And in-between the lines it moves to the life
experiences, which are stimulated by the associations brought forth by these
words. Then the past memories become your object of consciousness.
Meditation is a process in which
we let go of these disturbances and allow ourselves to sink into ourselves
and experience the center of our being, where there is a constant sense of
peace and feelings of security and love for ourselves and all others.
This becomes a source of energy,
security, self-worth, freedom, strength and peace with which we can deal
with our daily lives. We have so much to gain by dedicating 20 minutes at
least once but better twice daily for this contact.
We will obtain greater clarity,
health, harmony, happiness, intuition, understanding, creativity and problem
solving ability.
The meditative process climaxes
in the transcendence of the ego and the mind itself, ending in a state of
contact with higher levels of awareness or, eventually, pure consciousness
without an object of perception.
If we care for our bodies and
minds and they will care for us.
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For details concerning
how to meditate, study the abundance of material on this subject at
http://www.HolisticHarmony.com/research/meditation.html
Or download the free ebook - The Art of Meditation at:
http://www.HolisticHarmony.com/members/download/books/meditation/
(Adapted from the forthcoming
"The Art of Meditation" by Robert Elias Najemy. His book "The Psychology
of Happiness" (ISBN 0-9710116-0-5) is available at
http://www.amazon.com and
http://www.HolisticHarmony.com.
His writings can be viewed at
http://www.HolisticHarmony.com
where you can also download FREE articles and e-books.
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