2006-07-26 17:13:32 · 8 answers · asked by unmovingasp 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You can meditate while you're awake. It's about being mindful of your actions. Don't just do something without thinking, even the small stuff. Be alert in your actions and speech. That is a form of meditation that Buddha practiced.
2006-07-26 17:16:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whole aim of meditation is,
1. to calm your mind, and
2. to focus the mind on one thing.
The mind of a normal person is like an uncontrolled monkey jumping from one thought to another. To process all these thoughts a lot of body energy is used. Thus if your mind cease to process thoughts you will be saving a lot of body energy which can be used to cure a lot of ailments in your body. That is why a person who continues to meditate regularly even gets a nice body complexion.
If you sit down and close your eyes you will notice that your mind is jumping from one thought to another. Even though you want to concentrate on your breath you will find other thoughts also coming in between.
In learning to meditate you must first learn to calm your mind. You do this by following every thought that comes into you mind. You must be like a Manager of a Hotel who stands at the entrance and observes the customers coming in. Without getting attached to the thoughts try to observe them. You will find that a thought comes in and that it goes nowhere and another thought follows it - try following that too - with same results. This way you will find that your thoughts gradually subside. Do not try to force out your thoughts.
Of course do not expect results in one or two days. Practise it for at least 40 minutes every day for at least 2 months you find that you have 'killed' your train of thoughts. I have practised for 1 1/2 years and still vagrant thoughts come in.
Thereafter start concentrating on your breath. Notice the breath coming in and going out. You should not concentrate only on the tip of your nose. Notice the breath coming in and thereafter your lungs getting filled and then gradually exhaling the breath.
After you finish that for the day start to think of a person or several persons whom you hate most. Having those people in mind start to think in a compassionate manner "may he be healthy, may he be happy, may he go up in life, may he live long". Keep on doing this for about 10 minutes a day for a few months you will find that you do not get angry even when you have to get angry.
You should be able to get some guidance from the following sites,
1. http://www.dhamma.org/vipassan.htm
2. http://www.meditationexpert.com/ and click on the free articles on yoga meditation - it includes articles on all types of meditations including christian and muslim meditation.
2006-07-29 10:06:46 · answer #2 · answered by donp 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
New age meditation has you emptying your mind, making it ready for anything to jump in. Try filling your mind with thoughts of the love of God, ask for truth.
2006-07-27 00:18:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Muslim prayer. As a Muslim I pray 5 times a day and it's nice because I feel at peace when I pray, through the physical stretching and the silence for a few minutes as I repeat certain phrases. It can be very relaxing.
2006-07-27 00:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Psalms
2006-07-27 00:17:04 · answer #5 · answered by creeklops 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Say: He is Allah, the One and Only
Allah, the Eternal, Absolute
He begets not, nor was He begotten
And there is none comparable unto Him
2006-07-27 00:23:22 · answer #6 · answered by Simple Monotheist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You said nothing about what you would do as far as what direction you go.
If you are a Christian I would have answers for you.
Since you didn't declare any allegiance, I have nothing for you.
2006-07-27 00:20:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just talk to God and share with Him like you would your best friend.
2006-07-27 00:16:50 · answer #8 · answered by Carol M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋