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Cheapo2Max : Meditation






—— Dickson Idlier








Meditation is a mental exercise that trains attention and awareness. Its purpose is often to curb reactivity to one's negative thoughts and feelings, which, though they may be disturbing and upsetting and hijack attention from moment to moment, are invariably fleeting.





I sit when I meditate. Sitting on a chair or cushion, or standing position is a personal preference but sitting might be a better option if you want to meditate for a longer period, like more than 30 minutes.





Basic Mindfulness Meditation:





  1. Most important, sit comfortably. You might feel pain or numbness in the legs but as long as it does not get too serious for pain, bear with it and it will go away eventually. This is the initial phrase all beginners faced and need to overcome to sit effortlessly.
  2. Count your breaths, either when you inhale or exhale, and restart the count after ten. To train your concentration, focus on the sensation of the breath coming in and out of the nose, rise and fall of your chest or belly.
  3. This one is the key: Every time you get lost in thought—which you will, thousands of times—gently return to the breath. Forgiving yourself and starting over is the whole game. As Sharon Salzberg wrote, “Beginning, again and again, is the actual practice, not a problem to overcome so that one day we can come to the ‘real’ meditation.”




Some of the information is extracted from this article: Meditation.






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