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Two Methods of
Meditation
Meditation is just a
fancy word for resting your mind and being at peace.
There are several ways to meditate and each person
needs to find the way that is best for them. One
suggestion is to just sit in a quiet place and relax
your mind. Be aware of your breaths as you breath in
and out for the first few minutes. Now take your
mind on a much needed vacation. Imagine being in
your favorite place in the world. Maybe it is the
serenity of the beach, the colorful garden of an
array of flowers, or maybe it is in the mountains
among God's trees of wonderful nature.
Maybe it is clear across the world in a remote
European village or on a Caribbean Island. Rest
your mind in this place seeing all the colors,
feeling the breeze, feeling the warmth of the
sunshine. Use your imagination to really feel your
minds environment. Vividly be in your place of
peace. Picture yourself in this place feeling
love, peace, and ecstatic joy. You can do this for
10 or 15 minutes, more if you like, but when you
are done just let your mind be still. Don't think
about anything, but keep your mind at peace. If
intrusive thoughts or problems try to enter your
mind, just gently push them in the direction of
God and let Him deal with them then go back to
your place of comfort. Then when they disappear go
back to keeping your mind quiet without any
thoughts. It takes some practice and you might not
be totally free from distractions on your first
try, but rest assured that as you do this on a
daily basis it will become easier. Allowing
yourself 20 or 30 minutes of peace daily will
rejuvenate your mind. It will also help you find
answers to your problems or guide you on which
decision to make in your life. It also introduces
you to your self and will help you get closer to
God.
In the silence of your meditations you can access
the spirit of God that is within you. Sometimes we
receive very positive thoughts or solutions to
problems when our minds are at rest and away from
the problems. When we step back from having to
make a decision and rest our minds the decision
usually comes without force. When you emerge from
your meditations you will feel at peace. God is
peace and meditating brings us to an acute
awareness of the spirit of God. Only in silence
can you hear God's whisper that will guide,
support and love you on your journey through life.
Mother Teresa often said that silence is where God
speaks to us. She also said in essence close your
eyes, close your mouth and listen to God speak to
you. The busy hustle of life keeps us from finding
this wonderful truth of God dwelling within as our
friend, our guide and our comforter and He is
always accessible to us, whenever we need Him. We
are never, ever alone.
Also if you meditate daily you will find your
purpose for being created. We all have a purpose
in life and many do not know what this is because
everyday stress and hustle and bustle keeps us too
busy to become silent and listen to our intuition
and God's voice. When we become quite enough to
hear God's whisper we will also become acutely in
tune to our inner being and we will get thoughts
on what direction to take in life and what our
life purpose is. The secret of your life, lies
within the spirit of God. The Bible says that to
all who believe He has given His spirit. His
spirit lives with in us.
Another form of meditation is called the St.
Ignacious meditation. St. Ignacious meditated by
using the Bible and actually picturing himself in
the Bible scene of the chosen scripture reading.
If you decide to do this, just read the passage
out loud, close your eyes and imagine yourself in
the picture of the passage you just read.
Concentrate on slow easy breaths as you bring
yourself into the scene. Relax and let your mind
rest. Use your imagination. See the trees, the
flowers, the sunlight; smell the fresh spring air,
visualize the faces of the people in the scene.
Feel Gods presence, His love, His comfort and His
peace. Imagine yourself as one of the characters
or just as an interested observer. Do this for
about 15 minutes, relishing in the peace. Feeling
Gods love. Remember God is the peace that
transcends all understanding.
For the last 5 minutes of your meditation sit in
silence. Keep your mind clear, if it wanders
gently bring it back to a peaceful state. Listen
to Gods whisper within you, which will come in the
form of His Holy Spirit through your intuition.
This is the key to unlock the door to spiritual
solutions to major problems in your life.
Daily meditation can bring such positive results
into your life. IT brings about incredible
positive change. Many spiritual experts agree that
the solution to all our problems lies in the
center of our mind. Our problems are in our mind,
so thus lies the solution in our mind, as well.
When we turn our will and our lives over to the
God He changes our thinking and we are given a new
mind.
Blessings and Progress to All Montyman
Meditation
Remember "AS YOU THINK, SO SHALL YOU BE"
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