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Simple Meditation Techniques
Learn Simple Meditation Techniques
To learn meditation techniques may seem like a daunting task if you're new to it, but the techniques are all fairly simple - and once you start practicing regularly, it will become much easier.You don't need to be sitting with your legs crossed and your eyes half closed or surrounded by clouds of incense, in order to meditate. In fact, there's a wide range of meditative techniques, which you will need to choose from to fit in with your circumstances. In different situations, different meditations are more useful. But essentially there are two types of meditation: withdrawing and expanding.
Withdrawing Meditation
In the withdrawing type, the classic yogic meditation, the practitioner blocks out the world by concentrating, for example, on a word or phrase (mantra), a sound, an image or even just their own breathing.
The mind is calmed by turning away from the passing caravan of worldly existence and looking inwards at the life of the soul. If you have tried yoga, you may have already experienced this.
Once you've mastered ways of withdrawing, you will be able to give yourself a short and intense 'fix' during your day. This is great for releasing tension.
Expanding Meditation Techniques
In the expanding style of meditation, practiced by Zen masters, you maintain awareness of what's around you. It means developing your inner 'observer' so you can notice the surroundings and at the same time detach from them. While becoming completely absorbed in what you are doing, you are aware of the world around you.
This is the Zen meditation technique of 'mindfulness', a powerful and liberating concept. It's more difficult to master than withdrawing, but eventually expanding can allow you more freedom within your practice.
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VictoriaNTC wrote...
I like your Lens, especially the beautiful images.
Meditation is so wonderful.
I plan to start a full moon meditation with this next opportunity.
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Posted June 30, 2009
Zenmagic wrote...
Thanks for the really beautiful and informative lens on meditation. I've been practicing meditation for quite a while and I feel lots of benefits from it, both physically and mentally. Your "expanding meditation practice" or mindfulness is the one that I use regularly in my meditation and I found it to be really useful in increasing awareness and developing insight as well. Btw if you have some spare time, please drop by on my meditation lens Meditation Techniques Revealed">
Posted September 06, 2008
mindfulobserver wrote...
A good lens, here's some more meditation advice. An expansion to what we already have here.
Posted July 21, 2008
Dr_Joe wrote...
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Posted June 30, 2008
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Posted June 29, 2008
karinmindell wrote...
The results of practicing meditating are priceless.
Thanks for the great info!
Posted June 26, 2008
gaea wrote...
My... between the descriptions of withdrawing and expanding meditions, I prefer withdrawing.
Posted June 26, 2008
Angeltraveler wrote...
I must admit I didn't know that I practiced 'withdrawing meditation' but the Zen method sounds really worth looking into. Thanks for the lens.
Posted June 26, 2008
Mobile_Phone_Lover wrote...
Your right Wendy, its a daunting task when you're new to it, but the techniques are all fairly easy once you have done it a few times, and the rewardw are worth it!
Posted June 26, 2008
StayAtHomeJobs wrote...
Very nice lens here. It is laid well and I like the vid!
Posted June 26, 2008
