What are some good ways to meditate?

Question

Is it alright to lay on your back? i do it with my legs on a chair to keep my back even more straight

Answer 1

there are many many kinds of meditation. i'm doing pure concentration meditation, designed to quieten and clear the mind so that i can use it to look deeply, to see what's going on in my mind, and develop mindfulness & insgight. its a difficult form of meditation @ the beginning, but it's well worth becoming competent in. it forms an ideal foundation for further practice in the future, and it's also very conducive to a happy, stable life in the present.
choose a suitable place in your home where you can practice meditation uninterrupted. it needs to be quiet, not too bright, and out of sight of other people.
once you found the spot, find a good firm cushion, so that you can sit cross-legged, having something to cushion your ankle.
to start, sit down on your cushion, sitting towards the front of it so that your body is sloped very slightly forward. experience will show you the optimum position. fold your legs so that your knees & ankles are touching the floor. the important thing is to have a good straight back & reasonably comfortable legs, so that your pgysicaly energy isn't blocked. place your 2 hands in your lap, palms up, one on top of the other.
once sitting there, wriggle a little bit to find an effortlessly comfortable position for your back & arms. you don't want to feel tension anywhere. then you can begin.
take a breath, hold it for a moment, then let it out gently. pause for a moment, then take the next breath. again hold it for a moment, and let it out again. do this for 10 breaths. once you've got the rhythmn, start to count your breaths. a breath is a complete cycle-- in, hold, out, hold- and most meditators find it better to count towards the end of a cycle rather than @ the beginning. in other words, you are counting complete breaths. simply count 1 to 10 in this way. when you've reached 10, start again. if your mind wanders and you lost the count, start again from one.
do this for 10mins @ a time for a week or so. when you are ready, increase your sitting time to 20mins. you can do it anytime, but most people do it regularly @ the beginning of the day & @ the end of the day.
this is all there is to it, and @ first you'll wonder why on earth you are doing it. your mind will wander, you'll probably feel twitchy, and you'll be bored. but persevere. ther's absolutely nothing better than this for calming the mins & opening mental doors that you never knew were there.
what comes after this? once you've got to a stage where you can follow your breaths effortlessly, so that you can say, 10-20mins, and not lose count even once, you'll be ready for the next stage. in this, you start to observe the contents of your mind. you'll still be using the method of following your nreaths, but now, beacause of the concentration you've already developed, you'll be able to add in a new activity. it's not possible to do this until you've gained control of your mind.

Answer 2

for meditate good way in yogas "padmasana". if u want to know about padmasana please buy any books for yoga. this way giving for human phisically aerobic also and mentaly we hold in this padmasana our hand fingers thumb and 2nd fingers like a ring that one in some nerves touch some position we calling in chiniees acupresere method like mentaly give com&pieceof mind. the legs position also like some of aerobic and therephies solve phisically and mentaly any problems for human. and breathing very level also good position. almost veda manthras and poojas[prayers] running this method.

Answer 3

Any way is good I think. I usually sit on the floor indian style with some headphones on.

Answer 4

sit in a closed dark room and concentrate hardly on a candle placed in the centre of the room

Answer 5

Any posture you choose is okay, just pick one that helps you relax. Let's your body and muscles relax and lets your mind relax. Also your posture should help you remain distracted, so it would be nice to choose somewhere where you would not be easily distracted.

Answer 6

Meditate on Jesus. Let Him be your guide. He will never leave you, nor forsaken you. Jesus is there for you, when no one else is.

Answer 7

sit in padmasana
facing the morning sun
close your eyes

Answer 8

try art of living course....by sri sri ravi sankar..

Answer 9

I guess it's ok. I do it that way.