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Getting Started
By
Tony Murdock, M.A.
If
you are seeing a therapist, or are taking any form of medication,
check with your therapist or doctor first before beginning
any meditation practice.
Meditation is the art of stilling the restless mind and keeping
a steady focus on an object.
In its simplest application it can be used for relaxation
and stress reduction, and bring us to an awareness of the
important
interconnection between our minds and bodies. Meditation
can help us manage our physical and emotional pain and give
us
a tool to use to cope with the apparent disharmony in our
lives.
At
a deeper level, meditation can help us to release our emotional
blockages. It can help us to face and work through our
pain,
and bring healing to the heart and body. This healing allows
us to open the heart and integrate our spiritual nature
with our mind, our emotions and our body.
When our mind and emotions are balanced and harmonized,
then we have access to our true inner spiritual nature.
We begin
to have a healthy appreciation for our life and the lives
of others. Our world is seen through new eyes, and we can
start
to perceive the interconnection and interdependence of
all creation.
Meditation
opens the door to higher consciousness.
Regular
meditation helps us move toward stillness. It helps us to
develop and maintain steadiness of mind. Peace of mind,
clarity of thought, reduction of stress, and a more positive
outlook on life are just some of the early benefits of meditation.
Just as regular exercise and regular preventative health care
are important to continued health, meditation, practiced faithfully
and regularly, will bring about definite improvements to an
individual’s general physical, mental and spiritual well
being.
When
are minds are calm, our body relaxes. When our mind and body
are relaxed, we move toward stillness. When we
experience stillness, we are moving toward a harmony of body,
mind, emotions and spirit that is our birthright. Then, when
we tune into our inner spirit, and call upon spirit to integrate
into our daily life, we are connecting to an essential aspect
of ourselves that not only gives us comfort and strength.
Spirit
gives us the sweet power of transformation to grow, to be
compassionate
toward ourselves and to others, and to become fully human.
See
'Preparation for Meditation'
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