The Guide to Getting Started with Meditation is a concise but valuable resource for everyday people who are interested in beginning to meditate and want to know how, when, where and why. The guide includes useful information and practical techniques to get you started with a simple daily practice.
Meditation need not be hard and it really isn’t as difficult as you might think. Rather than trying to achieve “ultimate enlightenment” through meditation on mountain tops, the benefit for the everyday person is the release of your usual rampant thoughts. Isn’t it true that your thoughts are often focused on things that have already happened or on possible future outcomes?
We develop these habits at a young age and they’ll continue on unexamined until we consciously and purposefully relearn how to bring our attention into the present moment – the only place where we truly LIVE!
One of the main benefits of a simple, regular meditation practice is therefore bringing our focus into the present moment. This immediately relieves us of an immense amount of stress. The stress relates to the fears and worries that arise from our thoughts about the past or possible futures. These things are irrelevant to living NOW.
This is why meditation helps you achieve CLARITY. Once you release the ‘busy mind’, you tap into that creative, intelligent pool of inner wisdom that is the true you. You can’t hear that wisdom or access that creativity when you have what is akin to a million bees buzzing furiously through your mind.
calm . . .
release . . .
stillness . . .
breath . . .
simplicity . . .
When you release the busy mind and enter stillness your life can literally transform! Sounds rather dramatic doesn’t it? It’s very true though.
I encounter many people who are looking to connect with their guides or want to develop their psychic abilities. Simple . . . have a regular meditation practice and all else will follow. Truly, the main thing holding you back from what you want in any way, shape or form is the connection you have with you and the way to develop it is to become still.
From that quiet place you can begin to really listen. You may start to see and experience the world through new (aware) eyes and realise the connection between yourself and all living things. Your compassion for yourself and others will grow as will your ability to forgive and release. You’ll have insight into more things, make clearer decisions and be able to cut back on all those unnecessary tasks that clutter your days.
But those are the “side-effects” and as good as they are, you want to know how to start, what to do and how to go about it. What time of day is best to meditate? How long should I meditate for? What if I skip a day? Just how do I turn my thoughts off???
I understand. I’ve been there and I won’t deny that you have to be vigilant and put meditation as a priority in your life, but you also have to be at ease with yourself and if you haven’t practiced meditation for a while simply start where you left off. Remember, it’s what you do in this moment that counts . . .
“Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
Gautama Siddhartha (Buddha)
“The point of power is always in the present moment.”
Louise L. Hay
So it’s from the present moment that you empower yourself, maybe for the first time in your life. This guide will get you started on that journey and you can use the techniques within it to sustain your practice for years to come!
Keep it simple!
Introduction | 12 Beginner’s Tips | Basic Meditation Exercises | Final Words
