I know meditation is good for me. But I get bored, is there any way to focus on my meditation
2006-11-17 00:42:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You could try starting out by meditating for only a few minutes and working your way up. Or play some light music to help you stay focused. I like to picture a flame in my mind when I start to lose focus and that normally helps me regain it.
2006-11-17 00:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by mhireangel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Meditate for short periods; don't try to take on too much. Boredom defeats the purpose. If you become bored, stop and go do something you enjoy; do it for a little while, then come back and meditate again.
It might help if you work on your visualization skills; finding how much you can see in your mind, how clearly you can focus on an object, or a place you have been (or have never been.) Also, meditation need not necessarily be just sitting and being still...an action you enjoy, walking, or painting, or writing...anything that inspires you, can be a form of meditation. Bring joy into it.
2006-11-18 05:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by Sky in the Grass 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you get bored, you're not focusing enough. You need to start with exercises that clear your mind of everything, then slowly bring it into focus.
My favorite technique is to sit/lay down, and slowly, from your toes up, relax each part of your body until you're in a state of complete calm. Once my body is silent, I call into focus a place that I'm most comfortable in. I set every detail, every smell, every sight, and then I focus on one thing within it. Say, on an open book. Or on a TV screen. Then see what plays out from there.
It does take a lot of practice. It'll take a bit before you get the discipline to focus yourself, but don't get discouraged, and don't give up!
2006-11-17 00:51:26 · answer #3 · answered by E D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you must find a good teacher.There are many types of meditations,which one are practising?In vipasanna meditation,you observed your mind.When the mind is bored,you must note it.How?Since you know that you are feeling bore,just repeat to yourself,boring.boring,boring.Then go back to the subject of your meditation.If the feeling comes back repeat it or you could change the noting to knowing,knowing,knowing.By knowing that you are bored you have already observed your mind!Happy meditation.
2006-11-17 01:03:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anger eating demon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way is to create a surrounding that helps you to focus and relax. Try burning a sented candle, and maybe some of that groovy natural forest sounds or pan-pipe music. Peace
2006-11-17 00:50:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
welcome to being a child of western culture. Try not thinkinga bout how bored you are and focus of keeping the mind clear.
2006-11-17 00:48:32 · answer #6 · answered by Darkchaos 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is difficult at times but it gets better with practice. Keep trying and you will be rewarded.
Love and blessings Don
2006-11-17 00:48:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋