Monday, December 8, 2008

Discover How 8 Minutes Can Change Your Mind And Your Life

By Glenn Smith

What precisely is meditation? It appears that so many folks nowadays are practicing this form of process. By definition, meditation is oftentimes used to identify the individual's state of acute attention upon a object of awareness or view. The person tries to turn his or her attention within. Meditation follows ancient Vedic Hinduism roots. This is normally practiced in the eastern faiths but nowadays even the western civilization is active in such natural process.

The reasons people want to practice meditation is so that they can focus their mind to God for their personal development, to attain peace of mind, and to be healthier.

Many Americans are now involved in some form of meditation. According to Time Magazine there is one meditation practice that can be used by almost anyone. This can be considered as the basic primer of Americans wanting to begin meditation but have no idea where to start.

There was a book published in November of 2005 authored by Victor Davich that is all about the 8 minute meditation. If you purchase the book and study it carefully, you will learn a lot of things about meditation, and you can do it in just 8 minutes.

Almost every individual who starts with anything new to him or her will often have lingering questions, hopes, and doubts about it. There are even people who hope that when they begin to meditate, they will be enlightened. Or perhaps you're one of those individuals who think that meditation is just like an exercise or diet that you've been trying to do over and over again. But these things are normal; so don't be surprised if you're also like that.

The best thing you can do is to face every positive and/or negative expectation, and afterward, forget about it and begin with a clean slate. If you would like to try the 8-minute program of meditation, it would be wise to go about it one minute at a time.

While some people may think that meditation is an effortless practice, you would be wise to think twice. You might not be aware of it, but your mind is always rushing from here to there. You probably find it hard to focus. In my experience with meditation you need to watch your breath. This is the key that unlocks meditation. Practice your breathing focusing on the in and out by using your diaphragm. If you were to always breathe this way and continued to practice, you would become an expert in meditation.

Just a reminder. If you notice yourself thinking while meditating, or put differently your mind roams off, just focus on your breathing. Meditation is all about centering, so if you recognize that you are not on the right track, with your breath you can easily return to that calm state of mind. Do not get disheartened. Just continue practicing. There's a common expression that states practice makes perfect. Always hold that in your mind. If you usually quit easily, then I am sorry to say that you will most likely remain a quitter until meditation cures you of it.

Meditation can help you in achieving a peaceful state of mind. With all your present problems, at work, in your family, and in the entire world, you deserve to experience a few moments of peace.

Don't miss this chance to attain personal development at no cost of time at all. - 14130

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