How do you meditate (and not just sitting and focusing on your breath)?
Mar.06, 2007 in
Meditation questions
lotusmoon01 asked:
There are many different ways to meditate, but how do you meditate? Has it worked for you? What sort of experiences have you had in meditation? Do you tie in religion to your meditation or keep it a purely spiritual experience?
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There are many different ways to meditate, but how do you meditate? Has it worked for you? What sort of experiences have you had in meditation? Do you tie in religion to your meditation or keep it a purely spiritual experience?
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March 9th, 2007 at 3:56 pm
Meditate on a Spritual truth or entity. Focus on that truth let it consume your spirit and all the ramification of that spiritual truth or entity.
March 9th, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Well when I meditate I like to visualize things in my mind. For example meditating an a particular rune or symbol such as a valknot.
March 10th, 2007 at 6:48 am
As a Christian, I meditate by reading the Bible and praying and then seeking God to find out what he is sharing with me. God speaks when we listen.
March 13th, 2007 at 3:39 am
I use the ancient monastic practice of Lectio Divina
March 16th, 2007 at 7:55 am
We have a great store in our city that sells all sorts of “spiritual” stuff. They have a good selection of CDs for guided meditation. That is my favourite. I also bought a voice recorder so that I could record some of my own.
I am atheist, so no religion.
March 19th, 2007 at 6:33 pm
Religion just confuses things. An empty mind is the most direct path to spirit.
Love and blessings Don
March 23rd, 2007 at 5:27 am
Well, you could always focus on some particular Scripture, and think about all the possible meanings it could have. Meditation is basically just thinking. You can meditate on a leaf and its function. It all really depends on where your interest travels.
March 25th, 2007 at 1:46 pm
My meditation (Christian) consists of contemplative prayer combined with lectio divina, which is sacred scripture reading. It differs from Bible study in that with lectio divina you kind of “read through” the words. To put it another way, you read them intuitively and let them speak to your spirit rather than your mind. Meditation has been one of the best lessons in spritual formation that I have ever learned. I am much closer to Christ since I have started approaching him in such a way.
March 28th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
God
March 30th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Meditate
Become silent: What is happening when nothing is happening?
Can you tell the difference between what is happening and how it happens?
Can you sense how what is happening arises out of how it happens?
Process . . . and principle.
March 31st, 2007 at 4:47 pm
in the second half in the page of meditation, there are some information about a light gazing meditation.
you may love it.
April 3rd, 2007 at 7:05 pm
I believe the optimum meditation method for different people would be different. That is why they say a realized guru is very important. I would suggest trying different techniques and observe what works best for you.
Personally, I prefer observing my breath combined with observing my mind and coaxing it to still itself. Sometimes I try visual imagery.
But the most important aid to meditation is regular practice.
April 4th, 2007 at 10:08 pm
i meditate usually by doing japa.
i am very ill, and find it harder and harder to sleep let alone meditate. for me i do japa, om mother life force, om goddess of avalon–and i walk around trying to [see]—[life force]. in every object and every animal. like being aware of air,to know you are breathing air, that air is all around me every second of every day.
i guess the Buddhists call it being [mind-full]. to be aware of each second , and to be kind toward others , as fellow humans.
when you have the flue, for example , it very hard to ,[be aware] and that’s the test, to keep chanting when some moron in a passing car throws a full beer bottle at your head , and to keep on chanting.
.i didn’t make it with that one.
April 7th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
When I meditate, I try to achieve a nothingness feeling. I first try to feel everything surrounding me and then I try to feel nothing surrounding me. I actually feel refreshed after a few minutes of meditation.
My answer to your last question is that my meditation is a purely spiritual experience.
April 9th, 2007 at 8:54 am
get the book we’re all doing time by Bo Lozoff
it has all that in it you’ll like it
April 9th, 2007 at 9:47 am
I go to someplace quiet, without distractions, open my Bible and read a verse or two. Then I am still, and examine my reflections on what I just read.
And did anyone else notice, the answers to this question that mention the Bible all have thumbs down??? We are just honestly answering a simple question.
April 12th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
I use bio-feed back and breathing and thought release