how do you meditate?

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Answer 1

vodka or maker's mark with with whatever i can i get my hands on hand, for tonight it was E

Answer 2

I have to be in a silent surroundings. I don't have to be in a certain position but I do have to have all my muscles loose and relaxed. I close my eyes and do not let my mind wander into worries or daydreams. Instead I breath deeply, slowly. I see a blank white screen in my mind's eye. Then the possessed girl in Exorcist appears in my mind and I run like a bat outta hell. Another failed attempt at oneness with the earth. Darn! I hate that.

Answer 3

my daily meditation comes during the first sleep stage. This is where i try to clear all my thoughts and shut my eyes for good. I try to leave my eyes open in a COMPLETE dark enviornment. My aren't focused on anything b/c i can't see anything. My thoughts aren't directed toward anything b/c i've previously cleared them. Concentrate on feeling the ora of your body by taking deep breaths when youlay down for sleep. Unfortuneatly my meditation is disturbed by my alarm clock 5-6-7-8 hours later.

Answer 4

Basically the same thing you would do to try to fall asleep but you do it sitting on the floor in an upright position with your legs crossed and your arms out in front of you. Rhythmic breathing goes along with this as well. Your done when you have cleared all of the thoughts and worries from your mind.

Answer 5

There are several kinds of meditation. You can meditate by way of exercise like deep breathing, tai bo and shadow boxing. You can either do it by way of deep concentration like yoga. It depends on what activity you appreciate it most. Bottomline is which meditations give you utimate satisfaction.

Answer 6

Postures and Methods of Meditation

Lightly closed the mouth; The eyelids hang like curtains. Using
Abdominal breathing, Eliminate all random thoughts.
The following is a detailed explanation of methods and postures for meditation:

1. Chair sitting. The body should be erect with face forward. The nose and navel and ears and shoulders should be in alignment. The chin is slightly drawn in and the shoulders level.
The waist should be straight and our seat stable. The spine should not be stretched too straight, but neither should it be bent. Relax all the muscles of the body without using any strength and be relaxed and natural.

2. Cross-legged sitting. Both legs are bent and the right foot is placed underneath the left thigh. The left foot is placed on the right thigh. This is the half-lotus posture. The full-lotus used by monks is even better. Another posture is the simple-seat, with legs crossed and feet under knees, in general, choose the most comfortable.

3. Hand Position. The two hands, hanging naturally, are placed with the palms up on top of the legs. The palms are placed on top of each other with the tips of the thumbs touching and the "tiger's mouth" facing forward as if holding an object. The hands rest lightly in front of
the stomach on top of the calves without pressure and naturally relaxed.

4. Reclining. Lying with the face up (too soft an inner spring mattress is not suitable), the back should be level and straight. The feet are extended level, with the toes pointing upward and naturally relaxed. The palms should face inward, lightly touching the sides of the thighs.
The height of the pillow can be adjusted for comfort. All the muscles of the body should be relaxed. The eyes gaze in the direction of the abdomen.

5. First open the mouth and exhale the stale air from the lungs, then close the mouth slowly and draw fresh air in through the nose. Repeat this 3 to 5 times in order to harmonise the breath.

6. Lightly close the mouth. The upper and lower lips and teeth should slightly touch. The tongue sticks to the hard palate behind the top teeth.

7. The eyelids should hang like curtains. The vision extends from the bridge of the nose to the abdomen, but it is not necessary to concentrate. Our attitude should be one of gazing but not gazing, relaxed and natural. The eyes must not be completely shut in order to prevent falling asleep, and the light should not be too bright.

8. Abdominal breathing. Use deep breathing to allow air to completely fill the lungs, but does not expand the chest. The lung cavity expands downward from the pressure of the diaphragm, the downward movement of the diaphragm causes the abdomen to protrude slightly. When, one exhales, the abdomen withdraws as the diaphragm is pressed upwards, forcing the stale' air in the lungs to be completely expelled. The breathing should be deep, long, fine, even, light and slow. There should be no sound.
In the beginning, one must not force the breath to be deep and long. If normally one cycle of inhalation and exhalation takes four seconds, then during meditation it should be increased slightly to six seconds. After several weeks, this could be increased to eight seconds. In summary, beginners must not use force to hold the breath in order to avoid a feeling of oppression or discomfort. In slightly extending the length of exhalation, it should not be forced, but perfectly comfortable.

9. Eliminate random thoughts. All random thoughts must be completely banished. In the beginning, the mind is uncontrollable, and it is very difficult to achieve stillness. Simply suspend cogitation and sink the mind to the abdomen. At the same time, one should use the technique of counting the breaths. This causes the mind to focus on the count, and with practice random thoughts disappear.

10. Counting the breath. One inhalation and one exhalation is called a "breath". One breath equals one count, if you count the exhale, do not count the inhale, and vice versa. Count from one to ten or to one hundred. In the beginning, because random thoughts have not yet been eliminated, one often forgets the count in the middle. Simply start over from one. After a long time proficiency comes, and advanced practitioners can achieve stillness without counting at all.

11. Concentrate the mind. During meditation, the mind should be fixed at one point. In the beginning, one can focus on the Dan-t'ien (a point in the lower abdomen). As one inhales, the mind should concentrated on the lower abdomen and imagine the air penetrating all the way to the abdomen. (In reality, the air only reaches the lungs, but even though it is impossible for it to reach the abdomen, one should imagine this). When exhaling, also imagine that the air
is exhaled from the abdomen. At an advanced level one can focus on other points, such as the ni-wan [crown of the head), t'ien t'ing [middle of the forehead], ming-t'ang ["third eye" in the lower forehead], shan-ken [bridge of the nose], chun-t'ou [area under the nose] or yung-ch'an [ball of the foot], etc.

12. When finished meditating, open the mouth and expel three to five breaths to dissipate the heat of the body. Slowly rouse the body, gently stretching out the arms and legs. Rub the hands together to produce heat and massage the face, neck, shoulders, arms and legs while slowly standing up. Beginners, when they feel their legs becoming numb, should massage them until comfortable again. Under no circumstances stand up abruptly.
The preceding points are an elementary presentation of the fundamental methods and postures.
More advanced practices will not be described at this time.

In Summary

First harmonise the body:
Before meditation, loosen the clothing and undo the belt.
Take your seat in an easy and natural way. The body should be erect and the seat stable. The spine should not be stiffly straight nor should it be bent. The shoulders should be level, the waist extended, and all the muscles of the body relaxed.

Second, harmonise the breath:
Before meditating, open the mouth and expel a few breaths of stale air from the abdomen. The tongue lightly sticks to the hard palate with the lips and teeth lightly touching. Slowly inhale through the nostrils while imagining that each breath reaches all the way to the abdomen.
Then once again exhale from the abdomen, and one will naturally achieve a state of calmness.



Third, harmonise the mind:
Most people's thoughts are random and confused. Early on in learning to meditate, people experience an increase in random thoughts as they enter the state of stillness. The more one thinks the further afield one's thoughts run. The mind is like a monkey, and one's thought like horses. It is most difficult to control. One must put everything aside. The mind should focus on the abdomen, and the two eyes, slightly withdrawn, gaze down from the bridge of the nose to the abdomen. At the same time, use the technique of breath counting, and gradually one will be able to avoid confused thinking and eliminate all random thoughts.

Answer 7

Hi the book "Getting to Yes" describes it quite well.

Its best that its not your first time doing that too--or if you are one of the interested parties.

Having been witness to mediation sessions, its best to get someone who has nothing to do w/ either side to just come in. Plus someone who has done it before (ie a councellor or a minister or a teacher).

But that book walks you through it, step-by-step

Answer 8

Schmirnoff

Answer 9

u cross ur legs and close ur eyes.... bring urself to a place wher u would like to go or a fantasy world then put on some relaxing music and breath deeply

Answer 10

FIRST OF ALL.... dont you have any better questions to aske????? How dose any one meditate,,, except by looking up in the air......