Can anyone point me to a website where I can find free guided audio meditations?
2006-09-03 18:01:19 · 14 answers · asked by Spookshow Baby 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Whynotaskdon: Why so much hate? I'm just trying to gain some personal insight and yes, guided is helpful as I have a hard time completely ridding myself of all distracting thoughts.
2006-09-03 18:08:06 · update #1
Jeff luvs nirvana: Why hate from you too? Why would anybody post any question on this site when there's google. That's exactly what this site is for. Q&A.
2006-09-03 18:10:17 · update #2
I do not think you will be able to find any genuine 'guided audio meditation' sites. Meditation is done in silence. You cannot listen to something and meditate also. Meditation has to be done by yourself. Others cannot do it for you.
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.
Anapana or concentration on the breath is the best form of meditation.
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 nearly 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.
2006-09-04 13:35:40 · answer #1 · answered by donp 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow really guys why all the hate. So many people use meditation, yes EVEN CHRISTIANS!! It is just used to calm down. Chill out, religion is not the answer to everything.
Weirdly enough, wikipedia has a good guide with some good links. Good luck! If you find a great site, please let me know. I am a very distracted individual and have been trying to successfully meditate for a long time.
Also I just found this, check this link out
http://www.magical-living.com/guided_meditation.html
2006-09-03 18:09:57 · answer #2 · answered by . 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Just start by quietly watching your own mind in a detached non judgmental state. Just watch your own mind think whatever it will ... don't say yes or no to any thoughts that come ... just watch and relax. The distractions will leave you after a little practice.
There are many websites that can help ( and some that could hurt , be careful ) explore them and find the one you like .
Jonnie
PS When you first try this many bad thoughts may come, let them they will go very soon.
2006-09-03 18:45:31 · answer #3 · answered by Jonnie 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Try vipassana but you have to take a 10 day course for that and it is not a guided meditation. Most helpful.
www.dhamma.org
2006-09-03 18:08:08 · answer #4 · answered by Do_what_thou_wilt 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i just read a book my bf gave me on meditation i'll have go find it cause i cant think of the name, but it was very interesting. i know of some people who can sit on the floor and be deep in meditation that you can Try to distract them by making noise, talking to them, but they cant hear you at all. maybe one day ill be able to to that :)
2006-09-03 18:21:03 · answer #5 · answered by Nikki 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try youtube
2006-09-03 18:02:53 · answer #6 · answered by Toronto 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check this site out.
http://www.osho.com/
2006-09-04 07:47:50 · answer #7 · answered by Driac 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are a unique and fascinating individual. Maybe we can learn something from each other. Peace.
2006-09-03 18:09:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
I don't quite understand ur ?, but I'll guess. If you talking about hearing/meditating the word of God, that's a good one: www.joycemeyer.com
2006-09-03 18:06:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I agree with "Jeff Luvs Nirvana"! It says it all! =]
2006-09-03 18:19:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋